• PRICE, DAVID E.
Experience: House: District 4, 1987-1994, 1997-Present
Home State: North Carolina
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $469,508Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: David Eugene Price
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Lisa; 2 Children: Karen, Michael
    Birth Date: 08/17/1940
    Birth Place: Erwin, TN
    Home City: Chapel Hill, NC
    Religion: Baptist

Education

    Attended, Mars Hill College
    PhD, Political Science, Yale University, 1969
    BD, Yale University, 1964
    BA, History, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1961
    BA, Mathematics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1961

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 4, 1986-1994, 1996-present
    Assistant Democratic Whip, United States House of Representatives, present
    Candidate, United States House of Representatives, 1994
    Chair, North Carolina Democratic Party, 1983-1984
    Executive Director, North Carolina Democratic Party, 1979-1980

Current Legislative Committees

    Appropriations, Member
    Subcommittee on Homeland Security, Member
    Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, Member
    Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, Ranking Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Congressional Council, Faith and Politics Institute, 2005-present
    Co-Chair, Congressional Humanities Caucus
    Co-Chair, Congressional Vision Caucus
    Chair, Democracy Assistance Commission
    Co-Chair, Democratic Budget Group
    Founding Member, Democratic Leadership Council
    Co-Chair, Faith Working Group, Democratic Caucus
    Co-Chair, Future of American Media Caucus
    Co-Founder, National Service Caucus
    Co-Chair, Commission on Timing of the Presidential Primary Process, Democratic National Committee, 2005

Professional Experience

    Author
    Professor, Political Science/Public Policy, Duke University, 1973-1986, 1995-1996
    Assistant Professor, Yale University, 1969-1973
    Staff, United States Senator Edward Lewis Bartlett, 1963-1967

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Member, Board of Advisors, Yale University Divinity School, 2004-present
    Member, Center for the Study of the American South Board, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill,
    2002-present
    Member, Health Sector Advisory Council, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, 2002-present
    Sunday School Teacher, Binkley Memorial Baptist Church
    Chair, Board, Binkley Memorial Baptist Church
    Volunteer, Habitat for Humanity

Additional Information

Awards:

    Hubert H. Humphrey Public Service Award, American Political Science Association (APSA)
    Morehead Scholarship Recipient, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
    Champion of Science, Science Coalition, 2002, 2004
    William Sloane Coffin Award for Peace and Justice, Yale Divinity School, 2006
    Dean's Council Award, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Engineering, 2003
    Charles Dick Medal of Merit, North Carolina National Guard
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Support
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Oppose
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Support
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Strongly Support
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Oppose
7. Make voter registration easier

Strongly Support
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Support
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Oppose
11. Support & expand free trade

Support
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Oppose
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Support
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Strongly Support
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Strongly Oppose
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Oppose
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Strongly Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Support
20. Privatize Social Security

Oppose
Total: 143
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
06/01/1988 H.R.4708 Homeownership Assistance Act of 1988 06/01/1988 Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.  (All Actions)
12/22/1987 H.R.1410 Nuclear Waste Disposal Act of 1987 12/22/1987 See H.R.3545.  (All Actions)
07/09/1987 H.J.Res.316 A joint resolution designating the period beginning on July 13, 1987, and ending on July 26, 1987, as "United States Olympic Festival-1987 Celebration", and designating July 17, 1987, as "United States Olympic Festival-1987 Day". 07/09/1987 See S.J.Res.138.  (All Actions)
Total: 4412
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/12/2017 H.Res.380 Commemorating one year since the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016.
05/17/2017 H.R.2477 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017 H.R.1162 No Hero Left Untreated Act
05/17/2017 H.R.356 Protecting Our Democracy Act
05/04/2017 H.Res.314 Recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges of children in the foster care system, and encouraging Congress to implement policy to improve the lives of children in the foster care system.
05/02/2017 H.R.2282 Equality Act
05/02/2017 H.R.2158 Atlantic Seismic Airgun Protection Act
05/02/2017 H.R.1242 400 Years of African-American History Commission Act
04/26/2017 H.R.2180 Access to Contraception for Women Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2017
04/24/2017 H.R.1739 REPEAL HIV Discrimination Act of 2017
04/17/2017 H.R.1927 African American Civil Rights Network Act of 2017
04/11/2017 H.R.1812 CLIMATE Act
04/11/2017 H.R.1622 Wounded Veterans Recreation Act
04/08/2017 H.R.2084 Year-Round Pell Grant Restoration Act
04/07/2017 H.R.1953 Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2017
04/07/2017 H.R.1939 Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act of 2017
04/06/2017 H.R.2015 Equitable Student Aid Access Act
04/06/2017 H.Con.Res.49 Supporting the goals and ideals of GLSEN's 2017 Day of Silence in bringing attention to anti-lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer name-calling, bullying, and harassment faced by individuals in schools.
04/05/2017 H.R.305 Presidential Tax Transparency Act
04/05/2017 H.R.299 Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017
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