• ROHRABACHER, DANA
Experience: House: District 48, 1989-Present
Home State: California
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $724,175Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Dana T. Rohrabacher
    Gender: ale
    Family: Wife: Rhonda; 3 Children: Annika, Tristen, Christian
    Birth Date: 06/21/1947
    Birth Place: Coronado, CA
    Home City: Costa Mesa, CA
    Religion: Baptist

Education

    MA, American Studies, University of Southern California, 1975
    BA, History, Long Beach State College, 1969
    Attended, Los Angeles Harbor College, 1965-1967

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 48, 1988-present

Current Legislative Committees

    Foreign Affairs, Member
    Science, Space, and Technology, Member
    Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, Member
    Subcommittee on Energy, Member
    Subcommittee on Environment, Member
    Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia and Emerging Threats, Chair
    Subcommittee on Space, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Former Co-Chair, House Scouting Caucus
    Chair, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, 1997-2005

Professional Experience

    Former Reporter, City News Service, Radio News West
    Former Editorial Writer, Orange County Register
    Special Assistant, President Ronald Reagan, 1981-1988
    Speechwriter, President Ronald Reagan, 1981-1988
    Assistant Press Secretary, Bush Committee, 1980
    Assistant Press Secretary, Reagan Committee, 1980

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

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

Strongly Oppose
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Oppose
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Support
7. Make voter registration easier

No Opinion
8. Prioritize green energy

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

Strongly Support
11. Support & expand free trade

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

Strongly Support
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Oppose
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Strongly Oppose
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Support
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Strongly Oppose
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Oppose
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Support
Total: 259
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
10/04/2000 H.R.4022 Russian Anti-Ship Missile Nonproliferation Act of 2000 10/04/2000 Received in the Senate.  (All Actions)
10/03/2000 H.Res.606 Calling upon the President to provide for the appropriate training of Foreign Service officers and other executive branch personnel in the primacy of democratic values and internationally-recognized human rights. 10/03/2000 Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.  (All Actions)
09/29/2000 H.R.5290 To provide private relief for Salah Idris of Saudi Arabia and El Shifa Pharmaceuticals Industries Company relating to the bombing and destruction of the El Shifa Pharmaceutical plant in Khartoum, Sudan, and for other purposes. 09/29/2000 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.  (All Actions)
09/29/2000 H.Res.593 To provide for the consideration of a private relief bill by the United States Court of Claims, and for other purposes. 09/29/2000 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.  (All Actions)
07/26/2000 H.J.Res.99 Disapproving the extension of the waiver authority contained in section 402(c) of the Trade Act of 1974 with respect to Vietnam. 07/26/2000 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
07/20/2000 H.R.4916 Landfill Reduction Act of 2000 07/20/2000 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
07/18/2000 H.J.Res.103 Disapproving the extension of the waiver authority contained in section 402(c) of the Trade Act of 1974 with respect to the People's Republic of China. 07/18/2000 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
05/26/2000 H.Con.Res.302 Calling on the people of the United States to observe a National Moment of Remembrance to honor the men and women of the United States who died in the pursuit of freedom and peace. 05/26/2000 Message on Senate action sent to the House.  (All Actions)
05/04/2000 H.Con.Res.295 Relating to continuing human rights violations and political oppression in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam 25 years after the fall of South Vietnam to Communist forces. 05/04/2000 Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.  (All Actions)
03/09/2000 H.R.3898 Zero Gravity, Zero Tax Act of 2000 03/09/2000 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
10/06/1999 H.Res.304 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives concerning the war crimes committed by the Japanese during World War II. 10/06/1999 Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.  (All Actions)
09/17/1999 H.Con.Res.186 Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding a continued United States security presence in the Panama Canal Zone and a review of the contract bidding process for the Balboa and Cristobal canal ports. 09/17/1999 Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.  (All Actions)
08/03/1999 H.J.Res.58 Disapproving the extension of the waiver authority contained in section 402(c) of the Trade Act of 1974 with respect to Vietnam. 08/03/1999 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
07/27/1999 H.J.Res.57 Disapproving the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of the People's Republic of China. 07/27/1999 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
06/28/1999 H.R.2226 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to specify that imprisonment for reentering the United States after removal subsequent to a conviction for a felony shall be under circumstances that stress strenuous work and sparse living conditions, if the alien is convicted of another felony after the reentry. 06/28/1999 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.  (All Actions)
04/15/1999 H.R.1462 Employee Ownership Act of 1999 04/15/1999 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
04/07/1999 H.Con.Res.53 Concerning the Taiwan Relations Act. 04/07/1999 Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.  (All Actions)
02/16/1999 H.Con.Res.6 Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding support for the formation of the China Democracy Party (CDP) and to urge the Government of the People's Republic of China to guarantee the rights and safety of the CDP organizers. 02/16/1999 Referred to the Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights.  (All Actions)
10/15/1998 H.Res.603 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the seat in the United Nations that is reserved to Burma should be occupied by a representative of the National League for Democracy. 10/15/1998 Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.  (All Actions)
10/10/1998 H.Res.533 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the culpability of Hun Sen for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide in Cambodia (the former Kampuchea, the People's Republic of Kampuchea, and the State of Cambodia). 10/10/1998 The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
Total: 3701
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/14/2017 H.R.381 To designate a mountain in the John Muir Wilderness of the Sierra National Forest as "Sky Point".
06/12/2017 H.R.2887 To regulate certain State impositions on interstate commerce.
06/12/2017 H.R.1654 Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act
06/08/2017 H.R.2809 American Space Commerce Free Enterprise Act of 2017
05/22/2017 H.R.115 Thin Blue Line Act Passed Yea
05/18/2017 H.R.1872 Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act of 2017
05/11/2017 H.R.2415 Everglades FIRST Act
05/04/2017 H.R.2358 Chinese American World War II Veterans Congressional Gold Medal Act
04/28/2017 H.R.2254 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2635 Napa Street in Vallejo, California, as the "Janet Capello Post Office Building".
04/27/2017 H.R.2215 SAFE Act of 2017
04/27/2017 H.R.613 Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Correctional Officer Self-Protection Act of 2017
04/26/2017 H.R.2170 Flood and Agriculture Risk Management Cost Reduction Act of 2017
04/25/2017 H.R.1159 United States and Israel Space Cooperation Act
04/25/2017 H.R.431 Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act of 2017
04/25/2017 H.R.312 Tsunami Warning, Education, and Research Act of 2017
04/18/2017 H.R.353 Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017
04/13/2017 H.J.Res.43 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to compliance with title X requirements by project recipients in selecting subrecipients. Passed Aye
04/06/2017 H.R.1988 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1730 18th Street in Bakersfield, California, as the "Merle Haggard Post Office Building".
04/05/2017 H.R.299 Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017
04/03/2017 H.R.1861 Larry Doby Congressional Gold Medal Act
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