• 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
11/05/2004 H.R.5102 Constantine Menges Ukraine Democracy and Fair Elections Act of 2004 11/05/2004 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.  (All Actions)
11/05/2004 H.J.Res.104 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to make eligible for the Office of President a person who is not a natural born citizen of the United States but has been a United States citizen for at least 20 years. 11/05/2004 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.  (All Actions)
10/28/2004 H.R.5336 Space and Aeronautics Prize Act 10/28/2004 Referred to the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics.  (All Actions)
10/07/2004 H.Res.820 To congratulate Mojave Aerospace Ventures for winning the privately funded $10,000,000 Ansari X Prize and commend the X Prize Foundation for spurring this achievement. 10/07/2004 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
09/29/2004 H.Res.759 Commending the Festival of Children Foundation for its outstanding efforts on behalf of children. 09/29/2004 The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
06/28/2004 H.R.4563 President Ronald Reagan $20 Bill Act 06/28/2004 Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.  (All Actions)
06/23/2004 H.R.3709 District of Columbia Voting Rights Restoration Act of 2004 06/23/2004 Committee Hearings Held.  (All Actions)
06/14/2004 H.R.4544 George E. Brown, Jr. Near-Earth Object Survey Act 06/14/2004 Referred to the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics.  (All Actions)
05/20/2004 H.Con.Res.437 Expressing the sense of the Congress that the President of the United States should request Taiwan's President Chen Shui-bian to deploy Taiwanese Marines to Iraq to join international Coalition forces in the global war on terrorism. 05/20/2004 Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.  (All Actions)
05/20/2004 H.J.Res.92 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to Congressional succession. 05/20/2004 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.  (All Actions)
05/18/2004 H.R.3722 Undocumented Alien Emergency Medical Assistance Amendments of 2004 05/18/2004 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 88 - 331 (Roll no. 182).  (All Actions)
03/08/2004 H.R.3752 Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act of 2004 03/08/2004 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.  (All Actions)
03/04/2004 H.R.3245 Commercial Space Act of 2003 03/04/2004 Provisions of H.R.3245 were Incorporated into H.R.3752..  (All Actions)
03/04/2004 H.R.912 Charles "Pete" Conrad Astronomy Awards Act 03/04/2004 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.  (All Actions)
02/26/2004 H.Res.545 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a specific statement should be included in the Iraqi Transitional Administrative Law guaranteeing the people of Iraq the right to freedom of thought, conscience, and religion, and for other purposes. 02/26/2004 Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.  (All Actions)
02/24/2004 H.R.3813 George R. Brown Near-Earth Object Survey Act 02/24/2004 Referred to the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics.  (All Actions)
11/24/2003 H.R.3256 To provide for the issuance of the Office of the Secretary of Defense Exceptional Public Service Award to journalists who accompanied units of the United States Armed Forces or coalition partners into Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom, a process referred to as "embedding", in order to provide first-hand and timely reports on the progress of the United States and coalition forces and the liberation of the Iraqi people. 11/24/2003 Executive Comment Requested from DOD.  (All Actions)
10/24/2003 H.R.3224 To provide for the issuance of the Office of the Secretary of Defense Exceptional Public Service Award to journalists who accompanied units of the United States Armed Forces or coalition partners into Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom, a process referred to as "embedding", in order to provide first-hand and timely reports on the progress of the United States and coalition forces and the liberation of the Iraqi people. 10/24/2003 Executive Comment Requested from DOD.  (All Actions)
09/08/2003 H.R.3028 To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to expand the authority of non-Federal interests to levy harbor fees. 09/08/2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.  (All Actions)
09/04/2003 H.R.2544 Medical Independence, Privacy, and Innovation Act of 2003 09/04/2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.  (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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