• 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
03/23/2017 H.R.1239 World Language Advancement and Readiness Act of 2017 03/23/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.  (All Actions)
01/05/2017 H.Res.23 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives and reaffirming long-standing United States policy in support of a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. 01/05/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
12/13/2016 H.R.6483 SWINE Act 12/13/2016 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.  (All Actions)
09/19/2016 H.R.5791 SCORE Act 09/19/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.  (All Actions)
06/16/2016 H.R.5494 We the People Act of 2016 06/16/2016 Referred to House Ways and Means  (All Actions)
06/09/2016 H.R.5439 Federal Election Administration Act of 2016 06/09/2016 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.  (All Actions)
05/26/2016 H.R.5339 CEJA 05/26/2016 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
03/03/2016 H.R.4707 Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS Modernization Act of 2016 03/03/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
11/16/2015 H.R.3096 To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to award grants to State and local educational agencies for the establishment, improvement, and expansion of world language education programs. 11/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.  (All Actions)
11/16/2015 H.R.2321 Keep Teachers Teaching Act of 2015 11/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.  (All Actions)
04/30/2015 H.R.2143 EMPOWER Act 04/30/2015 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.  (All Actions)
04/30/2015 H.R.2129 Online Credit Card Disclosure Act of 2015 04/30/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
02/06/2015 H.R.753 Safe Aviation and Flight Emergency Tracking Act of 2015 02/06/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.  (All Actions)
01/21/2015 H.R.425 Stop Super PAC-Candidate Coordination Act 01/21/2015 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.  (All Actions)
01/21/2015 H.R.424 Empowering Citizens Act 01/21/2015 Referred to House Ways and Means  (All Actions)
11/17/2014 H.R.5100 SCORE Act 11/17/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.  (All Actions)
09/18/2014 H.R.5641 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to clarify the treatment of coordinated expenditures as contributions to candidates, and for other purposes. 09/18/2014 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.  (All Actions)
09/18/2014 H.R.5640 Housing for Persons With AIDS Modernization Act of 2014 09/18/2014 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
09/18/2014 H.R.5639 Online Credit Card Disclosure Act of 2014 09/18/2014 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
09/10/2014 H.Res.719 Recognizing the 20th anniversary of AmeriCorps on September 12, 2014. 09/10/2014 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.  (All Actions)
Total: 4412
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/27/1989 H.R.145 To terminate the effectiveness of certain amendments to the foreign repair station rules of the Federal Aviation Administration.
06/20/1989 H.Con.Res.141 To designate June 21, 1989, as Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner Day.
06/20/1989 H.R.2403 International Plutonium Control Act
06/15/1989 H.R.537 To provide for the establishment of a memorial and museum on Federal land within the District of Columbia to honor members of the Armed Forces who served in World War II and to commemorate the United States participation in that conflict.
06/14/1989 H.J.Res.290 Designating the week beginning May 13, 1990, as "National Tourism Week".
06/13/1989 H.R.2288 Rape Prevention Act of 1989
06/13/1989 H.J.Res.184 Designating June 14, 1989, as "Baltic Freedom Day", and for other purposes.
06/12/1989 H.Con.Res.149 Expressing the sense of the Congress that a postage stamp should be issued in honor of Claude Denson Pepper.
06/09/1989 H.R.2188 Foreign Language Competence for the Future Act of 1989
06/09/1989 H.R.2168 Privacy for Consumers and Workers Act
06/09/1989 H.J.Res.164 To designate the week of October 1, 1989, through October 7, 1989, as "Mental Illness Awareness Week".
06/09/1989 H.J.Res.142 To designate the period commencing November 12, 1989, and ending November 18, 1989, as "Geography Awareness Week".
06/09/1989 H.J.Res.138 Designating the week beginning July 23, 1989, as "Lyme Disease Awareness Week".
06/09/1989 H.J.Res.126 To authorize the President to issue a proclamation designating the week beginning on November 19, 1989 and November 18, 1990, as "National family Week".
06/09/1989 H.J.Res.104 To designate October 6, 1989, as "German-American Day".
06/06/1989 H.Res.157 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Exxon Company, USA, should devote whatever resources are necessary and pay all expenses required to compensate affected parties expeditiously, mitigate impacts, and complete cleanup by September 15, 1989, of Prince William Sound and other Alaska lands and waters damaged by the Exxon Valdezoil spill.
06/06/1989 H.R.2098 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the targeted jobs credit through 1992 and to expand the targeted groups with respect to whom such credit is allowed.
06/06/1989 H.R.222 To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to require a 20 percent reduction in certain assistance under such Act to a law enforcement agency unless such agency has in effect a binding law enforcement officers' bill of rights.
06/05/1989 H.R.2529 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a mandatory minimum sentence for the unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, a fugitive from justice, a person who is addicted to, or an unlawful user of, a controlled substance, or a transferor or receiver of a stolen firearm, to increase the general penalty for violation of Federal firearms laws, and to increase the inhanced penalties provided for the possession of a firearm in connection with a crime of violence or drug trafficking crime.
06/02/1989 H.R.2213 Idaho Wilderness Act
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