• 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
05/18/2017 H.Res.316 Celebrating the success of the Marshall Plan in fostering peace and prosperity in the seven decades since its conception and affirming the continued relevance of the Marshall Plan for the United States and its global allies and the values for which it stood. 05/18/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats.  (All Actions)
03/29/2017 H.R.1792 Expanding Employee Ownership Act of 2017 03/29/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
02/10/2017 H.Res.113 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should continue to authorize cash flow financing to Egypt and expand other areas of cooperation. 02/10/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
02/10/2017 H.R.975 Respect State Marijuana Laws Act of 2017 02/10/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
01/13/2017 H.R.565 Save Christians from Genocide Act 01/13/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.  (All Actions)
09/30/2016 H.R.4752 Space Exploration, Development, and Settlement Act of 2016 09/30/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Space.  (All Actions)
09/28/2016 H.R.2263 Office of Space Commerce Act 09/28/2016 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 620.  (All Actions)
05/12/2016 H.R.4233 To eliminate an unused lighthouse reservation, provide management consistency by incorporating the rocks and small islands along the coast of Orange County, California, into the California Coastal National Monument managed by the Bureau of Land Management, and meet the original Congressional intent of preserving Orange County's rocks and small islands, and for other purposes. 05/12/2016 Subcommittee Hearings Held.  (All Actions)
02/25/2016 H.J.Res.82 Relating to the disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Pakistan of F-16 Block 52 aircraft. 02/25/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
02/12/2016 H.R.4577 Expanding Employee Ownership Act of 2016 02/12/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
02/12/2016 H.Res.574 Calling for a restoration of civil government in Thailand established by fair, free, democratic, and open elections and expressing solidarity with the people of Thailand in their desire for democracy. 02/12/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.  (All Actions)
02/12/2016 H.Res.563 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States and the Republic of Belarus should establish full diplomatic relations. 02/12/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats.  (All Actions)
12/04/2015 H.R.4017 Save Christians from Genocide Act 12/04/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.  (All Actions)
12/04/2015 H.R.3942 Save Christians from Genocide Act 12/04/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.  (All Actions)
11/23/2015 H.R.3439 To direct the Secretary of Defense to provide for the inclusion of the names of certain members of the Armed Forces on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. 11/23/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.  (All Actions)
11/03/2015 H.Res.459 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Christians in the Middle East are victims of genocide. 11/03/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.  (All Actions)
08/12/2015 H.R.3400 To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. 08/12/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
07/28/2015 H.R.3259 To grant authority to the President to detain non-diplomatic officials of the Government of Iran in the United States and non-diplomatic officials of the Government of Iran in certain other countries until all United States citizens held by the Government of Iran are released and returned to the United States, and for other purposes. 07/28/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
06/16/2015 H.R.2501 Citizens' Districts Preservation Act 06/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.  (All Actions)
06/16/2015 H.R.2484 Stop Birth Tourism Act of 2015 06/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.  (All Actions)
Total: 3701
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
12/23/2016 H.R.320 Rapid DNA Act of 2016
12/08/2016 H.R.6504 To prohibit the use of United States Government funds to provide assistance to Al Qaeda, Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and to countries supporting those organizations, and for other purposes.
12/02/2016 H.R.1561 Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2016
12/01/2016 H.R.6316 VET Bonus Act
12/01/2016 H.R.2992 Merchant Marine of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act
11/30/2016 H.Con.Res.176 Honoring in praise and remembrance the extraordinary life, steady leadership, and remarkable, 70-year reign of King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand.
11/15/2016 H.R.6322 Norman Yoshio Mineta Congressional Gold Medal Act
12/16/2016 H.R.6323 To name the Department of Veterans Affairs health care system in Long Beach, California, the "Tibor Rubin VA Medical Center".
12/16/2016 H.R.6138 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 560 East Pleasant Valley Road, Port Hueneme, California, as the U.S. Naval Construction Battalion "Seabees" Fallen Heroes Post Office Building.
12/16/2016 H.R.5948 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 830 Kuhn Drive in Chula Vista, California, as the "Jonathan 'J.D.' De Guzman Post Office Building".
12/16/2016 H.R.3218 Designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1221 State Street, Suite 12, Santa Barbara, California, as the "Special Warfare Operator Master Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Louis 'Lou' J. Langlais Post Office Building".
12/16/2016 H.R.2726 Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act
12/16/2016 H.R.1150 Frank R. Wolf International Religious Freedom Act
12/13/2016 H.R.34 21st Century Cures Act Passed Aye
12/12/2016 H.Con.Res.40 Encouraging reunions of divided Korean American families.
11/15/2016 H.R.6094 Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools, and Nonprofits Act Passed Yea
10/19/2016 H.R.6171 To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to eliminate the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to grant a waiver from the work requirements for participation in the supplemental nutrition assistance program on account of an area's high unemployment rate or limited employment availability for individuals who reside in the area.
10/07/2016 H.R.1475 Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act
09/30/2016 H.R.6070 Safe Recovery and Community Empowerment Act
09/30/2016 H.R.5989 United States and Israel Space Cooperation Act
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