David Loebsack
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| David Loebsack | |
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| Assumed office January 4, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Jim Leach |
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| Succeeded by | Incumbent |
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| Born | December 23, 1952 (age 54) Sioux City, Iowa |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Terry Loebsack |
| Religion | Methodist |
David Loebsack (born December 23, 1952) is the Congressional Representative for the 2nd District of Iowa in the United States House of Representatives. He is a member of the Democratic party and the Progressive Caucus. Prior to entering Congress, he was a professor of political science.
Loebsack was born in Sioux City, Iowa. He graduated from East High School and attended college at Iowa State University. Here, Loebsack earned a master's degree in political science. He then went to California. After receiving a PhD from the University of California, Davis, Loebsack took a job as a political science professor at Cornell College, a small liberal arts college in Mount Vernon, Iowa. Loebsack started the Linn Phoenix group, a fundraising arm of the Linn County Democrats.
The 2006 elections saw a 30-seat Democratic gain in Congress[1], including picking up a seat in this district. In an upset victory for the Democratic Party, Loebsack defeated Rep. Jim Leach (R-IA), a 15-term moderate Republican who, ironically, was one of only a handful of Republican congressmen who had voted against authorization for the use of force in Iraq.[2] Loebsack entered the Democratic primary as a write-in candidate. In the general election he took 51% of the vote to Leach's 49%. [3]
He was sworn into office on January 4th, 2007.
Loebsack visited Iraq in Feburary, 2007.
[edit] Electoral history
- Election of November 7, 2006, U.S. House Dist. 2
- Dave Loebsack (D) 107,097, 51%
- Jim Leach (R) 101,386, 49%
[edit] External links
- U.S. Representative Dave Loebsack official House site
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- FEC no campaign finance reports and data
- On the Issues - David Loebsack issue positions and quotes
- OpenSecrets.org - David Loebsack 2006 campaign contributions
- Project Vote Smart - Representative Dave W. Loebsack (IA) profile
- SourceWatch Congresspedia - Dave Loebsack profile
- Washington Post - Congress Votes Database: David Loebsack voting record
- Dave Loebsack for Congress official campaign site
| Preceded by Jim Leach |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa's 2nd congressional district 2007- |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Iowa's current delegation to the United States Congress |
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| Senators: Chuck Grassley (R), Tom Harkin (D)
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