Dale E. Kildee
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| Dale Kildee | |
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| Assumed office January 4, 1977 |
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| Preceded by | Don Riegle |
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| Born | September 16, 1929 Flint, Michigan |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Gayle Heyn |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Dale Edward Kildee (b. September 16, 1929, Flint, Michigan) has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Michigan since 1977, representing Michigan's 5th congressional district since 2003.
Kildee earned his B.A. from Sacred Heart Seminary in Detroit, Michigan in 1952. He earned a teacher's certificate from the University of Detroit in 1955. He did graduate work in history and political science at the University of Peshawar in Pakistan from 1958 to 1959 under a Rotary Foundation Fellowship. He earned an M.A. from the University of Michigan in 1961.
Prior to entering politics, Kildee was a teacher at University of Detroit High School from 1954 to 1956 and at Flint Central High School from 1956 to 1964.
Kildee served as a member of the Michigan State House of Representatives from the 81st District from 1965 to 1974. He later served as a member of the Michigan State Senate from the 29th District from 1975 to 1977. He resigned in 1977 when he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives representing Michigan's 7th congressional district until 1993. After redistricting following the 1990 census, he represented the 9th district until 2003, when, due to redistricting following the 2000 census, he began representing the 5th district.
While in Congress, he has been a reliable liberal, with a consistent pro-life voting record. Between 1985 and 2000, he also made 8,141 consecutive House votes. In 1997, he founded the House's Native American Caucus to advocate Native American issues.
In the 110th Congress, Kildee serves on the House Committee on Education and Labor. He is also a member of the House Committee on Natural Resources. Kildee is chairman of the House Page Board.
He came into the edges of the national spotlight during the Mark Foley scandal, as the only Democrat on the page board. He has commented that, "I was never informed of the allegations about Mr. Foley's inappropriate communications with a House page, and I was never involved in any inquiry." Kildee took over as chairman of the page board in the 110th Congress.
The former-Chair of the House Page Board, Congressman John Shimkus (R-IL), in an October 1, 2006, St. Louis Post Dispatch article acknowledged that Kildee did not have prior knowledge of the correspondence between Foley and a House page, "I think based on the information I had, what I did was fine. If I regret something, maybe I should have had Dale with me, because now it's going to be a political football." Shimkus later elaborated as to why he did not tell Kildee in a December 8, 2006, article in the Associated Press, "Dale's a nice guy, but he's a Democrat, and I was afraid it would be blown out of proportion."
[edit] Committee Assignments
- Committee on Education and Labor
- Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education (Chairman)
- Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions
- Committee on Natural Resources
- Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans
- Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands
- Co-chair of the Congressional Automotive Caucus
- Co-chair of the Native American Caucus
[edit] External links
- U.S. Congressman Dale Kildee official House site
- Dale E. Kildee at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Federal Election Commission — Dale Kildee campaign finance reports and data
- On the Issues — Dale Kildee issue positions and quotes
- OpenSecrets.org — Dale E. Kildee campaign contributions
- Project Vote Smart — Representative Dale E. Kildee (MI) profile
- Washington Post — Congress Votes Database: Dale Kildee voting record
- Michigan Democratic Party
- Michigan Liberal's 5th Congressional District section
| Preceded by Donald Riegle, Jr. |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 7th congressional district 1977–1993[1] |
Succeeded by Nick Smith |
| Preceded by Guy Vander Jagt |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 9th congressional district 1993–2003[2] |
Succeeded by Joe Knollenberg |
| Preceded by James A. Barcia |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 5th congressional district 2003 – present[3] |
Incumbent |
- ^ After the 1990 Census, the 7th District was redistricted as the 9th district. Smith was elected to represent the newly drawn 7th District.
- ^ Vander Jagt represented the 9th District before Michigan redrew it as the 2nd District after the 1990 Census. The 9th District was again redrawn after then 2000 Census as the 5th district. Knollenberg previously represented the 11th District, and was elected in 2002 to represent the newly-drawn 9th district.
- ^ After the United States Census, 2000, much of the 5th District was merged with the 10th District. The remainder was merged with the former 9th District, and reconstitued as the 5th District. James A. Barcia opted against running for reelection against then-9th District incumbent.
