David Loebsack
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| Assumed office January 4, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Jim Leach |
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| Born | December 23, 1952 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. There, Loebsack earned a master's degree in political science. 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 a stunning upset Loebsack defeated Rep. Jim Leach (R-IA), a 15-term moderate Republican who, was one of only a handful of Republican congressmen who had voted against authorization for the use of force in Iraq.[1] Loebsack entered the Democratic primary as a write-in candidate after failing to get the required number of signatures. In the general election he took 51% of the vote to Leach's 49%.[2]
He was sworn into office on January 4, 2007.
Loebsack visited Iraq in February, 2007.
Loebsack has a step son serving in Iraq.[3]
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[edit] Committee Assignments
- Committee on Education and Labor
- Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education
- Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions
- Armed Services Committee
- Readiness Subcommittee
- Strategic Forces Subcommittee
[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] References
[edit] External links
- U.S. Representative Dave Loebsack, U.S. House site
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
- Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
- Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets.org
- Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
- Issue positions and quotes at On The Issues
- Dave Loebsack for Congress, campaign site
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa's 2nd congressional district 2007 – present |
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