| Full Name: | David Ross 'Dave' Obey |
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Family: | Wife: Joan Lepinski; 2 Children: Craig, Douglas |
| Birth Date: | 10/03/1938 |
| Birth Place: | Okmulgee, OK |
| Home City: | Wausau, WI |
| Religion: | Roman Catholic |
Summary
David Ross 'Dave' Obey
Issue Category:
- Select One down
- Abortion
- Abortion and Reproductive
- Agriculture and Food
- Animals and Wildlife
- Arts, Entertainment, and History
- Budget, Spending and Taxes
- Business and Consumers
- Campaign Finance and Elections
- Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
- Conservative
- Crime
- Death Penalty
- Defense
- Drugs
- Education
- Employment and Affirmative Action
- Energy
- Environment
- Executive Branch
- Federal, State and Local Relations
- Foreign Affairs
- Gambling and Gaming
- Government Operations
- Guns
- Health and Health Care
- Housing and Property
- Immigration
- Indigenous Peoples
- Judicial Branch
- Labor Unions
- Legislative Branch
- Liberal
- Marriage, Family, and Children
- Military Personnel
- National Security
- Science
- Senior Citizens
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Social
- Stem Cell Research
- Technology and Communication
- Trade
- Transportation
- Unemployed and Low-Income
- Veterans
- Women
Recent Key Votes
HR 847 - 9/11 Health and Compensation Act
Legislation (Yea)
Dec. 22, 2010 - Establishes the World Trade Center Health Program, beginning July 1, 2011, to provide the following (Sec. 101): Medical monitoring and treatment benefits to ...
HR 2751 - FDA Food Safety Modernization Act
Legislation (Yea)
Dec. 21, 2010 - Specifies that if the Secretary determines, based on gathered information, that there is a reasonable probability that ingesting an article of food will cause ...
HR 3082 - Continuing Appropriations
More Key Votes
Legislation (Yea)
Dec. 21, 2010 - Amends "The Continuing Appropriations Act of 2011" to extend the expiration date from December 3, 2010, to March 4, 2011 (Sec. 1). ...
Recent Public Statements
Further Continuing Appropriations, Fiscal Year 2011
Dec. 1, 2010 - Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the rule, I call up the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 101) making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2011, ...
CNN "State of the Union with Candy Crowley" - Transcript
Nov. 28, 2010 - BREAK IN TRANSCRIPT CROWLEY: Most of the attention in this year's midterms has been on the new incoming lawmakers, most of them Republicans, who will ...
Obey Calls for General McChrystal's Removal
More Public Statements
Nov. 18, 2010 - Congressman Dave Obey (D-WI), the Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, released the statement below calling for the removal of General Stanley McChrystal from command ...
Recent Interest Group Ratings
| Span | Name | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2009-2010 | Irregular Times/Progressive Patriots/That's My Congress Net Congressional Score | 61% |
| 2009-2010 | Irregular Times/Progressive Patriots/That's My Congress Regressive Action Score | 11 |
| 2009-2010 | Irregular Times/Progressive Patriots/That's My Congress Progressive Action Score | 32% |
Campaign Finances
| Election Cycle | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Total Income | $1,947.76 |
| Total Spent | $57,905.66 |
| Cash On Hand | $82,430.02 |
| Debt | $0.00 |
| Source | OpenSecrets.org |
| Updated | 12/31/2012 |
Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
Dave Obey repeatedly refused to provide any responses to citizens on the issues through the 2008 Political Courage Test when asked to do so by national leaders of the political parties, prominent members of the media, Project Vote Smart President Richard Kimball, and Project Vote Smart staff.
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