Dan Lungren
Bio | Dan Lungren is an American Republican politician who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives representing California’s 3rd district from 2005 to 2013, the 34th district from 1979 to 1983 and the 42nd district from 1983 to 1989. Lungren also served as the 29th Attorney General of California from 1991 to 1999 and spent time as the Chair of the House Administration Committee from 2011 to 2013. |
Status and Position | Former US House of Representatives of California |
Political Party and Jurisdiction | Republican, California |
Elections | Election Jurisdiction | Started Campaign | Campaign Status | Poll Rankings (of the vote) |
| none |
Campaign Financing | Lungren raised $2,816,449 for his 2012 campaign. Source: https://www.followthemoney.org/entity-details?eid=6654531 |
Voting Rights | No clear stance on issue. |
Opinions on Issues
Issues | Stance | Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Socialized Healthcare | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Private Healthcare | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| LGBT Rights | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Taxes | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Flat Tax Rate | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Abortion | Against | Lungren opposed abortion. Lungren wanted to restrict access to abortion. He notably opposed abortion in cases of rape or incest until he rebranded himself for his 1998 campaign. Source: https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/How-Lungren-s-abortion-stance-has-changed-3071252.php |
| Gun Control | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Assisted Suicide | Against | Lungren opposed assisted suicide. Source: https://casetext.com/case/donaldson-v-lungren |
| Government Interference | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Planned Parenthood | Against | Lungren was rated 0% by Planned Parenthood in 2010. Source: https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/political-courage-test/16730/dan-lungren |
| Welfare | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Welfare | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Death Penalty | For | Lungren supported the death penalty. Lungren supported legislation that made it so that courts couldn't review petitions of habeas corpus in death penalty cases. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Lungren#U.S._House_of_Representatives_(2005–2013) |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Military Spending | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| War on Terrorism | For | Lungren supported the Patriot Act. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Lungren#U.S._House_of_Representatives_(2005–2013) |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| United Nations power | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Nationalism | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Free Markets | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Brexit | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Affirmative Action | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Government Spending | Against | A fiscal conservative, Lungren opposed government spending. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Lungren#U.S._House_of_Representatives_(2005–2013) |
| Charter Schools | For | Lungren advocated for California to have more charter schools. Source: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-feb-13-mn-18730-story.html |
| Common Core | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Clean Energy | Against | Lungren opposed clean energy. Lungren was rated 15% by the League of Conservation Voters, a pro-environment and clean energy organization. Source: https://scorecard.lcv.org/moc/dan-lungren |
| Religious Freedom | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Separation of Church and State | Against | Lungren opposed the separation of church and state. His colleagues and opponents pointed this out on several occasions. Source: https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1998-03-06-9803060180-story.html |
| Slavery Reparations | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Border Control | For | Lungren supported border control. Lungren was in favor of building a fence on the US-Mexico border. Source: https://www.ontheissues.org/CA/Dan_Lungren_Immigration.htm |
| Passenger Profiling | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| DACA | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Sanctuary Cities | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Legalizing Marijuana | Against | Lungren opposed medicinal and recreational marijuana. Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/campaigns/keyraces98/stories/ca030698.htm |