David Dreier
Bio | Dreier’s political career was unlike most. He ran for the United States House of Representatives at age 25 but was unsuccessful. Running again two years later against James Lloyd, he was successful and became one of the youngest people to ever become a part of the United States House of Representatives in United States History. He remained incumbent in this position from 1981-2013. From 2011-2013, he served of Chair of the House Rules Committee. For about one year, from 2019-2020, he became the Chairman of the Tribune Publishing Company. |
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 | Dreier raised $1,160,153 for his 2010 campaign. Source: https://www.followthemoney.org/entity-details?eid=19889190 |
Voting Rights | No clear stance on issue. |
Opinions on Issues
Issues | Stance | Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Socialized Healthcare | For | Dreier supported socialized healthcare that expanded care to those without coverage. Source: http://fbaum.unc.edu/lobby/010_Insuring_the_Uninsured/Congressional_Statements/House/H_Dreier_100799.htm |
| Private Healthcare | For | Dreier supported a multi-payer system that included private insurance and government insurance. Source: http://fbaum.unc.edu/lobby/010_Insuring_the_Uninsured/Congressional_Statements/House/H_Dreier_100799.htm |
| LGBT Rights | Nuance | Dreier supported LGBT rights on some occasions. Dreier opposed the Matthew Shepard Act that included sexual orientation and gender in hate crime law. He voted against a ban on same-sex marriage. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Dreier#Gay_rights |
| Taxes | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Flat Tax Rate | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Abortion | Against | Dreier opposed abortion. Dreier voted to restrict and ban abortion in many cases. Source: https://www.ontheissues.org/CA/David_Dreier_Abortion.htm |
| Gun Control | Against | Dreier opposed gun control. Dreier voted to reduce the waiting period when purchasing firearms from three days to one day. Source: https://www.ontheissues.org/ca/David_Dreier_Gun_Control.htm |
| Assisted Suicide | Against | Dreier voted to ban physician-assisted suicide. Source: https://www.ontheissues.org/CA/David_Dreier_Health_Care.htm Dreier voted to reduce the waiting period when purchasing firearms from three days to one day. Source: https://www.ontheissues.org/ca/David_Dreier_Gun_Control.htm |
| Government Interference | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Planned Parenthood | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Welfare | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Welfare | For | Dreier supported federal stem cell research. Source: https://www.ontheissues.org/CA/David_Dreier_Abortion.htm |
| Death Penalty | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Military Spending | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| War on Terrorism | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | For | Dreier supported international interaction. Dreier founded the House Democracy Partnership, which worked to support democracies across six countries. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Dreier#Gay_rights |
| United Nations power | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Nationalism | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Free Markets | For | Dreier supported free markets. Dreier helped create and pass the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Dreier#Gay_rights |
| Brexit | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Affirmative Action | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Government Spending | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Charter Schools | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Common Core | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Clean Energy | Against | Dreier opposed clean energy Dreier was rated 14% by the League of Conservation Voters, a pro-environment and clean energy organization. Source: https://scorecard.lcv.org/moc/david-t-dreier |
| Religious Freedom | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Separation of Church and State | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Slavery Reparations | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Border Control | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| 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 | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |