David Dreier
David Dreier (b. July 5, 1952) is a former Republican member of the U.S. House representing California's 26th Congressional District from 1981 to 2013
Dreier chose to retire rather than seek re-election in 2012.[1] Due to redistricting, Dreier would have sought re-election in the 31st District.
Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Dreier was a "centrist Republican."[2]
Dreier was considered a potential candidate for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Barbara Boxer in 2016. However, he decided against running.[3][4]
Career
Below is an abbreviated outline of Dreier's academic, professional, and political career:[5]
- 1975: Graduated from Claremont Men’s College with B.A.
- 1976: Graduated from Claremont Graduate School with M.A.
- 1975-1979: Director, Corporate Relations, Claremont McKenna College
- 1976-1980: Delegate, Republican National Conventions
- 1978: Unsuccessful candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives
- 1981-2013: U.S. Representative from California
Committee assignments
U.S. House
2011-2012
Dreier served on the following committees:[6]
- Rules Committee, Chairman
- Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process
Issues
Fiscal Cliff
Dreier voted for the fiscal cliff compromise bill, which made permanent most of the Bush tax cuts originally passed in 2001 and 2003 while also raising tax rates on the highest income levels. He was 1 of 85 Republicans that voted in favor of the bill. The bill was passed in the House by a 257 - 167 vote on January 1, 2013.[7]
Elections
2016
Dreier was a potential candidate in the 2016 election for the U.S. Senate, to represent California.[3] However, he decided against running for election to the Senate.[4]
2012
Dreier chose to retire rather than seek re-election in 2012. Due to redistricting, Dreier would have sought re-election in the 31st District. Gary Miller (R) defeated Bob Dutton (R) in the general election to win the seat.
2010
On November 2, 2010, Dreier won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Russ Warner, David L. Miller, and Randall Weissbuch in the general election.[8]
| U.S. House, California District 26 General Election, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  David Dreier Incumbent |
54.1% | 112,774 | |
| Democratic | Russ Warner | 36.5% | 76,093 | |
| American Independent | David L. Miller | 6.1% | 12,784 | |
| Libertarian | Randall Weissbuch | 3.2% | 6,696 | |
| Total Votes | 208,347 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Analysis
Congressional staff salaries
The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Dreier paid his congressional staff a total of $909,963 in 2011. He ranked 126th on the list of the lowest paid Republican representative staff salaries and ranked 155th overall of the lowest paid representative staff salaries in 2011. Overall, California ranked 5th in average salary for representative staff. The average U.S. House of Representatives congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011.[9]
Staff bonuses
According to an analysis by CNN, Dreier was one of nearly 25 percent of House members who gave their staff bonuses in 2012. Dreier's staff was given an apparent $1,710.00 in bonus money.[10]
Net worth
Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org, Dreier's net worth as of 2010 was estimated between $4,212,087 and $12,780,000. That averages to $8,496,043.50, which is higher than the average net worth of Republican representatives in 2010 of $7,561,133.[11]
National Journal vote ratings
- See also: National Journal vote ratings
2012
Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted in the previous year. Dreier ranked 188th in the conservative rankings in 2012.[12]
2011
Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted in the previous year. Dreier ranked 176th in the conservative rankings in 2011.[13]
Political positions
Voting with party
November 2011
David Dreier voted with the Republican Party 93.2 percent of the time, which ranked 102 among the 242 House Republican members as of 2011.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many
Personal
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Dreier is single.
Recent news
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Footnotes
- ↑ Roll Call, "California: David Dreier Retiring After 16 Terms," accessed March 4, 2012
- ↑ GovTrack, "Dreier" accessed May 15, 2012
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Daily KOS, "Who wants to take Barbara Boxer's seat? An updated list of potential Senate candidates," January 12, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Politico, "Rahm, Chuy clash in second of three debates — Dreier leans away from Senate run — Dem race to succeed Murphy gets muddled," March 27, 2015
- ↑ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, "David Timothy Dreier," accessed November 6, 2011
- ↑ [Congressman David Dreier, Representing California's Foothills, "About David Dreier"]
- ↑ U.S. House, "Roll Call Vote on the Fiscal Cliff," accessed January 4, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ LegiStorm, "David Dreier"
- ↑ CNN Politics, "Congressional bonuses in a time of cuts," accessed March 8, 2013
- ↑ OpenSecrets, "Dreier, (R-Cali), 2010"
- ↑ National Journal, "2012 Congressional Vote Ratings," February 21, 2013
- ↑ National Journal, "Searchable Vote Ratings Tables: House," accessed February 23, 2012
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by James F. Lloyd |
U.S. House of Representatives - California District 26 1981-2013 |
Succeeded by Julia Brownley |
