David Loebsack

David Loebsack
David Loebsack
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Iowa's 2nd district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 3, 2007
Preceded by Jim Leach
Personal details
Born December 23, 1952 (1952-12-23) (age 58)
Sioux City, Iowa
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Terry Loebsack
Residence Mount Vernon, Iowa
Alma mater Iowa State University, University of California, Davis
Occupation College Professor[citation needed]
Religion Methodist[1]

David Wayne "Dave" Loebsack (born December 23, 1952) is the U.S. Representative for Iowa's 2nd congressional district, serving since 2007. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district is located in southeastern Iowa and includes Cedar Rapids, Iowa City and Ottumwa. Prior to entering Congress, he was a professor of political science.

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Early life, education and career

Loebsack was born in Sioux City, Iowa and was raised in a single parent, lower class household. He graduated from East High School and attended college at Iowa State University. There, Loebsack earned both a bachelor's and 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. Today, he serves as a Professor Emeritus. [2]

Loebsack started the Linn Phoenix group, a fundraising arm of the Linn County Democrats.

U.S. House of Representatives

Committee assignments

Political campaigns

2006

In 2006 Loebsack defeated 15-term incumbent Jim Leach in one of the biggest upsets of the cycle. Loebsack entered the Democratic primary as a write-in candidate after failing to get the required number of signatures, but did not face an actual primary opponent. The 2nd had been trending Democratic for some time (a Republican presidential candidate hasn't carried it since 1984), and was reckoned as the most Democratic district in the state. It was taken for granted that Leach would have been succeeded by a Democrat once he retired. Nonetheless, Leach was not on many Democratic target lists. Loebsack won largely by running up an 8,395-vote margin in Johnson County, home to Iowa City.

2008

Loebsack was easily reelected in 2008, taking 57 percent of the vote over Mariannette Miller-Meeks, a doctor from Ottumwa and the former president of the state medical society.

2010

Loebsack faced Miller-Meeks again in 2010 and had a much more difficult time of it than he had two years earlier. He only prevailed with 51 percent of the vote, largely by running up a 13,900-vote margin in Johnson County. Terry Branstad easily carried the district in his successful bid to reclaim the governorship. Chuck Grassley also carried the district.

Electoral history

Iowa 2nd U.S. Congressional District Election 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Jim Leach 101,386 49
Democratic David Loebsack 107,097 51 Winner
Iowa 2nd U.S. Congressional District Election 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks 119,165 39
Democratic David Loebsack 174,942 57 Winner
  • Green Party candidate Wendy Barth received 4% of the 2008 vote as well.
Iowa 2nd U.S. Congressional District Election 2010
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks 104,046 46
Democratic David Loebsack 115,332 51 Winner

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United States House of Representatives
Preceded by
Jim Leach
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Iowa's 2nd congressional district

2007–present
Incumbent
United States order of precedence
Preceded by
Doug Lamborn
R-Colorado
United States Representatives by seniority
278th
Succeeded by
Kevin McCarthy
R-California

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