David Price (U.S. politician)

For other people of the same name, see David Price (disambiguation).

David Price
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 4th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 1997
Preceded by	Fred Heineman
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 4th district
In office January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1995
Preceded by	Bill Cobey
Succeeded by	Fred Heineman
Personal details
Born	August 17, 1940 (1940-08-17) (age 71) Erwin, Tennessee
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Lisa Price
Children	Karen Price Michael Price
Residence	Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Alma mater	Mars Hill College, University of North Carolina, Yale University
Occupation	College Professor
Religion	Baptist

David Eugene Price (born August 17, 1940) is a professor and the U.S. Representative for North Carolina's 4th congressional district, serving since 1997 and previously from 1987 to 1995. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes portions of Raleigh, Cary, as well as all of Durham and Chapel Hill, and surrounding suburbs.

Early life, education, and academic career

Born in Erwin, Tennessee, Price attended Mars Hill College in Mars Hill, North Carolina when it was a junior college.^[1] He later transferred to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, after winning a scholarship, and became a member of The Dialectic and Philanthropic Societies. He earned a degree in 1961.^[1] Originally intent on becoming an engineer,^[1] Price continued his education at Yale University where he received a theology degree (1964) and a Ph.D. in political science (1969).^[2]

He served as an aide to Alaska Senator Bob Bartlett from 1963 to 1967 and then entered academia, working as a political science and public policy professor at Duke University from 1973 until his first campaign for Congress in 1986.^[2] He also served as a Duke professor during 1995 and 1996, when he was not in Congress.^[2]

Price worked for the North Carolina Democratic Party from 1979 to 1984.^[2] Price has written a political science textbook entitled The Congressional Experience, from the perspective of a candidate for office, and then, a member of Congress.

Price also served as executive director and then state chair for the North Carolina Democratic Party prior to being elected to Congress.^[1]

U.S. House of Representatives

Elections

1986-1992

Price first entered Congress in 1987 after defeating one-term Republican U.S. Congressman Bill Cobey 56%-44%.^[3][2] Price won re-election in 1988 and 1990 with 58%.^[4][5] In 1992, he won re-election with 65%.^[6]

1994

In 1994, he was narrowly defeated by Republican Fred Heineman, who won by a margin of less than 1%^[7] during the Republican Revolution, in part to lower-than-expected turnout in the Democratic stronghold of Orange County^{[citation needed]} (home to Chapel Hill), but despite the fact that heavily Republican Randolph County had been eliminated from the Fourth District during redistricting prior to that election year.^[1]

1996

In 1996, Price defeated Heineman in a rematch 54%-44%.^[8] He was helped in part by voters who were not happy with the lack of progress made by the freshman class on the goals of the Contract with America.^[9]

1998-2006

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina, 2006#District 4

Price won re-election by wide margins in recent years 1998 (57%), 2000 (62%), 2002 (61%), 2004 (64%), and 2006 (65%).^[10]

2008

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina, 2008#District 4

Price's opponent in the 2008 election was Republican B.J. Lawson. Lawson was called the most formidable opposition Price has faced since he was defeated by Heineman in 1994,^[11] and ran television ads, which Price's opponents usually do not do.^[12] Despite increased efforts and expenditures by his Republican opponent, Price still defeated Lawson 63% to 37%.^[13]

2010

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina, 2010#District 4

On September 8, 2010, Price launched his reelection campaign. Price defeated Lawson in a rematch 56% to 44%.^[14]

Tenure

Price was an early opponent of the Iraq War^[15] and has sponsored a bill to bring the conduct of private military companies working in Iraq under legal jurisdiction of the United States.^[16] He has also introduced legislation to prohibit contractors from performing interrogations of prisoners in the custody of intelligence agencies.^[17]

As chairman of the House subcommittee responsible for determining the budget for the Department of Homeland Security, Price is seeking to focus immigration enforcement efforts on criminal convicts.^[18] For "[defending] critical emergency management and homeland security priorities," Price was honored with the 2008 Congressional Recognition Award by the National Emergency Management Association.^[19]

Price authored a provision of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 which made the interest on student loans tax deductible,^[20] and legislation creating the Advanced Technological Education program at the National Science Foundation, which provides grants for high-tech education in community colleges and was enacted in 1993.^[21] Price voted for the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008,^[22] reasoning that "the harmful effects of the credit crisis on all North Carolinians were too great for the federal government to sit on the sidelines."^[23] In December 2009, he voted for the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which enacted more stringent regulations on the financial industry in order to protect consumers and taxpayers from another financial crisis.^[24]

Price is also the author of legislation to reform the public financing system for presidential campaigns.^[25]

The greatest threat to democracy is the increasing concentration of major electronic media in ever fewer hands.^[26]

Committee assignments

• Committee on Appropriations
  • Subcommittee on Homeland Security (Ranking Member)
  • Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch
  • Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies

Caucus memberships

• Congressional Humanities Caucus (Co-Chair)
• House Democratic Caucus
• International Conservation Caucus
• National Service Caucus (Co-Chair)
• Congressional Arts Caucus

Price also serves as Chairman of the House Democracy Assistance Commission, which works through peer-to-peer partnerships with emerging democratic legislatures to assist in the development of the fundamental building blocks of legislative government.^[27] He is chair of the House Democracy Assistance Commission.

Personal life

Price married his wife, Lisa Kanwit, in 1968. They were longtime Democratic Party activists together,^[1] and they have two children: Karen, a filmmaker; and Michael, a professor of Evolutionary Psychology at Brunel University in London.^[28] They have two grandchildren, Charles Albert, born in 2006, and Margaret Elizabeth, born in 2009.^[28] Today, Price resides in Chapel Hill^[1] and is a member of the Binkley Memorial Baptist Church.

Price appeared as a contestant on the nighttime version of the CBS game show Password, which aired on November 28, 1963, while he was a graduate student at Yale. His celebrity partner was Gloria Stuart, and they lost to James Stewart and his contestant partner. Price won a consolation prize of $50.^{[citation needed]}

Price received the 2011 John Tyler Caldwell Award for the Humanities from the North Carolina Humanities Council. ^[29]

See also

• North Carolina Democratic Party

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} "Dogged Price does homework, pursues goals". Raleigh News and Observer. 1994-10-29. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d e} "David Price (Dem)". Washington Times. http://www.washingtontimes.com/elections/candidate/454/. Retrieved 2008-10-21. ^{[dead link]}
3. ^ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=36363
4. ^ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=37714
5. ^ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=34408
6. ^ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=28253
7. ^ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=28958
8. ^ "4th Congressional District". US House of Representatives election results. NC State Board of Elections.. http://www.app.sboe.state.nc.us/NCSBE/Elec/Results/PastElect/results9/ushouse.htm. Retrieved 20 November 2011. 
9. ^ Wall Street Journal - Republican Rebels of '94 Now Face Their Own Revolt
10. ^ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=1398
11. ^ Sorg, Lisa (2008-10-15). "B.J. Lawson, The Hybrid Candidate". Independent Weekly. http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A266929. Retrieved 2008-10-21. 
12. ^ Teague Beckwith, Ryan (2008-10-16). "Lawson airing ads against Price". Raleigh News and Observer. http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/lawson_airing_ads_against_price. Retrieved 2008-10-21. 
13. ^ "Lawson won't seek rematch with Price". Raleigh News and Observer. 2009-08-06. http://www.newsobserver.com/politics/story/41220.html. 
14. ^ Kern, Eliza (2010-11-03). "David Price defeats B.J. Lawson in closely-contested election for House". The Daily Tar Heel. http://www.dailytarheel.com/index.php/article/2010/11/price_defeats_lawson_in_closelycontested_election_for_house. Retrieved 2010-11-03. 
15. ^ http://price.house.gov/list/speech/nc04_price/100902.shtml
16. ^ "House Bill Would Allow Prosecution of Contractors," [1], David M. Herszenhorn, The New York Times, October 4, 2007.
17. ^ "Interrogation for Profit," [2] Editorial, The New York Times, June 12, 2008.
18. ^ "Dems raise stakes on immigration," [3] Politico, David Rogers, June 17, 2008; and "Dems: ICE should focus on criminals, not workers," [4] The News & Observer, Barbara Barrett, June 25, 2008.
19. ^ http://www.nemaweb.org/?2231
20. ^ http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d105:HR02014:@@@D&summ2=m&%7CTOM:/bss/d105query.html%7C
21. ^ Price website: My Work in Congress: Legislative Accomplishments
22. ^ Teague Beckwith, Ryan (2008-10-03). "Roll call on bailout bill". Raleigh News and Observer. http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/roll_call_on_bailout_bill. Retrieved 2008-10-21. 
23. ^ http://price.house.gov/list/press/nc04_price/MESSAGEFROMCONGRESSMANPRICEONFINANCIALCRISIS.shtml
24. ^ http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2009/roll968.xml
25. ^ "Point of View: Public financing's cleansing power," [5] The News & Observer, Chase Foster, July 10, 2008.
26. ^ M. B. Hardy, spoken by Price at a NCDP State Convention in the 1990s.^{[citation needed]}
27. ^ See http://hdac.house.gov.
28. ^ ^{a b} http://price.house.gov/biography/price.shtml
29. ^ http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/07/17/1349599/legacy-to-be-highway-not-fundraising.html

External links

• Congressman David Price official U.S. House site
• Price for Congress official campaign site
• Biography at WhoRunsGov.com at The Washington Post
• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
• Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
• Congressional profile at GovTrack
• Congressional profile at OpenCongress
• Issue positions and quotes at On The Issues
• Financial information at OpenSecrets.org
• Staff salaries, trips and personal finance at LegiStorm.com
• Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
• Appearances on C-SPAN programs

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Bill Cobey	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 4th congressional district 1987–1995	Succeeded by Fred Heineman
Preceded by Fred Heineman	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 4th congressional district 1997–present	Incumbent
United States order of precedence
Preceded by Ron Paul R-Texas	United States Representatives by seniority 54th	Succeeded by John Boehner R-Ohio
		Succeeded by in the 112th Congress with John Boehner as Speaker, Dave Camp R-Michigan

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Date of birth	August 17, 1940
Place of birth	Erwin, Tennessee
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