David Dreier
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| Chairman of the House Rules Committee | |
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In office January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013 |
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| Speaker | John Boehner |
| Preceded by | Louise Slaughter |
| Succeeded by | Pete Sessions |
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In office January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2007 |
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| Speaker | Dennis Hastert |
| Preceded by | Gerald Solomon |
| Succeeded by | Louise Slaughter |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 26th district |
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In office January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Howard Berman |
| Succeeded by | Julia Brownley |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 28th district |
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In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Julian Dixon |
| Succeeded by | Howard Berman |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 33rd district |
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In office January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993 |
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| Preceded by | Wayne Grisham |
| Succeeded by | Lucille Roybal-Allard |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 35th district |
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In office January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983 |
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| Preceded by | James Lloyd |
| Succeeded by | Jerry Lewis |
| Personal details | |
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David Timothy Dreier July 5, 1952 Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater |
Claremont McKenna College Claremont Graduate University |
| Religion | Christian Science |
David Timothy Dreier (born July 5, 1952) is an American entrepreneur and Republican Party politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from California from 1981 to 2013.
In 1978, Dreier decided to run for the United States House of Representatives at the age of 25. He ran against incumbent Democrat James Fredrick Lloyd, who had first won in an upset in a Republican-leaning district in 1974. Though unknown, Dreier ran a spirited campaign. Lloyd won that race by 54% to 46%. In 1980, Dreier ran again and defeated Lloyd 52% to 45%, winning on the coattails of former California Governor Ronald Reagan's presidential election. After the 1980 United States Census, his district was renumbered to the 33rd, and defeated U.S. Congressman Wayne Grisham in the Republican primary of 1982, 57% to 43%. He won the 1982 general election with 65% of the vote. He won re-election every two years after that with at least 57% of the vote until his 2004 re-election campaign. His district was renumbered to the 28th after the 1990 United States Census and to the 26th district after the 2000 United States Census.
In 2004, Dreier faced strong criticism on his stances on illegal immigration from opponent Cynthia Matthews.
Dreier was not the originator of the NRCC complaint and disavowed orchestrating the complaint. The hosts continued the allegedly infringing activity through the election and on February 24, 2006, the FEC declared that the charges were without merit. In an interview on KABC's Doug McIntyre program, Dreier denied the charges regarding immigration.
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