David Price

Submitted by ryanteaguebeckwith on March 26, 2007 - 1:16pm.
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Office District Status
U.S. Representative U.S. House 4 Incumbent
Party In Office Since Term Ends
Democrat 1996 2010
Level of Government  
Congress  
Date of Birth Birthplace Now Lives In
August 17, 1940 Irwin, TN Chapel Hill, NC

Synopsis

Raised in Tennessee, Price earned a doctorate in political science from Yale University and taught at Duke. In 1987, he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in the Fourth Congressional District, which includes Durham and Orange counties and parts of Wake and Chatham. He lost his seat in 1994 during the Republican revolution, but won it back two years later. He voted against the Iraq war resolution and has sponsored bills that would limit the use of private security contractors and set a deadline on the war's authorization. He currently chairs a subcommittee on homeland security spending.

Trivia

He is the most senior Democrat in the North Carolina delegation.

Endorsements

Biography

Marital Status
Spouse
Lisa
Children
daughter, Karen; son, Michael
Biography to come.

Occupation

Former college professor
Duke University





Community Involvement:
Not specified.

Contact Info

U.S. House
2162 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515
202-225-1784		 Raleigh Office
5400 Trinity Rd., Suite 205, Raleigh, N.C. 27607
919-859-5999		 Durham Office
411 W. Chapel Hill St., N.C. Mutual Building, 6th Floor, Durham, N.C. 27701
919-688-3004

Education



Military

Not specified.

Links

http://price.house.gov/


http://www.priceforcongress.com/
http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN081336812X&id=GLmtMdDCxz0C&dq=the+congress...




N&O Profile:
http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/summary.asp?cid=N00002260
http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/p000523/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Price






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