David Loebsack (born December 12, 1952) is the current Representative-elect for the 2nd District of Iowa seat in the United States House of Representatives. Prior to entering Congress, he worked as a professor of political science.
David Loebsack | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa's 2nd district | |
| In office term begins 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Leach |
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| Political party | Democratic |
Loebsack was born in a poor neighborhood of Sioux City, Iowa. He graduated from East High School and attended college at Iowa State University. Here, Loebsack earned 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 school in Mount Vernon, Iowa. Loebsack was known to inform his non-liberal students that he would deduct points from their papers should they express views contrary to his well-known socialist stances. Since becoming a professor, he has been active in the ACLU and the Democratic party.
The 2006 elections saw a huge Democratic gain in Congress, including picking up a seat in this district. Loebsack, an underdog who had much less funding than his opponent, powerful 15-term incumbent Jim Leach, pulled off one of many upset victories for Democrats. Loebsack took 51% of the vote to Leach's 49%, and he will take his first ever public office in January.
Electoral History
Election of November 7, 2006, U.S. House Dist. 2
D. Dave Loebsack- 107,097 51%
R. Jim Leach- 101,386 49%
Links
http://www.loebsackforcongress.org/
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