Dave Obey
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 7th district
Incumbent
Assumed office  April 1, 1969
Preceded by	Melvin Laird
Born	October 3, 1938 (1938-10-03) (age 69) Okmulgee, Oklahoma
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Joan Obey
Religion	Roman Catholic

David Obey Center for Health Sciences at Northcentral Technical College in Wausau

David Ross "Dave" Obey (pronounced Obie) (born October 3, 1938) is a Wisconsin politician. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. Wisconsin ( or wɪˈskɑnsɨn (French Ouisconsin) is one of the fifty United States of America, located in the north central part of the United States Wisconsin's 7th congressional district is a Congressional district of the United State House of Representatives in northwestern and central Wisconsin Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Melvin Robert (Bom Laird (born September 1, 1922) is an American politician and writer Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Okmulgee is a city in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, United States. Oklahoma ( is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Northcentral Technical College (also NTC is a technical ( community) college in Wausau Wisconsin area Wausau (pronounced /wô'sô/ is a city in and the County seat of Marathon County, Wisconsin, Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1969, representing Wisconsin's 7th congressional district (map). The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Wisconsin's 7th congressional district is a Congressional district of the United State House of Representatives in northwestern and central Wisconsin The district includes much of the northwestern portion of the state, including Wausau and Superior. Wausau (pronounced /wô'sô/ is a city in and the County seat of Marathon County, Wisconsin, The city of Superior sits at the junction of US Highway 2 and U

Obey was born in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, but has lived in Wausau for over half a century. Okmulgee is a city in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, United States. He graduated from Wausau East High School. Originally named Wausau Senior High School before the opening of Wausau West High School in the early 1970s Wausau East High School is a comprehensive public Secondary He received his bachelors degree in political science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Before serving in Congress, Obey worked as a real estate broker.

Obey grew up as a Republican. However, he was so angered after seeing one of his teachers falsely branded a Communist by backers of Joseph McCarthy that he became a Democrat in the mid-1950s, somewhere between the ages of 16 and 18. Joseph Raymond McCarthy (November 14 1908 – May 2 1957 was an American politician who served as a Republican U [1] He was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1963 and served there until 1969, when he was elected to the House to replace eight-term incumbent Melvin R. Laird, who was appointed Secretary of Defense under President Richard Nixon. The Wisconsin State Assembly is the Lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Melvin Robert (Bom Laird (born September 1, 1922) is an American politician and writer The United States Secretary of Defense ( SECDEF) is the head of the U Obey, only 30 when he was elected, became the youngest member of Congress upon taking his seat. He was elected to a full term in 1970 and has been reelected 18 times. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He has only faced serious opposition once, in 1994. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) He is now the longest-serving member of either house of Congress in Wisconsin's history. He is also the third-longest serving member of the House, after fellow Democrats John Dingell and John Conyers. John David Dingell Jr (born in Colorado Springs Colorado, July 8, 1926) is a Democratic United States Representative from John Conyers Jr (born May 16, 1929) is a member of the United States House of Representatives representing Michigan's 14th congressional district

In Congress, Obey chaired the commission to write the House's Code of Ethics. Among the reforms he instituted was one requiring members of the House to disclose their personal financial dealings so the public would be made aware of any potential conflicts of interest. Obey is currently the chairman of the House Appropriations Committee; he briefly chaired this committee from 1994 to 1995 and served as its ranking Democrat from 1995 to 2007. The Committee on Appropriations is a committee of the United States House of Representatives. He also chairs its Subcommittee on Labor. The Subcommittee on Labor Health and Human Services Education and Related Agencies is a subcommittee within the House Appropriations Committee.

Obey is one of the most liberal members of the House; he considers himself a progressive in the tradition of Robert La Follette. Robert M La Follette can refer to Robert M La Follette Sr (1855-1925 senator congressman governor of Wisconsin and candidate for President (1912 and [2] The 7th elected liberal and moderate Republicans long before Obey took office.

Obey also is remembered for being the congressman who intervened when fellow Democrat Harold Ford, Jr. approached Republican Jean Schmidt on the House floor in 2005. "Harold Ford" redirects here For his father the congressman from Tennessee from 1975 to 1997 see Harold Ford Sr Jeannette Marie Hoffman Schmidt (born November 29, 1951) is a member of the United States Congress. Ford was upset because Schmidt had called Congressman (and decorated former Marine) John Murtha a coward for advocating a redeployment of American forces in Iraq. John Patrick “Jack” Murtha Jr (born 17 June 1932 is an American politician from the U For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics.

Controversy

On March 7, 2007, a video was posted on YouTube of Congressman Obey arguing with proponents of defunding the Iraq War about their position on how to end the war. Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. YouTube is a video sharing website where users can upload view and share Video clips YouTube was created in February 2005 by three former PayPal employees The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign He angrily referred to them as "idiot liberals" and told them Democrats would not cut funding for the war because it would cut funding to other vital military functions such as armor and medical supplies for U. S. military personnel, but were instead working on an amendment to order an end to the war altogether. He also stated that to one of the proponents that ". . . if that isn't good enough for you, you're smoking something illegal!" Obey later apologized for the incident.

External links

• Congressman Dave Obey official U. S. House website
• Dave Obey for Congress campaign website

• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
• Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
• Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets.org
• Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
• Issue positions and quotes at On The Issues
• Current Bills Sponsored at StateSurge. The Biographical Directory of the United States Congress is a Biographical dictionary of all present and former members of the United States Congress as The Washington Post is the largest and most circulated Newspaper in Washington D The Federal Election Commission (or FEC) is an independent regulatory agency that was founded in 1975 by the United States Congress to regulate the The Center for Responsive Politics (CRP is a nonpartisan research group based in Washington D Project Vote Smart ( PVS) is a Non-profit, Non-partisan research organization that collects and distributes information on candidates for public office in com
• Democratic Party of Wisconsin — Dave Obey biography
• House Appropriations Committee official website
• David Obey profile in US News
• Daniel Mielke (currently seeking to unseat Dave Obey)