Howard McKeon - OpenCongress Wiki
Howard McKeon
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| U.S. Representative Howard McKeon (R) | ||
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| CA-25 | ||
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| Leadership: | No leadership position | |
| Committees: | House Committee on Armed Services, and House Committee on Education and Labor | |
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| Next election: Nov. 6, 2012
Primary challenge: Maybe Incumbent running: Yes | ||
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2012 candidates for CA-25 | ||
| Confirmed: | Lee Rogers, Laura Molina, Howard McKeon | |
| Possible: | Harrison Leonard, Justin Davis | |
| Out: | None so far | |
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| Official website | ||
Howard Philip "Buck" McKeon, a Republican, has represented the 25th District of California in the U. S. House of Representatives since 1993.
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Record and controversies
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Iraq War
McKeon voted for the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 that started the Iraq War.[1]
Environmental record
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Pays wife for campaign work
In October 2006, the Sunlight Foundation, a Washington-based non-profit organization which advocates better transparency in government, reported that McKeon’s campaign committee paid his wife $74,462 to serve as the campaign’s treasurer during 2005-2006. [1]
Biography
McKeon was born in Los Angeles, California on September 9, 1938. Educated at Brigham Young University, and was a business owner and member of the Santa Clarita Valley City Council before entering the House.
2006 elections
In 2006, the Democrats nominated Roberto J. Rodriguez, and the Libertarian Party nominated David W. Erickson to face McKeon in his November 2006 bid for reelection. (See U.S. congressional elections in 2006) [2] McKeon retained his seat.
Committees and Affiliations
Committees
Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008)
- House Committee on Armed Services
- Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces
- Subcommittee on Readiness
- House Committee on Education and Labor -Ranking
- Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions
- Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities
Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006)
- House Committee on Armed Services
- Subcommittee on Readiness
- Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces
- House Committee on Education and the Workforce - Chair
- Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations
- Trustee of the Meridian International Center
More Background Data
Wikipedia also has an article on Howard McKeon. This article may use content from the Wikipedia article under the terms of the GFDL.
Contact
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Articles and resources
Resources
- Official website
- Open Secrets - 2006 congressional races database
- Sunlight Foundation: Congressional Family Business Project
Local blogs and discussion sites
Articles
- Selling Out Higher Education Policy? by Stephen Burd, Chronicle for Higher Education, 7/30/04.
- Online Colleges Receive a Boost from Congress by Sam Dillon, New York Times, 3/1/06.
Semantic data (Edit data)
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| Current Office: U.S. House of Representatives | |||
| Title: Rep | First name: Howard | Middle name: P. | Last name: McKeon |
| Suffix: | Nickname: Buck | ||
| Party: R | State: CA | District:
25 District short: 25 |
Currently in office? True |
| Gender: M | |||
| Phone: 202-225-1956 | Fax: 202-226-0683 | Website: http://mckeon.house.gov/ | Webform email: http://mckeon.house.gov/contact.shtml Email address: |
| DC office: 2184 Rayburn House Office Building | |||
| Bioguide ID: M000508 | Votesmart ID: 26755 | FEC ID: H2CA25036 | Govtrack ID: 400267 |
| CRP ID: N00006882 | Eventful ID: | Old Sunlight ID: | Twitter ID: BuckMcKeon |
| OpenCongress Wiki URL: http://www.opencongress.org/wiki/Howard_McKeon | YouTubeID: BuckMcKeon | Senate class: | |
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| 111th Congress | |||
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| Congressional Career | |||
| First Elected to Current Office: November 3, 1992 |
First Took Current Office: January 3, 1993 |
Next Election: November 2, 2010 |
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| Freshman Member? No |
Previous Political Work? Santa Clarita School Board, Santa Clarita Mayor, Santa Clarita City Council |
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Date of Birth: September 9, 1938 November 3, 1992 | |||
Latitude: 34°37′58.876″N
Longitude: 118°8′52.111″W
Latitude: 34°24′23.321″N
Longitude: 118°34′42.611″W
