David Dreier

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David Dreier

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Chairman of Tribune Publishing
Assumed office
January 2019
Preceded byMichael Ferro
Chairman of the
Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation
Assumed office
June 26, 2019
Preceded byOffice established
Chairman of the House Rules Committee
In office
January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013
Preceded byLouise Slaughter
Succeeded byPete Sessions
In office
January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2007
Preceded byGerald Solomon
Succeeded byLouise Slaughter
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from California
In office
January 3, 1981 – January 3, 2013
Preceded byJames F. Lloyd
Succeeded byGary Miller (Redistricting)
Constituency35th district (1981–1983)
33rd district (1983–1993)
28th district (1993–2003)
26th district (2003–2013)
Personal details
Born
David Timothy Dreier

(1952-07-05) July 5, 1952 (age 67)
Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationClaremont McKenna College (BA)
Claremont Graduate University (MA)

David Timothy Dreier (/draɪər/; born July 5, 1952) is an American entrepreneur who is chairman of the board of Tribune Publishing Company. He founded the Fallen Journalists Memorial project and serves as its chairman.[1] Dreier is also a former Republican Party politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from California from 1981 to 2013. He was one of the youngest members ever elected to the United States Congress.[2]

U.S. House of Representatives[edit]

Elections[edit]

Early career[edit]

In 1978, Dreier ran for the United States House of Representatives at the age of 25. He challenged incumbent Democrat James Fredrick Lloyd, who had first won in a Republican-leaning district in 1974. Though unknown and living in Phillips Hall at Claremont McKenna College,[3] Dreier ran a spirited campaign. Lloyd won that race 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.[4] Dreier was sworn into office as one of the youngest members of the House of Representatives in U.S. history.[5]

Congressman David Dreier before 1995

After the 1980 United States Census, his district was renumbered to the 33rd. Dreier defeated Congressman Wayne Grisham 57% to 43% in the Republican primary of 1982.[6] Dreier became the first person ever to defeat two incumbent members of Congress in back to back elections. He won the 1982 general election with 65% of the vote.[7] He won re-election every two years after that with at least 57% of the vote until his 2004 re-election. His district was renumbered to the 28th after the 1990 United States Census and to the 26th district after the 2000 United States Census.[8]

2004 election[edit]

In 2004, Dreier faced strong criticism for his position on illegal immigration from opponent Cynthia Matthews and several talk radio hosts who felt he was not tough enough on illegal immigrants.[9]

Dreier won with 54% of the vote.[10][11]

After 2004[edit]

In 2006, he won reelection in a rematch against Matthews 57% to 38%, despite the fact that Republicans lost the majority that year.[12]

In 2008, Dreier won reelection against Democrat Russ Warner with 53% of the vote.[13][14]

In 2010, he defeated Warner in a rematch with 54% of the vote.[15] Dreier ceased all campaign fundraising for more than a year, leading many to believe that he was planning to leave Congress.[16] His speech on the House floor on February 29, 2012 confirmed that he had intended to leave Congress in 2011 but remained one additional term to pursue several legislative initiatives.[17]

After the 2010 United States Census, the voter-created California Citizens Redistricting Commission renumbered Dreier's district as the 31st district, and reconfigured it as a Democratic-leaning, majority-Latino district.[18] Dreier chose not to run for reelection in 2012 and encouraged his Republican colleague Gary Miller to move into the 31st after Miller's old district was merged with the district of another Republican, Ed Royce.[19]

Tenure[edit]

Dreier is the youngest chairman of the House Rules Committee in U.S. history.[20] As well as being the only Californian to hold that position, he is the third-longest-serving chairman of the Rules Committee (1999 to 2007 and 2011 to 2013). When the Democrats gained control of the House in the 2006 midterm elections, Dreier served as ranking member for the 110th and 111th Congresses. With the Republicans regaining control of the House in the 2010 midterm elections, Dreier again assumed the chairmanship during the 112th Congress.[21]

Dreier was founder and first chairman of the House Democracy Partnership (HDP), which works to strengthen parliaments in new and re-emerging democracies on six continents.[22] Dreier also founded the bipartisan House Trade Working Group, working closely with five U.S. presidents of both parties on every free trade agreement into which the United States has entered.[23]

He has been a longstanding supporter of closer ties between the United States and countries of Latin America and has met frequently with executive and legislative branch leaders throughout the region. He has received the nation's highest honors from the presidents of Colombia, Mexico, and Nicaragua.[24] On August 28, 2007, while building support for the United States–Colombia Free Trade Agreement, Dreier addressed the Colombian parliament.[25] Dreier drew criticism from some opposition lawmakers when he sat on the edge of a podium during informal remarks to the legislators. Dreier later apologized and insisted he intended no disrespect. In comments released on August 30, 2007, Dreier said, "I meant absolutely no offense. I simply wanted to demonstrate my warm feeling and affection."[26]

Dreier was a member of the Republican Main Street Partnership.[27]

He served as the co-chair of Arnold Schwarzenegger's 2003 California gubernatorial campaign. Dreier also was the chairman of Governor-elect Schwarzenegger's transition team following the 2003 California gubernatorial recall election. Dreier was a national co-chair of Mayor Rudy Giuliani's 2008 presidential bid.[28]

Congressman David Dreier at the Walnut Family Festival Parade in Walnut, California on October 14, 2006.

Gay Rights[edit]

Dreier initially supported the Defense of Marriage Act, signed into law by President Bill Clinton in 1996.[29] Joining columnists like William Raspberry in opposing "thought police,"[30] Dreier voted against the Matthew Shepard Act that expanded federal hate-crimes law to include crimes motivated by a victim's actual or perceived gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability.[31] Dreier initially supported the Clinton Administration's Don't ask, don't tell policy, which prevented LGBT members of the armed forces from serving openly.[32] However, in December 2010, Dreier voted in favor of legislation that repealed the policy.[33][34] Dreier opposed a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage.[35]

Dreier's sexuality has been the subject of rumor and controversy.[36][37][38][39]

Committee assignments[edit]

Chairman of the Committee on Rules (1999-2007, 2011-2013)

Caucus memberships[edit]

Members of a congressional delegation that met with Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf in Islamabad. From left to right: Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC), Congressman Darrell Issa (R-CA), President Pervez Musharraf, Senator Bob Corker (R-TN), and Congressman David Dreier (R-CA).

Leadership bid[edit]

Following the indictment of Tom DeLay on September 28, 2005, Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert asked Dreier to assume temporarily the position of House Majority Leader, as Dreier had consistently adhered to the views of the Republican leadership on many issues and would have been willing to relinquish the title immediately should DeLay have been able to return to the Majority Leader position. However, a conference of rank-and-file Republican representatives disapproved of the choice of Dreier largely because many conservative members believed that Dreier was too politically moderate. According to Dreier spokeswoman Jo Maney, Dreier did not seek the temporary Majority Leader position because he "would have had to give up his chairmanship of the Rules Committee to move to another position, and that's not something that he wanted to do."[40]

The House Majority Leader position instead went to then-Majority Whip Roy Blunt of Missouri, though both Dreier and then-Deputy Majority Whip Eric Cantor of Virginia shared in some duties.[41]

On February 29, 2012, Dreier announced that upon completion of his current term he would not seek re-election.[42]

After Congress[edit]

Tribune Publishing[edit]

As of January 2019, Dreier was named chairman of the board of Tribune Publishing Company,[43][44] succeeding former Tribune Publishing CEO Justin Dearborn. Dreier has served on the Tribune Publishing board since 2016.

Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation[edit]

On June 26, 2019, Dreier founded the Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation (FJM Foundation), the main objective of which is to build a permanent memorial near the National Mall in Washington, D.C. to commemorate journalists who have been killed.[45] One year earlier on June 28, 2018, the offices of Capital Gazette Communications, home to The Capital newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland, became the site of the deadliest attack against journalists in United States history when five were gunned down in their office. This mass shooting at The Capital, owned by Tribune Publishing Company, inspired Dreier to launch the FJM project.[46] He serves as the chairman of the JFM Foundation.

Memberships and Awards[edit]

Upon leaving Congress, Dreier became chairman of the Annenberg-Dreier Commission at Sunnylands, which aims to promote the free flow of goods, capital, information, ideas, and people throughout the greater Pacific.[47] He is a distinguished fellow at the Brookings Institution,[48] a member of the Council on Foreign Relations,[49] and a leading member of the board of directors of the International Republican Institute.[50]

Dreier is founder of the Dreier Roundtable at Claremont McKenna College (his alma mater), where he serves as a trustee.

In 2013, Dreier was elected to the board of trustees of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech).[51] He serves on the JPL Space Innovation Council and is a member of the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) working group.[52]

In 2017, Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto inducted Dreier into the Order of the Aztec Eagle.[53] Dreier became the first former member of Congress to receive the highest honor Mexico awards foreigners.[54]

Dreier is a member of the Alfalfa Club.[55]

Personal life[edit]

Dreier resides in Beverly Hills, California.[56][57] He lost his Malibu home in the 2018 Woolsey Fire.[58]

He is a descendant of Richard Bland Lee, a congressman from Virginia who served on the first Rules Committee impaneled by the House of Representatives.[59]

According to Roll Call magazine, Dreier has a personal fortune in excess of $7.5 million and as much as $29 million, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.[60]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "About". Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  2. ^ "NewsConference: Fallen Journalist Memorial in the Works". NBC Los Angeles. Retrieved 2019-12-14.
  3. ^ Radio, Southern California Public (2012-02-29). "David Dreier will not run again". Southern California Public Radio. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
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  16. ^ Kane, Paul (2012-02-29). "Rep. David Dreier to retire at end of year". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
  17. ^ "Representative David Dreier Retirement Announcement | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. Retrieved 2020-01-01.
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  19. ^ Kane, Paul (2012-02-29). "Rep. David Dreier to retire at end of year". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
  20. ^ "David Dreier, Longtime Chairman of the House Rules Committee, Joins Brookings as Distinguished Fellow". Brookings. -001-11-30T00:00:00+00:00. Retrieved 2019-11-30. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  21. ^ "Press Release: Dreier Selected as Rules Committee Chair for 112th Congress". Dreier.house.gov. December 16, 2010. Archived from the original on March 16, 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-03.
  22. ^ Green (R-Wis.), Former Amb and Rep Mark (2015-12-01). "The House's decade of democracy partnerships". TheHill. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
  23. ^ "Ex-Rep. David Dreier finds a new role with Annenberg group". Los Angeles Times. 2013-02-20. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
  24. ^ Affairs, Office of Public; Claremont, Communications 400 N. Claremont Blvd; 537-3559. "Prof. Roderic Camp and former Congressman David Dreier '75 awarded Mexico's top honor for foreigners". cmc.edu. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
  25. ^ Associated Press, 28 August 2007
  26. ^ "This House member is no stand-up guy". Los Angeles Times. September 10, 2007.
  27. ^ Allen, Jonathan. "The center crumbles". POLITICO. Retrieved 2019-12-24.
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  29. ^ "H.R. 3396 (104th): Defense of Marriage Act -- House Vote #316 -- Jul 12, 1996". GovTrack.us. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  30. ^ Raspberry, William (1999-04-09). "Thought Crimes". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2019-12-24.
  31. ^ John, Conyers (2009-04-30). "Actions - H.R.1913 - 111th Congress (2009-2010): Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009". www.congress.gov. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  32. ^ "Murphy amendment certified for House consideration". Washington Blade: Gay News, Politics, LGBT Rights. 2010-05-26. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  33. ^ Willis, Derek. "Repeals 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' - H.R.2965: Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010". ProPublica. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  34. ^ Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal Act of 2010. clerk.house.gov
  35. ^ "House Rejects Amendment to Ban Same-Sex Marriage". Los Angeles Times. 2006-07-19. Retrieved 2019-12-24.
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  38. ^ "The Raw Story | Anti-gay congressman David Dreier, said gay, 'lived with male chief of staff'". www.rawstory.com. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
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  43. ^ Channick, Robert. "Tribune Publishing names new CEO as 3 executives depart". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
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  48. ^ "David Dreier, Longtime Chairman of the House Rules Committee, Joins Brookings as Distinguished Fellow". Brookings. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  49. ^ Dennis, Steven T.; Dennis, Steven T. (2013-05-24). "David Dreier Lands at Brookings". Retrieved 2019-12-24.
  50. ^ "Former San Gabriel Valley congressman David Dreier to be knighted". Daily News. 2013-06-20. Retrieved 2019-12-24.
  51. ^ "Former Congressman David Dreier joins Caltech trustees". Pasadena Star News. 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2019-12-19.
  52. ^ "Former Congressman David Dreier joins Caltech trustees". Pasadena Star News. 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
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  54. ^ Carruthers, Wanda (2017-09-17). "Mexico to Honor Former US Rep. David Drier With Aztec Eagle Award". Newsmax. Retrieved 2019-12-19.
  55. ^ "Pompeo Is Where He Wants To Be: The Nation's #1 Diplomat | The Georgetown Dish". www.thegeorgetowndish.com. Retrieved 2019-12-19.
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External links[edit]

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
James Lloyd 		Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California's 35th congressional district
1981–1983 		Succeeded by
Jerry Lewis
Preceded by
Wayne Grisham 		Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California's 33rd congressional district
1983–1993 		Succeeded by
Lucille Roybal-Allard
Preceded by
Julian Dixon 		Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California's 28th congressional district
1993–2003 		Succeeded by
Howard Berman
Preceded by
Howard Berman 		Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California's 26th congressional district
2003–2013 		Succeeded by
Julia Brownley
Preceded by
Gerald Solomon 		Chair of the House Rules Committee
1999–2007 		Succeeded by
Louise Slaughter
Preceded by
Louise Slaughter 		Chair of the House Rules Committee
2011–2013 		Succeeded by
Pete Sessions
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