Doug Lamborn
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Doug Lamborn
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| Assumed office January 4, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Joel Hefley |
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| Born | May 24, 1954 Leavenworth, Kansas |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Jeanie Lamborn |
| Residence | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Alma mater | University of Kansas |
| Occupation | attorney |
| Religion | Non-denominational Protestant |
Doug Lamborn (born May 24, 1954, Leavenworth, Kansas) is a Republican politician for the U.S. state of Colorado. He currently serves in the United States House of Representatives as the Congressman for Colorado's 5th congressional district, based in Colorado Springs. He has been assigned to the Armed Services Committee, the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and the Committee on Natural Resources.
Lamborn attended the University of Kansas as a National Merit Scholar, where he received a bachelor's degree in journalism in 1978 and graduated with his Juris Doctor in 1986. Lamborn practiced law as an attorney before entering politics. In 1995, he was elected to the Colorado House of Representatives and was elected Republican Whip in 1997.
Lamborn successfully ran for a Colorado Senate seat in 1998, where he was elected President Pro-tem in 1999. Lamborn served in the Colorado Senate until winning a seat in Congress.[1] Lamborn was the ranking Republican on the Colorado State Military and Veterans Affairs, and Appropriations committees. While in the State Senate Lamborn sponsored the largest tax cut in Colorado State History, [2] and was named the highest-ranking tax cutter in the Senate five times, by the Colorado Union of Taxpayers.[1]
Lamborn has a conservative voting record [3] and opposes gun control, abortion except when the mother's life is threatened, federal funding of embryonic stem cell research, providing public benefits to illegal immigrants, and is an opponent of the new eminent domain rulings.[4]
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[edit] Accomplishments
With help from Congressman Lamborn, an office of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency was established in Colorado Springs. The office is expected to open in February 2009 and will increase immigration enforcement agents in the area from two to ten. “The immediate need is to address those that have committed a crime and make sure they’re sent out of the country,” Lamborn said. However this would in no way place in jeopardy employers who hire illegal immigrants or to pay these workers without any withholding tax or below minimum wage.[5]
Congressman Lamborn was instrumental in bringing a Brigade Combat Team to his district in December, 2007. The Brigade Combat Team consisting of almost 5,000 soldiers, their families, support personnel as well as increased military construction.[6]
Lamborn has accumulated a conservative voting record. Congressional quarterly said that through the first August recess, Lamborn had voted against the Democratic agenda in the U.S. House more than any other Republican.[3] Lamborn led an effort among conservative Republicans to force the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to discard proposed regulations that would have affected accessibility to small arms ammunition, which were opposed by Second Amendment groups.[7]
[edit] Committee assignments
- Committee on Armed Services
- Committee on Natural Resources
- Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
- Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs (Ranking Member)
[edit] Elections
[edit] 2006 election
On February 16, 2006, Joel Hefley announced he would retire after 10 terms in Congress.[8] In the August 8, 2006 Republican primary, Lamborn defeated five other candidates to win the party nomination.
Lamborn earned the endorsement in the primary of numerous national organizations, including National Right to Life, National Pro-life Alliance, [9] National Rifle Association, Gunowners of America, [10] Club for Growth, National Right to Work, Eagle Forum, and Minuteman PAC. [11] The Democratic nominee for the open seat in Colorado's 5th congressional district was Jay Fawcett. Lamborn won the election on November 7, 2006.
[edit] 2008 election
Jeff Crank and Bentley Rayburn have both challenged Lamborn in the 2008 Republican primary. Both lost to Lamborn in the 2006 primary. Lamborn won the Primary Election on August 12, 2008 with 45%[12] of the 56,171 votes cast. Crank got 29% and Rayburn got 26%.
Since the district's creation in 1972, the seat has only been held by Republicans. Congressman Lamborn defeated his Democratic challenger Hal Bidlack in the 2008 election.
[edit] References
- ^ a b About Rep. Lamborn Retrieved May 10, 2007
- ^ The Club For Growth — Doug Lamborn — Colorado's 5th District Retrieved May 11, 2007
- ^ a b Giroux, Greg (2007-08-10). "CQPolitics.com Candidate Watch". Congressional Quarterly. http://fe30.news.sp1.yahoo.com/s/cq/20070811/pl_cq_politics/cqpoliticscomcandidatewatch.
- ^ Rep. Elect Doug Lamborn Congressional Quarterly November 8, 2006
- ^ ICE Office, More Agents Slated For Springs Retrieved January 19, 2007
- ^ [http://www.gazette.com/articles/fort_31061___article.html/carson_troops.html Post Heads For 30,000 ] Retrieved December 21, 2007
- ^ Labor Department Announces It Will Revise Overreaching OSHA Explosives Rule Retrieved September 24, 2007
- ^ Sprengelmeyer, M.E. (2006-02-17). "Hefley calls it a career". Rocky Mountain News. http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/elections/article/0,2808,DRMN_24736_4474520,00.html.
- ^ Rep. Doug Lamborn on Pro Life Issues Retrieved November 3, 2007
- ^ Rep. Doug Lamborn on Guns and the Second Amendment Retrieved November 3, 2007
- ^ Doug Lamborn: More Support for Doug Lamborn Retrieved November 3, 2007
- ^ http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/coffman-lamborn-prevail-in-colorado-gop-primaries-2008-08-13.html The Hill
[edit] External links
- U.S. Representative Doug Lamborn, U.S. House site
- Doug Lamborn for Congress, Campaign site
- 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
- Profile at SourceWatch Congresspedia
- Lamborn’s record bears out his conservative talk Ed Sealover, Daily Gazette, July 13, 2006
- In 5th, Lamborn offers specifics editorial, Rocky Mountain News, October 20, 2006
- War path — Lamborn backs Bush Michael de Yoanna, Colorado Springs Independent, February 22, 2007
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| Preceded by Joel Hefley |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Colorado's 5th congressional district 2007-01-03 – present |
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