David Dreier has a resume that speaks for itself. He has been a longstanding politician for since 1981. That is over 30 years of experience under his belt. Since Dreier has been in the public eye for so long it is only natural that he deals with many personal and professional issues under a magnifying glass. He has faced scandals dealing with his sexual orientation, accused of being anti-gay and has never been given full credit for his outstanding achievements. Despite this David Dreier remains one of the House of Representatives leading voices and serves his constituents with integrity and hard work.
David Drier was born July 5, 1962 to a former Marine Corps drill instructor who ran a real estate investment firm alongside his wife. Dreier was born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri. David’ Dreier’s family still lives in the area due to the fact that they own and operate a real estate development company. In Dreier’s earlier years of his life he went to an exclusive boarding school called The Principia Upper School in St. Louis, Missouri. This was a private boarding school for Christian Scientists. After graduating from high school he then moved to California to attend college. He went to Claremont McKenna College, where he received his bachelor's degree in political science in 1975. He then went to Claremont Graduate School and obtained his master's a year later in government. He enjoyed the campus so much that he stayed there for an additional year and was the director of corporate relations for Claremont McKenna College.
David Dreier has a longstanding political career that has helped him become one of the most influential United States House Representatives California has ever seen. Though his rise in congress did not have a great start, he was able to overcome obstacles and get elected into the House of Representatives. During his first election in 1978, while Dreier was a mere 26 years old, he ran against James F. Lloyd, who was the incumbent democrat. He ended up falling short of a victory that time with Lloyd beating him 54% to 46%. However, 2 years later, in 1980 he ran for the position once again this time coming out victorious with a vote of 52% to 46%, and now turning the seat into a republican one. Many believe he won this election off of governor at the time, Ronald Regan’s cottails, as he was running for president that year. (National Almanac Journal). In the election of 1982 Dreier’s district was re-numbered to the 33rd due to the census. Ever since that election he has won every year with a margin of at least 50% or better. He faced controversy again in his 2004 election. He was going against democratic candidate Cynthia Matthews. That year the Washington Post accused him of having a relationship with his chief of staff Brad W. Smith. Smith received $156,600,the highest paid salary possible among people in his position. Cynthia Matthews came out of the closet during the election and wanted Dreier to follow suit. He did not publically address these allegations. (The New York Times)
David Dreier has held numerous positions of power over his political career. He became a member of the House Committee on Rules in January 1999, a position which he held until 2007. He was the youngest Rules chairman to have ever been appointed. Along with the rest of the rules committee they were in charge of determining under what rule other bills will come to the floor. In 2003 Dreier was Arnold Schwarzenegger co-chair for his Campaign for Governor of the state of California. To this day the two have a strong relationship and remain allies. (Werner) In 2005 Dreier was Tom Delay’s Interim replacement as house majority leader due to the fact that DeLay was indicted that year for a conspiracy charges. Dreier failed to permanently become the majority leader due to the fact that Roy Blunt was voted into that position. The Washington Post believed that “Dreier has a more moderate voting record on some social issues than DeLay.” Dreier has also been the vice president for Dreier Development which is his family’s real estate company based out of Kansas City.
Dreier is considered a moderate California Republican. He is a strong believer in the war in Iraq voting in favor of many of President Bush’s efforts to deploy troops to Iraq and Afghanistan. He is also against President Obama’s stimulus package, believing that we should engage is vaster tax cuts. As for illegal immigration he has shown mixed reviews. In 2004, he opposed laws that were going to to pay back the state and local governments for services rendered to illegal immigrants and supported increasing the number of work visas given to them. After his election he was in favor of increased penalties on employers of illegal immigrants and prevented states from issuing drivers' licenses to illegal immigrants. Although in 2006 he did vote in favor of the placement of a fence along the United States border. Dreier has also had mixed feelings about gay rights. In 2004 he voted against the Federal Marriage Amendment, which would have amended the Constitution to define marriage as between a man and a woman. But he did support the Defense of Marriage Act, which says the federal government recognizes marriage as between a man and a woman and voted against allowing homosexual couples to adopt children. (Ontheissues.org)
Dreier’s sexual orientation has been brought up various times in his political career. In the 2004 election and in 2009 election he has been accused of being a closeted homosexual but has continued to deny the allegations. Dreier is not married and has not children. (Byrne) David Dreier has had an impressive political tenure engaging in politics since a young adult. He has held many positions of power and never allowed controversy to get the best of him. Dreier has been instrumental in passing much legislation that has helped our nation and continues to believe in platforms of a strong national defense, secure borders and limited government.

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Werner, Erica Werner, "Dreier a Different Kind of Republican," Associated Press, September 28, 2005. Web. 08 Feb 2012.