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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—WisconsinDavid Ross OBEY
(1938- )
OBEY, David Ross, a
Representative from Wisconsin; born in Okmulgee, Okmulgee County,
Okla., October 3, 1938; graduated from Wausau High School, Wausau,
Wis., 1956; B.S., University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis., 1960;
M.A., University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis., 1962; real estate
broker; member of the Wisconsin state assembly, 1963-1969; elected
as a Democrat to the Ninety-first Congress to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of United States Representative Melvin R.
Laird, and reelected to the twenty succeeding Congresses (April 1,
1969-January 3, 2011); not a candidate for reelection to the One
Hundred Twelfth Congress in 2010; chair, Joint Economic Committee
(Ninety-ninth Congress); chair, Committee on Appropriations (One
Hundred Third, One Hundred Tenth and One Hundred Eleventh
Congresses).
Bibliography
Obey, David R. Raising Hell for Justice: The Washington Battles
of a Heartland Progressive. Madison: University of Wisconsin
Press, 2007.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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