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PRICE, David Eugene

(1940—)


PRICE, David Eugene, a Representative from North Carolina; born in Erwin, Unicoi County, Tenn., August 17, 1940; graduated from Unicoi County High School, Erwin, Tenn.; attended Mars Hill College, Mars Hill, N.C., 1957-1959; B.A., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C., 1961; B.D., Yale University, New Haven, Conn., 1964; Ph.D., Yale University, New Haven, Conn., 1969; legislative aide, United States Senator Edward Lewis Bartlett of Alaska, 1963-1967; professor, Duke University, Durham, N.C., 1973-1986 and 1995-1996; staff director, commission on presidential nomination, Democratic National Committee, 1981-1982; chair, North Carolina Democratic Party, 1983-1984; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundredth and to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1987-January 3, 1995); unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Fourth Congress in 1994; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Fifth and to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1997-present).


Price, David E. Bringing Back the Parties . Washington: Congressional Quarterly Press, 1984.

———. The Congressional Experience: A View From the Hill . Boulder, Colo.: Westview Press, 1992. Reprint, 2004.

———. Policymaking in Congressional Committees: The Impact of “Environmental” Factors . Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1979.

———. Who Makes the Laws?: Creativity and Power in Senate Committees . Cambridge, Mass.: Schenkman Publishing Company, 1972.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present

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