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{{Officeholder
|name=Dave Loebsack
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|party=[[Democrat]]
|spouse=Terry Leobsack
|religion=[[Methodist]]
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{{Officeholder/representative
|state=Iowa
|district=2nd
|terms=January 3, 2007 – present
|preceded=Jim Leach
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'''David Wayne "Dave" Loebsack''' (born December 23, 1952) is an emeritus professor and left-wing [[Democrat]] politician serving as the current U.S. representative from [[Iowa]]'s 2nd district, being elected in 2006 and re-elected six times. Loebsack is a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.
Loebsack announced in April 2019 that he would not seek re-election in 2020.<ref>[https://www.rollcall.com/2019/04/12/iowas-dave-loebsack-will-not-run-for-re-election-in-2020/ Iowa’s Dave Loebsack will not run for re-election in 2020]</ref>
==U.S. House of Representatives==
===Impeachment against Donald Trump===
:''See main article: [[Trump impeachment]]
Rep. Loebsack supported<ref>[https://whotv.com/news/politics/iowa-rep-dave-loebsack-will-vote-for-impeachment/ Iowa Rep. Dave Loebsack Will Vote For Impeachment]</ref> and voted in favor of the [[impeachment coup]] against [[Donald Trump]],<ref>[https://thehill.com/homenews/house/475207-how-the-31-democrats-in-trump-districts-voted-on-impeachment How the 31 Democrats in Trump districts voted on impeachment]</ref> claiming that: “to ensure our democracy is not permanently weakened, there is no other option but to support the articles of impeachment”. Despite holding the title of being a professor emeritus of political science, Leobsack is apparently ignorant of the fact that the [[U.S.]] is a [[constitutional republic]] and not a [[democracy]].
==Political views==
Loebsack is a [[leftist]] who supports [[abortion]], [[same-sex "marriage"]], [[Obamacare]], and abolishing the [[death penalty]].<ref>[https://www.ontheissues.org/House/David_Loebsack.htm David Loebsack on the Issues]</ref>
==See also==
*[[Abby Finkenauer]], Democrat representative from Iowa's 1st district
*[[Cindy Axne]], Democrat representative from Iowa's 3rd district
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
*[https://www.loebsackforcongress.org/ Official Website]
*[https://loebsack.house.gov/ Congressman Dave Loebsack]
*[https://ballotpedia.org/Dave_Loebsack Dave Loebsack - Ballotpedia]
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|name=Dave Loebsack
|image=
|party=[[Democrat]]
|spouse=Terry Leobsack
|religion=[[Methodist]]
|offices=
{{Officeholder/representative
|state=Iowa
|district=2nd
|terms=January 3, 2007 – present
|preceded=Jim Leach
|former=n
|succeeded=
}}
}}
'''David Wayne "Dave" Loebsack''' (born December 23, 1952) is an emeritus professor and left-wing [[Democrat]] politician serving as the current U.S. representative from [[Iowa]]'s 2nd district, being elected in 2006 and re-elected six times. Loebsack is a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.
Loebsack announced in April 2019 that he would not seek re-election in 2020.<ref>[https://www.rollcall.com/2019/04/12/iowas-dave-loebsack-will-not-run-for-re-election-in-2020/ Iowa’s Dave Loebsack will not run for re-election in 2020]</ref>
==U.S. House of Representatives==
===Impeachment against Donald Trump===
:''See main article: [[Trump impeachment]]
Rep. Loebsack supported<ref>[https://whotv.com/news/politics/iowa-rep-dave-loebsack-will-vote-for-impeachment/ Iowa Rep. Dave Loebsack Will Vote For Impeachment]</ref> and voted in favor of the [[impeachment coup]] against [[Donald Trump]],<ref>[https://thehill.com/homenews/house/475207-how-the-31-democrats-in-trump-districts-voted-on-impeachment How the 31 Democrats in Trump districts voted on impeachment]</ref> claiming that: “to ensure our democracy is not permanently weakened, there is no other option but to support the articles of impeachment”. Despite holding the title of being a professor emeritus of political science, Leobsack is apparently ignorant of the fact that the [[U.S.]] is a [[constitutional republic]] and not a [[democracy]].
==Political views==
Loebsack is a [[leftist]] who supports [[abortion]], [[same-sex "marriage"]], [[Obamacare]], and abolishing the [[death penalty]].<ref>[https://www.ontheissues.org/House/David_Loebsack.htm David Loebsack on the Issues]</ref>
==See also==
*[[Abby Finkenauer]], Democrat representative from Iowa's 1st district
*[[Cindy Axne]], Democrat representative from Iowa's 3rd district
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
*[https://www.loebsackforcongress.org/ Official Website]
*[https://loebsack.house.gov/ Congressman Dave Loebsack]
*[https://ballotpedia.org/Dave_Loebsack Dave Loebsack - Ballotpedia]
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[[Category:Iowa]]
[[Category:Democrats]]
[[Category:Liberals]]
[[Category:Progressivism]]
[[Category:Establishment]]