Earl Pomeroy

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Earl Pomeroy

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Dakota's at-large district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 5, 1993–
Preceded by	Byron Dorgan
Succeeded by	Incumbent

Born	September 02, 1952 (age 54) Valley City, North Dakota
Political party	Democratic-NPL
Spouse	divorced
Religion	Presbyterian

Earl Pomeroy (born September 2, 1952) is an American lawyer and politician from the U.S. state of North Dakota. A member of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party, Pomeroy has served as the member representing North Dakota's at-large congressional district in the U.S. United States House of Representatives since 1993.

Pomeroy lives in Mandan, North Dakota, with his two children, Kathryn and Scott.

1 Education and career
2 House career
- 2.1 Committees and political associations
- 2.2 Political positions
  - 2.2.1 Iraq War
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Education and career

Pomeroy was born in Valley City, North Dakota. He attended Valley City State University and later transferred to the University of North Dakota, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and went on to do graduate research in legal history at Durham University in England. Pomeroy returned to North Dakota to attend the University of North Dakota School of Law, receiving his Juris Doctor law degree in 1979.

Pomeroy was elected to the North Dakota House of Representatives in 1980, and became North Dakota Insurance Commissioner in 1984. He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in the 1992 elections.

Pomeroy most recently faced Republican Matthew Mechtel in the 2006 general election, easily winning re-election to his eighth term. He received a larger percentage of votes in the 2006 election than in his previous elections.

[edit] House career

[edit] Committees and political associations

Pomeroy serves in the House Agriculture Committee [1]. He also serves on the Ways and Means Committee, in the Health [2] and Social Security [3] subcommittees. He is member of Blue Dog Democrats, an organization of moderate-conservative Democratic members of Congress.

[edit] Political positions

[edit] Iraq War

Although he supported authorizing force in Iraq in 2002, he has increasingly spoken out against the war.^[1] Earl Pomeroy supported the House resolution opposing George W. Bush's troop surge plan in February 2007. He said in a floor speech,^[2] "We take care of our soldiers over [in Iraq] by making sure their deployments are only for acceptable periods and at acceptable intervals, with enough time at home in between to heal, to rest, and to train. But beyond these things, we take care of our soldiers over there when we as a Congress make certain the mission they have sent to perform has a reasonable chance of success.

"In a war where so many tragic mistakes have been made, this Congress must not sit quietly by while additional plans are cooked up in Washington whose only certainty is to accelerate the loss of American lives, compound the already severe strain on our military capabilities, and accelerate the burn rate of American dollars spent in Iraq. ... Without the commitment between the warring parties in Iraq to stop the killing, and create a political agreement upon which a national government can exist, 20,000 more U.S. soldiers are not likely to bring about a lasting peace."

[edit] References

^ "Pomeroy opposes troop buildup." Mary Claire Jalonick. Associated Press. 2/15/07.
^ C-SPAN Iraq War Debate

[edit] External links

U.S. Congressman Earl Pomeroy official House site
Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
Federal Election Commission - Earl Ralph Pomeroy campaign finance reports and data
On the Issues - Earl Pomeroy issue positions and quotes
OpenSecrets.org - Earl Pomeroy campaign contributions
Project Vote Smart - Representative Earl Pomeroy (ND) profile
SourceWatch Congresspedia - Earl Pomeroy profile
Washington Post - Congress Votes Database: Earl Pomeroy voting record
Earl Pomeroy for Congress official campaign site

Preceded by Byron Dorgan	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Dakota's At-large congressional district 1993-	Succeeded by Incumbent