Dave Camp

Dave Camp

Republican Party

Prior offices

Michigan House of Representatives

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U.S. House Michigan District 4

Successor: John Moolenaar

Predecessor: Fred Upton

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Compensation

Net worth

(2012) $10,494,638

Education

High school

Midland Dow High School, Midland, MI

Bachelor's

Albion College

Law

University of San Diego School of Law

Personal

Religion

Christian: Catholic

Profession

Attorney

David Lee "Dave" Camp (b. July 9, 1953, in Midland, MI) was previously a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives and represented Michigan's 4th Congressional District. Camp was first elected to the House in 1990.

On March 31, 2014, Camp announced that he would not seek re-election to the U.S. House in 2014. Camp was previously considered a potential candidate for the Michigan Senate seat. He announced in August 2013 that he would not seek the open seat.

Camp began his legislative career in the Michigan House of Representatives, where he served from 1989 to 1990. Prior to that he was a member of the staff of U.S. Rep. Bill Schuette.

As of a 2014 analysis of multiple outside rankings, Camp is an average Republican member of Congress, meaning he will vote with the Republican Party on the majority of bills.

Biography

Camp was born in 1953 in Midland, Michigan. After graduating from Midland Dow High School, Camp went on to earn his B.A. from Albion College in 1975 and his J.D. from San Diego University Law School in 1978. Prior to his political career, Camp worked as an attorney.

Career

Below is an abbreviated outline of Camp's professional and political career:

• 1980-1984: Special Assistant Attorney General, Michigan Attorney General
• 1984-1987: Staff, United States Representative Bill Schuette of Michigan
• 1989-1990: Michigan House of Representatives
• 1991-2015: U.S. House of Representatives, Michigan's 4th Congressional District

Committee assignments

U.S. House

2013-2014

Camp served on the following committees:

• Ways and Means Committee Chairman
• Joint Committee on Taxation

2011-2012

Camp served on the following House committees:

• Ways and Means Committee Chairman

Key votes

113th Congress

The second session of the 113th Congress enacted into law 224 out of the 3215 introduced bills (7 percent). Comparatively, the 112th Congress had 4.2 percent of introduced bills enacted into law in the second session. For more information pertaining to Camp's voting record in the 113th Congress, please see the below sections.

National security

NDAA

Camp voted for HR 1960 - the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014. The bill passed the House on June 14, 2013, with a vote of 315 - 108. Both parties were somewhat divided on the vote.

DHS Appropriations Act (2014)

Camp voted for HR 2217 - the DHS Appropriations Act of 2014. The bill passed the House on June 6, 2013, with a vote of 245 - 182 that was largely along party lines.

CISPA (2013)

Camp voted for HR 624 - the CISPA (2013). The bill passed the House on April 18, 2013, with a vote of 288 - 127. The bill permitted federal intelligence agencies to share cybersecurity intelligence and information with private entities and utilities. The bill was largely supported by Republicans, but divided the Democratic Party.

Economy

Farm bill

On January 29, 2014, the U.S. House approved the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013, H.R. 2642, also known as the Farm Bill. The bill passed by a vote of 251-166. The nearly 1,000-page bill reformed and continued various programs of the Department of Agriculture through 2018. The $1 trillion bill expanded crop insurance for farmers by $7 billion over the next decade and created new subsidies for rice and peanut growers that would kick in when prices drop. It also cut the food stamp program an average of $90 per month for 1.7 million people in 15 states. Camp voted with 161 other Republican representatives in favor of the bill.

2014 Budget

On January 15, 2014, the Republican-run House approved H.R. 3547, a $1.1 trillion spending bill to fund the government through September 30, 2014. The House voted 359-67 for the 1,582-page bill, with 64 Republicans and three Democrats voting against the bill. The omnibus package included 12 annual spending bills to fund federal operations. It increased the paychecks of federal workers and military personnel by 1 percent, increased Head Start funding for early childhood education by $1 billion, reduced funding to the Internal Revenue Service and the Environmental Protection Agency, and protected the Affordable Care Act from any drastic cuts. Camp voted with the majority of the Republican Party in favor of the bill.

Tax reform

Camp, the House Ways and Means Committee chairman, had been promising tax reform legislation in 2013, but due to timing and the government shutdown, he eased up on that promise. He told reporters, "I’d still like to do that. I very much have wanted to stick to that, certainly to have the bill ready and be able to move forward this year if we can." The disastrous implementation of President Obama's healthcare law is another issue that could lead to a delay of the reform legislation, as Republicans do not wish to draw attention away from it. Camp added, "You never can predict timing around here. Clearly, we’re continuing to try."

Government shutdown

See also: United States budget debate, 2013

On September 30, 2013, the House passed a final stopgap spending bill before the shutdown went into effect. The bill included a one-year delay of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate and would have also stripped the bill of federal subsidies for congressional members and staff. It passed through the House with a vote of 228-201. At 1 a.m. on October 1, 2013, one hour after the shutdown officially began, the House voted to move forward with going to a conference. In short order, Sen. Harry Reid rejected the call to conference. Camp voted in favor of the stopgap spending bill that would have delayed the individual mandate.

The shutdown ended on October 16, 2013, when the House took a vote on HR 2775 after it was approved by the Senate. The bill to reopen the government lifted the $16.7 trillion debt limit and funded the government through January 15, 2014. Federal employees also received retroactive pay for the shutdown period. The only concession made by Senate Democrats was to require income verification for Obamacare subsidies. The House passed the legislation shortly after the Senate, by a vote of 285-144, with all 144 votes against the legislation coming from Republican members. Camp voted for HR 2775.

Federal Pay Adjustment Act

Camp voted for HR 273 - Eliminates the 2013 Statutory Pay Adjustment for Federal Employees. The bill passed the House on February 15, 2013, with a vote of 261 - 154. The bill called for stopping a 0.5 percent pay increase for all federal workers from taking effect. The raises were projected to cost $11 billion over 10 years.

Immigration

Morton Memos Prohibition

Camp voted for House Amendment 136 - Prohibits the Enforcement of the Immigration Executive Order. The amendment was adopted by the House on June 6, 2013, with a vote of 224 - 201. The purpose of the amendment as stated on the official text is to "prohibit the use of funds to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce the Morton Memos." These memos would have granted administrative amnesty to certain individuals residing in the United States without legal status. The vote largely followed party lines.

Healthcare

Healthcare Reform Rules

Camp voted for House Amendment 450 - Requires Congressional Approval for Any Rules Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The amendment was adopted by the House on August 2, 2013, with a vote of 227-185. The amendment requires that all changes to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act be approved by Congress before taking effect. The vote was largely along party lines.

Social issues

Abortion

Camp voted for HR 1797 - Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. The resolution passed the House on June 18, 2013, with a vote of 228 - 196 that largely followed party lines. The purpose of the bill was to ban abortions that would take place 20 or more weeks after fertilization.

Government affairs

HR 676

See also: Boehner's lawsuit against the Obama administration

On July 30, 2014, the U.S. House approved a resolution 225 to 201 to sue President Barack Obama for exceeding his constitutional authority. Five Republicans—Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Paul Broun of Georgia, Scott Garrett of New Jersey, Walter Jones of North Carolina and Steve Stockman of Texas—voted with Democrats against the lawsuit. Camp joined the other 224 Republicans in favor of the lawsuit. All Democrats voted against the resolution.

Previous congressional sessions

Fiscal Cliff

Camp voted for the fiscal cliff compromise bill, which made permanent most of the Bush tax cuts originally passed in 2001 and 2003 while also raising tax rates on the highest income levels. He was 1 of 85 Republicans that voted in favor of the bill. The bill was passed in the House by a 257 - 167 vote on January 1, 2013.

Issues

Lois Lerner investigation

See also: IRS targeting allegations

In the months following the allegations that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) had targeted conservative groups' applications for tax-exempt status, emails from Lois Lerner, the head of the tax-exempt division during the suspected time period, were uncovered. In July 2014, emails from Lerner calling conservatives "crazies" and "a**holes" were released. Camp called for Eric Holder, U.S. Attorney General, to appoint a special counsel to investigate the culture of the IRS.

Presidential preference

2012

See also: Endorsements by state officials of presidential candidates in the 2012 election

Dave Camp endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.

Elections

2014

See also: Michigan's 4th Congressional District elections, 2014

On March 31, 2014, Camp announced that he would not seek re-election in 2014. Camp was previously considered a potential candidate for the Senate seat. He announced in August 2013 that he would not seek the open seat.

2012

See also: Michigan's 4th Congressional District elections, 2012

Camp won re-election in the 2012 election for the U.S. House, representing Michigan's 4th District. He ran unopposed in the August 7 Republican primary. He then defeated Debra Freidell Wirth (D), John Gelineau (L), Pat Timmons (G) and George Zimmer (UST) in the general election on November 6, 2012.

Dave Camp, "Camp Statement - HR 6169 - Tax Reform"

U.S. House, Michigan District 4 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Debra Freidell Wirth	33.6%	104,996
	Republican	Dave Camp Incumbent	63.1%	197,386
	Libertarian	John Gelineau	1.4%	4,285
	Green	Pat Timmons	0.9%	2,776
	UST	George Zimmer	1.1%	3,506
Total Votes				312,949
Source: Michigan Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

Full history

To view the full congressional electoral history for Dave Camp, click [show] to expand the section.

2010 On November 2, 2010, Dave Camp won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Jerry Campbell (D), John Emerick (U.S. Taxpayers) and Clint Foster (L) in the general election. U.S. House, Michigan District 4 General Election, 2010 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Republican Dave Camp incumbent 66.2% 148,531      Democratic Jerry Campbell 30.5% 68,458      U.S. Taxpayers John Emerick 1.7% 3,861      Libertarian Clint Foster 1.6% 3,504 Total Votes 224,354 2008 On November 4, 2008, Dave Camp won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Andrew Concannon (D), John Emerick (U.S. Taxpayers) and Allitta Hren (L) in the general election. U.S. House, Michigan District 4 General Election, 2008 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Republican Dave Camp incumbent 61.9% 204,259      Democratic Andrew Concannon 35.7% 117,665      U.S. Taxpayers John Emerick 1.2% 4,055      Libertarian Allitta Hren 1.1% 3,785 Total Votes 329,764 2006 On November 7, 2006, Dave Camp won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Mike Huckleberry (D), John Emerick (U.S. Taxpayers) and Allitta Hren (L) in the general election. U.S. House, Michigan District 4 General Election, 2006 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Republican Dave Camp incumbent 60.6% 160,041      Democratic Mike Huckleberry 37.9% 100,260      U.S. Taxpayers John Emerick 0.8% 2,003      Libertarian Allitta Hren 0.7% 1,941 Total Votes 264,245 2004 On November 2, 2004, Dave Camp won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Mike Huckleberry (D) and Albert Chia, Jr. (L) in the general election. U.S. House, Michigan District 4 General Election, 2004 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Republican Dave Camp incumbent 64.4% 205,274      Democratic Mike Huckleberry 34.8% 110,885      Libertarian Albert Chia, Jr. 0.9% 2,765 Total Votes 318,924 2002 On November 5, 2002, Dave Camp won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Lawrence Hollenbeck (D), Sterling Johnson (G) and Al Chia, Jr. (L) in the general election. U.S. House, Michigan District 4 General Election, 2002 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Republican Dave Camp incumbent 68.2% 149,090      Democratic Lawrence Hollenbeck 30.2% 65,950      Green Sterling Johnson 1% 2,261      Libertarian Al Chia, Jr. 0.6% 1,272 Total Votes 218,573 2000 On November 7, 2000, Dave Camp won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Lawrence Hollenbeck (D), Alan Gamble (G), Richard Whitelock (L), John Emerick (U.S. Taxpayers) and Stuart Goldberg (Natural Law) in the general election. U.S. House, Michigan District 4 General Election, 2000 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Republican Dave Camp incumbent 68% 182,128      Democratic Lawrence Hollenbeck 29.1% 78,019      Green Alan Gamble 1.4% 3,790      Libertarian Richard Whitelock 0.8% 2,112      U.S. Taxpayers John Emerick 0.4% 978      Natural Law Stuart Goldberg 0.3% 792 Total Votes 267,819 1998 On November 3, 1998, Dave Camp won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Dan Marsh (L) and Stuart Goldberg (Natural Law) in the general election. U.S. House, Michigan District 4 General Election, 1998 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Republican Dave Camp incumbent 91.3% 155,343      Libertarian Dan Marsh 6.1% 10,404      Natural Law Stuart Goldberg 2.5% 4,332      N/A Write-in 0% 30 Total Votes 170,109 1996 On November 5, 1996, Dave Camp won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Lisa Donaldson (D), Ben Steele, III (L) and Susan Arnold (Natural Law) in the general election. U.S. House, Michigan District 4 General Election, 1996 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Republican Dave Camp incumbent 65.5% 159,561      Democratic Lisa Donaldson 32.7% 79,691      Libertarian Ben Steele, III 1% 2,410      Natural Law Susan Arnold 0.8% 1,928      N/A Write-in 0% 55 Total Votes 243,645 1994 On November 8, 1994, Dave Camp won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Damion Frasier (D) and Michael Lee (Natural Law) in the general election. U.S. House, Michigan District 4 General Election, 1994 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Republican Dave Camp incumbent 73.1% 145,176      Democratic Damion Frasier 25.5% 50,544      Natural Law Michael Lee 1.4% 2,797      N/A Scattering 0% 17 Total Votes 198,534 1992 On November 3, 1992, Dave Camp won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Lisa Donaldson (D), Joan Dennison (Tisch Independent Citizens), Gary Bradley (L) and Thomas List (Natural Law) in the general election. U.S. House, Michigan District 4 General Election, 1992 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Republican Dave Camp incumbent 62.5% 157,337      Democratic Lisa Donaldson 34.8% 87,573      Tisch Independent Citizens Joan Dennison 1.3% 3,344      Libertarian Gary Bradley 0.8% 2,027      Natural Law Thomas List 0.5% 1,247      N/A Write-in 0% 11 Total Votes 251,539 1990 On November 6, 1990, Dave Camp won election to the United States House. He defeated Joan Louise Dennison (D) and Charles Congdon (L) in the general election. U.S. House, Michigan District 10 General Election, 1990 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Republican Dave Camp 65% 99,952      Democratic Joan Louise Dennison 33.1% 50,923      Libertarian Charles Congdon 1.6% 2,496      N/A Write-in 0.2% 345 Total Votes 153,716

Campaign themes

2012

The following are four issues which were highlighted by Camp on his campaign website.

• Jobs For Michigan

Excerpt: "Following the spend then tax spree enacted by the Obama Administration, Camp has and continues to propose and support efforts aimed at immediate and long-term steps to be enacted that will help Michigan families and friends find employment."

• Healthcare

Excerpt: "America can provide access to quality health care for every American by reducing the cost of health insurance, protecting those who have been or get sick, and expanding coverage. This can be done without having a government takeover of our health care system, without raising taxes or premiums, and without forcing Americans to buy health insurance they don’t want or can’t afford."

• Defense

Excerpt: " I am committed to ensuring that our military remains the most effective and capable military in the world. Recent attempted terrorist attacks within the borders of our country make it very clear that terrorists are still determined to destroy our society. We must maintain a strong national defense."

• Adoption

Excerpt: "I introduced what has now become landmark adoption legislation, the Adoption and Safe Families Act... It streamlines the adoption process to quickly help move more children in foster care into permanent adoptive homes.

Campaign finance summary

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Dave Camp campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2012	U.S. House (Michigan, District 4)	Won	$4,476,144	N/A**
Grand total			$4,476,144	N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Personal Gain Index

See also: Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress)

The Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress) is a two-part measurement that illustrates the extent to which members of the U.S. Congress have prospered during their tenure as public servants.
It consists of two different metrics:

• Changes in Net Worth
• The Donation Concentration Metric

PGI: Change in net worth

See also: Changes in Net Worth of U.S. Senators and Representatives (Personal Gain Index) and Net worth of United States Senators and Representatives

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org, Camp's net worth as of 2012 was estimated between $5,654,277 and $15,335,000. That averages to $10,494,638, which is higher than the average net worth of Republican representatives in 2012 of $7,614,097.96. Camp ranked as the 41st most wealthy representative in 2012. Between 2004 and 2012, Camp's calculated net worth increased by an average of 2 percent per year. Between 2004 and 2014, the average annual percentage increase for a member of Congress was 15.4 percent.

Dave Camp Yearly Net Worth
Year	Average Net Worth
2004	$9,230,618
2012	$10,494,638
Growth from 2004 to 2012:	14%
Average annual growth:	2%
Comparatively, the American citizen experienced a median yearly decline in net worth of -0.94%.

The data used to calculate changes in net worth may include changes resulting from assets gained through marriage, inheritance, changes in family estates and/or trusts, changes in family business ownership, and many other variables unrelated to a member's behavior in Congress.

PGI: Donation Concentration Metric

See also: The Donation Concentration Metric (U.S. Congress Personal Gain Index)

Filings required by the Federal Election Commission report on the industries that give to each candidate. Using campaign filings and information calculated by OpenSecrets.org, Ballotpedia calculated the percentage of donations by industry received by each incumbent over the course of his or her career (or 1989 and later, if elected prior to 1988). In the 113th Congress, Camp was the chair of the United States House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means and the vice chair of the United States Congress Joint Committee on Taxation. Camp received the most donations from individuals and PACs employed by the Health Professionals industry. The fourth industry Camp received the most donations from was Securities & Investment.

From 1989-2014, 25.82 percent of Camp's career contributions came from the top five industries as listed below.

Dave Camp Campaign Contributions
Total Raised	$18,438,828
Total Spent	$14,926,294
Chair of the House Ways and Means Committee and vice chair of the Joint Committee on Taxation
Top five industries that contributed to campaign committee
Health Professionals	$1,317,010
Insurance	$1,202,736
Pharmaceuticals/Health Products	$854,547
Securities & Investment	$771,616
Electric Utilities	$615,543
% total in top industry	7.14%
% total in top two industries	13.67%
% total in top five industries	25.82%

Analysis

Ideology and leadership

See also: GovTrack's Political Spectrum & Legislative Leadership ranking

Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Camp was a "cetrist Republican" as of July 2014. Camp was rated as a "rank-and-file Republican" in June 2013.

Like-minded colleagues

The website OpenCongress tracks the voting records of each member to determine with whom he or she votes most and least often. The results include a member from each party.

Camp most often voted with:

• Candice Miller
• John Barrow

Camp least often voted with:

• Walter Jones
• Barbara Lee

Lifetime voting record

See also: Lifetime voting records of United States Senators and Representatives

According to the website GovTrack, Camp missed 273 of 15,460 roll call votes from January 1991 to July 2014. This amounts to 1.8 percent, which is better than the median of 2.5 percent among current congressional representatives as of July 2014.

Congressional staff salaries

See also: Staff salaries of United States Senators and Representatives

The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Camp paid his congressional staff a total of $1,052,497 in 2011. He ranked 26th on the list of the highest paid Republican representative staff salaries and ranked 113th overall of the highest paid representative staff salaries in 2011. Overall, Michigan ranked 13th in average salary for representative staff. The average U.S. House of Representatives congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011.

National Journal vote ratings

See also: National Journal vote ratings

Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted in the previous year. Click the link above for the full ratings of all members of Congress.

2013

Camp ranked 119th in the conservative rankings in 2013.

2012

Camp ranked 138th in the conservative rankings in 2012.

2011

Camp ranked 143rd in the conservative rankings in 2011.

Voting with party

2013

Camp voted with the Republican Party 95.1 percent of the time, which ranked 73rd among the 234 House Republican members as of July 2014.

2013

Camp voted with the Republican Party 95.8 percent of the time, which ranked 150th among the 233 House Republican members as of June 2013.

Personal

Note: Please contact us if the personal information below requires an update.
Camp lives in Midland, Michigan, with his wife and three children.

2013 worst year

Camp was named by The Hill as a member of Congress who had one of the worst years in 2013.

Recent news

This section links to a Google news search for the term Dave + Camp + Michigan + House

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See also

• United States House of Representatives
• United States congressional delegations from Michigan
• Michigan's 4th Congressional District elections, 2014
• Michigan's 4th Congressional District
• List of U.S. Congress incumbents not running for re-election in 2014
• United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan, 2014

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• Interest group ratings:
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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by Fred Upton (R)	U.S. House of Representatives - Michigan District 4 1993–present	Succeeded by John Moolenaar (R)
Preceded by '	Michigan House of Representatives 1989-1990	Succeeded by '

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Michigan's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Gary Peters (D)

Elissa Slotkin (D)

Representatives

District 1

Jack Bergman (R)

District 2

John Moolenaar (R)

District 3

Hillary Scholten (D)

District 4

Bill Huizenga (R)

District 5

Tim Walberg (R)

District 6

Debbie Dingell (D)

District 7

Tom Barrett (R)

District 8

Kristen Rivet (D)

District 9

Lisa McClain (R)

District 10

John James (R)

District 11

Haley Stevens (D)

District 12

Rashida Tlaib (D)

District 13

Shri Thanedar (D)

Democratic Party (8)

Republican Party (7)