Dave Obey

Dave Obey
Chair of the House Appropriations Committee
In office January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011
Preceded by	Jerry Lewis
Succeeded by	Hal Rogers
In office March 29, 1994 – January 3, 1995
Preceded by	William Natcher
Succeeded by	Bob Livingston
Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee
In office January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2007
Preceded by	Joseph M. McDade
Succeeded by	Jerry Lewis
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 7th district
In office April 1, 1969 – January 3, 2011
Preceded by	Melvin Laird
Succeeded by	Sean Duffy
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 2nd Marathon County district
In office January 7, 1963 – April 1, 1969
Preceded by	Paul A. Luedtke
Succeeded by	Tony Earl
Personal details
Born	David Ross Obey (1938-10-03) October 3, 1938 (age 86) Okmulgee, Oklahoma, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Joan Obey
Education	University of Wisconsin, Madison (BS, MA)
Dave Obey's voice Obey criticizes President Bill Clinton's use of the line-item veto Recorded November 8, 1997

David Ross Obey (/ˈoʊbiː/ OH-bee; born October 3, 1938)^[1] is an American lobbyist and former politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for Wisconsin's 7th congressional district from 1969 to 2011. The district includes much of the northwestern portion of the state, including Wausau and Superior. He is a member of the Democratic Party, and served as Chairman of the powerful House Committee on Appropriations from 1994 to 1995 and again from 2007 to 2011. He was the longest-serving member ever of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Wisconsin, until surpassed by Jim Sensenbrenner in 2020.

On May 5, 2010, Obey announced that he would not seek reelection to Congress in November 2010. He left Congress in January 2011, and was succeeded by Republican Sean Duffy. He began working for Gephardt Government Affairs, a lobbying firm founded by former U.S. House Majority Leader Dick Gephardt, in June 2011.^[2]