David Rouzer

Republican Representative of North Carolina's 7th district

  • Representative

    North Carolina, district 7

    January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025

5

Congresses Served

5

House Terms

February 16, 1972 (52 years old)

Birthday

  • Born in Landstuhl, West Germany, and raised in Durham, North Carolina.
  • Attended North Carolina State University, earning a Bachelor of Arts in agricultural business management, agricultural economics, and chemistry.
  • Member of Phi Delta Theta Fraternity.
  • Graduate of the Fund for American Studies’ Institutes on Business and Government Affairs and American Economic and Political Systems.
  • Small business owner of The Rouzer Company and the Warehouse Distribution.
  • Worked as assistant to the dean at the North Carolina State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and as an associate-rural administrator for the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
  • Served as a legislative aide and Senior Policy Adviser for U.S. Senators Jesse Helms and Elizabeth Dole.
  • Ran unsuccessfully for North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture in 2000.
  • Served as a member of the North Carolina Senate, representing Johnston County and Wayne County in the 12th district.
  • Worked on legislation related to driver’s licenses for youths and the 2012 “sea-level rise” legislation.
  • Advocates for the repeal of the Affordable Care Act, English fluency for immigrants before granting U.S. citizenship, and pro-life policies.
  • Sponsored 17 bills that became law during his tenure in the North Carolina Senate.
  • Held multiple committee assignments, including co-chairman of the Agriculture/Environment/Natural Resources Committee.
  • U.S. Representative for North Carolina’s 7th congressional district since 2015.
  • Sponsored 24 pieces of legislation in Congress, with 2 becoming public law.
  • Coauthored a provision to the John D. Dingell Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act, designating World War II Heritage cities.
  • Cosponsored an amendment to ban same-sex marriage in 2015.
  • Supported Texas v. Pennsylvania, contesting the 2020 presidential election results.
  • Objected to the certification of electoral votes from the 2020 presidential election after the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021.
  • Member of the Republican Study Committee and the Congressional Coalition on Adoption.