David Rouzer
Republican Representative of North Carolina's 7th district
Representative
North Carolina, district 7
January 6, 2015 - January 3, 2017
Representative
North Carolina, district 7
January 3, 2017 - January 3, 2019
Representative
North Carolina, district 7
January 3, 2019 - January 3, 2021
Representative
North Carolina, district 7
January 3, 2021 - January 3, 2023
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.