Howard McKeon

Howard Philip "Buck" McKeon, a Republican, has represented the 25th District of California in the U. S. House of Representatives since 1993.

Iraq War
McKeon voted for the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 that started the Iraq War.

Environmental record
For more information on environmental legislation, see the Energy and Environment Policy Portal

Pays wife for campaign work
In October 2006, the Sunlight Foundation, a Washington-based non-profit organization which advocates better transparency in government, reported that McKeon’s campaign committee paid his wife $74,462 to serve as the campaign’s treasurer during 2005-2006. 

Biography
McKeon was born in Los Angeles, California on September 9, 1938. Educated at Brigham Young University, and was a business owner and member of the Santa Clarita Valley City Council before entering the House.

2006 elections
In 2006, the Democrats nominated Roberto J. Rodriguez, and the Libertarian Party nominated David W. Erickson to face McKeon in his November 2006 bid for reelection. (See U.S. congressional elections in 2006)  McKeon retained his seat.

Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008)

 * House Committee on Armed Services
 * Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces
 * Subcommittee on Readiness
 * House Committee on Education and Labor -Ranking
 * Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions
 * Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities

Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006)

 * House Committee on Armed Services
 * Subcommittee on Readiness
 * Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces
 * House Committee on Education and the Workforce - Chair
 * Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations
 * Trustee of the Meridian International Center

Resources

 * Official website
 * Open Secrets - 2006 congressional races database
 * Sunlight Foundation: Congressional Family Business Project

Local blogs and discussion sites

 * Calitics
 * Tiger Beat: Music, Culture, and Politics

Articles

 * Selling Out Higher Education Policy? by Stephen Burd, Chronicle for Higher Education, 7/30/04.
 * Online Colleges Receive a Boost from Congress by Sam Dillon, New York Times, 3/1/06.