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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
Personal details
Born	David Ross Obey (1938-10-03) October 3, 1938 (age 86) Okmulgee, Oklahoma, U.S.
Political party	Republican (Before 1957) Democratic (1957–present)
Spouse(s)	Joan Obey
Education	University of Wisconsin, Madison (BS, MA)

David Ross Obey (/ˈoʊbiː/ OH-bee; born October 3, 1938)^[1] is an American politician. He was the United States Representative for Wisconsin's 7th congressional district from 1969 to 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party.

Obey served as Chairman of the powerful House Committee on Appropriations from 1994 to 1995 and again from 2007 to 2011. He is the longest-serving member ever of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Wisconsin.

On May 5, 2010, Obey announced that he would not seek reelection to Congress in November 2010. He left Congress in January 2011.^[2]

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