Doug Lamborn
PARTY REPUBLICAN
OFFICE REPRESENTATIVE
 
BIO

Age: 54

Employment: U.S. House of Representatives; Colorado House of Representatives, 1995-1998; Colorado Senate, 1998-2006; attorney

How to contact him: Colorado Springs office: phone: 520-0055 fax: 520-0840; Washington, D.C., office: phone: 202-225-4422 fax: 202-226-2638

Education: Bachelor of Science, journalism, University of Kansas; Law degree, University of Kansas

Civic Involvement:

1. State Senate

2. State House of Representatives

Military Service: None

AUDIO LINK http://coloradosprings.com/gazette/audiofiles/election08/DougLamborn.mp3
 
KEY ISSUES

1. What timetable for withdrawal from Iraq do you support and how would you pay for continued military presence?

I would pay for our continued military presence the same way we have paid for it in the past, through the general fund. The surge has been successful. Withdrawal should take place only once we have a stable democracy in Iraq.

2. Would you support a second round of stimulus checks to bolster the economy? If so, how would it be funded? If not, what alternatives would you offer?

No. We have spent already more than we counted on for various bailouts. I do not want taxpayer money spent on various wish lists beyond that.

3. What, if anything, needs to be done to address global warming? Do you support subsidizing renewable energy development, increasing oil and gas drilling or a combination?

I support an all-of-the above approach to increasing our domestic energy production. We need more drilling. I have co-sponsored H.R. 6566, The American Energy Act. The bill would increase the domestic supply of energy in environmentally sound ways by opening up deep sea resources, ANWR and oil shale resources. In addition, conservation and energy efficiency would be improved by offering tax incentives for businesses and homeowners who improve their energy efficiency. Finally, this bill promotes renewable and alternative energy technologies.