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Raúl Rafael Labrador was born on December 8, 1967 in Carolina, Puerto Rico.
As the only child of a single mother, Raúl’s home was humble, but it was always a place of encouragement and love. His mother worked many different jobs to make ends meet, ultimately relocating their small family to Las Vegas, Nevada, where she worked in the booming hospitality industry.
Though times were tough, Raúl’s mother often reminded him that if he studied, worked hard, and receive a professional education, he could achieve his American Dream. She even led by example, ultimately earning her degree in education while working full-time, and later, becoming a teacher. This encouraged Raúl to never give up on his own professional aspirations and personal dreams.
In 1985, Raúl graduated from Las Vegas High School. After graduation, he enrolled in Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. From 1987 to 1989, he served a mission for the LDS Church in Santiago, Chile. After his mission, he returned to BYU where he met Rebecca Johnson, and they married on June 28, 1991 in Las Vegas. In 1992, Raúl graduated with a degree in Spanish with an emphasis in Latin American Literature. Raúl later earned his law degree from the University of Washington, School of Law in Seattle, Washington, in 1995.
Raúl and his family moved to his wife’s native Idaho, and the young attorney established a successful law practice with offices in both Nampa and Boise. As a small business owner, Raúl had to balance a budget, make payroll, and manage employees. Owning his own business was an important part of Raúl achieving the American Dream and creating a better life for his children.
Inspired by a desire to serve his fellow citizens, Raúl ran for the Idaho House of Representatives in 2006. During his tenure as the state representative from District 14B, Raúl was known by his colleagues and constituents as a steadfast advocate for free markets, limited government and civil liberties.
After decades of watching politicians in Washington, D.C. grow government to unprecedented and dangerous levels, Raúl again felt a duty to serve his fellow Idahoans---this time on Capitol Hill. To the surprise of many political pundits and members of the media, Raúl defeated his primary opponent and the incumbent Congressman, both of whom outspent him significantly. He was sworn in as a member of the 112th Congress on Tuesday, January 4, 2011, with his family by his side.
Today, Raúl Labrador is proud to represent Idaho’s First Congressional District, which spans the western half of Idaho from Canada in the north and Nevada in the south. Raúl has stood for Idaho’s values and for America’s future. He has fought for tax reform, fiscal responsibility, regulatory restraint, increased domestic energy production, transparency in government and the protection of civil liberties. He was noted by Idaho and national press as the architect of the Balanced Budget Amendment vote in the debt ceiling negations of 2011.
Raúl is honored to serve on the House Committee on Natural Resources and the House Committee on the Judiciary. In 2012, his first piece of legislation passed the U.S. House of Representatives with a bipartisan majority If enacted, this bill would ease regulations on the geothermal energy industry, expanding affordable access to energy for Idahoans.
Lauded as one of the “rising stars” of the Republican Party, Raúl has earned a 100 percent rating from both the Club for Growth and Americans for Prosperity. He also won the “spirit of Enterprise Award” from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce for this dedication to America’s job creators.
In February 2012, Raul announced he would seek a second term as the Representative from Idaho’s First Congressional District. In May of 2012, he won his party’s nomination with 81% percent of the vote!
In addition to his public service, Raúl ’s primary interest is spending time with his family. He and Rebecca Johnson Labrador have been married for more than 20 years and together have five children: Michael, Katerina, Joshua, Diego, and Rafael. Their family is active in their church and community of Eagle, Idaho.
source http://labrador.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=63 YakbutterT ( talk) 21:44, 7 June 2013 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: moot - move done as uncontroversial which is fair given that the editor that moved it the other way agrees with moving it back. Dpmuk ( talk) 15:37, 6 January 2011 (UTC)
Raul Labrador →
Raúl Labrador — Redirect of Raúl Labrador leads to Raul Labrador, which shows his name as Raúl Labrador.
75.204.148.101 (
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00:44, 6 January 2011 (UTC)
It's clear watching Rep Labrador doing many recent television interviews that he is playing a key role in shutting down the federal government and rallying other Republicans in the house to fight against the Affordable Care Act. I came here just trying to find out more info and its a little disappointing with how thin this entry is especially concerning his recent actions. Clearly this article is being worked on but reads more like a fluff piece than a well developed entry. What gives? -- Lumpytrout ( talk) 20:41, 1 October 2013 (UTC)
is his infamous comment Nobody dies because they don’t have access to health care -- Labrador said that, just like Marie Antoinette said let them eat cake -- Labrador's comment got picked up by most national news publications -- and it is important and it needs to be in the lede paragraph and it should not be buried in the article with all the rest of the non-important junk like committee assignments by pro-Labrador supporters. The Newsmax comment about influential Latio congresspersons is highly dubious -- what is Newsmax (I've never heard of it before) and to put their non-assessment (top 50? puh-leeze) in the lede paragraph is spam on a stick.-- Tomwsulcer ( talk) 23:06, 7 May 2017 (UTC)
You can find an entry on Newsmax in Wikipedia. It is a right wing political publication that has run a number of stories of dubious veracity, but is very popular in Tea Party circles. Joalkap ( talk) 02:26, 8 May 2017 (UTC)
I moved the Newsmax award to its own sub section "awards". I agree that the page shouldn't lead with that. Has for having awards on Labrador's page I don't see an issue with it since most of the politicians articles I have seen on here (local and national politicians) mention awards they have won wither its the ACLU to The Heritage Foundation (Calling this spam really?).
I am confused how having committee assignments on a biographical page about a US Congressman being "pro-Labrador" has all members of Congress have this on their page. Would you consider that "pro" information for the other members of congress has well?
Has for the "buried" comment I think it is reasonable to leave it in the issue section, has it is an issue statement . Where I might add states that he received national attention for the comment. IdahoSolo ( talk) 18:34, 8 May 2017 (UTC)
I think we would all agree that it would be wise to get a consensus before removing important content from this page. thanks. H McCringleberry ( talk) 21:56, 14 August 2017 (UTC)
For saying this page is written by "GOP-Hacks" is laughable since it reads like every other member of the house and senate on here. (majority of sources are from his voting record on here, has are other members of Congress has well...) IdahoSolo ( talk) 22:35, 10 May 2017 (UTC)
While the comment was certainly controversial and widely discussed at the time, the comment no longer seems to be what Labrador is "known" for. Just googling his name brings up news feeds about his participation in the governors race. Putting the most controversial thing about Labrador in the lede makes it look like an attempt to make Labrador look worse. I find it interesting multiple users have moved the controversial comment to the Issues section where it belongs, yet a single user has been reverting those edits for months. Yhbn84 ( talk) 23:50, 14 August 2017 (UTC)
I usually don't change this when the subject was not born in the US but in this case I did. What do others think? Thank you, -- Malerooster ( talk) 02:08, 4 February 2018 (UTC)
![]() | This is an archive of past discussions. Do not edit the contents of this page. If you wish to start a new discussion or revive an old one, please do so on the current talk page. |
Archive 1 |
Raúl Rafael Labrador was born on December 8, 1967 in Carolina, Puerto Rico.
As the only child of a single mother, Raúl’s home was humble, but it was always a place of encouragement and love. His mother worked many different jobs to make ends meet, ultimately relocating their small family to Las Vegas, Nevada, where she worked in the booming hospitality industry.
Though times were tough, Raúl’s mother often reminded him that if he studied, worked hard, and receive a professional education, he could achieve his American Dream. She even led by example, ultimately earning her degree in education while working full-time, and later, becoming a teacher. This encouraged Raúl to never give up on his own professional aspirations and personal dreams.
In 1985, Raúl graduated from Las Vegas High School. After graduation, he enrolled in Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. From 1987 to 1989, he served a mission for the LDS Church in Santiago, Chile. After his mission, he returned to BYU where he met Rebecca Johnson, and they married on June 28, 1991 in Las Vegas. In 1992, Raúl graduated with a degree in Spanish with an emphasis in Latin American Literature. Raúl later earned his law degree from the University of Washington, School of Law in Seattle, Washington, in 1995.
Raúl and his family moved to his wife’s native Idaho, and the young attorney established a successful law practice with offices in both Nampa and Boise. As a small business owner, Raúl had to balance a budget, make payroll, and manage employees. Owning his own business was an important part of Raúl achieving the American Dream and creating a better life for his children.
Inspired by a desire to serve his fellow citizens, Raúl ran for the Idaho House of Representatives in 2006. During his tenure as the state representative from District 14B, Raúl was known by his colleagues and constituents as a steadfast advocate for free markets, limited government and civil liberties.
After decades of watching politicians in Washington, D.C. grow government to unprecedented and dangerous levels, Raúl again felt a duty to serve his fellow Idahoans---this time on Capitol Hill. To the surprise of many political pundits and members of the media, Raúl defeated his primary opponent and the incumbent Congressman, both of whom outspent him significantly. He was sworn in as a member of the 112th Congress on Tuesday, January 4, 2011, with his family by his side.
Today, Raúl Labrador is proud to represent Idaho’s First Congressional District, which spans the western half of Idaho from Canada in the north and Nevada in the south. Raúl has stood for Idaho’s values and for America’s future. He has fought for tax reform, fiscal responsibility, regulatory restraint, increased domestic energy production, transparency in government and the protection of civil liberties. He was noted by Idaho and national press as the architect of the Balanced Budget Amendment vote in the debt ceiling negations of 2011.
Raúl is honored to serve on the House Committee on Natural Resources and the House Committee on the Judiciary. In 2012, his first piece of legislation passed the U.S. House of Representatives with a bipartisan majority If enacted, this bill would ease regulations on the geothermal energy industry, expanding affordable access to energy for Idahoans.
Lauded as one of the “rising stars” of the Republican Party, Raúl has earned a 100 percent rating from both the Club for Growth and Americans for Prosperity. He also won the “spirit of Enterprise Award” from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce for this dedication to America’s job creators.
In February 2012, Raul announced he would seek a second term as the Representative from Idaho’s First Congressional District. In May of 2012, he won his party’s nomination with 81% percent of the vote!
In addition to his public service, Raúl ’s primary interest is spending time with his family. He and Rebecca Johnson Labrador have been married for more than 20 years and together have five children: Michael, Katerina, Joshua, Diego, and Rafael. Their family is active in their church and community of Eagle, Idaho.
source http://labrador.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=63 YakbutterT ( talk) 21:44, 7 June 2013 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: moot - move done as uncontroversial which is fair given that the editor that moved it the other way agrees with moving it back. Dpmuk ( talk) 15:37, 6 January 2011 (UTC)
Raul Labrador →
Raúl Labrador — Redirect of Raúl Labrador leads to Raul Labrador, which shows his name as Raúl Labrador.
75.204.148.101 (
talk)
00:44, 6 January 2011 (UTC)
It's clear watching Rep Labrador doing many recent television interviews that he is playing a key role in shutting down the federal government and rallying other Republicans in the house to fight against the Affordable Care Act. I came here just trying to find out more info and its a little disappointing with how thin this entry is especially concerning his recent actions. Clearly this article is being worked on but reads more like a fluff piece than a well developed entry. What gives? -- Lumpytrout ( talk) 20:41, 1 October 2013 (UTC)
is his infamous comment Nobody dies because they don’t have access to health care -- Labrador said that, just like Marie Antoinette said let them eat cake -- Labrador's comment got picked up by most national news publications -- and it is important and it needs to be in the lede paragraph and it should not be buried in the article with all the rest of the non-important junk like committee assignments by pro-Labrador supporters. The Newsmax comment about influential Latio congresspersons is highly dubious -- what is Newsmax (I've never heard of it before) and to put their non-assessment (top 50? puh-leeze) in the lede paragraph is spam on a stick.-- Tomwsulcer ( talk) 23:06, 7 May 2017 (UTC)
You can find an entry on Newsmax in Wikipedia. It is a right wing political publication that has run a number of stories of dubious veracity, but is very popular in Tea Party circles. Joalkap ( talk) 02:26, 8 May 2017 (UTC)
I moved the Newsmax award to its own sub section "awards". I agree that the page shouldn't lead with that. Has for having awards on Labrador's page I don't see an issue with it since most of the politicians articles I have seen on here (local and national politicians) mention awards they have won wither its the ACLU to The Heritage Foundation (Calling this spam really?).
I am confused how having committee assignments on a biographical page about a US Congressman being "pro-Labrador" has all members of Congress have this on their page. Would you consider that "pro" information for the other members of congress has well?
Has for the "buried" comment I think it is reasonable to leave it in the issue section, has it is an issue statement . Where I might add states that he received national attention for the comment. IdahoSolo ( talk) 18:34, 8 May 2017 (UTC)
I think we would all agree that it would be wise to get a consensus before removing important content from this page. thanks. H McCringleberry ( talk) 21:56, 14 August 2017 (UTC)
For saying this page is written by "GOP-Hacks" is laughable since it reads like every other member of the house and senate on here. (majority of sources are from his voting record on here, has are other members of Congress has well...) IdahoSolo ( talk) 22:35, 10 May 2017 (UTC)
While the comment was certainly controversial and widely discussed at the time, the comment no longer seems to be what Labrador is "known" for. Just googling his name brings up news feeds about his participation in the governors race. Putting the most controversial thing about Labrador in the lede makes it look like an attempt to make Labrador look worse. I find it interesting multiple users have moved the controversial comment to the Issues section where it belongs, yet a single user has been reverting those edits for months. Yhbn84 ( talk) 23:50, 14 August 2017 (UTC)
I usually don't change this when the subject was not born in the US but in this case I did. What do others think? Thank you, -- Malerooster ( talk) 02:08, 4 February 2018 (UTC)