Dave Obey

David Ross Obey ( ; born October 3, 1938) is an American politician. He was the United States Representative for 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.