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  • ROSS, DENNIS ALAN
Experience: House: District 15, 2011-Present
Home State: Florida
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $992,815Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Dennis A. Ross
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Cindy; 2 Children: Shane, Travis
    Birth Date: 10/18/1959
    Birth Place: Lakeland, FL
    Home City: Lakeland, FL
    Religion: Christian - Presbyterian

Education

    Attended, University of Florida
    JD, Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, 1987
    BS, Organizational Management, Auburn University, 1981

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, Florida, District 15, 2011-present
    Senior Deputy Majority Whip, United States House of Representatives, 2014-Present
    Representative, Florida State House of Representatives, 2000-2008
    Candidate, Florida State Senate, District 17, 1996

Current Legislative Committees

    Financial Services, Member
    Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises, Member
    Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Former Member, Financial Services Committee, 113th Congress

Professional Experience

    Installer Computer Systems
    Former Computer Salesman
    Associate Attorney, Holland & Knight
    Founder, Ross Vecchio, Public Attorneys
    In-House Counsel, Walt Disney World
    Owner, Law Practice, 1989
    Legislative Aide, Office of Representative Dennis Jones, 1982

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Member, American Bar Association
    Member, First Presbyterian Church
    Member, Florida Bar Association
    Community Advisory Board Member, Habitat For Humanity
    Member, Lakeland Bar Association
    Former President, Lakeland Bar Association
    Board Member, Lakeland Chamber of Commerce
    Member, Lakeland Chamber of Commerce
    Member, Lakeland Kiwanis Club
    Chair, Polk County Republican Executive Committee, 1992-1995
    President, Lakeland Bar Association, 1991
    President, Greater Lakeland Young Republicans, 1990

Additional Information

Awards:

    Ledger's prestigious Silver Garlands Award - Award of Citizenship
    Volunteer-of-the-Year, Rochelle School of the Arts and George Jenkins High School
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
Strongly Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime
No Opinion
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy
Strongly Oppose
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery
Oppose
6. Vouchers for school choice
Strongly Support
7. Make voter registration easier
Strongly Support
8. Prioritize green energy
Strongly Oppose
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military
Strongly Support
11. Support & expand free trade
Strongly Oppose
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership
Strongly Support
14. Expand ObamaCare
Strongly Oppose
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
Strongly Oppose
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive
Support
17. Keep God in the public sphere
Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities
Oppose
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage
No Opinion
20. Privatize Social Security
Strongly Support
Total: 67
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
05/18/2017 H.Con.Res.57 Expressing the sense of Congress that a museum should be established and operated in Washington, DC, for the purpose of memorializing the victims of communist regimes, educating Americans and foreign visitors about the ideology of communism and its history, and encouraging visitors to meet the challenges of the human rights abuses presented by communist regimes today. 05/18/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
05/11/2017 H.R.1293 To amend title 5, United States Code, to require that the Office of Personnel Management submit an annual report to Congress relating to the use of official time by Federal employees. 05/11/2017 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 71.  (All Actions)
03/28/2017 H.R.1552 FOCA Act 03/28/2017 Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.  (All Actions)
03/08/2017 H.R.1422 Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act 03/08/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
03/02/2017 H.R.976 To grant a Federal charter to the National Academy of Inventors. 03/02/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.  (All Actions)
02/06/2017 H.R.809 Fighting for Orange-Stricken Territories in the Eastern Region Act 02/06/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.  (All Actions)
02/02/2017 H.R.454 Finish the Fence Act of 2017 02/02/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.  (All Actions)
02/02/2017 H.R.278 Finish the Fence Act of 2017 02/02/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.  (All Actions)
01/24/2017 H.R.693 Protecting Our Children Act 01/24/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.  (All Actions)
01/23/2017 H.R.615 Student Loan Repayment Act of 2017 01/23/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
01/12/2017 H.R.507 Zero-based Budgeting Ensures Responsible Oversight (ZERO) Act of 2017 01/12/2017 Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.  (All Actions)
01/05/2017 H.Con.Res.7 Directing the Joint Committee on the Library to accept a statue commemorating the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 for placement in the United States Capitol, authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony for the presentation of the statue, and directing the Architect of the Capitol to place the statue in a suitable permanent location in the Capitol. 01/05/2017 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.  (All Actions)
01/03/2017 H.Res.14 Disapproving of President Obama and his administration's refusal to veto the anti-Israel resolution adopted by the United Nations Security Council on December 23, 2016. 01/03/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
12/30/2016 H.Res.957 Disapproving of President Obama and his administration's refusal to veto the anti-Israel resolution adopted by the United Nations Security Council on December 23, 2016. 12/30/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
12/12/2016 H.R.1550 Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015 12/12/2016 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 681.  (All Actions)
09/27/2016 H.R.6191 Student Loan Repayment Act of 2016 09/27/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
09/15/2016 H.Con.Res.156 Directing the Joint Committee on the Library to accept a statue commemorating the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 for placement in the United States Capitol, authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony for the presentation of the statue, and directing the Architect of the Capitol to place the statue in a suitable permanent location in the Capitol. 09/15/2016 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.  (All Actions)
09/13/2016 H.Res.865 Commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution and Freedom Fight of 1956 and celebrating the deep friendship between Hungary and the United States. 09/13/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
05/17/2016 H.R.5026 To direct the President to develop and submit to Congress a comprehensive strategy to combat cybercrime, and for other purposes. 05/17/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.  (All Actions)
05/09/2016 H.R.2901 Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act 05/09/2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  (All Actions)
Total: 1040
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/09/2014 H.R.2939 To award the Congressional Gold Medal to Shimon Peres.
06/09/2014 H.R.724 To amend the Clean Air Act to remove the requirement for dealer certification of new light-duty motor vehicles. Passed Yea
06/02/2014 H.R.503 National Desert Storm and Desert Shield War Memorial Act Passed Yea
05/30/2014 H.R.4792 Empower Employees Act
05/23/2014 H.R.1209 To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the World War II members of the "Doolittle Tokyo Raiders", for outstanding heroism, valor, skill, and service to the United States in conducting the bombings of Tokyo.
05/23/2014 H.R.685 American Fighter Aces Congressional Gold Medal Act Passed Yea
05/22/2014 H.R.4571 To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise its rules so as to increase the threshold amount for requiring issuers to provide certain disclosures relating to compensatory benefit plans.
05/22/2014 H.R.4521 Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act of 2014
05/22/2014 H.R.4466 Financial Regulatory Clarity Act of 2014
05/22/2014 H.R.4031 Department of Veterans Affairs Management Accountability Act of 2014 Passed Yea
05/22/2014 H.R.1779 Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act of 2013
05/21/2014 H.R.4225 SAVE Act of 2014 Passed Yea
05/20/2014 H.Res.573 Condemning the abduction of female students by armed militants from the terrorist group known as Boko Haram in northeastern provinces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
05/20/2014 H.R.4557 Policyholder Protection Act of 2014
05/20/2014 H.R.4510 Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014
04/29/2014 H.R.1129 Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2013
05/08/2014 H.R.3826 Electricity Security and Affordability Act Passed Aye
05/05/2014 H.R.4446 Dignified Interment of Our Veterans Act of 2014
04/30/2014 H.R.627 National Park Service 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act Passed Yea
04/11/2014 H.R.4432 Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2014
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