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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
07/30/2014 H.R.5260 Stop Disability Fraud Act of 2014
07/30/2014 H.Res.281 Expressing concern over persistent and credible reports of systematic, state-sanctioned organ harvesting from non-consenting prisoners of conscience, in the People's Republic of China, including from large numbers of Falun Gong practitioners imprisoned for their religious beliefs, and members of other religious and ethnic minority groups.
10/28/2014 H.J.Res.126 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to control entitlement spending.
09/18/2014 H.Res.735 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that recently proposed measures that will reduce transparency and public participation at the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) should be disapproved by United States representatives to the IAIS.
09/18/2014 H.R.24 Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2014 Passed Yea
09/11/2014 H.R.5078 Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2014 Passed Yea
09/08/2014 H.J.Res.123 Authorization for the Use of Military Force Against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)
09/08/2014 H.Res.620 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of Mexico should immediately release United States Marine Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi and provide for his swift return to the United States so Sgt. Tahmooressi can receive the appropriate medical assistance for his medical condition.
09/02/2014 H.R.5160 To prevent the expansion of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program unlawfully created by Executive memorandum on August 15, 2012.
07/31/2014 H.R.4450 Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act of 2014 Passed Yea
07/29/2014 H.R.4250 Sunscreen Innovation Act
07/29/2014 H.R.3635 Safe and Secure Federal Websites Act of 2014
07/25/2014 H.Res.688 Supporting the role of the United States in ensuring children in poor countries have access to vaccines and immunization through the GAVI Alliance.
07/24/2014 H.R.2283 Human Trafficking Prioritization Act
07/23/2014 H.R.4411 Hezbollah International Financing Prevention Act of 2014 Passed Yea
07/21/2014 H.R.4962 National Border and Homeland Security Act
07/21/2014 H.Res.601 Condemning the death sentence against Meriam Yahia Ibrahim Ishag, a Sudanese Christian woman accused of apostasy.
07/21/2014 H.Res.561 Marking the 60th anniversary of the United States Supreme Court decision Brown v. Board of Education.
07/16/2014 H.R.4871 TRIA Reform Act of 2014
07/16/2014 H.R.3086 Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act
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