YOHO, THEODORE SCOTT

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YOHO, THEODORE SCOTT
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: Experience: House: District 3, 2013-Present; Home State: Florida; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $654,990Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Theodore 'Ted' Scott Yoho

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Carolyn; 3 Children: Katie, Lauren, Tyler

Birth Date: 04/13/1955

Birth Place: Minnesota

Home City: Gainsville, FL

Religion: Catholic

Education

DVM, University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, 1983

BSA, Agriculture, University of Florida, 1979

AA, Broward Community College, 1976

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, Florida, District 3, 2012-present

Current Legislative Committees

Agriculture, Member

Foreign Affairs, Member

Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research, Member

Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture, Member

Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa, Member

Subcommittee on Nutrition, Member

Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Member, Congressional Cystic Fibrosis Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus, present

Co-Chair/Founding Member, Freshman Regulatory Reform Working Group, present

Member, Ports, Opportunity, Renewal, Trade, and Security (PORTS) Caucus, present

Member, Republican Study Committee, present

Co-chair/founding member, Veterinary Medicine Caucus, present

Professional Experience

Former Veterinarian

Former Laborer, Construction

Former Packer, Vegetable packing house

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Member, American Veterinary Medical Association, present

Member, Florida Association of Equine Practitioners, present

Member, Florida Cattlemens Association, present

Member, Florida Veterinary Medical Association, present

Member, National Rifle Association (NRA), present

General Survey

Issue Title	Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right	Strongly Oppose Abortion is immoral and should be absolutely restricted, because it kills a human being. And abortion clinics are illegal.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	Strongly Support "Three Strikes" Laws and death penalty are necessary. The stricter punishment we use, the less crimes it occurs.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Strongly Oppose The income tax and the IRS should be both abolished. Lower and flatter taxes are the good first step.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Oppose Cutting taxes and reducing regulation is the means to recuperate from the Great Recession.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Support School choice helps the poor who would otherwise be stuck in failing schools. Vochers for school choice can improce the education.
7. Make voter registration easier	Support Voter ID laws just make it harder for people to vote, but what we should do is to make voting easier.
8. Prioritize green energy	Strongly Oppose There's no global warming - it's just natural climatic variation. And if there is a problem, we won't be affacted much.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	Strongly Support U.S. needs to keep expanding the military. Increase defense spending is also to meet global responsibilities.
11. Support & expand free trade	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Strongly Support It is a basic Constitutional right and expresses the principle of self-defense against violence.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Strongly Oppose Government should not be involved with providing healthcare, because it would make the government takeover of a large portion of the economy and undue intrusions into personal medical histories.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	Oppose Illegal immigration is illegal and should be enforced against.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Support Human needs come first, but it's ok to use natural resource for sustainable development.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Strongly Support Belief in God is what America was founded upon, so religious organizations, or praying in school, does not violate the separation of church and state. Religious institutions should be involved in welfare or education.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Oppose Affirmative Action is a noble idea, but should not be enforced by government.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Strongly Oppose Homosexuality is immoral. We must eradicate so that homosexual values are not imposed upon our children.
20. Privatize Social Security	Strongly Support Americans should self-determine their retirement funding instead of entrust to the government.

Total: 48

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
07/03/2014	H.R.5017	To prohibit United States non-security assistance to Mexico.	07/03/2014 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (All Actions)
04/03/2014	H.Res.542	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that United States foreign aid to the Palestinian Authority should be suspended until Palestinian Authority Government Resolutions relating to providing a monthly salary to anyone imprisoned in Israel's prisons as a result of participation in the struggle against the Israeli occupation are repealed.	04/03/2014 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (All Actions)
12/27/2013	H.R.3803	NUMBER Act	12/27/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs. (All Actions)
12/27/2013	H.R.3784	NUMBER Act	12/27/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs. (All Actions)
12/20/2013	H.R.3785	GLITCH Act	12/20/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
06/25/2013	H.R.2503	To prohibit the obligation or expenditure of funds to provide military assistance to opposition forces in Syria.	06/25/2013 Referred to House Armed Services (All Actions)
06/25/2013	H.Con.Res.39	Expressing the sense of Congress that all direct and indirect subsidies that benefit the production or export of sugar by all major sugar producing and consuming countries should be eliminated.	06/25/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management. (All Actions)
04/12/2013	H.R.1547	TRUST Act	04/12/2013 Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform (All Actions)

Total: 737

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
05/22/2017	H.R.953	Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2017
05/19/2017	H.R.2560	To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to encourage elimination of lionfish from United States waters by allowing individuals to exchange lionfish for tags authorizing fishing for certain species in addition to the number of such species otherwise authorized to be taken by such individuals, and for other purposes.
05/18/2017	H.Con.Res.55	Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should withdraw from the Paris Agreement, adopted in December 2015.
05/18/2017	H.Res.259	Expressing concern and condemnation over the political, economic, social, and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela.
05/18/2017	H.R.1918	Nicaraguan Investment Conditionality Act (NICA) of 2017
05/18/2017	H.R.1677	Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2017
05/18/2017	H.Res.218	Recognizing the importance of the United States-Israel economic relationship and encouraging new areas of cooperation.
05/18/2017	H.Res.201	Expressing support to the Government of Argentina for its investigation into the terrorist bombing of the Embassy of Israel in Buenos Aires on March 17, 1992.
05/17/2017	H.R.1616	Strengthening State and Local Cyber Crime Fighting Act of 2017	Passed	Yea
05/11/2017	H.R.2228	Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act of 2017
05/04/2017	H.R.2369	To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide for a deferral of the payment of a duty upon the sale of certain used yachts, and for other purposes.
05/04/2017	H.R.2192	To amend the Public Health Service Act to eliminate the non-application of certain State waiver provisions to Members of Congress and congressional staff.	Passed	Yea
05/04/2017	H.R.1644	Korean Interdiction and Modernization of Sanctions Act	Passed	Yea
05/03/2017	H.R.2327	PAWS Act of 2017
04/28/2017	H.R.2232	Promoting Equality and Accountability at the United Nations Act of 2017
04/28/2017	H.R.1694	Fannie and Freddie Open Records Act of 2017	Passed	Yea
04/26/2017	H.R.2149	Refundable Child Tax Credit Eligibility Verification Reform Act of 2017
04/25/2017	H.R.1342	FILCCA of 2017
04/24/2017	H.R.1945	Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advisory Committee Act
04/24/2017	H.R.1944	To amend section 100905 of title 54, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to require annual permits and assess annual fees for commercial filming activities on Federal land for film crews of 5 persons or fewer, and for other purposes.

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