• 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
04/12/2016 H.R.4392 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. 04/12/2016 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 368.  (All Actions)
02/29/2016 H.Res.607 Condemning and censuring President Barack Obama. 02/29/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.  (All Actions)
02/17/2016 H.R.4546 Safeguarding Social Security Numbers Act of 2016 02/17/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.  (All Actions)
01/22/2016 H.R.4391 Finish the Fence Act of 2016 01/22/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.  (All Actions)
12/04/2015 H.R.4025 To prohibit obligation of Federal funds for admission of refugees from Syria, and for other purposes. 12/04/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.  (All Actions)
11/23/2015 H.R.1337 To waive the time limitations specified by law for the award of certain medals to persons who served in the Armed Forces to permit the award of the Distinguished-Service Cross to Edward Halcomb for acts of extraordinary heroism during the Korean War. 11/23/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.  (All Actions)
11/16/2015 H.R.4018 Consumer Protection and Choice Act 11/16/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
11/16/2015 H.R.2618 Protecting Our Children Act 11/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.  (All Actions)
11/04/2015 H.Res.515 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the importance of civic education and civic involvement programs in the elementary and secondary schools of the United States. 11/04/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.  (All Actions)
10/21/2015 H.R.3794 Nonprofit Property Protection Act 10/21/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
07/20/2015 H.R.1326 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2000 Mulford Road in Mulberry, Florida, as the "Sergeant First Class Daniel M. Ferguson Post Office". 07/20/2015 Became Public Law No: 114-34. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
07/15/2015 H.R.2997 Private Investment in Housing Act of 2015 07/15/2015 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  (All Actions)
05/01/2015 H.R.2230 Disaster Savings Accounts Act of 2015 05/01/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
03/24/2015 H.R.1591 Zero-based Budgeting Ensures Responsible Oversight (ZERO) Act of 2015 03/24/2015 Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.  (All Actions)
03/16/2015 H.R.849 National Forest System Trails Stewardship Act 03/16/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.  (All Actions)
11/24/2014 H.R.5694 Contain Ebola and Stop the Epidemic Act of 2014 11/24/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.  (All Actions)
11/24/2014 H.R.5650 To grant a Federal charter to the National Academy of Inventors. 11/24/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.  (All Actions)
11/17/2014 H.R.4954 Protecting Our Children Act 11/17/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.  (All Actions)
09/09/2014 H.R.5089 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2000 Mulford Road in Mulberry, Florida, as the "Sergeant First Class Daniel M. Ferguson Post Office". 09/09/2014 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.  (All Actions)
07/23/2014 H.R.5180 Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2014 07/23/2014 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
Total: 1040
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
05/18/2017 H.R.1677 Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2017
05/03/2017 H.R.2327 PAWS Act of 2017
04/28/2017 H.R.2226 Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act
04/27/2017 H.R.613 Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Correctional Officer Self-Protection Act of 2017
04/25/2017 H.R.777 To provide for a comprehensive assessment of the scientific and technical research on the implications of the use of mid-level ethanol blends, and for other purposes.
04/17/2017 H.R.1927 African American Civil Rights Network Act of 2017
04/12/2017 H.R.1777 To amend titles 10 and 32, United States Code, to improve and enhance authorities relating to the employment, use, status, and benefits of military technicians (dual status), and for other purposes.
04/11/2017 H.R.1818 Big Cat Public Safety Act
04/05/2017 H.R.299 Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017
04/04/2017 H.Con.Res.45 Expressing the sense of Congress that those who served in the bays, harbors, and territorial seas of the Republic of Vietnam during the period beginning on January 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 1975, should be presumed to have served in the Republic of Vietnam for all purposes under the Agent Orange Act of 1991.
04/03/2017 H.R.1861 Larry Doby Congressional Gold Medal Act
03/31/2017 H.R.1847 PAST Act
03/31/2017 H.R.1565 Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act
03/29/2017 H.R.1698 Iran Ballistic Missiles and International Sanctions Enforcement Act
03/28/2017 H.R.24 Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2017
03/23/2017 H.R.1697 Israel Anti-Boycott Act
03/23/2017 H.R.1530 Financial Transparency Act of 2017
03/23/2017 H.R.1406 Dog and Cat Meat Trade Prohibition Act of 2017
03/21/2017 H.R.1645 Fostering Innovation Act of 2017
03/21/2017 H.R.1494 PACT Act
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