• 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
07/14/2014 H.R.5104 Pay For Success Affordable Housing Energy Modernization Act of 2014 07/14/2014 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
05/01/2014 H.R.4558 Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act of 2014 05/01/2014 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
03/06/2014 H.R.4180 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit rollovers from health savings accounts to Medicare Advantage MSAs. 03/06/2014 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
02/04/2014 H.R.3989 Disaster Savings Accounts Act of 2013 02/04/2014 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
10/18/2013 H.R.3299 Security Before Access Act of 2013 10/18/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
10/16/2013 H.R.3298 Disaster Savings Accounts Act of 2013 10/16/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
07/23/2013 H.R.2688 PATIENT's Health Care Act of 2013 07/23/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
07/16/2013 H.R.568 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. 07/16/2013 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 111.  (All Actions)
07/15/2013 H.R.2603 Relevancy Act 07/15/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.  (All Actions)
06/19/2013 H.R.2229 Safeguarding Social Security Numbers Act of 2013 06/19/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.  (All Actions)
05/21/2013 H.R.241 Veterans Timely Access to Health Care Act 05/21/2013 Subcommittee Hearings Held.  (All Actions)
05/17/2013 H.R.2050 No Regulations, No Pay Act of 2013 05/17/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  (All Actions)
03/14/2013 H.R.1197 To waive the arbitrage rules for certain bonds issued in 1990 and partially defeased in 1996. 03/14/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
01/25/2013 H.R.242 Legal Agricultural Workforce Act 01/25/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration And Border Security.  (All Actions)
01/14/2013 H.R.243 Bowles-Simpson Plan of Lowering America's Debt Act 01/14/2013 Referred to House Budget  (All Actions)
01/14/2013 H.R.240 Homeowners Insurance Protection Act of 2013 01/14/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
01/14/2013 H.R.239 Zero-based Budgeting Ensures Responsible Oversight (ZERO) Act of 2013 01/14/2013 Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.  (All Actions)
09/20/2012 H.R.6474 Implementation of Simpson-Bowles Spending Reductions Act of 2012 09/20/2012 Referred to House Budget  (All Actions)
09/07/2012 H.R.6349 Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act of 2012 09/07/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law.  (All Actions)
07/17/2012 H.R.4377 RAPID Act 07/17/2012 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 431.  (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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