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: Experience: House: District 6, 2013-Present; Home State: Florida; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $4,551,873Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Ron DeSantis

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Casey

Birth Date: 09/14/1978

Birth Place: Jacksonville, FL

Home City: Ponte Vedra Beach, FL

Education

BA, History, Yale University

JD, Harvard Law School

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, Florida, District 6, 2012-present

Current Legislative Committees

Foreign Affairs, Member

Judiciary, Member

Oversight and Government Reform, Member

Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, Member

Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Job Creation and Regulatory Affairs, Vice Chair

Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and The Census, Member

Subcommittee on Health Care, Benefits, and Administrative Rules, Member

Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa, Member

Subcommittee on National Security, Chair

Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, Vice Chair

Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Member

Professional Experience

Author, present

Former Federal Prosecutor

Former Lecturer, Law of War, Florida Coastal School of Law

Former Judge Advocate General Officer, United States Naval Reserve

Former Military Prosecutor, United States Navy

Reserve Officer, United States Navy, Present

Former Officer, United States Navy

Advisor, Navy Sea Air and Land Teams (SEALS), United States Navy, 2007

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Member, American Legion, Present

Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), Present

Additional Information

Awards:

Bronze Star Medal (service);

Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (gold star in lieu of second award);

Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal;

Iraq Campaign Medal;

Total: 7

DeSantis and Lee Introduce Transportation Empowerment Act

06/10/2015

Ron DeSantis's Official Personal Website

DeSantis: Hold Iran Accountable for U.S. Combat Deaths

05/12/2015

Ron DeSantis's Official Personal Website

Ron DeSantis discusses U.S. Senate run

05/08/2015

By Mike Synan | myfoxorlando.com

Reaction to Ron DeSantis running for GOP Sen. nomination

05/06/2015

By Adam C. Smith | Tampa Bay Times

Ron DeSantis has the resume but can he win?

05/06/2015

By Alex Leary | Tampa Bay Times

RON DESANTIS, TEA PARTY FAVORITE, BECOMES FIRST REPUBLICAN TO ENTER SENATE RACE

05/06/2015

By Kyle Munzenrieder | Miami New Times

DeSantis Takes New Approach to Term Limits

05/04/2015

Ron DeSantis's Official Personal Website

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	Support It is necessary to keep "Three Strikes" laws and death penalty on the books, but we also need to avoid inappropriate imprisonment or sentencement.
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	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
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
8. Prioritize green energy	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	Support It is necessary to expand military under financial budgets. Only our military are strong enough, our people can live freely enough.
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	Strongly Oppose We should strictly enforce our immigration laws, and crack down on illegal immigrants that have already in the US by deporting and removing all their social benefits.
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	Oppose People have rights to choose their lifestyle, so they must live by the consequences of their choice. Society needs practical restrictions on gay rights to foster family development.
20. Privatize Social Security	Strongly Support Americans should self-determine their retirement funding instead of entrust to the government.

Total: 32

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
03/18/2015	H.R.1395	Let Seniors Work Act of 2015	03/18/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. (All Actions)
01/28/2015	H.R.584	EPIC Act	01/28/2015 Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform (All Actions)
12/08/2014	H.R.5683	Ensuring Access to Justice for Claims Against the United States Act	12/08/2014 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 488. (All Actions)
07/29/2014	H.R.5243	Let Seniors Work Act of 2014	07/29/2014 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
06/13/2014	H.R.4612	Higher Education Reform and Opportunity Act of 2014	06/13/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. (All Actions)
03/24/2014	H.R.3973	Faithful Execution of the Law Act of 2014	03/24/2014 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions)
11/01/2013	H.R.3406	If You Like Your Health Plan, You Can Keep it Act	11/01/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
09/13/2013	H.R.3076	James Madison Congressional Accountability Act	09/13/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
09/13/2013	H.J.Res.55	Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the equal application to the Senators and Representatives of the laws that apply to all citizens of the United States.	09/13/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. (All Actions)
03/21/2013	H.R.1337	Palestinian Accountability Act	03/21/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (All Actions)
03/14/2013	H.R.1181	Sequestration of Pay for Members of Congress Act of 2013	03/14/2013 Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform (All Actions)
02/25/2013	H.R.273	To eliminate the 2013 statutory pay adjustment for Federal employees.	02/25/2013 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (All Actions)

Total: 463

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
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.
05/19/2017	H.R.2552	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the inclusion in gross income of Social Security benefits.
05/18/2017	H.R.2266	Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2017
05/18/2017	H.R.1918	Nicaraguan Investment Conditionality Act (NICA) of 2017
05/18/2017	H.Res.218	Recognizing the importance of the United States-Israel economic relationship and encouraging new areas of cooperation.
05/05/2017	H.R.2186	EL CHAPO Act
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
05/02/2017	H.R.2052	PRIVATE Act
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
04/27/2017	H.R.1695	Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act of 2017	Passed	Yea
04/26/2017	H.R.2149	Refundable Child Tax Credit Eligibility Verification Reform Act of 2017
04/13/2017	H.J.Res.43	Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to compliance with title X requirements by project recipients in selecting subrecipients.	Passed	Aye
04/05/2017	H.R.1921	Head Start Improvement Act of 2017
04/05/2017	H.R.299	Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017
04/03/2017	H.Res.92	Condemning North Korea's development of multiple intercontinental ballistic missiles, and for other purposes.	Passed	Yea
03/30/2017	H.R.732	Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017
03/29/2017	H.R.1779	No Budget, No Pay Act
03/29/2017	H.R.1698	Iran Ballistic Missiles and International Sanctions Enforcement Act

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