• YOHO, THEODORE SCOTT
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%
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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 Cattlemen’s 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
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Strongly Support
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

Support
7. Make voter registration easier

Support
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Oppose
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Strongly Support
11. Support & expand free trade

No Opinion
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Support
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Oppose
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

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

Strongly Oppose
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Support
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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