• 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
05/18/2017 H.R.2397 DPRK Act of 2017 05/18/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.  (All Actions)
05/18/2017 H.Res.223 Calling on the People's Republic of China (PRC) to cease its retaliatory measures against the Republic of Korea in response to the deployment of the U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) to U.S. Forces Korea (USFK), and for other purposes. 05/18/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.  (All Actions)
04/20/2017 H.R.2114 To require the Secretary of the Treasury to implement security measures in the electronic tax return filing process to prevent tax refund fraud from being perpetrated with electronic identity theft. 04/20/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
04/08/2017 H.Res.272 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President of the United States shall, with the help of the Congress, address comprehensive tax reform within the first 240 days of the President's administration. 04/08/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
04/06/2017 H.Res.271 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Trade Representative should commence negotiations to enter into a bilateral trade agreement with Taiwan. 04/06/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
04/04/2017 H.Con.Res.46 Expressing support for the designation of a "National Purebred Dog Day". 04/04/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  (All Actions)
03/31/2017 H.R.1847 PAST Act 03/31/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
03/24/2017 H.Con.Res.40 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. 03/24/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
03/20/2017 H.R.1643 FEAA 03/20/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  (All Actions)
03/17/2017 H.R.1592 Holding Health Insurers Harmless Act 03/17/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
02/14/2017 H.R.512 WINGMAN Act 02/14/2017 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.  (All Actions)
01/10/2017 H.R.430 State Sponsors of Terrorism Review Enhancement Act 01/10/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.  (All Actions)
01/04/2017 H.R.291 TRUST Act 01/04/2017 Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform  (All Actions)
11/30/2016 H.R.5166 Working to Integrate Networks Guaranteeing Member Access Now Act 11/30/2016 Received in the Senate.  (All Actions)
09/28/2016 H.Con.Res.170 Expressing support for the designation of a "National Purebred Dog Day". 09/28/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  (All Actions)
09/13/2016 H.R.5484 State Sponsors of Terrorism Review Enhancement Act 09/13/2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.  (All Actions)
07/14/2016 H.R.5908 FEAA 07/14/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  (All Actions)
04/26/2016 H.Con.Res.130 Supporting the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) and recognizing 50 years of organized academic veterinary medicine in the United States. 04/26/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.  (All Actions)
04/19/2016 H.Res.693 Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to establish the Permanent Select Committee on Oversight of the Executive Branch. 04/19/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Rules.  (All Actions)
02/03/2016 H.Res.588 Condemning and censuring President Barack Obama. 02/03/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.  (All Actions)
Total: 737
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
09/22/2015 H.R.3504 Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act Passed Aye
09/22/2015 H.R.3134 Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015 Passed Aye
09/11/2015 H.Res.417 Impeaching Regina McCarthy, Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency, for high crimes and misdemeanors.
09/11/2015 H.R.3488 Safe, Flexible, and Efficient Trucking Act of 2015
09/08/2015 H.Res.410 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015 does not apply to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action regarding Iran and submitted to Congress on July 19, 2015, because the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action is a treaty and, pursuant to Article II of the U.S. Constitution, the Senate must give its advice and consent to ratification if the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action is to be effective and binding upon the United States.
09/08/2015 H.R.3314 Resettlement Accountability National Security Act of 2015
09/22/2015 H.R.36 Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (54-42, 3/5 majority r Not Voting
09/18/2015 H.Res.431 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in disapproval of the Senate's modern filibuster rule.
09/08/2015 H.R.3115 Enhancing Safety at Military Installations Act
08/31/2015 H.R.3310 Preserving Public Access to Public Waters Act
08/13/2015 H.Con.Res.49 Recognizing the daisy as the flower for military caregivers.
08/13/2015 H.R.1905 Wounded Warrior Research Enhancement Act
08/13/2015 H.R.1666 Design-Build Efficiency and Jobs Act of 2015
08/13/2015 H.R.1500 To ensure that certain TRICARE program beneficiaries may enroll in TRICARE Prime regardless of the location of their residence.
08/13/2015 H.R.1094 Chris Kyle Medal of Honor Act
08/07/2015 H.R.3308 Seniors Have Eyes, Ears, and Teeth Act
08/06/2015 H.R.3136 Enforcement Transparency Act of 2015
07/31/2015 H.R.3323 DOC Access Act
07/29/2015 H.R.3421 A PLUS Act
07/30/2015 H.R.1994 VA Accountability Act of 2015 Passed Aye
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