Ted Yoho

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Ted Yoho
Ted Yoho, official portrait, 113th Congress.jpg
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Florida's 3rd district
Assumed office
January 3, 2013
Preceded by Corrine Brown
Personal details
Born Theodore Scott Yoho
(1955-04-13) April 13, 1955 (age 69)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Carolyn Yoho
Residence Gainesville, Florida
Alma mater Broward College
University of Florida
Occupation Large animal veterinarian
Religion Roman Catholicism
Website House website

Theodore Scott "Ted" Yoho (born April 13, 1955) is the United States Representative for Florida's 3rd congressional district since 2013.[1] He is a member of the Republican Party. In the 2012 Republican primary election for the district, Yoho pulled a major upset against long term incumbent U.S. Congressman Cliff Stearns, who was first elected in 1988. Yoho has been a veterinarian for the past 28 years, serving the North Central Florida area.

Early life, education, and veterinarian career

Yoho was born in Minnesota in 1955. At the age of 11 he moved with his family to Florida where he met his future wife, Carolyn in the 4th grade. He earned money packing vegetables at night while working towards his AA degree at Broward Community College.[2] He earned a bachelor's degree in Agriculture at the University of Florida. He attended the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine. He is a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association, Florida Veterinary Medical Association, Florida Association of Equine Practitioners, Florida Cattlemen’s Association, and the National Rifle Association.[3]

U.S. House of Representatives

2012 election

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Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, 2012 § District 3

Yoho ran for the newly-redrawn Florida's 3rd congressional district. In the Republican primary he defeated longtime incumbent U.S. Congressman Cliff Stearns (who was first elected in 1988), State Senator Steve Oelrich, and Clay County Clerk of Court James Jett 34%–33%–19%–14%.[4][5] Yoho defeated Stearns by 829 votes, or a 1.1 percentage point margin.[6] Yoho won 11 of the district’s 13 counties. Stearns only carried Marion, his home county, and Clay County. Stearns had endorsements from U.S. Representatives Paul Ryan, Michele Bachmann, and Allen West.[7]

Yoho won the November general election, 65% to 32%, against Democratic candidate J.R. Gaillot.[8][9]

In 2012, National Journal named Yoho one of ten Republicans to follow on Twitter.[10]

Tenure

Yoho took office on January 3, 2013. He is a member of the Tea Party Caucus and the House Liberty Caucus. He supports reduction in taxes: replacing the current tax code with the Fair Tax,[11] reducing corporate tax rates, and eliminating federal programs that cannot be balanced with revenues.[12] According to the CBO, there would still be a deficit even if all discretionary spending (all Federal programs except pensions, Medicare and Social Security) were stopped.[13] Yoho is for reducing spending and reducing taxes, though has not yet introduced a plan that will lead to a balanced budget.[14]

Yoho also is opposed to raising the debt ceiling unless significant spending cuts are made; he is also opposed to earmarks in legislation. His district is one of the lowest-taxed in Florida, located primarily within Suwanee River Management District (lower proportion of property taxes), per capita retail sales in the district are significantly lower than the state average, and it has the fewest number of non-farm related businesses of Florida's congressional districts.[15] Yoho has not made any indication on his level support of the farm bill.[12]

Yoho has described his views on voting as "radical", advocating that only property owners should be allowed to vote. He stated that early absentee ballot voting is a "travesty".[16]

In 2014, Yoho was challenged by conservative Republican Jake Rush for his seat. Rush painted Yoho as a "liberal" and appealed to voters' conservatism to try and win the Republican nomination.[17]

In 2015, Yoho mounted an ill-fated challenge to John Boehner for the speakership of the US House of Representatives.[18] Of the 435 congressmen and congresswomen eligible to vote, Yoho received only two votes.[19]

Yoho and his Democratic colleague John Conyers offered bipartisan amendments to block the U.S. military training of Ukraine's Azov Battalion of the Ukrainian National Guard. Some members of the battalion are openly white supremacists.[20]

Legislation

Yoho coauthored the Veterinary Medicine Mobility Act of 2014 (H.R. 1528; 113th Congress), a bill that would amend the Controlled Substances Act to clarify that veterinarians are not required to have separate registrations to dispense controlled substances outside of their principal place of business, such as when treating animals on a farm.[21][22][23]

Committee assignments

Personal life

Yoho and his wife, Carolyn, have three children: Katie, Lauren, and Tyler.

References

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Further reading

External links

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Florida's 3rd congressional district
2013–present		 Incumbent
United States order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded by United States Representatives by seniority
365th		 Succeeded by
Robin Kelly
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