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Quick Facts
Personal Details

Education

  • BS, Finance/Marketing, Florida State University, 1999-2002, Grade Point Average of 3.2
  • Attended, Florida A&M University, 1996-1999

Professional Experience

  • BS, Finance/Marketing, Florida State University, 1999-2002, Grade Point Average of 3.2
  • Attended, Florida A&M University, 1996-1999
  • Financial Advisor, Wells Fargo Advisors, 2015-present
  • Portfolio Manager, CMG Surety, Limited Liability Company, 2007-present
  • Assistant Vice President, Credit Manager, TIB Bank, 2006-2007
  • Commercial Credit Manager, TIB Bank, 2003-2007
  • Senior Credit Analyst, TIB Bank, 2004-2005
  • Credit Analyst, TIB Bank, 2003-2004

Political Experience

  • BS, Finance/Marketing, Florida State University, 1999-2002, Grade Point Average of 3.2
  • Attended, Florida A&M University, 1996-1999
  • Financial Advisor, Wells Fargo Advisors, 2015-present
  • Portfolio Manager, CMG Surety, Limited Liability Company, 2007-present
  • Assistant Vice President, Credit Manager, TIB Bank, 2006-2007
  • Commercial Credit Manager, TIB Bank, 2003-2007
  • Senior Credit Analyst, TIB Bank, 2004-2005
  • Credit Analyst, TIB Bank, 2003-2004
  • Representative, Florida State House of Representatives, District 80, 2016-present
  • Candidate, Florida State House of Representatives, District 19, 2020
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 19, 2012

Former Committees/Caucuses

Former Member, Agriculture & Property Rights Subcommittee, Florida State House of Representatives

Former Member, Health Quality Subcommittee, Florida State House of Representatives

Current Legislative Committees

Member, Education Committee

Member, Subcommittee on Business and Professions

Member, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice

Member, Subcommittee on PreK-12

Chair, Subcommittee on PreK-12 Quality

Member, Ways and Means Committee

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • BS, Finance/Marketing, Florida State University, 1999-2002, Grade Point Average of 3.2
  • Attended, Florida A&M University, 1996-1999
  • Financial Advisor, Wells Fargo Advisors, 2015-present
  • Portfolio Manager, CMG Surety, Limited Liability Company, 2007-present
  • Assistant Vice President, Credit Manager, TIB Bank, 2006-2007
  • Commercial Credit Manager, TIB Bank, 2003-2007
  • Senior Credit Analyst, TIB Bank, 2004-2005
  • Credit Analyst, TIB Bank, 2003-2004
  • Representative, Florida State House of Representatives, District 80, 2016-present
  • Candidate, Florida State House of Representatives, District 19, 2020
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 19, 2012
  • Member, Naples Tea Party, 2008-present
  • Chairman, Child Evangelism Fellowship of Collier County, 2006-present
  • Member, Florida Southwestern State College Board of Trustees, present
  • Board Member, Mason Classical Academy, present
  • Youth Leader, Living Word Family Church
  • Member, Naples Tea Party Leadership Council, present
Policy Positions

2020

Abortion

1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-life

Budget

1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- No

2. Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare?
- Unknown Position

Campaign Finance

1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Unknown Position

Crime

Do you support the protection of government officials, including law enforcement officers, from personal liability in civil lawsuits concerning alleged misconduct?
- Unknown Position

Defense

Do you support increasing defense spending?
- Unknown Position

Economy

1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

3. Do you support providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19?
- Yes

Education

1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- No

Energy and Environment

1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Unknown Position

Guns

1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- No

Health Care

1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- Yes

2. Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19?
- Unknown Position

Immigration

1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- Yes

2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- Yes

National Security

1. Should the United States use military force to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a weapon of mass destruction (for example: nuclear, biological, chemical)?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support reducing military intervention in Middle East conflicts?
- Yes

Trade

Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)?
- Yes

Florida Congressional Election 2012 Political Courage Test

Abortion

1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-life

Afghanistan

1. Do you support United States' combat operations in Afghanistan?
- No

2. Do you support a timetable for withdrawal from Afghanistan?
- No

Budget

Indicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing the federal budget.In order to balance the budget,

1. do you support reducing defense spending?
- Yes

2. do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- No

3. do you support reducing Medicaid spending?
- Yes

4. do you support reducing Medicare spending?
- Yes

5. Is balancing the budget a legislative priority?
- Yes

Campaign Finance

1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- No

Capital Punishment

Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes?
- Yes

Economy

1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- No

2. Do you support providing tax incentives to businesses for the purpose of job creation?
- No

3. Do you support spending on infrastructure projects for the purpose of job creation?
- No

4. Do you support the temporary extension of unemployment benefits?
- No

5. Do you support the 2010 temporary extension of tax relief?
- No

Education

1. Do you support requiring states to implement education reforms in order to be eligible for competitive federal grants?
- No

Energy

Do you support reducing restrictions on offshore energy production?
- Yes

Environment

1. Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change?
- No

2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- No

Guns

1. Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns?
- No

Health Care

1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act?
- Yes

2. Should individuals be required to purchase health insurance, as mandated in the 2010 Affordable Care Act?
- No

Immigration

1. Do you support requiring illegal immigrants to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- Yes

2. Do you support allowing illegal immigrants, who were brought to the United States as minors, to pursue citizenship without returning to their country of origin?
- No

3. Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration law by state and local police?
- Yes

Marriage

Do you support same-sex marriage?
- No

National Security

1. Do you support targeting suspected terrorists outside of official theaters of conflict?
- Yes

2. Should the U.S use military force in order to prevent Iran from possessing a nuclear weapon?
- No

Social Security

Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts?
- Yes

Spending and Taxes

SpendingIndicate what federal spending levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one number per category; you can use a number more than once.TaxesIndicate what federal tax levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one number per category; you can use a number more than once.

1. Agriculture
- Greatly Decrease

2. Arts
- Eliminate

3. Defense
- Slightly Decrease

4. Education
- Eliminate

5. Environment
- Greatly Decrease

6. Homeland Security
- Slightly Decrease

7. International aid
- Greatly Decrease

8. Medical Research
- Slightly Decrease

9. Scientific Research
- Slightly Decrease

10. Space exploration
- Maintain Status

11. United Nations
- Greatly Decrease

12. Welfare
- Slightly Decrease

13. Other or expanded categories
- No Answer

14. Capital gains taxes
- Eliminate

15. Corporate taxes
- Eliminate

16. Excise taxes (alcohol)
- Eliminate

17. Excise taxes (cigarettes)
- Eliminate

18. Excise taxes (transportation fuel)
- Eliminate

19. Income taxes (low-income families)
- Eliminate

20. Income taxes (middle-income families)
- Eliminate

21. Income taxes (high-income families)
- Eliminate

22. Inheritance taxes
- Eliminate

23. Payroll taxes
- Eliminate

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