Dennis A. Ross
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 15th district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Bill Posey |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 12th district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Adam Putnam |
| Succeeded by | Gus Bilirakis |
| Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 63rd district |
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In office 2000–2008 |
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| Preceded by | Adam Putnam |
| Succeeded by | Kelli Stargel |
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Dennis Alan Ross October 18, 1959 Lakeland, Florida, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Cindy Ross |
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University of Florida Auburn University Samford University |
| Religion | Presbyterianism |
Dennis Alan Ross (born October 18, 1959) is an American politician who has been a member of the United States House of Representatives since 2011. A Republican from Florida, his district was numbered as Florida's 12th congressional district during his first two years in Congress; it has been the 15th district since 2013.
Ross was born October 18, 1959 in Lakeland, Florida, the youngest of five children born to Bill and Loyola Ross. He attended Catholic school for nine years before graduating at Lakeland Senior High School in 1977. After high school, he attended the University of Florida before transferring to Auburn University where he graduated in 1981 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Organizational Management. He then graduated from Samford University's Cumberland School of Law in 1987.
Ross went to work in the newly developed micro-computer industry working for several companies. He went on to serve briefly as an Associate with the law firm of Holland & Knight and was in-house counsel to Walt Disney World. Subsequent to his time at Disney, he opened up his own law firm representing Business and Industry in Workers Compensation matters for over 20 years.
Ross went on to work for a year as a legislative aide in St. Petersburg to State Senator Dennis Jones in 1982. He was elected Chairman of the Polk County Republican Executive Committee, and served until 1995. In 1996, he ran unsuccessfully for the State Senate, losing to incumbent Democrat State Senator Rick Dantzler. In 2000, he ran for the 63rd district of the Florida House of Representatives, vacated by Adam Putnam.
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