Doug Ose
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 3rd district |
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In office January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Vic Fazio |
| Succeeded by | Dan Lungren |
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Douglas Arlo Ose June 27, 1955 Sacramento, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Lynnda Ose |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley |
| Religion | Lutheranism |
Douglas Arlo "Doug" Ose (born June 27, 1955) is a former California congressman who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1999 to 2005, representing California's 3rd Congressional District.
Ose was born and raised in Sacramento, California. He graduated from Rio Americano High School and in 1977, earned a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of California, Berkeley. He is a developer and businessman in Sacramento. He has been owner of a real estate development and investment company since 1985.
Ose served in Congress from 1999 to 2005, during which time he gained a reputation as a moderate Republican. According to The Sacramento Bee, "Ose's record on abortion, guns and immigration policy placed him on the moderate end of his caucus. He's never been particularly partisan, or easy to pinpoint."
While in Congress, Ose served on the House Government Reform Committee, the House Agriculture Committee and the House Financial Services Committee. He was also a member of the Republican Main Street Partnership, serving on the group's board of directors.
During his time in Congress, Ose was named a "Hero of the Taxpayers" by Americans for Tax Reform, a "Guardian of Small Business" by the National Federation of Independent Business and earned a "Tax Fighter" award from the National Tax Limitation Committee. In 2001, Ose voted for one of the largest tax cuts in American history, a $1.35 trillion tax reform package that ended the marriage penalty tax, lowered the estate tax and increased child tax credits.
As Chairman of a House Government Reform Committee, Ose held hearings to promote legislation to change rules governing gifts to presidents. In an effort to complete construction of a border fence originally started in 1996, Ose, along with David Dreier, co-authored a bill that would grant the United States Secretary of Homeland Security authorization to ignore all laws he or she deemed "necessary to ensure the expeditious construction of the barriers and roads under this section".
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