Dennis Ross (politician)
Dennis Ross | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida | |
| In office January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Adam Putnam |
| Succeeded by | Ross Spano |
| Constituency | 12th district (2011–2013) 15th district (2013–2019) |
| Member of the Florida House of Representatives | |
| In office November 7, 2000 – November 4, 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Adam Putnam |
| Succeeded by | Kelli Stargel |
| Constituency | 63rd district (2000–2006) 64th district (2006–2008) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dennis Alan Ross October 18, 1959 |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Cindy Hartley (m. 1983) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of Florida Auburn University (BA) Samford University (JD) |
Dennis Alan Ross (born October 18, 1959) is an American businessman and politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 2011 to 2019. A Republican from Florida, his district was numbered as Florida's 12th congressional district during his first two years in Congress, and it was numbered as the 15th district during his last six years in Congress.
In April 2018, Ross announced that he would retire from Congress, and not run for re-election in 2018.
Starting in 2018, Ross became a distinguished professor of political science at Southeastern University and launched the American Center for Political Leadership (ACPL) in the Jannetides College of Business and Entrepreneurial Leadership.