Neal Dunn

Neal Dunn
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 2nd district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2017
Preceded by	Gwen Graham
Personal details
Born	(1953-02-16) February 16, 1953 New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Residence	Panama City, Florida
Alma mater	Washington and Lee University George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences
Occupation	Surgeon and Businessman
Website	House website
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army
Rank	Major

Neal Patrick Dunn (born February 16, 1953) is an American surgeon and politician from the state of Florida. A Republican, Dunn is the U.S. Representative for Florida's 2nd congressional district.

Early life and career

Dunn was born in New Haven, Connecticut on February 16, 1953. He studied Interdisciplinary Sciences at Washington and Lee University where he received his bachelor of science. He then graduated from the George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences and completed his medical internship at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. He served in the United States Army for eleven years of active duty service, reaching the rank of Major. He then settled in Panama City, Florida, where he helped found the Panama City Urological Center, the Panama City Surgery Center, and was the founding chairman of Summit Bank.

U.S. House of Representatives

In August 2015, Dunn announced his candidacy for the United States House of Representatives for Florida's 2nd congressional district in the 2016 elections. The district's one-term incumbent, Democrat Gwen Graham, opted to retire after a court-ordered redistricting made the district heavily Republican. He won the Republican Party nomination, defeating attorneys Lathika (Mary) Thomas and Ken Sukhia. He defeated Walter Dartland in the general election. He was sworn into the House of Representatives on January 3, 2017.

Committee assignments

• Committee on Agriculture
  • Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management
  • Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research
• Committee on Science, Space and Technology
  • Subcommittee on Energy
  • Subcommittee on Space
• Committee on Veterans' Affairs
  • Subcommittee on Health
  • Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
• Republican Study Committee

Political positions

Economy

Tax reform

Dunn voted in favor of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. He describes the bill as "good medicine for America." Dunn believes that the bill will benefit many generations of Americans with a "great economy in which there will be jobs, there will be opportunity, there's possibilities for literally a whole new generation or two of Americans." Dunn says he has received support from "mostly small businessman" from his district on his support of the bill.

Education

Dunn wants to defund the Department of Education.

Healthcare

Dunn believes the American healthcare system is broken. He supports repealing the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), which he says is "failing." He says "no one can afford" the premiums and deductibles.

Personal life

Dunn and his wife, Leah, have celebrated over thirty years of marriage. They have three sons and three grandsons.

External links

• Campaign website

• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Profile at Project Vote Smart
• Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
• Legislation sponsored at The Library of Congress
• Appearances on C-SPAN

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Gwen Graham	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 2nd congressional district January 3, 2017 – present	Incumbent
United States order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded by Val Demings	Seniority in the U.S. House of Representatives 390th	Succeeded by Adriano Espaillat