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RicKeller

Ric Keller, United States Congress Seat Florida 8

Bio

• Born: September 5, 1964, in Johnson City, TN
• Occupation: Attorney
• Education:
  • East Tennessee State University, B.S., 1986
  • Vanderbilt University, J.D., 1992
• Religion: Methodist

Contact

• Address (DC)
  • 419 Cannon House Office Building
  • Washington, D.C. 20515
• Address (Orlando)
  • 605 E. Robinson St., Suite 650
  • Orlando, FL 32801
• Address (Eustis)
  • 301 West Ward Avenue
  • Eustis, FL 32726
• Address (Ocala)
  • 3330 SE Maricamp Road
  • Ocala, FL 34471
• Phone:
  • DC: 202-225-2176
  • Toll Free: (888) 642-1211
  • Eustis: 888-642-1211
  • Ocala: 888-642-1211
  • Orlando: 407-872-1962
• Fax
  • DC: (202) 225-0999
  • Eustis: (407) 872-1944
  • Ocala: (407) 872-1944
  • Orlando: (407) 872-1944
• E-mail
  • Web Form

Links

• Official House Site
• Official Campaign Site
• Right Wing Watch: Ric Keller
• Wikipedia, Personal Responsibility in Food Consumption Act
  • Full text of bill

Blogs

• Kick Out Keller
• 2.16.08: Central Florida Political Pulse, Keller returns to law practice
• 10.14.008: Central Florida Political Pulse, Keller and Grayson slug it out
• 10.13.08: Daily Kos, FL-08 Truth Test Catches Keller Trashing Grayson
• 10.8.08: Daily Kos, FL-08: Central Florida moves from Red to Blue
• 9.15.08: The Buzz, Keller in trouble?
• 8.27.08: Central Florida Political Pulse, Dems lose no time going after Keller
• 8.5.08: Dumb Orlando, Republican Throwdown
• 7.28.08: Taking Names, Keller to ed board: My opponent's "a nut"
• 5.15.08: Florida Progressive Colaition, Florida Republicans Vote Against GI Bill
• 11.22.07: Flablog, Term-limit voters scammed again
• 11.18.07: FLA Politics, Ric Keller (R-FL-8) Makes National News for Hyprocrisy
• 11.17.07: TampaBay Blue, Ric Keller (R) -- Term Limits Liar & Family Values Phoney in FL-8
• 11.16.07: Taking Names, Keller's private life goes very public
• 11.15.07: Flablog, All in the family values
• 11.15.07: Central Florida Political Pulse, Keller's Family Values Criticized
• 10.10.07: Florida Politics, Unions Launch Major $1.5 Million Ad Campaign: Feeney, Keller, Brown-Waite Targeted
  • Keller ad on YouTube
• 8.8.07: Naked Politics, Cook Political Report: Mahoney, Buchanan, Feeney and Keller: Watch your backs
• 7.26.07: Taking Names, Congressional cash - where it comes from, goes
• 7.2.07: Flablog, Rematch in the 8th
• 6.28.07: Central Florida Political Pulse, Baxley Endorses Keller Primary Foe
• 6.22.07: Watching Those We Chose, Is Keller (FL-8) Really in Jeopardy?
• 6.20.07: Flablog, Lining up in FL-8
• 6.20.07: Change in Tallahassee, Rep. Ric Keller Having a Real BAD Week
• 6.18.07: Naked Politics, A family affair: Campaign dollars benefit the relatives
• 5.22.07: Central FLorida Political Pulse, Keller takes aim at 'laser beam pranksters'
• 5.21.07: Taking Names, Politicians say the darndest things
• 5.16.07: New Democratic Network: Aaron's Banks' blog, Rep. Ric Keller is puttin' suckas in fear ...
• 3.2.07: The Buzz, Liberal Robert, conservative Ric.
• 2.18.07: FLA Politics, Florida Supports Iraq Surge.
• 2.16.07: Hugh Hewitt's Townhall blog, Fun With Dumb Metaphors!
• 2.15.07: The Freedom Fighter's Journal, American Traitor Of The Week: Congressman Ric Keller
• 2.14.07: Wonkette, If Iraq keeps shooting us we'll stop mowing their lawn: Great moments in House rhetoric
• 11.22.06: Flablog, Term-limit voters scammed again
• 10.17.06: Central Florida Political Pulse, Ad watch: Ric Keller on immigration
• 3.25.06: AMERICABlog, Slew of House Republicans promised term limits, now breaking promise.
• 12.2.05: FLA Politics, Corrupt. Greedy. Shameful.

Issues

• Interest group scorecard from Project Vote Smart
• Environment: Voted in favor of using force against Iraq. (MoveOn, 10.12.02)
• Environment: Voted against shifting $1.9 billion from commodity-based agriculture subsidies to voluntary conservation programs. (LCV, 10.8.01)
• Environment: Voted to reduce subsidies that encourage sugar farming on sensitive lands and redirect funds to pay for Everglades restoration. (LCV, 10.8.01)
• Environment, Opposed the sale of 1,000 acres of the Ocala National Forest.
• Iraq War: Opposed president Bush's Iraq war surge (2.14.06).
• National Security, Opposed DP World taking control of American ports.
• Term limits: Supports term limits (other than his own).
• White House 2008: Endorsed John McCain for president (2.5.07).

Media

• 10.14.08: Orlando Sentinel, For Keller, Grayson, WMFE debate is mud fest
• 10.8.08: Orlando Sentinel, Keller-Grayson congressional race gets personal
• 10.7.08: Orlando Sentinel, Feeney, Keller face expulsion from the nest (commentary)
• 11.14.07: Harper's Magazine, Congressman Ric Keller’s Chronology of Political and Family Values
• 6.23.07: Miami Herald, Florida will be a congressional battleground again in 2008
• 3.29.07: Orlando Weekly, Another installment of What’s Up With Ric?™
• 11.2.06: Orlando Weekly, Ric Keller's Greatest Hits
• 6.12.06: CQ, The CQPolitics Interview: Rep. Rick Keller (FL 8).
• 6.7.06: Orlando Sentinel, House Republicans defend FBI's Capitol Hill raid.
• 4.4.06: Orlando Sentinel, Your money, their money and gambling money.
• 3.25.06: Naples News, Cheney attacks Democrats over remark calling Bush 'dangerously incompetent'.
• 12.7.05: Orlando Sentinel, Louisiana tribe gave to Florida legislators.

History

• U.S. Congress, 2000-present
• No prior elected office

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