Ted Yoho

Ted Yoho (2013)

Theodore Scott "Ted" Yoho (born April 13, 1955 in Minneapolis , Minnesota ) is an American politician . He has represented the state of Florida in the US House of Representatives since 2013 .

Career

At the age of eleven, Ted Yoho moved to Florida with his parents. He later studied at the University of North Alabama and then until 1977 at Broward Community College in Fort Lauderdale . This was followed by a study of agriculture at the University of Florida in Gainesville until 1979 . He then worked as a veterinarian in northern Florida. He is a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association , the Florida Ranchers Association , and the National Rifle Association , among others . Politically, he joined the Republican Party .

In the 2012 congressional election , Yoho was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC with 65 percent of the vote in the third constituency of Florida , after he had prevailed in his party's primary against long-time incumbent Cliff Stearns . He succeeded Corrine Brown in the third district on January 3, 2013 , who moved to the fifth district. Yoho was re-elected in 2014 and 2016. Yoho is or was a member of the Agriculture Committee and the Foreign Affairs Committee . He is also represented on four sub-committees.

In July 2020, Yoho Alexandria insulted Ocasio-Cortez , the Democratic Congresswoman for the southern Bronx and northern Queens, in front of Roger Williams and reporters as a "fucking bitch". He had previously claimed she was "gross" for her statements that the rise in New York crime was linked to the rise in poverty and unemployment during the coronavirus pandemic . Yoho denied the sexist insult and apologized for "the abrupt nature of the conversation." Ocasio-Cortez defended himself in a highly regarded speech in the House of Representatives and denounced his misogynistic attitude. In it, she stated that she was two years younger than Yoho's youngest daughter and that she was also fighting to ensure that his daughters should no longer be insulted and dehumanized as all women experience at some point in their lives.

Ted Yoho is married and has two daughters and one son.

Web links

• Web presence at the congress
• Ted Yoho in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• Re-election 2016 at Ballotpedia

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: el poderoso alegato de AOC contra la violencia machista en respuesta al republicano al que acusa de haberla llamado "zorra" , BBC
2. ^ Ocasio-Cortez reveals new details about viral incident with Rep. Ted Yoho
3. ↑ Ocasio-Cortez accosted by GOP lawmaker over remarks: 'That kind of confrontation has not ever happened to me' , The Hill
4. ↑ AOC says a House Republican accosted her on the steps outside the Capitol , NBC News
5. ↑ Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez counters wild insult with moving speech
6. ↑ US MP Ocasio-Cortez denounces sexist insult
7. ↑ Chandelis Duster: AOC to Yoho: 'I am someone's daughter too'. In: CNN. Retrieved July 23, 2020 . 
8. ^ Ocasio-Cortez slams Yoho's explanation of foul-mouthed confrontation. In: Washington Post. Retrieved July 24, 2020 . 
9. ^ 'I Could Not Allow That To Stand': Ocasio-Cortez Rebukes Republican For Vulgar Insult. In: NPR. Retrieved July 24, 2020 .