A Representative from Florida from 2011 to 2019. Dennis Ross didn't seek re-election in November 2018. Born in Lakeland, FL on October 18, 1959; graduated from Lakeland Senior High School, 1977; B.S., Auburn University, Auburn, Ala.; J.D., Samford University, Birmingham, Ala.; lawyer, private practice; member of the Florida state house of representatives, 2000-2008; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Twelfth and to the three succeeding Congresses.