Members of Congress / Porter Goss

Biographical Information

GOSS, Porter J., a Representative from Florida; born in Waterbury, New Haven County, Conn., November 26, 1938; B.A., Yale University, New Haven, Conn., 1960; United States Army, 1960-1962; Central Intelligence Agency, 1962-1972; businessman; investor; member of the city council and mayor, Sanibel, Fla., 1974-1982; commissioner, Lee County, Fla., 1983-1988; chair, Lee County, Fla., Commission, 1985-1986; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred First and to the seven succeeding Congresses until his resignation on September 23, 2004 (January 3, 1989-September 23, 2004); chair, Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (One Hundred Fifth through One Hundred Eighth Congresses); director, Central Intelligence Agency, 2004-2006. (Source.)

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Roles in Congress

· 108th Congress: Representative, Florida (Dist. 14), Republican. Jan. 3, 2003, to Sept. 23, 2004.
· 107th Congress: Representative, Florida (Dist. 14), Republican. Jan. 3, 2001, to Jan. 3, 2003.
· 106th Congress: Representative, Florida (Dist. 14), Republican. Jan. 3, 1999, to Jan. 3, 2001.
· 105th Congress: Representative, Florida (Dist. 14), Republican. Jan. 3, 1997, to Jan. 3, 1999.
· 104th Congress: Representative, Florida (Dist. 14), Republican. Jan. 3, 1995, to Jan. 3, 1997.
· 103rd Congress: Representative, Florida (Dist. 14), Republican. Jan. 3, 1993, to Jan. 3, 1995.
· 102nd Congress: Representative, Florida (Dist. 13), Republican. Jan. 3, 1991, to Jan. 3, 1993.

Last Votes

Date	Vote	Position	GOP opinion	DEM opinion
9/23/04	Vote 472: H R 1308: To Amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to End Certain Abusive Tax Practices, to Provide Tax Relief and Simplification, and for Other Purposes.	Not Voting	Yes	Yes
9/23/04	Vote 471: H RES 794: Waiving Points of Order Against the Conference Report to Accompany the Bill (H.R. 1308) to Amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to Accelerate the Increase in the Refundability of the Child Tax Credit, and for Other Purposes	Yes	Yes	No
9/23/04	Vote 470: H RES 794: Waiving Points of Order Against the Conference Report to Accompany the Bill (H.R. 1308) to Amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to Accelerate the Increase in the Refundability of the Child Tax Credit, and for Other Purposes	Yes	Yes	No
9/23/04	Vote 469: H RES 785: Waiving a Requirement of Clause 6(a) of Rule Xiii With Respect to Consideration of Certain Resolutions Reported From the Committee on Rules	Yes	Yes	No
9/23/04	Vote 468: H R 1057: The Adoption Tax Relief Guarantee Act	Not Voting	Yes	Yes
9/23/04	Vote 467: H R 2028: Pledge Protection Act	Not Voting	Yes	No
9/23/04	Vote 466: H R 2028	Not Voting	No	Yes
9/22/04	Vote 465: H R 5025: Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations, Fy 2005	Yes	Yes	Yes
9/22/04	Vote 464: H R 5025: Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations, Fy 2005	No	No	Yes
9/22/04	Vote 463: H R 5025	Not Voting	Yes	Yes
9/22/04	Vote 462: H R 5025	Not Voting	Yes	Yes
9/22/04	Vote 461: H R 5025	Not Voting	No	Yes
9/21/04	Vote 460: H R 5025	Not Voting	No	Yes
9/21/04	Vote 459: H R 5025	Not Voting	No	Yes
9/21/04	Vote 458: H R 5025	Not Voting	No	Yes
9/21/04	Vote 457: H R 5025	Not Voting	No	Yes
9/15/04	Vote 456: H R 5025	No	No	Yes
9/15/04	Vote 455: H R 5025	No	No	No
9/14/04	Vote 454: H R 5025	Not Voting	Yes	Yes
9/14/04	Vote 453: H R 5025	Not Voting	No	Yes

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