Dr. Neal Dunn grew up in an Army family and was stationed at over 20 places before college including in Vietnam during middle school. He was an Eagle Scout and National Merit Scholar before matriculating at Washington and Lee University. After medical school at George Washington, he joined the US Army as a surgeon completing his residency at Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC) and Surgical Fellowship at Duke University. He continued his surgical career in many stations around the world before settling in Bay County, Florida in 1990. It was during his service at WRAMC in Washington that he met and married his wife Leah, of over 30 years.
Florida’s Second District is home to extensive row crops, peanuts, cotton, cattle, dairy, poultry and some of the most productive forests in the nation. The agriculture industry is an integral part of the economy in the Second District.
I was honored to receive an appointment to the House Agriculture Committee, where we are getting right to work reviewing our farm policies in preparation for a new Farm Bill. I look forward to working with my colleague Congressman Ted Yoho to ensure the voices of Florida farmers and foresters are heard in Congress.
Second District families know that we have a long way to go to get our economy back on track. As a small business owner, I know firsthand how unnecessary government regulation can harm job creators across Florida and the country. That’s why I will be working every day to create jobs and support our small businesses, so every hardworking American has the opportunity to succeed.
Key to this will be dialing back government overregulation and reforming our tax system so American workers can better compete in a global economy. It’s time to put the brakes on government borrowing and overspending, because the tax and spend policies of Washington are hurting families across the country. We have already passed the REINS Act, critical legislation that requires Congressional approval for major new regulations.
I am committed to being a strong voice for Florida agriculture and farmers and ranchers, and I am honored to have been appointed to the House agriculture committee.
I believe a strong, well-funded military is essential to ensuring the safety of all Americans and promoting freedom throughout the world. We must ensure our brave troopers have all resources they need to execute their missions. I am dedicated to working with my colleagues in Congress to ensure that we develop a comprehensive military strategy that can defeat ISIS and Islamic terrorism abroad and at home.
In Congress, I will fight to ensure that our Second Amendment rights are not infringed upon by bureaucrats in Washington. I believe that every law-abiding American has the Constitutional right to keep and bear arms. The first bill I cosponsored in Congress is legislation to ensure your Florida concealed carry permit is honored in every other state that issues concealed carry permits. Your Second Amendment rights don’t end when you cross state borders.
Having worked as a doctor in both the U.S. Army and the 2nd District for over 30 years, I know firsthand how important the relationship is between doctors and their patients. That’s why I continue to support full repeal of the Affordable Care Act. Bureaucrats in Washington shouldn’t be making important decisions about your health care, you should.
Over the last several years, we have seen how detrimental the Affordable Care Act has been on this country. It has kicked millions of Americans off their insurance plans, sky-rocketed their insurance costs, and limited their choice in choosing the doctors they like. Hardworking Americans across the country are forced to spend more on their health care. We need patient-centered reforms that actually lowers costs and expands access for all.
I look forward to working with my colleagues in Congress to fully repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act with a common-sense, patient-centered health care law that will decrease skyrocketing insurance costs, while improving the quality of care.
Over the last several years we have heard horror stories across the country about veterans being denied the care they need and deserve.
It’s clear that under the current system, our veterans aren’t getting the care they have earned. As a veteran of the U.S. Army, ensuring our men and women in uniform get the support they need is one of my top priorities in Congress. I was honored to be appointed the Veterans Affairs Committee
Our veterans have fought to secure our freedoms; they shouldn’t have to continue to fight the bureaucrats in Washington when they get back.