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Representative Clifford B. 'Cliff' Stearns (FL)


Current Office: U.S. House
Current District: 6
First Elected: 11/08/1988
Last Elected: 11/04/2008
Next Election: 2010
Party: Republican



Background Information
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Joan Moore
5 Children: Doug, Bundy, Scott, Emily, Amy.
Birth Date: 04/16/1941
Birthplace: Washington, DC
Home City: Ocala, FL
Religion: Presbyterian

Education:
Graduate Work, University of California - Los Angeles, 1965
BS, Electrical Engineering, George Washington University, 1963.

Professional Experience:
Stearns House Incorporated, 1972-1988
Images 70/Wilson Height Welch, 1971-1972
Kutola Advertising Agency, 1970-1971
Columbia Broadcasting System Incorporated, 1969
Data Control Systems Incorporated, 1967-1969
Captain, Aerospace Engineer/Satellite Reconnaissance, United States Air Force, 1963-1967
Hotel Executive/Restaurant Owner.

Political Experience:
Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1988-present.


Organizations:
Former Member, Board of Directors, Boys and Girls Club
Former President, Kiwanis Club
Former Member, Board of Directors, Munroe Regional Hospital
Ocala Board of Realtors
Tourist Development Council.

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees:
Co-Founder/Co-Chair, United States Air Force Caucus, present
Asthma Awareness Caucus
American Quarter Horse Caucus
Co-Founder/Co-Chair, Congressional Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Caucus
Congressional Coalition on Adoption
Congressional Cystic Fibrosis Caucus
Co-Chair, Congressional Horse Caucus
Marion County/Ocala Energy Task Force
National Guard and Reserve Components Congressional Members Organization
Member, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus
Republican Policy Committee.

Committees:
Energy and Commerce, Member
Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection, Member
Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet, Ranking Member
Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment (Energy and Commerce), Member
Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials, Member
Subcommittee on Health (Veterans' Affairs), Member
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Veterans' Affairs), Member
Veterans' Affairs, Member




Photo for Representative Clifford B. 'Cliff' Stearns (FL)



Contact Information

Washington, D.C. Website:
http://www.house.gov/stearns/
Washington, D.C. Webmail:
https://writerep.house.gov/

Washington, D.C. Address
2370 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515-0906
Phone: 202-225-5744
Fax: 202-225-3973
District Address
115 Southeast 25th Avenue
Ocala, FL 34471
Phone: 352-351-8777
Toll Free: 800-888-7743
Fax: 352-351-8011
District Address
5700 Southwest 34th Street
Suite 425
Gainesville, FL 32608
Phone: 352-337-0003
Toll Free: 800-888-7743
Fax: 352-337-0034
District Address
1726 Kingsley Avenue
Suite 8
Orange Park, FL 32073
Phone: 904-269-3203
Toll Free: 800-888-7743
Fax: 904-269-3343
Key Staff Address
Jack Seum
Chief of Staff
2370 Rayburn House Office Building

Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-5744
Fax: 202-225-3973
Key Staff Address
Joan Smutko
Scheduler
2370 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-5744
Fax: 202-225-3973
Key Staff Address
Paul Flusche
Press Secretary
2370 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-5744
Fax: 202-225-3973





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