1. David Wilson Jolly was born on October 31,1972 and is an American attorney, former lobbyist, and formerly Republican politician who served as the US representative for Florida's 13th congressional district from 2014 to 2017.
31 Facts About David Jolly
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David Jolly was reelected in November 2014 but was defeated in 2016 by Democrat Charlie Crist.
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In September 2018, David Jolly announced he had left the Republican Party.
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David Jolly was born in Dunedin, Florida, the son of Judith and Lawson David Jolly, a Baptist pastor.
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David Jolly worked for Republican US Representative Bill Young full time from 1995 to 2006 in various positions, with a brief break for six months in 2001 when he worked at a Washington securities firm.
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In 2002, David Jolly became Young's general counsel and held that position until he left in 2006.
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David Jolly served as the personal attorney for Young's family as well.
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In 2007, David Jolly joined Washington, DC firm Van Scoyoc Associates as a lobbyist and in 2011, he left Van Scoyoc to open his own firm, Three Bridges Advisors.
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David Jolly made political donations to both Republicans and Democrats during his time as a lobbyist.
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David Jolly had his name removed from the Lobby Registry to run for the vacant House seat.
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At the time, David Jolly was working as vice president of the Clearwater-based investment company Boston Finance Group.
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David Jolly formerly opposed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act but stated on an interview with MSNBC that during unemployment he had a new appreciation for its use as a "safety net".
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David Jolly supports sending special operations forces overseas, securing the border, increasing the vetting process for legal immigrants, and increasing surveillance of suspected domestic terrorists.
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In February 2014, David Jolly introduced the Naval Station Guantanamo Bay Protection Act.
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David Jolly pushed to extend the ban on oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.
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In January 2015, David Jolly announced plans to introduce a bill that would extend the reforms of the federal flood insurance program.
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In July 2015, David Jolly introduced the Veterans Health Care Freedom Act.
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David Jolly encouraged the US House to extend the Treasure Island beach renourishment project.
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David Jolly called it "a careless staff mistake" and said that he stands by his record and wants the public to be fully informed.
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Since leaving office, David Jolly has participated regularly as a political commentator on cable news sources such as CNN and MSNBC; in this capacity he has been critical of President Donald Trump.
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David Jolly considered running for lieutenant governor of Florida in 2018 on a bipartisan ticket, with former Democratic congressman Patrick Murphy as the candidate for governor.
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David Jolly ultimately decided not to run for any public office in 2018.
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David Jolly faced Democratic nominee Alex Sink and a libertarian candidate, Lucas Overby, in the special election.
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David Jolly ran for reelection to a full term in November 2014.
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David Jolly was unopposed in the Republican primary, and no Democrat ran against him in the general election; his only challenger was Lucas Overby, the Libertarian nominee who came in third in the special election one year prior.
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On July 20,2015, David Jolly announced that he was giving up his seat to run for the United States Senate seat being vacated by Marco Rubio, who was not running for reelection due to his bid for the US presidency.
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David Jolly found himself in a district that had been made significantly more Democratic after a court threw out Florida's original congressional map.
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David Jolly's defeat ended a 62-year hold on this St Petersburg-based district by the GOP.
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In July 2018, David Jolly became executive vice president and principal of Shumaker Advisors Florida, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Shumaker, Loop, and Kendrick law firm, at their Tampa office.
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David Jolly frequently serves as a political commentator, most often as a contributor to MSNBC.
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At the time, David Jolly was Donahoe's boss at the lobbying firm Van Scoyoc Associates in Washington, DC They have two children together.