Doug Ose
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Douglas Arlo "Doug" Ose is a former California
congressman who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1999 to 2005, representing California's 3rd Congressional District. In 2008, he unsuccessfully sought to win a seat with the 4th Congressional District.
, attended Rio Americano High School
, and was educated at the University of California, Berkeley
. He is a developer and businessman in Sacramento.
member of the United States House of Representatives
from 1999 to 2005, representing the 3rd Congressional District of California
. When he was first elected to Congress in 1998, Ose promised to serve three consecutive terms, then retire to private life.
During his work in Congress, Ose was named a “Hero of the Taxpayers” by Americans for Tax Reform, a “Guardian of Small Business” by the National Federation of Independent Business and earned a “Tax Fighter” award from the National Tax Limitation Committee. Ose voted for a $1.35 trillion tax reform package that ended the marriage penalty
tax, lowered the estate tax
and increased child tax credits for American families. He served as Chairman of a House Government Reform Committee, where former President Bill Clinton
and former First Lady Hillary Clinton were exposed for failing to properly report over $190,000 in jewelry, furniture and other personal gifts. This act led to legislation expanding presidential disclosure requirements. In addition, to combat illegal immigration, Ose voted to use new technology and additional agents to secure America’s borders, and fought efforts to block construction of a border fence. Ose also authored a resolution in keeping the phrase “under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance and he supported legislation against defiling the American flag http://www.dougose.com/about.asp.
Ose was one of the few Members of Congress to honor his pledge of serving no more than three terms. Therefore, in 2004, he did not stand for re-election and was instead briefly a candidate in the Republican
primary for the U.S. Senate
. However, Ose returned to the private sector as a businessman and land developer. In the race to succeed the 3rd Congressional District seat left vacant by Ose, his sister, Mary Ose, lost the Republican nomination to former state Attorney General
and former Congressman
Dan Lungren
. Lungren later won the General Election.
, who represents California's 4th congressional district
, announced on January 10, 2008 his intent to retire from the U.S. House of Representatives after completing his 9th term, Ose weighed in on possibly running for Doolittle's seat during the 2008 elections. On February 1, 2008, Ose formally announced that he would run for California's 4th congressional district
seat even though he lived outside the 4th district (the United States Constitution
requires only a person to be a resident of the state where the congressional district is located). He picked up endorsements from Congressmen Dan Lungren
, Duncan Hunter
, and Wally Herger
, as well as State Senator
Dave Cox
and Assemblyman
Roger Niello
. Additionally, Ose was endorsed by Placer County
Sheriff
Ed Bonner (who appeared in at least one local TV ad for Ose and did other events for him).
Ose originally faced opposition from former State Senator Rico Oller
, who officially entered the race immediately after Doolittle announced his retirement. Oller dropped out when State Senator Tom McClintock
announced on March 4 that he was running. According to The Sacramento Bee
, Oller said his decision to drop out was "a bitter pill indeed for me to swallow." However, he said he was endorsing McClintock to prevent the election of Ose, whom he labeled as "an unarguably liberal Republican."
Ose lost to McClintock but came in ahead of two other opponents: Suzanne Jones and Theodore Terbolizard
. Ose was criticized by many for airing many negative advertisements against McClintock. The Butte County Republican Party voted to censure Ose for what they called "negative and misleading campaign ads"
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
congressman who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1999 to 2005, representing California's 3rd Congressional District. In 2008, he unsuccessfully sought to win a seat with the 4th Congressional District.
Early life
Ose was born in Sacramento, CaliforniaSacramento, California
Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,...
, attended Rio Americano High School
Rio Americano High School
Rio Americano High School, colloquially known as Rio, is an American public high school in Sacramento, California, serving students in grades 9 through 12 as part of the San Juan Unified School District. Brian T. Ginter is the principal...
, and was educated at the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
. He is a developer and businessman in Sacramento.
Congressional career
Ose was a RepublicanRepublican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
member of the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from 1999 to 2005, representing the 3rd Congressional District of California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. When he was first elected to Congress in 1998, Ose promised to serve three consecutive terms, then retire to private life.
During his work in Congress, Ose was named a “Hero of the Taxpayers” by Americans for Tax Reform, a “Guardian of Small Business” by the National Federation of Independent Business and earned a “Tax Fighter” award from the National Tax Limitation Committee. Ose voted for a $1.35 trillion tax reform package that ended the marriage penalty
Marriage penalty
The marriage penalty in the United States refers to the higher taxes required from some married couples, where spouses are making approximately the same taxable income, filing one tax return than for the same two people filing two separate tax returns if they were unmarried...
tax, lowered the estate tax
Estate tax in the United States
The estate tax in the United States is a tax imposed on the transfer of the "taxable estate" of a deceased person, whether such property is transferred via a will, according to the state laws of intestacy or otherwise made as an incident of the death of the owner, such as a transfer of property...
and increased child tax credits for American families. He served as Chairman of a House Government Reform Committee, where former President Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
and former First Lady Hillary Clinton were exposed for failing to properly report over $190,000 in jewelry, furniture and other personal gifts. This act led to legislation expanding presidential disclosure requirements. In addition, to combat illegal immigration, Ose voted to use new technology and additional agents to secure America’s borders, and fought efforts to block construction of a border fence. Ose also authored a resolution in keeping the phrase “under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance and he supported legislation against defiling the American flag http://www.dougose.com/about.asp.
Ose was one of the few Members of Congress to honor his pledge of serving no more than three terms. Therefore, in 2004, he did not stand for re-election and was instead briefly a candidate in the Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
primary for the U.S. Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
. However, Ose returned to the private sector as a businessman and land developer. In the race to succeed the 3rd Congressional District seat left vacant by Ose, his sister, Mary Ose, lost the Republican nomination to former state Attorney General
Attorney General
In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general, or attorney-general, is the main legal advisor to the government, and in some jurisdictions he or she may also have executive responsibility for law enforcement or responsibility for public prosecutions.The term is used to refer to any person...
and former Congressman
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
Dan Lungren
Dan Lungren
Daniel Edward "Dan" Lungren is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2005. The district covers most of Sacramento County and part of Solano County, as well as all of Alpine, Amador and Calaveras counties...
. Lungren later won the General Election.
2008 Election
After Congressman John DoolittleJohn Doolittle
John Taylor Doolittle , American politician, was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1991 to 2009, representing . In the 109th Congress, he held a leadership role as the Deputy Whip for the Republican party in the House...
, who represents California's 4th congressional district
California's 4th congressional district
California's 4th congressional district is a congressional district located in the U.S. state of California. It covers the northeastern corner of California along Route 395, encompassing El Dorado, Placer, Nevada, Sierra, Plumas, Lassen, and Modoc counties, as well as parts of Butte County...
, announced on January 10, 2008 his intent to retire from the U.S. House of Representatives after completing his 9th term, Ose weighed in on possibly running for Doolittle's seat during the 2008 elections. On February 1, 2008, Ose formally announced that he would run for California's 4th congressional district
California's 4th congressional district
California's 4th congressional district is a congressional district located in the U.S. state of California. It covers the northeastern corner of California along Route 395, encompassing El Dorado, Placer, Nevada, Sierra, Plumas, Lassen, and Modoc counties, as well as parts of Butte County...
seat even though he lived outside the 4th district (the United States Constitution
United States Constitution
The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States of America. It is the framework for the organization of the United States government and for the relationship of the federal government with the states, citizens, and all people within the United States.The first three...
requires only a person to be a resident of the state where the congressional district is located). He picked up endorsements from Congressmen Dan Lungren
Dan Lungren
Daniel Edward "Dan" Lungren is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2005. The district covers most of Sacramento County and part of Solano County, as well as all of Alpine, Amador and Calaveras counties...
, Duncan Hunter
Duncan Hunter
Duncan Lee Hunter is an American politician. He was a Republican member of the House of Representatives from California's 52nd, 45th and 42nd districts from 1981 to 2009....
, and Wally Herger
Wally Herger
Walter William "Wally" Herger, Jr. , American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1987, representing the California's 2nd congressional district. The second district is physically large...
, as well as State Senator
California State Senate
The California State Senate is the upper house of the California State Legislature. There are 40 state senators. The state legislature meets in the California State Capitol in Sacramento. The Lieutenant Governor is the ex officio President of the Senate and may break a tied vote...
Dave Cox
Dave Cox
David E. Cox was an American politician from Holdenville, Oklahoma. A Republican, he served as a California State Senator, representing the 1st district from December 2004 until his death in July 2010, and also served as an California State Assemblyman for the six years immediately before his...
and Assemblyman
California State Assembly
The California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature. There are 80 members in the Assembly, representing an approximately equal number of constituents, with each district having a population of at least 420,000...
Roger Niello
Roger Niello
Roger Niello was a Republican of the California State Assembly since 2004. He represented California's 5th Assembly District, which includes the Sacramento County cities and towns of Arden-Arcade, Carmichael, Citrus Heights, Fair Oaks, Folsom, North Highlands, McClellan Park, Orangevale, Natomas,...
. Additionally, Ose was endorsed by Placer County
Placer County, California
Placer County is a county located in both the Sacramento Valley and Sierra Nevada regions of the U.S. state of California, in what is known as the Gold Country. It stretches from the suburbs of Sacramento to Lake Tahoe and the Nevada border. Because of the expansion of the Greater Sacramento,...
Sheriff
Sheriff
A sheriff is in principle a legal official with responsibility for a county. In practice, the specific combination of legal, political, and ceremonial duties of a sheriff varies greatly from country to country....
Ed Bonner (who appeared in at least one local TV ad for Ose and did other events for him).
Ose originally faced opposition from former State Senator Rico Oller
Rico Oller
Thomas "Rico" Oller is a Republican U.S. politician from California. He served in the California State Assembly, representing the 4th District from 1996 to 2000, and the California State Senate, representing the 1st district from 2000 to 2004...
, who officially entered the race immediately after Doolittle announced his retirement. Oller dropped out when State Senator Tom McClintock
Tom McClintock
Thomas Miller McClintock II is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2009. He is a member of the Republican Party. He is a former Assemblyman and state Senator...
announced on March 4 that he was running. According to The Sacramento Bee
The Sacramento Bee
The Sacramento Bee is a daily newspaper published in Sacramento, California, in the United States. Since its creation in 1857, the Bee has become Sacramento's largest newspaper, the fifth largest newspaper in California, and the 25th largest paper in the U.S...
, Oller said his decision to drop out was "a bitter pill indeed for me to swallow." However, he said he was endorsing McClintock to prevent the election of Ose, whom he labeled as "an unarguably liberal Republican."
Ose lost to McClintock but came in ahead of two other opponents: Suzanne Jones and Theodore Terbolizard
Theodore Terbolizard
Theodore "Ted" Terbolizard is an American Republican Party politician. He was a candidate for the Republican Party's nomination for the United States House of Representatives in California's 4th congressional district in a seat vacated by Incumbent John Doolittle, who announced that he would not...
. Ose was criticized by many for airing many negative advertisements against McClintock. The Butte County Republican Party voted to censure Ose for what they called "negative and misleading campaign ads"