Doug Ose

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Doug Ose

|image = Congressional Portrait of Doug Ose.jpg

|caption =

|state = California

|district = {{ushr|CA|3|3rd}}

|term_start = January 3, 1999

|term_end = January 3, 2005

|predecessor = Vic Fazio

|successor = Dan Lungren

|birth_name = Douglas Arlo Ose

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|6|27}}

|birth_place = Sacramento, California, U.S.

|death_date =

|death_place =

|party = Republican

|spouse = Lynnda Ose

|education = University of California, Berkeley (BS)

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Douglas Arlo Ose ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|oʊ|s|i||}} {{respell|OH|see}}; born June 27, 1955) is an American businessman and politician who served as the U.S. representative for California's 3rd congressional district from 1999 to 2005. He is a member of the Republican Party.{{Cite web |title=Ose, Doug Biographical Info |url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=O000164 |access-date=April 23, 2014 |publisher=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress}} On March 16, 2021, Ose announced his intention to run for Governor of California in the 2021 California gubernatorial recall election of Governor Gavin Newsom. On August 17, 2021, Ose announced that he was withdrawing from the race after suffering a heart attack.{{Cite news|date=2021-08-17|title=Former Rep. Doug Ose drops out of recall race after heart attack|url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-08-17/doug-ose-recall-candidate-heart-attack|access-date=2021-08-17|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}

Early life and education

Ose was born and raised in Sacramento, California. He graduated from Rio Americano High School and in 1977, earned a B.S. in business administration from the University of California, Berkeley. At Berkeley, he was a member of Sigma Nu. After graduating from college, Ose began his career as a real estate developer.{{Cite web |title=Doug Ose's Biography |url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/16472/doug-ose |access-date=November 5, 2014 |publisher=Vote Smart}}

U.S. House of Representatives

File:George W. Bush and Doug Ose.jpg George W. Bush in 2002]]

During his time in Congress, Ose was named a "Hero of the Taxpayers" by Americans for Tax Reform,{{Cite web |last=Cadelago |first=Christopher |title=Ad Watch: Ose was a 'hero,' but many others were, too |url=http://www.sacbee.com/2014/04/03/6294344/ad-watch-ose-a-hero-but-many-others.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140416205804/http://www.sacbee.com/2014/04/03/6294344/ad-watch-ose-a-hero-but-many-others.html |archive-date=April 16, 2014 |access-date=May 28, 2014}} a "Guardian of Small Business" by the National Federation of Independent Business{{Cite news |last=Dan Lungren |date=March 5, 2008 |title=Guest View: Why I support Doug Ose for Congress |work=Tahoe Daily Tribune |url=http://www.tahoedailytribune.com/article/20080306/OPINION/282305537 |access-date=November 5, 2014}} and earned a "Tax Fighter" award from the National Tax Limitation Committee.

In 2001, Ose voted for one of the largest tax cuts in American history, a $1.35 trillion tax reform package that ended the marriage penalty tax, lowered the estate tax and increased child tax credits.{{Cite news |last=Weston |first=Mary |date=February 22, 2008 |title=Doug Ose campaigning in 4th Congressional district |work=Oroville Mercury-Register |url=http://www.orovillemr.com/ci_8339456 |access-date=July 23, 2014}}

In December 2003, Ose introduced a bill (H.R. 3687) to outlaw the broadcast of George Carlin's "seven dirty words", including "compound use (including hyphenated compounds) of such words and phrases with each other or with other words or phrases, and other grammatical forms of such words and phrases (including verb, adjective, gerund, participle, and infinitive forms)". The bill omitted "tits", but included "asshole", which was not one of Carlin's original seven words. The bill was referred to the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution in January 2004, where it was tabled.{{Cite web|last=Ose|first=Doug|date=2004-01-15|title=H.R.3687 - 108th Congress (2003-2004): To amend section 1464 of title 18, United States Code, to provide for the punishment of certain profane broadcasts, and for other purposes.|url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-bill/3687|access-date=2021-04-02|website=www.congress.gov}}

As Chairman of a House Government Reform Committee, Ose held hearings to promote legislation to change rules governing gifts to presidents.{{Cite news |date=February 13, 2002 |title=Panel ends probe with criticism of Clintons |work=Chicago Tribune |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2002/02/13/panel-ends-probe-with-criticism-of-clintons/ |access-date=April 23, 2014}}

In an effort to complete construction of a border fence originally started in 1996, Ose, along with David Dreier, co-authored a bill that would grant the United States Secretary of Homeland Security authorization to ignore all laws deemed "necessary to ensure the expeditious construction of the barriers and roads under this section".{{Cite news |last=Juliet Eilperin |date=October 26, 2004 |title=House GOP Backs Easing Laws for Border Fence |page=A03 |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A62557-2004Oct25.html |access-date=November 5, 2014}}

According to The Sacramento Bee, during his congressional tenure, Ose appeared regularly in lists of the wealthiest members of Congress. This was based on the value of his real estate holdings purchased in the 1980s. According to financial disclosures his net worth is between $51.5 million and $175 million.{{cite news |title=Doug Ose argues his record is reason to return him to Congress |url=http://www.sacbee.com/2014/03/31/6280859/doug-ose-argues-his-record-is.html |newspaper=The Sacramento Bee |access-date=April 24, 2014 |date=March 31, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140415072951/http://www.sacbee.com/2014/03/31/6280859/doug-ose-argues-his-record-is.html |archive-date=April 15, 2014 }}

Ose honored a self-imposed term-limit pledge and declined to run for re-election to the U.S. House in 2004.{{cite news |last1=Joseph |first1=Cameron |title=Ex-Rep. Ose mulling comeback bid against Rep. Bera |url=https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/house-races/144049-ex-rep-ose-mulling-comeback-bid-against-rep-bera/ |access-date=July 23, 2014 |work=The Hill |date=March 7, 2013}}{{cite news |title=Endorsement: Rep. Ami Bera and Doug Ose warrant top-two primary spots for Congressional District 7 |url=http://www.sacbee.com/2014/05/06/6380748/endorsement-rep-ami-bera-and-doug.html |access-date=July 23, 2014 |newspaper=The Sacramento Bee |date=May 6, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140727103019/http://www.sacbee.com/2014/05/06/6380748/endorsement-rep-ami-bera-and-doug.html |archive-date=July 27, 2014 }}

=Committee assignments=

Elections

=Congressional=

==1998–2002==

In 1998, Ose decided to run for California's 3rd congressional district. In the open primary, he ranked first with 30% of the vote. His next closest competitor, Democrat Sandie Dunn, received 23% of the vote.{{cite web |url=http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/external/pre-election/profilesdistricts/CA03.html?SITE=WBFFELN&SECTION=POLITICS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT |title=Election Results |publisher=Associated Press |access-date=July 23, 2014}}

Ose and Dunn qualified for the general election, in which Ose defeated Dunn by a margin of 52%–45%. Ose won re-election in 2000 with 56% of the vote and again in 2002 with 62% of the vote.

==2008==

In 2008, Ose ran in the primary election in California's 4th congressional district, a seat being left vacant by retiring Congressman John Doolittle. Ose lost the primary bid to Tom McClintock.{{cite news |last1=Ortiz |first1=Jon |title=he Buzz: Conservatives ask Republican Doug Ose not to challenge Democrat Ami Bera |url=http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2013/07/15/3110101/the-buzz-conservatives-ask-republican.html |accessdate=July 23, 2014 |newspaper=Merced Sun-Star |date=July 15, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808132326/http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2013/07/15/3110101/the-buzz-conservatives-ask-republican.html |archivedate=August 8, 2014 }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=341896|title = Our Campaigns - CA District 04 - R Primary Race - Jun 03, 2008}}

==2014==

{{See also|United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2014#District 7}}

On September 3, 2013, Ose formally announced his candidacy for his old district, which had been renumbered as the 7th district,{{cite web |title=Republican Doug Ose to challenge Democrat Ami Bera for California House seat |url=http://www.sacbee.com/2013/09/04/5705214/republican-doug-ose-to-challenge.html |newspaper=The Sacramento Bee |access-date=April 24, 2014 |date=September 4, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140424074629/http://www.sacbee.com/2013/09/04/5705214/republican-doug-ose-to-challenge.html |archive-date=April 24, 2014 }} in hopes of facing freshman Democrat Ami Bera, who unseated Dan Lungren in 2012.{{cite news |author=Laurel Rosenhall |date=November 15, 2012 |title=Ami Bera ousts Rep. Dan Lungren in congressional race |url=http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2012/11/ap-says-bera-ousted-lungren.html |publisher=The Sacramento Bee |access-date=November 5, 2014}} On June 3, Ose qualified for the November general election by ranking second in the open primary with 26% of the vote. He defeated Republicans Igor Birman and Elizabeth Emken. Bera ranked first with 48% of the vote and faced Ose in the general election.{{cite news |author=Christopher Cadelago |date=June 3, 2014 |url=http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/election/article2600499.html |title=Bera, Ose headed for a fight over 7th congressional district |newspaper=The Sacramento Bee |access-date=November 5, 2014}} The Rothenberg Political Report rated the contest as a "Pure Toss-up";{{cite news |title=House Ratings |url=https://rothenbergpoliticalreport.com/ratings/house |access-date=October 20, 2014 |publisher=Rothenberg Political Report |date=October 17, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021205401/http://rothenbergpoliticalreport.com/ratings/house |archive-date=October 21, 2014 }} and even eight days after the November 4 election, the race was still undecided, with Bera leading Ose by just 711 votes at the time with 19,000 ballots yet to be counted.{{cite news |author=David Bienick |date=November 12, 2014 |url=http://www.kcra.com/politics/bera-takes-lead-in-race-for-7th-congressional-district/29686972 |title=Bera takes lead in race for 7th congressional district |work=KCRA.com |access-date=November 15, 2014}} Ultimately, Ose lost the race to Bera by 0.8%.

=2018 California gubernatorial race=

Ose hinted in 2017 that he was considering running for Governor of California in the 2018 election, telling the Los Angeles Times that he was "gravely concerned" about the state's future, elaborating "there's no other way to describe it – we've gone backwards. I don't care whether you're talking about housing or quality of jobs that are available or road maintenance or the homeless question. There's nobody in office today that's doing anything about it."{{cite web|last1=Mehta|first1=Seema|title=Former GOP Rep. Doug Ose considering run for governor of California|url=https://www.latimes.com/politics/essential/la-pol-ca-essential-politics-updates-former-gop-congressman-doug-ose-1510084317-htmlstory.html|website=Los Angeles Times|access-date=January 5, 2018}} He announced he would run in January 2018.{{cite web|last1=Willon|first1=Phil|title=Former GOP Rep. Doug Ose announces he is running for California governor|url=https://www.latimes.com/politics/essential/la-pol-ca-essential-politics-updates-former-gop-rep-doug-ose-announces-he-is-1515184172-htmlstory.html|access-date=January 18, 2018|work=Los Angeles Times|date=January 5, 2018}} In February, however, Ose determined this was not the right time. While discussing his decision to not pursue the office at that time, Ose told Fox Business' Stuart Varney: "Cost of housing is out of control, K-12's failing, homeless everywhere, traffic gridlock, no jobs, it's just like...go down the checklist and they're 0 for life."{{Cite web|title=Republican Doug Ose out of California race| website=YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2gKeKtdS2Q&list=UUCXoCcu9Rp7NPbTzIvogpZg&index=15297 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/y2gKeKtdS2Q| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live}}{{cbignore}} Ose then formed Rebuild California Foundation, a 501(c)(3) Tax-Exempt Educational Organization, to research and propose solutions for the top issues affecting the lives of everyday Californians.{{Cite web|title=Together We Can Fix Our State|url=https://www.rebuild-ca.org/|website=Rebuild California Foundation|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-13}}

=2021 California gubernatorial recall race=

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On March 16, 2021, Ose announced his intention to run for Governor of California in the recall election of Gavin Newsom.{{Cite web|date=2021-03-16|title=Former GOP Rep. Doug Ose enters California recall election|url=https://apnews.com/article/john-cox-kevin-faulconer-san-diego-elections-coronavirus-pandemic-d567c8d7703cccbf9fb56236ade9e767|access-date=2021-03-17|website=AP NEWS}} However, on August 17, 2021, Ose announced he was dropping out of the race after suffering a heart attack. Despite having withdrawn from the race, he received 0.4% of the replacement candidate vote.

Other notable work

Since his departure from Congress, Ose has been a member of the board of directors of the Republican Main Street Partnership, a more traditional conservative movement of Members of Congress. The 501(c)(4) is tied to more than 60 current Members of Congress.{{Cite web |title=HOME |url=https://www.republicanmainstreet.org/ |access-date=2022-06-02 |website=RMSP |language=en}}

Personal life

Ose is married to Lynnda Ose. They have two daughters, Erika and Emily, who attended Ose's former high school, Rio Americano High School. Their main residence is in the unincorporated area of Sacramento County.

In 2011, when budget constraints forced the closure of Gibson Ranch Park in Rio Linda, Ose applied to run the facility as its private operator. Since Ose began managing the park in April 2011, the regional park was open daily and welcomed about 250,000 visitors.{{cite news |last1=Cadelago |first1=Christopher |title=Doug Ose's county park project a work in progress |url=http://www.sacbee.com/2014/08/07/6614069/doug-oses-county-park-project.html |access-date=September 4, 2014 |newspaper=The Sacramento Bee |date=August 7, 2014}} The park, as of December 1, 2019, is now being managed by the Sacramento County Department of Regional Parks.{{Cite web|title=New Management Announced for Gibson Ranch|url=https://www.saccounty.net:443/news/latest-news/Pages/New-Management-Announced-for-Gibson-Ranch-.aspx|date=2019-11-19|access-date=2021-08-17|website=SacCounty News|language=en-US}}

Along with then-Senator Barbara Boxer, Ose had a cameo appearance in the 2002 Gilmore Girls episode "Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days".{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0588222/|title=Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days|publisher=IMDb|access-date=January 23, 2021}}

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20131002010238/http://dougose.com/ Doug Ose for Congress]
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