Ted Yoho

Yoho was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on April 13, 1955.{{Cite book |last=Congress (US) Joint Committee on Print |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=haUIULhY0EoC&q=April%2013%2C%201955%20yoho&pg=PA59 |title=Official Congressional Directory 2013–2014: 113th Congress |date=2014 |publisher=Government Printing Office |page=59 |language=en}} At age 11, he moved with his family to Florida, where he attended school with his future wife, Carolyn, in the 4th grade.

Yoho earned his associate-of-arts degree at Broward Community College.{{Cite web |title=About Ted {{!}} Ted Yoho, Congressman {{!}} Florida's 3rd District |url=http://www.tedyoho.com/about-ted/ |access-date=January 13, 2016 |website=Tedyoho.com |archive-date=February 9, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160209123546/http://www.tedyoho.com/about-ted/ |url-status=dead }} He earned a bachelor's degree in animal science at the University of Florida in 1983 and thereafter attended the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, from which he received a doctorate in veterinary medicine. He is a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association, the Florida Veterinary Medical Association, the Florida Association of Equine Practitioners, the Florida Cattlemen's Association, and the National Rifle Association of America.

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Yoho ran for the newly redrawn {{ushr|FL|3}}. In the Republican primary, he defeated longtime incumbent Cliff Stearns, first elected in 1988; State Senator Steve Oelrich; and James Jett, the Clay County clerk of court—34%–33%–19%–14%.{{Cite web |date=August 16, 2012 |title=AP Election Results | Campaign 2012 | C-SPAN |url=http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/files/elections/2012/by_county/FL_US_House_0814.html?SITE=CSPANELN&SECTION=POLITICS |access-date=October 31, 2012 |publisher=Associated Press}}{{Cite news |date=February 20, 2012 |title=Ted Yoho Qualifies and Formally Announces Candidacy |work=Cedar Key News |url=https://cedarkeynews.com/Archives/OLDSITE/Announcements/5572-225.html |access-date=July 23, 2020}} Yoho defeated Stearns by 829 votes, a margin of 1.1 percentage points.{{Cite news |last=Mahtesian |first=Charles |date=August 15, 2012 |title=Who is Ted Yoho? |work=Politico |url=http://www.politico.com/blogs/charlie-mahtesian/2012/08/who-is-ted-yoho-132151.html?hp=l11_b2 |access-date=October 31, 2012}} Yoho won 11 of the district's 13 counties.{{Cite news |last=Dixon |first=Matt |date=August 14, 2012 |title=Shocker in U.S. House 3: Ted Yoho upsets 12-term incumbent Cliff Stearns |work=The Florida Times-Union |url=http://jacksonville.com/news/florida/2012-08-14/story/shocker-us-house-3-ted-yoho-upsets-12-term-incumbent-cliff-stearns |access-date=October 31, 2012}}

Yoho won the November general election, 65% to 32%, against Democratic candidate J.R. Gaillot.{{Cite web |title=2012 Election Results – Presidential, Senate & Congressional Races |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Elections/Florida |access-date=September 5, 2013 |publisher=ABC News}}{{Cite news |last=Thompson |first=Bill |date=October 19, 2012 |title=3-way race for District 3, new congressman assured (Ted Yoho, J.R. Gallot, Phillip Dodds) |work=The Gainesville Sun |url=http://www.gainesville.com/article/20121019/ARTICLES/121019456 |access-date=September 5, 2013}}

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Yoho took office on January 3, 2013. He is a member of the Tea Party Caucus and the House Liberty Caucus. He says that he supports reduction in taxes: replacing the current tax code with the Fair Tax (a broad national consumption tax on retail sales),{{Cite web |title=Issues |url=http://www.tedyoho.com/issues/ |access-date=December 5, 2014 |publisher=Tedyoho.com |archive-date=November 17, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141117030355/http://www.tedyoho.com/issues/ |url-status=dead }} reducing corporate tax rates, and eliminating federal programs that cannot be balanced with revenues.{{Cite web |title=Issues | Ted Yoho for Congress | Florida's 3rd District |url=http://www.tedyoho.com/issues/ |access-date=October 31, 2012 |publisher=Tedyoho.com |archive-date=October 9, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009014718/http://www.tedyoho.com/issues/ |url-status=dead }} According to the CBO, there would still be a deficit even if all discretionary spending (all Federal programs except pensions, Medicare and Social Security) were stopped.{{Cite web |date=December 12, 2011 |title=CBO | The U.S. Federal Budget: Infographic |url=http://www.cbo.gov/publication/42636 |access-date=October 31, 2012 |website=Cbo.gov}} Yoho advocates reducing spending and taxes, though has not yet introduced a plan that will lead to a balanced budget.{{Cite web |date=August 14, 2012 |title=Ted Yoho – Political Positions – Project Vote Smart |url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/political-courage-test/137622/ted-yoho/ |access-date=October 31, 2012 |website=Vote Smart}}

Yoho also is opposed to raising the debt ceiling unless significant spending cuts are made; he is also opposed to earmarks in legislation. His district is one of the lowest-taxed in Florida, located primarily within Suwannee River Management District (lower proportion of property taxes), per capita retail sales in the district are significantly lower than the state average, and it has the fewest non-farm related businesses of Florida's congressional districts.{{Cite web |date=August 27, 2012 |title=County Business and Demographics Interactive Map – US Census Bureau |url=https://www.census.gov/cbdmap/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105063047/http://www.census.gov/cbdmap/ |archive-date=November 5, 2012 |access-date=October 31, 2012 |website=Census.gov |df=mdy-all}} Yoho has not made any indication on his level support of the farm bill.

In 2014, Yoho was challenged by conservative Republican Jake Rush for his seat. Rush painted Yoho as a "liberal" and appealed to voters' conservatism to try to win the Republican nomination.{{Cite news |last=Weigel |first=David |author-link=David Weigel|date=April 1, 2014 |title=Vampire-LARPing Candidate Accuses His Republican Opponent of Being Too Liberal |work=Slate |url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/weigel/2014/04/01/vampire_larping_candidate_accuses_his_republican_opponent_of_being_too_liberal.html |access-date=May 29, 2014}}

In 2015, Yoho mounted a campaign to challenge John Boehner for the Speakership of the US House of Representatives in an attempt to get the conference to the second ballot. The bloc of dissenting members were four votes shy of achieving their goal.{{Cite news |last=Klimas |first=Jacqueline |date=January 4, 2015 |title=Ted Yoho joins Louie Gohmert in challenge of John Boehner's House leadership |work=Washington Times |url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/jan/4/yoho-joins-gohmert-in-challenge-of-boehners-house-/ |access-date=March 16, 2015}}

He and his Democratic colleague John Conyers offered bipartisan amendments to block the U.S. military training of Ukraine's Azov Battalion of the Ukrainian National Guard. Some members of the battalion are openly white supremacists.{{cite web|first=Leonid|last=Bershidsky|url=http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2015-06-12/ukraine-s-neo-nazis-won-t-get-u-s-money|title=Ukraine's Neo-Nazis Won't Get U.S. Money|website=Bloomberg|date=June 12, 2015|access-date=June 13, 2015|archive-date=November 20, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120125547/http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2015-06-12/ukraine-s-neo-nazis-won-t-get-u-s-money|url-status=dead}}{{cite web |title=Ukrainian unit accused of Neo-Nazi links wants Canada's help |url=https://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/defence-watch/ukrainian-unit-accused-of-neo-nazi-links-wants-canadas-help |website=ottawacitizen |access-date=16 May 2021 |language=en-CA}}

While running for Congress in 2012, Yoho supported Florida Governor Rick Scott's controversial reduction of early voting while backing further reductions. Yoho later joked about limiting the right to vote once again exclusively to property owners. He also expressed support for the Bilderberg conspiracy theory.{{Cite web |last=Tashman |first=Brian |date=May 20, 2014 |title=As Candidate For Congress, Ted Yoho Suggested Limiting The Right To Vote To Property Owners |url=https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/as-candidate-for-congress-ted-yoho-suggested-limiting-the-right-to-vote-to-property-owners/ |access-date=August 11, 2020 |website=Right Wing Watch |publisher=People For the American Way |language=en-US}}

In 2013, he became widely known for stating that breaching the debt ceiling and defaulting on the national debt "would bring stability to the world markets".{{Cite news |last=Philips |first=Matthew |date=October 7, 2013 |title=The Dumbest Thing Said About the Debt Ceiling ... So Far |work=Bloomberg |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2013-10-07/the-dumbest-thing-said-about-the-debt-ceiling-dot-so-far |access-date=October 18, 2016}} This position was widely panned by Democrats as well as some of his fellow Republicans, such as Representative Reid Ribble, who called the position "crazy talk".{{Cite news |last=Alman |first=Ashley |date=October 8, 2013 |title=GOP Rep Hurls 'Crazy Talk' Claim At Fellow Republican |work=HuffPost |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/08/reid-ribble-ted-yoho_n_4061226.html |access-date=October 18, 2016}}

In July 2020, Yoho accosted Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez over her public comments that an increase of crime in New York City was due to the high rise in poverty. According to a reporter from The Hill who overheard the conversation, the congressman called her "disgusting" and "out of your freaking mind". Ocasio-Cortez called him "rude", and reporters overheard Yoho calling her a "fucking bitch" as he walked away from the conversation.{{Cite news |last=Lillis |first=Mike |date=July 21, 2020 |title=Ocasio-Cortez accosted by GOP lawmaker over remarks: 'That kind of confrontation hasn't ever happened to me' |work=The Hill |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/508259-ocaasio-cortez-accosted-by-gop-lawmaker-over-remarks-that-kind-of}} Ocasio-Cortez confirmed the incident on Twitter and on the House floor, but Yoho's office denied his comments, claiming that he "made a brief comment to himself as he walked away summarizing what he believes her policies to be: bullshit".{{Cite news |last=Byrd |first=Haley |date=July 22, 2020 |title=Ted Yoho apologizes after reportedly verbally accosting Ocasio-Cortez over stance on unemployment, crime in New York |work=CNN |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/21/politics/aoc-ted-yoho-confrontation/index.html |access-date=July 22, 2020}} He later addressed the incident on the House floor, saying, "Having been married for 45 years with two daughters, I'm very cognizant of my language. The offensive name calling, words attributed to me by the press were never spoken to my colleagues and if they were construed that way, I apologize for their misunderstanding".{{Cite web |last=Cillizza |first=Chris |date=22 July 2020 |title=This Florida Republican just delivered a master class in how *not* to apologize |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/22/politics/ted-yoho-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-house-floor/index.html |access-date=24 July 2020 |website=CNN |quote=(special thanks to CNN's Ali Main for this transcript)}} Though later in an interview with comedian Ben Palmer he confessed, "truth is, as I walked away by myself, I said what an F'in B".{{Cite web |last=Palmer |first=Ben |date=May 1, 2024 |title=A congressman accidentally made me his right hand man |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMG_yyRM_Zk |access-date=May 22, 2024 |website=YouTube}}

Ocasio-Cortez addressed Congress and rebuked Yoho for having called her "a fucking bitch".{{Cite web |date=2020-07-23 |title='I Could Not Allow That To Stand': Ocasio-Cortez Rebukes Republican For Vulgar Insult |url=https://www.npr.org/2020/07/23/894596598/i-could-not-allow-that-to-stand-ocasio-cortez-rebukes-republican-for-vulgar-insu |access-date=2020-07-24 |website=NPR.org}} In response, Ocasio-Cortez said, "Having a daughter does not make a man decent. Having a wife does not make a decent man. Treating people with dignity and respect makes a decent man".{{Cite news |date=23 July 2020 |title=Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) Responds to Rep. Ted Yoho (R-FL) |publisher=C-Span |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LI4ueUtkRQ0&feature=youtu.b}}[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jul/23/aoc-speech-video-ted-yoho Ocasio-Cortez delivers powerful speech after Republican's sexist remarks] The Guardian On July 25, 2020, Bread for the World, a Christian non-profit organization, announced Yoho would no longer serve on its board, noting that Yoho's "recent actions and words as reported in the media are not reflective of the ethical standards expected of members of our Board of Directors".{{Cite news |last=Itkowitz |first=Colby |date=July 25, 2020 |title=Rep. Ted Yoho removed from board of Christian charity over his comments about Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/rep-ted-yoho-removed-from-board-of-christian-charity-over-his-comments-about-rep-alexandria-ocasio-cortez/2020/07/25/31037546-ceaa-11ea-91f1-28aca4d833a0_story.html |access-date=July 25, 2020}}

During his first term of office, Yoho sponsored eighteen bills.{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/CongressmanTedYoho/photos/a.607664815926167/1055241647835146/|title=Congressman Ted Yoho - As we begin the new Congress, I'd like to take a look back at some highlights from my first term. I look forward to serving you in the 114th Congress! | Facebook|website=www.facebook.com}} One of the bills introduced during his first term, the Preventing Executive Overreach on Immigration Act of 2014, was passed by the House, but never voted on by the Senate.{{Cite web |last=Yoho |first=Ted |date=December 9, 2014 |title=H.R.5759 – 113th Congress (2013–2014): Preventing Executive Overreach on Immigration Act of 2014 |url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/5759?q=%7B%22search%22:%5B%22Preventing+Executive+Overreach+on+Immigration+Act+of+2014%22%5D%7D&resultIndex=2 |access-date=May 15, 2018 |website=www.congress.gov |language=en}}

Yoho co-authored the Veterinary Medicine Mobility Act of 2014 (H.R. 1528; 113th Congress), a bill that would amend the Controlled Substances Act to clarify that veterinarians are not required to have separate registrations to dispense controlled substances outside of their principal place of business, such as when treating animals on a farm.{{Cite web |title=H.R. 1528 – Summary |url=https://beta.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/1528 |access-date=July 7, 2014 |publisher=United States Congress}}{{Cite web |title=CBO – H.R. 1528 |date=April 18, 2014 |url=http://www.cbo.gov/publication/45287 |access-date=July 7, 2014 |publisher=Congressional Budget Office}}{{Cite web |last=Kellogg |first=Barry |date=May 15, 2013 |title=Protect Mobile Veterinary Services and Public Health and Safety: Support the Veterinary Medicine Mobility Act |url=http://www.hsvma.org/veterinary_medicine_mobility_act_051513 |access-date=July 8, 2014 |publisher=Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association}}

Yoho is a co-sponsor of the Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015 (H.R. 3134).{{Cite web |title=The Voter's Self Defense System |url=http://votesmart.org/bill/20434/53870/137622/defund-planned-parenthood-act-of-2015#.V3C1B5MrLu0 |publisher=Vote Smart}} It has not moved since passing the House on September 18, 2015.

On June 9, 2016, Yoho voted Nay on the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA, H.R. 5278) to restructure Puerto Rican debt.{{Cite web |title=The Voter's Self Defense System |url=http://votesmart.org/bill/21555/56653/137622/puerto-rico-oversight-management-and-economic-stability-act-promesa#.V3C19pMrLu0 |publisher=Vote Smart}} The Republican-authored bill passed the House with bipartisan support.

• Committee on Agriculture
• Subcommittee on Horticulture, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture
• Subcommittee on Livestock, Rural Development, and Credit
• Subcommittee on Nutrition
• Committee on Foreign Affairs
• Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific
• Republican Study Committee{{Cite web |title=Member List |url=https://rsc-walker.house.gov/ |access-date=January 22, 2018 |publisher=Republican Study Committee |archive-date=December 22, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222002744/http://rsc-walker.house.gov/ |url-status=dead }}

• United States Congressional International Conservation Caucus{{Cite web |title=Our Members |url=https://royce.house.gov/internationalconservation/members.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180801155201/https://royce.house.gov/internationalconservation/members.html |archive-date=August 1, 2018 |access-date=August 5, 2018 |publisher=U.S. House of Representatives International Conservation Caucus}}
• Freedom Caucus{{Cite web |date=October 20, 2015 |title=What is the House Freedom Caucus, and who's in it? |url=http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/10/20/house-freedom-caucus-what-is-it-and-whos-in-it/ |access-date=October 26, 2017 |publisher=Pew Research Center}}
• Veterinary Medicine Caucus{{Cite web |title=Members of the Veterinary Medicine Caucus |url=https://schrader.house.gov/committees/veterinary-medicine-caucus.htm |access-date=October 12, 2018 |publisher=Veterinary Medicine Caucus |archive-date=March 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327090924/https://schrader.house.gov/committees/veterinary-medicine-caucus.htm |url-status=dead }}

Yoho has stated that "the right to bear arms is a birthright and should never be threatened".

Yoho is a gun owner. He supports concealed carry laws and carries his gun with him when at home in Florida. Yoho has compared carrying a gun to carrying a cell phone in one's pocket. He says "I have the right to protect myself", regarding concealed carry and "I feel like I have a very good aim. My wife is better". He has co-sponsored bills to allow lawmakers to carry guns at the US Capitol and additional bills to allow individuals to carry guns nationwide, regardless of state law.{{Cite web |last=Liebelson |first=Dana |date=July 14, 2017 |title=Some GOP Lawmakers Really Want To Carry Guns In The Capitol |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/gop-lawmakers-guns-capitol_us_5967d469e4b03389bb16218c |access-date=December 22, 2017 |website=HuffPost}} In 2012, Yoho stated, "I am proud to say I hold an A rating from the NRA".{{Cite news |last=Caplan |first=Andrew |date=February 21, 2018 |title=Your leaders: 4–1 against stricter gun laws |work=The Gainesville Sun |publisher=Gannett |url=http://www.gainesville.com/news/20180221/your-leaders-4-1-against-stricter-gun-laws |access-date=February 22, 2018}} In 2015 and 2016, Yoho accepted US$1,000 in direct campaign contributions from the National Rifle Association's Political Victory Fund;{{Cite news |last=Grinberg |first=Emanuella |date=February 21, 2018 |title=These Florida lawmakers accepted money from the National Rifle Association |work=CNN |publisher=Turner Broadcasting Systems |location=Atlanta, Georgia |url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/19/politics/nra-pvf-contributions-florida-politicians/index.html |access-date=February 22, 2018}} from 2012 to 2018, his total is US$4,000 from NRA sources.

In March 2017, Yoho voted in favor of the Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act, which would have allowed veterans who are considered "mentally incompetent" to purchase ammunition and firearms unless declared a danger by a judge. The measure passed the House of Representatives, but ultimately stalled in the Senate. Yoho was one of the original co-sponsors of H.J.Res.40, which successfully used the Congressional Review Act to block implementation of an Obama-era amendment to the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 that was aimed at preventing the mentally-infirm from legally purchasing firearms.{{Cite news |last=Sun Sentinel Editorial Board |date=February 18, 2018 |title=In the wake of school shooting, follow the money |work=Sun-Sentinel |publisher=Tribune Publishing |location=Deerfield Beach, Florida |url=http://www.sun-sentinel.com/opinion/editorials/fl-op-editorial-parkland-shooting-congress-gun-lobby-20180216-story.html |access-date=February 22, 2018}}

Yoho has a "0" rating from the Human Rights Campaign, indicating an anti-LGBT voting history.{{Cite news |last=Johnson |first=Chris |date=October 7, 2016 |title=Rubio's score plummets to '0' in HRC congressional ratings |work=Washington Blade |url=http://www.washingtonblade.com/2016/10/07/rubios-score-plummets-to-0-in-hrc-congressional-ratings/ |access-date=December 22, 2017}}

Yoho is anti-abortion. He believes there should be strict protection laws for fetuses.{{Cite web |last=Carpenter |first=Zoë |date=January 22, 2015 |title= Don't Be Fooled: Republicans Are Still as Extreme on Abortion as Ever |url= https://www.thenation.com/article/after-pulling-one-abortion-ban-republicans-find-another-bone-throw-anti-choicers/ |access-date= December 22, 2017 |website= The Nation |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151229044234/https://www.thenation.com/article/after-pulling-one-abortion-ban-republicans-find-another-bone-throw-anti-choicers/ |archive-date= December 29, 2015}} He has described abortion as a "hideous practice" which "needs to stop".{{Cite magazine |last=Rogers |first=Alex |date=January 22, 2015 |title=House GOP Pulls Anti-Abortion Bill on Roe v. Wade Anniversary |magazine=Time |url=https://time.com/3678280/house-republicans-abortion-bill/ |access-date=December 22, 2017}}

Yoho urged the Trump administration to impose sanctions against Chinese officials who are responsible for human rights abuses against the Uyghur Muslim minority in China's northwestern Xinjiang region. In March 2019, Yoho and other lawmakers wrote a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that read in part, "This issue is bigger than just China. It is about demonstrating to strongmen globally that the world will hold them accountable for their actions".{{Cite news |date=March 4, 2019 |title=U.S. lawmakers complain Trump has taken 'no meaningful action' on abuse of China Muslims |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-rights/u-s-lawmakers-complain-trump-has-taken-no-meaningful-action-on-abuse-of-china-muslims-idUSKCN1QL26M}} He also delivered a speech on East Turkistan (Xinjiang) on the House floor, describing East Turkistan as an "occupied country" and condemned China for what he says is its genocide of Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, and other Turkic peoples.{{Cite web |title=Congressman Ted Yoho's Speech on China's Oppression in East Turkistan |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8_0fkiLE-I |access-date=11 May 2020 |website=YouTube | date=March 12, 2020 |publisher=C-SPAN}}{{Cite journal |last=Congress |first=US |date=March 11, 2020 |title=House of Representatives |url=https://www.congress.gov/116/crec/2020/03/11/CREC-2020-03-11.pdf |journal=Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 116th Congress, Second Session |volume=166 |issue=47 |page=1815 |access-date=11 May 2020}}

Yoho voted in favor of blocking the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) from using funds to shut down medical marijuana operations in states where such operations are legal.{{Cite web |last=Weigel |first=David |date=May 30, 2014 |title=The House Votes to Stop Medical Marijuana Busts by the Feds |url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/weigel/2014/05/30/the_house_votes_to_stop_medical_marijuana_busts_by_the_feds.html |access-date=December 22, 2017 |website=Slate}}

Yoho voted in favor of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. Yoho acknowledges that the bill is "not perfect". He believes the bill will "simplify the tax code" and "lighten the burden on all Americans (including middle-class families)".{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Stephanie |date=December 19, 2017 |title=Northeast Florida lawmakers divided on impact of tax reform plan |url=http://www.wokv.com/news/local/northeast-florida-lawmakers-divided-impact-gop-tax-reform-plan/vyBF5BQ8kPldHOvKT0JGdK/ |access-date=December 22, 2017 |publisher=WOKV |language=en}}

On February 26, 2020, Yoho voted against making lynching a federal hate crime. He stated that he believed it was an "overreach of the federal government and tramples on states' rights to make their own legislation on the subject".{{Cite web |last=Grisales |first=Claudia |date=February 26, 2020 |title='It's About Time': House Approves Historic Bill Making Lynching A Federal Crime |url=https://www.npr.org/2020/02/26/809705702/it-s-about-time-house-approves-historic-bill-making-lynching-a-federal-crime |website=NPR}}{{cite web |last1=Gustavo |first1=Solomon |title=Florida Rep. Ted Yoho one of only four in Congress to vote against lynching act |url=https://www.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/archives/2020/02/27/florida-rep-ted-yoho-one-of-only-four-in-congress-to-vote-against-lynching-act |website=Orlando Weekly |access-date=18 May 2021 |language=en}}

In December 2020, Yoho was one of 126 Republican members of the House of Representatives who signed an amicus brief in support of Texas v. Pennsylvania, an unsuccessful lawsuit filed at the United States Supreme Court contesting the results of the 2020 presidential election, in which Joe Biden prevailed{{Cite web |last1=Blood |first1=Michael R. |last2=Riccardi |first2=Nicholas |date=December 5, 2020 |title=Biden officially secures enough electors to become president |url=https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-joe-biden-donald-trump-elections-electoral-college-3e0b852c3cfadf853b08aecbfc3569fa |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201208201209/https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-joe-biden-donald-trump-elections-electoral-college-3e0b852c3cfadf853b08aecbfc3569fa |archive-date=December 8, 2020 |access-date=December 12, 2020 |website=AP News}} over incumbent Donald Trump.{{Cite web |last=Diaz |first=Daniella |date=December 10, 2020 |title=READ: Brief from 126 Republicans supporting Texas lawsuit in Supreme Court |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/10/politics/read-house-republicans-texas-supreme-court/index.html |access-date=2021-05-13 |website=CNN}}

Before his political career, he practiced veterinary medicine for 30 years after graduating from the University of Florida in 1983. Ted married his high school sweetheart, Carolyn, on February 14, 1975, when they were both 19 years old.

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Category:1955 births

Category:American gun rights activists

Category:American veterinarians

Category:Living people

Category:People from Gainesville, Florida

Category:Politicians from Minneapolis

Category:Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Florida

Category:Tea Party movement activists

Category:University of Florida College of Agricultural and Life Sciences alumni

Category:21st-century members of the United States House of Representatives