David Trott

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David Trott
Image of David Trott
Prior offices
U.S. House Michigan District 11
Successor: Haley Stevens
Predecessor: Kerry Bentivolio

Compensation

Base salary

$174,000/year

Education

Bachelor's

University of Michigan

Law

Duke University

Personal
Profession
Foreclosure lawyer

David Trott is a former Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives representing Michigan's 11th Congressional District from 2015 to 2019.

On September 11, 2017, Trott announced that he would not seek re-election in 2018.[1]

Biography

Trott was born and raised in Birmingham, Michigan. He graduated from the University of Michigan with a bachelor's degree in 1981. In 1985, he earned a Juris Doctor from Duke University.[2]

In 1985, Trott moved back to Michigan and began working for his family's law firm, Trott & Trott, one of the largest foreclosure law firms in the United States, representing banks and mortgage companies. Leading up to the 2014 primary election, incumbent Rep. Kerry Bentivolio (R) attacked Trott's firm for foreclosing on the home of a 101-year-old woman. Attack ads put out by Bentivolio's campaign referred to Trott as the "Foreclosure King."[3]

Trott served on the University of Michigan Advisory Board, Detroit Country Day School Board of Trustees, The Community House Board, Karmanos Cancer Center Board, Michigan State Building Authority Board of Trustees and the Michigan Chamber of Commerce Board of Trustees. Crain’s Magazine listed Trott one of the “Best and Brightest Under 40." He was also presented with the James T. Barnes Award and The Community House's 2012 Community Philanthropy and Service Award.[4]

Career

Below is an abbreviated outline of Trott's academic, professional, and political career:[2]

  • 2015-2019: U.S. Representative from Michigan's 11th Congressional District
  • 1987-1988: Member of the Bingham Farms, Mich., Village Council
  • 1985: Graduated from Duke University with a J.D.
  • 1981: Graduated from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor with a A.B.

Committee assignments

U.S. House

2017-2018

At the beginning of the 115th Congress, Trott was assigned to the following committees:[5]

2015-2016

Trott served on the following committees:[6]

Key votes

See also: Key votes

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Key votes: 115th Congress, 2017-2018

For detailed information about each vote, click here.

Key votes: Previous sessions of Congress

Issues

Presidential preference

2016 presidential endorsement

✓ Trott endorsed Donald Trump for the Republican primary in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.[88]

See also: Endorsements for Donald Trump

Trott had previously endorsed Jeb Bush.[89]

Elections

2018

See also: Michigan's 11th Congressional District election, 2018

David Trott did not file to run for re-election.

2016

See also: Michigan's 11th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent David Trott (R) defeated Anil Kumar (D), Jonathan Ray Osment (L), and Kerry Bentivolio (I) in the general election on November 8, 2016. No candidate faced a primary opponent in August.[90][91][92][93]

U.S. House, Michigan District 11 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Trott Incumbent 52.9% 200,872
     Democratic Anil Kumar 40.2% 152,461
     Independent Kerry Bentivolio 4.4% 16,610
     Libertarian Jonathan Osment 2.5% 9,545
Total Votes 379,488
Source: Michigan Secretary of State

2014

See also: Michigan's 11th Congressional District elections, 2014

Trott ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Michigan's 11th District. Trott won the Republican nomination in the primary on August 5, 2014, defeating incumbent Kerry Bentivolio.[94] He defeated Kerry Bentivolio (write-in), Bobby McKenzie (D) and John Tatar (Libertarian) in the general election on November 4, 2014.

U.S. House, Michigan District 11 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDave Trott 56.2% 140,435
     Democratic Bobby McKenzie 40.7% 101,681
     Libertarian John Tatar 3.1% 7,711
Total Votes 249,827
Source: Michigan Secretary of State
U.S. House, Michigan District 11 Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Kerry Bentivolio Incumbent 33.6% 21,254
Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Trott 66.4% 42,008
Total Votes 63,262
Source: Michigan Secretary of State

Media

Trott's April 2014 ad, "Dave Trott Works"

Polls

Kerry Bentivolio vs. Dave Trott
Poll Kerry Bentivolio Dave TrottUndecidedMargin of ErrorSample Size
National Research Inc.
(June 22-23, 2014)
21%39%40%+/-4.9400
WXYZ/Detroit Free Press
(July 12-13, 2014)
31%53%16%+/-3.5822
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org

Campaign themes

2016

The following issues were listed on Trott's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

  • Debt and Deficit: With Washington borrowing nearly 40 cents of every dollar it spends, Dave is a committed to reining in out-of-control federal spending. Dave isn’t another politician who just talks the talk; he cut his teeth in the private sector, he walks the walk. With more than 30 years of experience in balancing budgets and growing businesses, Dave knows that Washington has a spending problem, not a revenue problem.
  • Education: The Federal government has grown out of control, taking far too important a role in not only our lives, but those of our children as well. Dave opposes the Common Core standards that are attempting to assert even more government control and further remove parents from their children’s education. Dave knows that an educated workforce drives our economy, and, as Congressman, will support a wide array of secondary and higher education choices.
  • Jobs and the Economy: As a product of the private sector, Dave was on the receiving end of President Obama’s costly, job-killing regulations and bureaucratic red tape. Dave experienced firsthand the damage that an out-of-control government can do to an American economy struggling to create jobs. Dave knows that reducing regulations, updating the costly and cumbersome tax code that is stifling job-creation and cutting spending will spur economic activity in Michigan and across our country.
  • Border Security: Dave believes that securing our nation’s borders is of the utmost importance to our national and economic security and must be the first step taken when discussing any immigration reform. Immigration has helped to make our nation the strongest in the world and should continue to be allowed for those that follow the legal process. We are nation of immigrants, but we are also a nation of laws. Dave will not support amnesty and will not allow illegal immigrants to have legal status.
  • Health Care: As a business owner that transcends different sectors, Dave has firsthand knowledge of how ObamaCare has and will continue to negatively affect families, businesses, and taxpayers. Dave is committed to repealing and replacing the onerous health care law to remove suffocating financial burdens and excessive paperwork that denies Americans the right to pick their doctor, plan of choice and the United States’ spot as the global leader in health care.

[95]

—David Trott's campaign website, http://trottforcongress.com/issues/

2014

Trott's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[96]

  • Debt and Deficit
Excerpt: "With Washington borrowing nearly 40 cents of every dollar it spends, Dave is a committed to reining in out-of-control federal spending. Dave isn’t another politician who just talks the talk; he cut his teeth in the private sector, he walks the walk. With more than 30 years of experience in balancing budgets and growing businesses, Dave knows that Washington has a spending problem, not a revenue problem."
  • Education
Excerpt: "The Federal government has grown out of control, taking far too important a role in not only our lives, but those of our children as well. Dave opposes the Common Core standards that are attempting to assert even more government control and further remove parents from their children’s education. Dave knows that an educated workforce drives our economy, and, as Congressman, will support a wide array of secondary and higher education choices."
  • Jobs and the Economy
Excerpt: "As a product of the private sector, Dave was on the receiving end of President Obama’s costly, job-killing regulations and bureaucratic red tape. Dave experienced firsthand the damage that an out-of-control government can do to an American economy struggling to create jobs. Dave knows that reducing regulations, updating the costly and cumbersome tax code that is stifling job-creation and cutting spending will spur economic activity in Michigan and across our country."
  • Border Security
Excerpt: "Dave believes that securing our nation’s borders is of the utmost importance to our national and economic security and must be the first step taken when discussing any immigration reform. Immigration has helped to make our nation the strongest in the world and should continue to be allowed for those that follow the legal process. We are nation of immigrants, but we are also a nation of laws. Dave will not support amnesty and will not allow illegal immigrants to have legal status."
  • Healthcare
Excerpt: "As a business owner that transcends different sectors, Dave has firsthand knowledge of how ObamaCare has and will continue to negatively affect families, businesses, and taxpayers. Dave is committed to repealing and replacing the onerous health care law to remove suffocating financial burdens and excessive paperwork that denies Americans the right to pick their doctor, plan of choice and the United States’ spot as the global leader in health care."
  • Second Amendment
Excerpt: "As a member of the NRA, Dave strongly believes that the 2nd Amendment is an important cornerstone of our nation’s freedoms. Any law abiding American citizen should be able to exercise this right. As a Congressman, Dave would strongly support the right to bear arms and will defend the Second Amendment vigorously."
  • National Defense
Excerpt: "The brave men and women who risk their lives to safeguard the liberty and freedom we enjoy deserve our full support. Protecting our national security and fighting terrorism should never be left on the back burner. Dave has and continues to show unyielding enthusiasm for our troops."

Campaign finance summary


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David Trott campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2016U.S. House, Michigan District 11Won $1,293,080 N/A**
2014U.S. House (Michigan, District 11)Won $5,008,647 N/A**
Grand total$6,301,727 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Analysis

Lifetime voting record

See also: Lifetime voting records of United States Senators and Representatives

According to the website GovTrack, Trott missed 4 of 548 roll call votes from January 2015 to September 2015. This amounted to 0.7 percent, which was lower than the median of 2.2 percent among representatives as of September 2015.[97]

Personal

Note: Please contact us if the personal information below requires an update.
When he served in the U.S. Congress, Trott resided in Birmingham, Michigan, with his wife, Kappy, and their three children.[4]

Recent news

This section links to a Google news search for the term "David + Trott + Michigan + Congress"

See also

External links

Footnotes

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  2. 2.0 2.1 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, "David Trott," accessed January 26, 2015
  3. Detroit Free Press, "U.S. House candidate David Trott made millions in mortgage crisis," May 18, 2014
  4. 4.0 4.1 Trott for Congress, "About David," accessed February 4, 2014
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  39. Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results For Roll Call 435," July 27, 2017
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  52. Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results for Roll Call 374," June 18, 2015
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  95. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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  97. Govtrack.us, "David Trott," accessed October 19, 2015
Political offices
Preceded by
Kerry Bentivolio (R)
U.S. House - Michigan District 11
2015-2019
Succeeded by
Haley Stevens (D)


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