Member Spotlight: Rep. Dave Trott

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte welcomed five new Republican members to the House Judiciary Committee for the 114th Congress. We will profile each new member in a five-part series.

Biography

Rep. Dave Trott is the U.S. Representative for Michigan’s Eleventh Congressional District.
 
Rep. Trott's story is like that of many in Michigan—he worked hard, earned his education, and was able to live the American Dream.  A lifelong resident of Oakland County, Rep. Trott is a leader in innovation, problem solving, and job creation. Since joining his parents in their family law firm in 1985, Rep. Trott has created and saved 1,800 jobs in southeast Michigan.
 
Rep. Trott's  leadership in the business community in Michigan makes him uniquely prepared to help craft and provide input to job-creating measures in Congress.  Rep. Trott is not a career Washington politician; rather he’s a Michigan innovator with a proven record of improving the lives of the citizens of Southeast Michigan.
 
Throughout his career, Rep. Trott has been committed to giving back to his community in Southeast Michigan. Rep. Trott spent a semester of teaching American government, and has also 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.
 
In Congress, Rep. Trott is focused on fighting for more jobs and better opportunities for the citizens of the Eleventh Congressional District.  In the 114th Congress, Rep. Trott sits on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the House Committee on the Judiciary.
 
Rep. Trott received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Michigan and his Juris Doctor from Duke University.  He, his wife Kappy of 25 years, and their three children live in Birmingham, Michigan.

Rep. Dave Trott:"I’m honored to sit on the House Judiciary Committee. This important committee has jurisdiction over many key issues that impact the hard-working citizens of the 11th District and our entire nation. As a new Member of Congress, I am looking forward to continuing to bring the voices and values of Southeast Michigan to this important committee."

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