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John L. Mica and his wife, Patricia, have lived in Central Florida since they were married in 1972. They have two adult children.

Mica graduated from Miami-Dade Community College in 1965, and the University of Florida in 1967. He has been awarded honorary doctoral degrees from Bethune-Cookman University, Flagler College and Stetson University, as well as an honorary degree from Daytona Beach Community College.

He is a member of the Delta Chi Fraternity and Florida Blue Key.

Mica is the incumbent U.S. representative, and has served in that post since 1993.

He served in the Florida House of Representatives 1976-80, where he was on the Appropriations, Select Energy, Ethics and Elections, and Community Affairs committees. From 1981 to 1985 he served as chief of staff and administrative assistant to U.S. Sen. Paula Hawkins. He was chairman of the House Civil Service Subcommittee 1995-99, and was chairman of the subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources.

Before his election to joining the U.S House of Representatives, Mica established several business ventures in real-estate development, communications, international trade consulting and government affairs. He also served as executive director of local government study commissions for Palm Beach and Orange counties.

Mica's assignments include the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, where he is a senior member and former chairman of two of its subcommittees.

He is a member of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Board of Visitors and the Kennedy Center board of trustees. He served six years as the speaker of the House's representative to the U.S. Capitol Preservation Commission and was formerly a member of the House Administration Committee.

Mica was chairman of the Subcommittee on Aviation 2001-06, and as the senior ranking Republican on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committees served on all six Transportation and Infrastructure subcommittees.

Choose whether you agree or disagree on a scale of 1-5, with 5 being "Strongly Agree" and 1 being "Strongly Disagree." Add a 1 sentence comment to clarify your stance with the readers.

There is as much opportunity for a person to become a homeowner as there was five years ago.

3 — Comment: While more homes are available in the current market and nationally homeownership is at high levels, the sub-prime loan fiasco, giving mortgages to borrowers regardless of ability to pay, has made it more difficult to now obtain financing.

A nationalized health-care system should be available to all U.S. residents.

1 — Comment: Government should not take over healthcare but should work to reduce costs for all by enacting lawsuit reform, reducing defensive medicine costs and making affordable low-cost private plans available to all.

Congress should support, without qualification, the right of citizens to keep and bear arms.

5 — Comment: However, not totally without sensible and Constitutional qualification.

The U.S. is safer than it was before 9/11.

4 — Comment: We have been successful in preventing another domestic terrorist attack but must not let up in efforts to deter and stop extremists and terrorists who would do America harm.

Diplomacy is always the preferable strategy in dealing with international conflict.

5 — Comment: Candidate did not comment.

Accomplishment of which you are most proud: Expanding services and benefits for our veterans including employment opportunities through the national Veterans Preference Act which I authored, broadening medical coverage for military families and dependents and assisting with bringing new and expanded facilities for Veterans including new nursing care facilities, clinics, the new Central Florida Veterans Hospital and a new Veterans cemetery.
Providing new and decent housing opportunities through replacement of dilapidated World War II public housing with new modern homes.
Shepherding transportation projects and the development of Central Florida’s Commuter Rail System.
Helping to keep our nation’s aviation and transportation system both safe and secure during my chairmanship of the Aviation Subcommittee.

Public-service goal you have yet to achieve: Reducing our dependence on foreign oil through increased domestic exploration and production of oil and gas in an environmentally responsible manner. Increasing development of alternative and renewable energy to insure America’s energy independence.
Lowering the cost of health care and providing affordable health care options for all Americans.

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