Steve Southerland
Steve Southerland
William Steve Southerland, IIis an American politician and member of the Republican Party who served as the U.S. Representative for Florida's 2nd congressional district from 2011 to 2015. The district includes most of the eastern Florida Panhandle, from Panama City to the state capital, Tallahassee. He was narrowly defeated for re-election in 2014, one of only two incumbent House Republicans to lose their seat in the general election that year, the other being Lee Terry of Nebraska...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth10 October 1965
CountryUnited States of America
Down where I grew up, able-bodied people do that which we believe God created them to do. Work is a blessing; it's not a curse.
I believe that the federal government, like a raging river, has expanded upon the barriers and the boundaries of its banks, and unfortunately, it is flooding all of America with its encroachment.
I do believe in tax incentives in order to move the economy forward.
I believe that being dependent makes you more vulnerable. I believe work is the greatest gift you will ever receive.
I believe in process. I believe in four seasons. I believe that winter's tough, but spring's coming. I believe that there's a growing season. And I think that you realize that in life, you grow. You get better.
What is true is that if we do not change the culture of Washington, D.C., the United States of America will cease.
In Washington, if someone disagrees with you, the problem must be your heart - you must be evil.
I'm a team player. But I will say that I've never been a 'yes man' in my life.
I think voters appreciate that I'm not sitting in the back row, waiting for my turn.
Don't wait for your ship to come in. Swim out to it.
The people of Florida's 2nd Congressional District said, 'Steve, go up there and fight to change the culture in Washington.' I've taken their instructions very seriously.
I came out of the private sector, a life that I enjoyed. I sleep in a bed every night with a woman I went to first grade with. I wasn't running for a job. I was running - and I think you will find this to be the case with many of the freshmen - to produce results.
Work is life. Work is opportunity.
One thing we cannot put a number on is the number of casualties because people were never connected to their purpose in life.