Neal Dunn

Dunn was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on February 16, 1953. He earned a Bachelor of Science in interdisciplinary sciences from Washington and Lee University, and a Doctor of Medicine from the George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences. He completed his medical internship at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Dunn served in the United States Army for 11 years of active duty, reaching the rank of major. He then settled in Panama City, Florida, where he helped found the Panama City Urological Center and the Panama City Surgery Center, and was the founding chairman of Summit Bank. ==U.S. House of Representatives==

Elections 2016 In August 2015, Dunn announced his candidacy for the United States House of Representatives for in the 2016 elections. The district's one-term incumbent, Democrat Gwen Graham, opted to retire after court-ordered redistricting made the district heavily Republican. He won the Republican nomination, narrowly defeating attorneys Mary Thomas and Ken Sukhia, and defeated Walter Dartland in the general election. He was sworn in on January 3, 2017. 2018 In 2018, Dunn won reelection against challenger Bob Rackleff, 67.4% to 32.6%. 2020 Constituents voiced frustration with Dunn for his refusal to host town halls. Dunn held multiple virtual town hall meetings since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March 2020. Dunn was reelected in 2020 with 97.9% of the vote. He had no primary election or official general election opponents. 2022 In 2022, Dunn defeated U.S. Representative Al Lawson with 59.8% of the vote. • Committee on Energy and Commerce • Subcommittee on Communications and Technology • Subcommittee on Health • Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce • Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party Caucus memberships • House Border Security Caucus • Conservative Climate Caucus • Wildfire Caucus • Congressional French Caucus • House Army Caucus • Friends of Belgium Caucus • Bulgaria Caucus • Congressional Wine Caucus • Healthcare Innovation Caucus • Republican Study Committee ==Political positions==

Dunn's campaign website identifies him as conservative. Gun policy He opposes a ban on semi-automatic weapons. From 2015 to 2016, Dunn accepted $1,000 from the NRA-PVF. Net neutrality Along with 107 Republican members of Congress, Dunn sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai on December 13, 2017, supporting his plan to repeal net neutrality protections ahead of the commission's vote. Dunn accepted $18,500 from the telecom industry before voting to repeal the rule. Tax reform Dunn voted for the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, calling the bill "good medicine for America". He believes it will benefit many generations of Americans with a "great economy in which there will be jobs, there will be opportunity, there's possibilities for literally a whole new generation or two of Americans". Dunn says he has received support from "mostly small businessmen" in his district for supporting the bill. Education Dunn supports defunding the Department of Education. Healthcare Dunn supports repealing the Affordable Care Act, which he says is "failing", saying "no one can afford" the premiums and deductibles. 2021 storming of the Capitol After the 2021 storming of the U.S. Capitol, Dunn condemned the rioters, but still voted to object to the certification of several states' electoral votes. Israel Dunn voted to provide Israel with support following the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led attacks on Israel. Veterans Dunn voted against the Honoring our PACT Act of 2022, which expanded VA benefits to veterans exposed to toxic chemicals during their military service. ==Personal life==

Dunn and his wife, Leah, have three sons and three grandsons. On March 16, 2026, during a broadcast board meeting of the Kennedy Center, President Donald Trump shared private details of Dunn's condition, which he revealed was a heart problem. President Trump disclosed that because he needed his vote, the White House Medical Unit had gone to see Dunn and that "he was on the operating table, like, two hours later." Trump also disclosed that Dunn "would be dead by June," to which Johnson responded, "Okay, that wasn't public." ==Electoral history==