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Richard Anthony "Ric" Keller (born September 5, 1964) is an American politician, and was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing . Keller was defeated in his bid for a fifth term by Democrat Alan Grayson. ==Personal information== Keller was born in Johnson City, Tennessee. He received a bachelor's degree from East Tennessee State University, where he graduated first in his class in 1986, and a law degree from Vanderbilt University in 1992. He was a lawyer in Florida before being elected to the House of Representatives in 2000. Keller served as the chairman of the House higher education subcommittee. As the only Floridian in Congress to serve on the House Education and the Workforce Committee (now "Education and Labor"), Congressman Keller was the state's point man on education and workforce issues in Washington. Congressman Keller also sat on the House Judiciary Committee, where he was a leading advocate of the COPS (Community Oriented Policing Services) program to put more law enforcement officers on the streets. In March 2003, Keller and his wife of 10 years, Cathleen, divorced. He and his ex-wife split the custody of their two children, with his ex-wife being the primary residential parent.〔Jeffrey C. Billman and Jonathan Cunningham, ("Ric Keller's Greatest Hits: Votes and quotes from Orlando's favorite congressman" ), ''Orlando Weekly'', November 2, 2006〕 He has since remarried; he and his wife Dee Dee live in Orlando. He has four children: Nick, Christy, Kaylee, and Kate.〔(House biography of Keller ), accessed June 23, 2007〕 Keller is now a partner at an Orlando law firm. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ric Keller」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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