United States representative politician
He graduated from Cranbrook in 1978, and obtained a bachelor"s degree from the University of Michigan in 1981. He graduated from the Duke University School of Law in 1985, receiving his Juris Doctor.
As of November 2015, Trott is one of the wealthiest men in Congress with a Netto worth estimated at United States $89-311 million according to the Center for Responsive Politics. Trott is the chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Trott & Trott Personal Computer, which represents banks and lenders in homeowner foreclosure and bankruptcy litigation. He is the owner of Attorneys Title Agency Limited Liability Company and its subsidiaries.
Trott is also the co-owner of Dietz Trott Sports & Entertainment, and owns Trott Recovery Services.
Trott has also served as chairman and Chief Executive Officer of NDeX, and has been affiliated with Detroit Legal News Publishing, the United States. Foreclosure Network, and First American Financial Corporation. Trott"s legal career and impact on the community was profiled on the front page of the Detroit Free Press on May 18, 2014.
Trott has served on the boards of the University of Michigan, On My Own, the Detroit Country Day School, The Community House, and the Karmanos Cancer Institute. He is additionally a partner of 23 energy companies.
Trott chairs the Oakland County Lincoln Day Dinner, an important Grand Old Party fundraising event.
Trott was a major donor to the Republican National Committee and the presidential campaigns of John McCain and Mitt Romney. 2014 election On September 4, 2013, Trott announced his candidacy for Michigan"s 11th congressional district, challenging incumbent freshman Congressman Kerry Bentivolio. Former Michigan State Senate Majority Leader Mike Bishop, Wayne County Commissioner Laura Cox, former Congressional candidate Rocky Raczkowski, and Republican Committeewoman Ronna Romney McDaniel were announced as his campaign co-chairs.
Both the Michigan Chamber of Commerce and the United States Chamber of Commerce endorsed Trott"s campaign, joining more than 350 other individuals and elected officials.
On May 27 MIRS – Michigan Information and Research Service published the results of an initial Republican primary poll for the 11th Congressional District which showed incumbent Kerry Bentivolio at 33% to Trott"s 21%, with a large portion of the district undecided. Trott enjoyed a significant advantage in resources over his opponent throughout the campaign, with more than $1 million in the bank following the first quarter of 2014, compared to Bentivolio"s $130,000.
According to Federal Election Campaign filings Trott had personally contributed over $2,400,000 to his own primary run and outspent the incumbent approximately 20:1. The congressional primary election was held on August 5, 2014 in which he defeated Bentivolio.
However, Bentivolio tried to initiate a write-in campaign for the November 2014 election to run against Trott and Democrat Bobby McKenzie and continue serving the people of Michigan in Congress, however that effort failed.
Committee assignments Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia and Emerging Threats Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law.
Trott is pro-life, supports school choice programs, supports gun rights, and is opposed to same-sex marriage, but believes that the issue should be left to the states to decide.