Representative Porter J. Goss

Porter J. Goss served as a Representative from Florida in the United States Congress from 1989 to 2004. A member of the Republican Party, Porter J. Goss contributed to the legislative process during 8 terms in office.

Porter J. Goss’s service in Congress occurred during a significant period in American history. As a member of the House of Representatives, Porter J. Goss participated in the democratic process and represented the interests of constituents.

Porter Johnston Goss (; born November 26, 1938) is an American politician who served as the head of the Central Intelligence Agency from 2004 to 2006. He was the last director of Central Intelligence (DCI) from 2004 to 2005, then became the first director of the Central Intelligence Agency following the passage of the 2004 Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act, which abolished the DCI position and replaced it with the Director of National Intelligence on December 17, 2004. Before taking over the CIA, Goss was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida’s 14th congressional district from 1989 to 2004. His district, numbered as the 13th District from 1989 to 1993, included Fort Myers, Naples and part of Port Charlotte. He served as Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence from 1997 to 2004, was a co-sponsor of the USA PATRIOT Act and was a co-chair of the Joint 9/11 Intelligence Inquiry. Goss resigned as Director of the CIA on May 5, 2006, in a sit-down press conference with President George W. Bush from the Oval Office. On May 8, Bush nominated U.S. Air Force General Michael Hayden to be Goss’s successor.