Connie Mack III

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Connie Mack III
United States Senator
from Florida
In office
January 3, 1989 – January 3, 2001
Preceded byLawton Chiles
Succeeded byBill Nelson
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Florida's 13th district
In office
January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1989
Preceded byWilliam Lehman
Succeeded byPorter Goss
Personal details
Born
Cornelius Alexander McGillicuddy III

(1940-10-29) October 29, 1940 (age 83)
BBA
)

Cornelius Alexander McGillicuddy III (born October 29, 1940), also known as Connie Mack III, is an American former Republican politician. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Florida from 1983 to 1989 and then as a Senator from 1989 to 2001. He served as chairperson of the Senate Republican Conference from 1997 to 2001.

He was considered for the Republican vice-presidential nomination by

Baseball Hall of Fame. "The Macks" were once considered one of the major political dynasties in the United States.[1]

Early life, education, and family

Mack was born Cornelius Alexander McGillicuddy III

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1940, the son of Cornelius Alexander McGillicuddy Jr. and Susan (née Sheppard) McGillicuddy.[3] He graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in 1966. He is a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon
fraternity and Florida Blue Key.

His paternal grandfather was

John Levi Sheppard
, who served as a U.S. Representative from Texas.

Congressional career

Elections

U.S. House elections

Mack made his first run for public office in 1982, when he ran in the Republican primary for the 13th District, a newly created district along the Gulf Coast that stretched from Sarasota to Naples. The old 13th, represented by Democrat William Lehman, had been renumbered as the 17th district. Mack led the field in a crowded four-way Republican primary with 28 percent of the vote and won a run-off election in October against State Representative Ted Ewing 58% to 42%.[5] In the November general election, he won with 65% of the vote.[6] In 1984, he won re-election unopposed and in 1986 won with 75% of the vote.

1988 U.S. Senate election

Main article: 1988 United States Senate election in Florida

Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator

Buddy Mackay with just 50% of the vote.[8]

1994 U.S. Senate election

Main article: 1994 United States Senate election in Florida

In the general election, Mack defeated Democratic attorney

2016
.

Tenure

During his congressional career, Mack supported

U.S. Food and Drug Administration.[14]

Mack helped define the framework of legislation to allow the financial industry to respond appropriately to the increasing demands of an aggressive global marketplace.[

Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Balanced Budget Act
. Mack was also instrumental in passage of the Everglades Restoration Act, which was signed into law on December 11, 2000.

He decided to retire in 2000 rather than run for re-election to a third term.

2012.[16]

Awards

Post-congressional career

In 2005, Connie Mack III was appointed by President

President's Advisory Panel for Federal Tax Reform
. Since early 2007, Mack has served as the Senior Policy Advisor to Liberty Partners of Tallahassee, a Florida-based lobbying firm.

On April 15, 2010, Mack resigned as campaign chairman for Charlie Crist's race for the U.S. Senate.[18]

Representation in other media

  • In 2005, Mack was featured in Castles in the Sun, a documentary about the development of Cape Coral. His father Connie Mack, Jr. had worked as a public relations man for Leonard and Jack Rosen, the brothers who developed Cape Coral as a waterfront resort. The producer interviewed Connie Mack III at his Palm Island, Florida home.[19]

References

  1. ^ "The biggest political dynasty in all 50 states". The Washington Post.
  2. ^ "Connie Mack III Political Papers". George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
  3. ^ "mack". ancestry.com. Archived from the original on January 9, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2012.
  4. ^ "U.S. Senate: Art & History Home > Origins & Development > Senate Spouses". Archived from the original on March 7, 2004. Retrieved February 11, 2006.
  5. ^ "Our Campaigns - FL District 13 - R Runoff Race - Oct 05, 1982". ourcampaigns.com.
  6. ^ "Our Campaigns - FL District 13 Race - Nov 02, 1982". ourcampaigns.com.
  7. ^ "Our Campaigns - FL US Senate- R Primary Race - Sep 06, 1988". ourcampaigns.com.
  8. ^ "Our Campaigns - FL US Senate Race - Nov 08, 1988". ourcampaigns.com.
  9. ^ "Our Campaigns - FL US Senate Race - Nov 08, 1994". ourcampaigns.com.
  10. ^ III, Connie Mack. "Connie Mack III". www.congress.gov. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  11. ^ (1991). Mack/Breaux bill will encourage cancer screening. Cancer Weekly. p. 13.
  12. ^ "Senator Connie Mack | Liberty Partners Group". libertypartnersgroup. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  13. ^ Abraham, Spencer (September 26, 2000). "Cosponsors - S.3112 - 106th Congress (1999-2000): Medicare Access to Digital Mammography Act of 2000". www.congress.gov. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  14. ^ Jeffords, James M. (November 21, 1997). "Cosponsors - S.830 - 105th Congress (1997-1998): Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act of 1997". www.congress.gov. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  15. ^ "Retirement Announcement | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  16. ^ Munzenrieder, Kyle (November 7, 2012). "Connie Mack's Wife, Mary Bono Mack, May Have Lost Her Election Last Night Too". Miami New Times.
  17. ^ "Connie Mack Collection » Health Science Center Archives » UF Academic Health Center » University of Florida". Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  18. ^ "Former Florida Sen. Mack Quits Crist Campaign". Fox News. March 27, 2015.
  19. ^ Castles in the Sun: The Cape Coral Story, documentary about the development of Cape Coral, Florida; written and produced by William Tremper

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Florida's 13th congressional district
1983–1989 		Succeeded by
Porter J. Goss
U.S. Senate
Preceded by U.S. senator (Class 1) from Florida
1989–2001
Served alongside: Bob Graham 		Succeeded by
Party political offices
Preceded by Vice-Chairman of the
Senate Republican Conference

1995–1997 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Chairman of the
Senate Republican Conference

1997–2001 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
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(Class 1)
1988, 1994
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