Connie Mack IV
Connie Mack IV | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 14th district | |
In office January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2013 | |
Preceded by | Porter Goss |
Succeeded by | Trey Radel (Redistricting) |
Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 91st district | |
In office January 3, 2001 – October 10, 2003 | |
Preceded by | Debby P. Sanderson |
Succeeded by | Ellyn Bogdanoff |
Personal details | |
Born | Cornelius Harvey McGillicuddy August 12, 1967 Fort Myers, Florida, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouses | Ann Galuzzo
(m. 1996; div. 2006)Mary Bono (m. 2007; div. 2013) Jennifer Key
(m. 2018) |
Children | 3 |
Parent |
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Education | Santa Fe College University of Florida (BA) |
Cornelius Harvey McGillicuddy IV (born August 12, 1967), known popularly as Connie Mack IV, is an American politician and lobbyist. He is the former U.S. Representative for Florida's 14th congressional district, serving from 2005 to 2013. A Republican, he ran for the U.S. Senate in 2012, losing to Democrat Bill Nelson.[1] He is the son of former Republican U.S. Senator Connie Mack III and the great-grandson of baseball manager Connie Mack.
Early life, education, and family
Mack was born in
Through his father, Mack is the great-grandson of Cornelius McGillicuddy ("
In June 1988, Mack earned his
Florida House of Representatives
In 2000, incumbent Republican State Representative Debby Sanderson decided to retire to run for a seat in the Florida Senate. Mack decided to run for the open seat in the Fort Lauderdale–based 91st House District. He defeated Democratic nominee Kevin Rader 56%–44%.[8] In 2002, he won re-election with 79% of the vote.[9]
Mack was Chairman of the Committee on State Administration, and in his second term he became the Deputy Majority Leader.[10]
U.S. House of Representatives
Elections
In 2003, incumbent Republican Congressman
Mack consistently won re-election without serious difficulty, with his closest bid in 2008, when he won 59% in a three-way election.[15][16][17]
Tenure
Mack is a vocal supporter of cutting federal spending and lower taxes. He is a signer of the
Mack was an outspoken critic of late
Unlike many members of Congress, Mack has been a vigorous and outspoken defender of the
Committee assignments
- Committee on Foreign Affairs
- Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia
- Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere(Chairman)
- Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
- Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service and Labor Policy
- Subcommittee on Government Organization, Efficiency and Financial Management(Vice Chair)
- Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, Stimulus Oversight and Government Spending
2012 U.S. Senate election
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Early in the election cycle, Mack was considered a potential candidate against incumbent Democratic Senator Bill Nelson in the 2012 Senate election. However, he declined to run on March 25, 2011, citing family and his work in the House of Representatives.[22] On October 26, 2011, it was announced Mack had changed his mind and that he would seek the Republican nomination because he felt no one in the current field was able to defeat Nelson.[23] His opponent in the primary was former Representative Dave Weldon, whom Mack defeated, winning 58% of the vote. Mack then lost to Nelson by over one million votes.
Electoral history
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Connie Mack IV | 226,662 | 67.59 | |
Democratic | Robert M. Neeld | 108,672 | 32.41 | |
Total votes | 335,334 | 100.00 | ||
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Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Connie Mack IV* | 151,615 | 64.37 | |
Democratic | Robert M. Neeld | 83,920 | 35.63 | |
Total votes | 235,535 | 100.00 | ||
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Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Connie Mack IV* | 224,602 | 59.44 | |
Democratic | Robert M. Neeld | 93,590 | 24.77 | |
Independent
|
Burt Saunders | 54,750 | 14.49 | |
Independent
|
Jeff George | 4,949 | 1.31 | |
Total votes | 377,891 | 100.00 | ||
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Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Connie Mack IV* | 188,341 | 68.57 | |
Democratic | James Lloyd Roach | 74,525 | 27.13 | |
Independent
|
William Maverick St. Claire | 11,825 | 4.31 | |
Total votes | 274,691 | 100.00 | ||
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Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Connie Mack IV | 657,331 | 58.7 | |
Republican | Dave Weldon | 226,083 | 20.2 | |
Republican | Mike McCalister | 155,421 | 13.9 | |
Republican | Marielena Stuart | 81,808 | 7.3 | |
Total votes | 1,120,643 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Bill Nelson (incumbent) | 4,523,451 | 55.23% | -5.07% | |
Republican | Connie Mack IV | 3,458,267 | 42.23% | +4.13% | |
Independent
|
Bill Gaylor | 126,079 | 1.54% | N/A | |
Independent
|
Chris Borgia | 82,089 | 1.00% | N/A | |
Write-in | 60 | 0.0 | N/A | ||
Total votes | 8,189,946 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
Democratic hold |
Post-congressional career
In 2013, Mack was hired as a partner at lobbying firm Liberty Partners Group, where his father was a chairman
International lobbying
Mack has also worked extensively as a lobbyist for the government of Hungary.[28][29] In December 2020, Mack joined Platinum Advisors DC to lobby in support of increased humanitarian assistance to Ethiopia.[30]
Personal life
In 1992, Mack was involved in a bar fight with professional baseball player Ron Gant in Georgia. Mack suffered a broken ankle in the fight but a jury ultimately found that Gant was not liable for Mack's injuries.[31][32]
Mack and Ann Galluzzo were married in 1996 and divorced in 2006. They have a son named Connie Mack V and daughter named Addison Mack.
In 2007, while representing his Florida district in the U.S. House of Representatives, Mack married then-U.S. Representative from California Mary Bono (R-CA), former wife of Glenn Baxley and widow of Sonny Bono.[33] They were the third married couple to serve in the House of Representatives simultaneously.[34] Mack and Bono divorced in 2013.[35] He married Jennifer Key, an international development expert, in 2018. They have a son named William Arthur McGillicuddy.
References
- ^ Siegel, Elyse (November 6, 2012). "Bill Nelson Projected Winner Of Florida Senate Race". Huffington Post.
- ^ Biography – About Connie Mack – Congressman Connie Mack Archived 2011-10-20 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "mack". ancestry.com. Archived from the original on 2016-01-09. Retrieved 2012-01-01.
- ^ "U.S. Senate: Art & History Home > Origins & Development > Senate Spouses". www.senate.gov. Archived from the original on March 7, 2004.
- ^ "George LeMieux says Connie Mack 'took 7 1/2 years to finish college'". @politifact.
- ^ "Meet Connie Mack IV, who says he's a 'proud, mainstream conservative'". 2012-10-28. Archived from the original on 2016-05-31. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
- ^ Caputo, Marc (February 17, 2012). "Connie Mack preaches penny-pinching on campaign trail, but has past of debt and liens". Miami Herald. Archived from the original on June 2, 2012. Note: Archived link only works with JavaScript disabled. The Miami Herald blog Naked Politics also has primary source documents linked in this story, "Connie Mack preaches penny-pinching, but has a court-record past of debt and liens (and fights)."
- ^ "Our Campaigns - FL State House 091 Race - Nov 07, 2000". ourcampaigns.com.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - FL State House 091 Race - Nov 05, 2002". ourcampaigns.com.
- ^ Sandler, Michael (April 15, 2003). "Workers' comp bill stripped, replaced". St. Petersburg Times. Archived from the original on July 25, 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
- ^ "Connie Mack IV to Run for U.S. House". TheLedger.com.
- ^ "Younger Mack to seek dad's old House seat Series: AROUND THE STATE". St. Petersburg Times. October 8, 2003. Archived from the original on July 24, 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - FL - District 14 - R Primary Race - Aug 31, 2004". ourcampaigns.com.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - FL - District 14 Race - Nov 02, 2004". ourcampaigns.com.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - FL - District 14 Race - Nov 07, 2006". ourcampaigns.com.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - FL - District 14 Race - Nov 04, 2008". ourcampaigns.com.
- ^ Our Campaigns – FL – District 14 Race – Nov 02, 2010
- ^ Connie Mack IV on the Issues
- ^ RedState <"Rep. Connie Mack: Free Trade is Key to Combating Chavez | Redstate". Archived from the original on 2012-09-05. Retrieved 2008-04-23.>
- ^ Congressman works to counter socialist air time, on Connie Mack's HOR website <"United States Congressman Connie Mack :: Articles". Archived from the original on 2009-02-16. Retrieved 2009-02-11.>
- Florida Independent
- ^ Smith, Adam (March 25, 2011). "Connie Mack will not run for U.S. Senate". St. Petersburg Times. Archived from the original on August 24, 2011. Retrieved March 25, 2011.
- ^ Catanese, Dave (October 26, 2011). "Connie Mack to enter Fla. Senate Race". Politico. Retrieved October 26, 2011.
- ^ "November 6, 2012 General Election".
- ^ "Former Rep. Connie Mack joins lobby firm". The Hill. 15 April 2013.
- ^ Ho, Catherine (September 28, 2014). "Crisis communications firm Levick continues push to grow lobbying business, hires former Fla. congressman". The Washington Post. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ^ Singer, Paul (January 29, 2014). "No comeback for Connie Mack". USA Today. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ "Diplomatic Dust-Up Means Big Bucks For Former GOP Congressman Connie Mack IV". Huffington Post. November 20, 2014.
- ^ Goad, Ben (16 September 2015). "Hungary taps ex-congressman as US spokesman". The Hill. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ^ Oprysko, Caitlin (19 March 2021). "Who is lobbying in the Ethiopia conflict as Coons heads to Addis Ababa". POLITICO. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
- ^ Calcaterra, Craig (February 21, 2012). "That time Ron Gant and Connie Mack got into a bar fight". NBC Sports. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ "No Damages Awarded in Gant Case". Associated Press. December 19, 1997. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ Slind-Flor, Victoria (March 20, 2013). "Biogen, HTC, Boston, MIT, Mary Bono: Intellectual Property". Bloomberg Business.
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- ^ Edwards, Breanna (May 24, 2013). "Connie, Mary Bono Mack divorcing". Politico.
External links
- Connie Mack official campaign site at the Library of Congress Web Archives (archived 2010-10-01)
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
- Legislation sponsored at the Library of Congress
- Profile at Vote Smart