Dave Weldon
Dave Weldon | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 15th district | |
In office January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2009 | |
Preceded by | Jim Bacchus |
Succeeded by | Bill Posey |
Personal details | |
Born | Amityville, New York, U.S. | August 31, 1953
Political party | Republican |
Spouse |
Nancy Weldon (m. 1979) |
Children | 2 |
Residence | Indialantic, Florida |
Alma mater | Stony Brook University (BS) University at Buffalo (MD) |
Profession | Physician |
Military service | |
Branch/service | United States Army |
David Joseph Weldon (born August 31, 1953) is an American politician and physician. He was a
Early life, education, and medical career
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Weldon was born on
Tenure in Congress
In response to the legal battle over the removal of the feeding tube of
In December, 2005, Weldon joined with several other Congressmen to form the
Committee assignments
- U.S. House Committee on Appropriations
- Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
- Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
- U.S. House Committee on Science
- U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce
- U.S. House Committee on Banking
- U.S. House Committee on Government Reform
- Republican Study Committee[3]
Caucus memberships
- Chair and co-founder, Congressional Aerospace Caucus
- Chair and co-founder, Congressional Israel Allies Caucus
Elections
- 1994
Weldon decided to run in Florida's 15th congressional district, vacated by Democratic U.S. Congressman Jim Bacchus. He was one of seven Republicans to file for the primary. On September 8, he ranked first with 24% of the vote, but failed to reach the 50% threshold to win outright.[4] In the October 4 run-off election, he defeated Carole Jean Jordan 54–46%.[5] In the November general election, he defeated Democrat Sue Munsey 54–46%.[6]
- 1996
Won re-election to a second term defeating John L. Byron 51–43%.[7]
- 1998
Won re-election to a third term with 63% of the vote.[8]
- 2000
Won re-election to a fourth term with 59% of the vote.[9]
- 2002
Won re-election to a fifth term with 63% of the vote.[10]
- 2004
Won re-election to a sixth term with 65% of the vote.[11]
- 2006
Former presidential candidate
- 2008
On January 25, 2008, claiming "He never wanted to be a career politician", Weldon announced he would not seek an eighth term and would be returning to his medical practice.[16] He endorsed state Senator Bill Posey to succeed him.
2012 U.S. Senate election
Weldon decided to run for the U.S. Senate in 2012 in the hope of facing Democratic incumbent
Post-politics
Weldon has a medical practice at Health First Medical Group in Malabar, Florida.
See also
References
- ^ Aimie Parnes, link "Lawmaker races clock in attempt to save Schiavo", Naples News, March 12, 2005
- ^ https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051222/ap_en_mu/rockin__congressmen [dead link]
- ^ "Meet Dave - Dave Weldon for Senate". Archived from the original on August 8, 2012. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - FL District 15 - R Primary Race - Sep 08, 1994". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - FL District 15 - R Runoff Race - Oct 04, 1994". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - FL District 15 Race - Nov 08, 1994". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - FL District 15 Race - Nov 05, 1996". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - FL District 15 Race - Nov 03, 1998". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - FL District 15 Race - Nov 07, 2000". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - FL District 15 Race - Nov 05, 2002". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - FL - District 15 Race - Nov 02, 2004". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
- ^ Larry Wheeler, "GOP leading Space Coast race for cash: Weldon, Feeney report finances", Florida Today, October 18, 2006
- ^ Amber Smith, "Incumbent Touts His Achievements" Archived September 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, The Ledger, October 31, 2006
- ^ John McCarthy, "Weldon coasts to an easy win", Florida Today, November 8, 2006
- ^ "Our Campaigns - FL - District 15 Race - Nov 07, 2006". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
- ^ Mary Ann Akers, "Rep. Weldon To Spend More Time With Family, Really", Washington Post, January 25, 2008
External links
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- Congressman Dave Weldon official U.S. House website
- Dave Weldon for Congress official campaign website
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
- Online Focus: U.S. Rep. Dave Weldon (interview re: Public Broadcasting Service(August 9, 2004)
- Rep. Dave Weldon, M.D. testimony before the Institute of Medicine Immunization Safety Review Committee, SafeMinds (January 11, 2001)