Bill McCollum

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On May 18, 2009, McCollum announced his candidacy for Governor of Florida. The election determined the successor of Charlie Crist who later lost his bid for a seat in the U.S. Senate. [5]

McCollum opposed federal health care mandates in Florida, decrying them as an unconstitutional "tax on living," and joined with 13 other state attorneys general in filing a federal lawsuit. [6] The majority of Florida voters opposed such a lawsuit according to polling in April 2010. [7] He has advocated a state constitutional amendment that would opt Florida out of Washington mandates on health care, although questions about whether such an amendment would be constitutional have been raised. On September 8, 2009 McCollum said he supported Medicare and Medicaid programs but opposed a government-run 'public option' for health insurance. [8]

In the Republican primary, McCollum faced businessman Rick Scott, who had never before held elective office. McCollum criticized Scott's tenure as CEO of healthcare company Columbia/HCA, during which the company became entangled in a federal Medicare fraud investigation. Scott countered that the FBI had never targeted him personally. The Miami Herald noted that a 1998 congressional bill sponsored by McCollum would have made it more difficult to prosecute Medicare fraud cases, a fact that undermined McCollum’s criticisms of Scott. [9]

Scott defeated McCollum in the August primary with approximately 46.4% percent of the vote to McCollum's 43.4%

Bill McCollum
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36th Florida Attorney General
In office
January 2, 2007 –January 4, 2011
Republican primary results [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Rick Scott595,47446.4%
Republican Bill McCollum557,42743.4%
Republican Mike McCalister130,05610.1%
Total votes1,282,957 100.0%

Private sector

In 2014, McCollum was named to the board of directors of AML Superconductivity & Magnetics, a privately held company that develops magnet-based and superconducting applications, located in Melbourne, Florida. [11]

Personal life

McCollum is married to Ingrid Seebohm McCollum. They have three sons: Douglas, Justin, and Andrew.

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References

  1. ↑ "Scott Shakes Up Florida Governor Race With GOP Primary Win Over McCollum". FOXNews.com. April 7, 2010. Archived from the original on August 28, 2010. Retrieved August 29, 2010.
  2. 1 2 Strassel, Kimberley (August 6, 2010). "McCollum vs. Obamacare". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
  3. ↑ Billman, Jeffrey C. "News+Features: Florida'S Case Against Gay Adoption". Orlandoweekly.com. Retrieved July 13, 2010.
  4. ↑ Rudolph, Dana (October 23, 2010). "Florida attorney general does not appeal gay adoption ruling". Keen News Service. Retrieved May 28, 2015.
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  7. ↑ Quinnipiac University – Office of Public Affairs (April 19, 2010). "Florida (FL) Poll * April 19, 2010 * McCollum Leads Tight Florida G – Quinnipiac University – Hamden, Connecticut". Quinnipiac.edu. Archived from the original on May 28, 2010. Retrieved July 13, 2010.
  8. ↑ Bousquet, Steve. "Bill McCollum opposes insurance 'public option' – Healthcare Reform". MiamiHerald.com. Retrieved July 13, 2010.[ dead link ]
  9. ↑ Caputo, Marc. "Bill McCollum's attacks on rival Rick Scott clash with record". Miami Herald. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Florida Gubernatorial Primary Results". Politico. August 24, 2010. Retrieved August 24, 2010.
  11. ↑ "Advanced Magnet Lab announces appointment of Bill McCollum to board of directors". Archived from the original on April 28, 2014. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
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