Connie Mack III

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Connie Mack III
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United States Senator from Florida
In office
January 3, 1989 –January 3, 2001

During his congressional career, Mack supported [10] the passage of laws dealing with health care, fiscal policies, modification of the tax code, and public housing reform. A cancer survivor, Mack has also been a strong advocate for cancer research, early detection and treatment. [11] Mack led a bipartisan congressional effort to double funding for biomedical research through the National Institutes of Health and worked to secure the necessary appropriations. [12] He also secured Medicare coverage for clinical trials and was a leading Republican advocate of the Women's Health Initiative. [13] He worked to strengthen and reform the 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.[ citation needed ] He has worked to reduce government debt. He co-authored and introduced into the House the landmark Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Balanced Budget Act. Mack was also involved in the 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 for a third term. [15] Democrat Bill Nelson, the Florida State Treasurer and a former U.S. Representative, won the open seat. Mack's son, U.S. Congressman Connie Mack IV, ran unsuccessfully against Nelson in 2012. [16]

Awards

Post-congressional career

In 2005, Connie Mack III was appointed by President George W. Bush as Chairman of the 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]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Connie Mack III Political Papers". George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
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  4. ↑ "U.S. Senate: Art & History Home > Origins & Development > Senate Spouses". Archived from the original on March 7, 2004. Retrieved February 11, 2006.
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  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
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
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 Republican nominee for United States Senator
from Florida
(Class 1)
1988, 1994 		Succeeded by
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