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  Connie Mack III - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cornelius Alexander McGillicuddy III (born October 29, 1940 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), known as Connie Mack for short, is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 1989 and of the United States Senate from 1989 to 2001, all from Florida.
He is the grandson of Connie Mack, the manager and owner of baseball's Philadelphia Athletics, and member of the Baseball Hall of Fame.
In 2005, Connie Mack III was appointed by the president of the U.S., George W. Bush, as Chairman of the President's Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Connie_Mack_(politician)   (161 words)

  
 Weekly Standard, The: Another GOP dynasty? Connie Mack is back in town   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
Mack responded to the carpetbagger charge by pointing out that he was the only candidate in the race who was born and raised in the 14th District.
Mack says that when his father first ran for Congress in 1981, the older Mack was accused of trading on the name of his great-grandfather, baseball Hall of Famer and former owner of the Philadelphia Athletics Cornelius McGillicuddy, the original Connie Mack.
Mack has met with House leadership to discuss his agenda and is looking to sit on the science, budget, international relations, financial services, and transportation committees, where he hopes to do something about traffic congestion on I-75.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0RMQ/is_14_10/ai_n9505512   (714 words)

  
 Florida Pro-Life Senator Connie Mack Won't Seek Re-Election -- 03/08/1999   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
No reason was given for the decision, but an adviser to Mack said he is resigning because he believes it's time to move on to a new challenge.
Mack maintained a strong pro-life record during his tenure.
Mack, 58, is expected to make a formal announcement in Washington on Monday about his future, deputy press secretary Bethany Rogers said Friday.
www.cnsnews.com /Politics/archive/199903/POL19990308d.html   (182 words)

  
 =The Hill.com=   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
Republican Connie Mack IV won’t have any trouble with name recognition on the Hill — his father is well-known former Sen. Connie Mack III (R-Fla.).
Mack is likely to press for strong national defense and reducing what he considers wasteful government spending.
His great-grandfather, Connie Mack, was a professional baseball player in 1886 who later became a majority owner of the Philadelphia Athletics.
www.hillnews.com /news/110404/ss_mack.aspx   (192 words)

  
 The News Herald: Local News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
It was inside baseball at Mako's restaurant Monday night as U.S. Sen. Connie Mack, namesake grandson to a baseball mogul, offered a pitch for his understudy during a Republican fund raiser.
Mack is in town for a different fund raiser today but dropped in for a quick round of handshakes at Mako's.
Mack said the GOP is seeking gains this year in the Senate and would especially like to see 60 Republicans so as to be able to break a filibuster.
www.newsherald.com /archive/local/mk040798.htm   (542 words)

  
 The Oracle Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
Connie Mack, a former U.S. senator, is the next chairman for the board at the Moffitt Cancer Center.
Mack will bring not only leadership to the cancer center, but also his reputation and political standing.
Mack also successfully lobbied to double the budget for the National Institutes of Health at a time when his colleagues wanted to slash spending.
www.usforacle.com /pages/html/20010212/20010212-news1.html   (802 words)

  
 National Review Online (http://www.nationalreview.com)
Mack, a former altar boy who attends weekly Mass, would go a long way toward countering the anti- Catholic image Republicans have in the wake of the Bob Jones and House- chaplain controversies.
Mack was president of a small bank in Cape Coral and remembers receiving a letter from the federal government telling him at what temperature he could set his thermostat.
Mack is a rare creature in Washington: a conviction politician who has no enemies.
www.nationalreview.com /script/printpage.p?ref=/miller/miller200406010943.asp   (1454 words)

  
 National Review: Mack, Anyone? : A possible veep for Bush
Mack may be asked to do something different with his life even before October.
Mack was born in Philadelphia, but his family moved to Florida when he was a boy.
Yet Mack's insistent advocacy-he wants to double the budget of the National Institutes of Health over five years-has caused many conservatives in Congress to grumble that their friend is willing to write a blank check to a federal agency with skewed priorities.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1282/is_8_52/ai_61591334   (1438 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Bill Nelson (politician)
Cornelius McGillicuddy IV (born August 12, 1967 in Fort Myers, Florida), known as Connie Mack IV, is a Republican from Florida, elected to the United States House of Representatives in 2004, representing the states 14th Congressional district (map).
Richard Mauze Burr (born November 30, 1955) is an American politician and Senator from Winston-Salem, North Carolina; a Republican, he initially represented North Carolinas 5th Congressional district in the United States House of Representatives, but was recently elected to represent North Carolina as a US Senator in the...
Herbert H. Kohl (born February 7, 1935) is an American politician and the senior senator from the state of Wisconsin.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Bill-Nelson-(politician)   (6906 words)

  
 990306mack   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - U.S. Sen. Connie Mack's decision not to seek re-election in 2000 gives Democrats a shot at a seat that was regarded as a lock for the two-term Republican.
Mack's razor-thin victory over Democrat Buddy MacKay in 1988 began a series of election victories that catapulted Republicans into control of Florida politics.
Mack won re-election by a resounding margin four years ago when the GOP gained control of the Florida Senate.
www.flains.org /fic/pubs/news/990306mack.html   (331 words)

  
 Opinion: Politics U.
Graham and Mack as potential University of Florida presidents, Gov. Jeb Bush added to the political meddling in higher education.
She was an educator first, a politician second.
Bush would have done well to gain Mack's and Graham's approval before throwing their names into the hat for the UF post.
www.stpetersburgtimes.com /News/052300/Opinion/Politics_U.shtml   (607 words)

  
 www.GovExec.com - Mack out, Browner in? (3/12/99)
Mack's decision stunned the political establishment in the fourth-largest state.
Mack offers no signs that he will seek office again, but the 2000 presidential campaign might have a place for him if the 1996 race is a guide.
Mack's departure set off a scramble in both parties, producing as many as 23 rumored or near-announced candidates.
www.govexec.com /dailyfed/0399/031299t3.htm   (1380 words)

  
 Mark A. Kilmer » Breaux, Mack, and tax cuts
As I told he would Wednesday, President Bush has named former Senators Cornelius “Connie” Mack III (R-Florida) and John “The Middleman” Breaux to head his tax reform advisory panel.
Mack is the grandson of Hall of Fame manager Connie Mack of the old Philadelphia Athletics.
Mack was generally a tax cutter who voted against a tax cut proposed by the late Paul Coverdale.
www.rightsided.org /index.php?p=4610   (204 words)

  
 The Food Court on trial this week: YOU   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
Then, instead of reviewing one restaurant, I could ask a random sampling of Alligator readers what their favorite Gainesville meal is. It was such an intelligent, well thought-out plan that I began to doubt my career as a politician.
Connie Mack (not the politician) was the next gourmet afficionado I contacted.
When Connie goes, he consistently orders a blue cheese burger and a bottle of hard cider.
www.alligator.org /edit/issues/96-sumr/960711/e02food.htm   (816 words)

  
 Bill Young - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
Charles William "Bill" Young, also known as C.W. Bill Young, (born December 16 1930), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1971, representing the 10th District of Florida (map (http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/images/preview/congdist/fl10_109.gif)).
From 1999 to 2005, he was the Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations.
He was born in, served in the Army National Guard, and was a member of the Florida Senate before entering the House.
www.sterlingheights.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Bill_Young   (262 words)

  
 Mark A. Kilmer » Cable, Cable, Cable
Also, I noticed that Brian from Tomfoolery of the Highest order left me a comment setting me straight on former Senator Connie Mack (R-Florida), who will be asked to help run the President’s tax reform task force.
Mack is not THE Connie Mack, the baseball Hall of Famer.
Perhaps it was that I thought the given name “Connie,” for a guy, could not last three generations.
www.rightsided.org /index.php?p=4590   (347 words)

  
 Worldandnation: A bouyant Bush arrives to accept nomination
It is only fitting that one of Sen. Connie Mack's last political at-bats comes in the city where the name of his legendary grandfather was synonymous with baseball for half a century.
For Mack, a Florida Republican who is retiring this year, the Republican National Convention represents a personal trip around the bases.
His son, Connie, 32, is seeking a state legislative seat in Broward.
www.stpetersburgtimes.com /News/080300/Worldandnation/A_bouyant_Bush_arrive.shtml   (1417 words)

  
 FrontPage magazine.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
You have to follow the money to see who reeally runs America,the politicians are just their puppets.
You have to be a good liar to be a politician today.
The good guys like J.CWatts, Fred Thompson and Connie Mack have all fled the bottomless pit,also known as foggy bottom.
www.frontpagemag.com /GoPostal/commentdetail.asp?ID=9582&commentID=151745   (241 words)

  
 The Political Graveyard: Sheppard family of Texas
These families each have three or more politician members, all linked together by blood, marriage or adoption.
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The coverage of the site includes certain federal officials, state officeholders and candidates in all 50 states, state and national political party officials, federal and state judges, and mayors (including candidates at election for mayor) of qualifying cities.
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 Bill Nelson (politician) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Clarence William Nelson (born September 29, 1942) is the senior U.S. Senator from Florida.
In the 2000 election, Nelson won the election for Florida senator, beating then-Representative Bill McCollum, the Republican candidate in an open seat election to replace retiring Republican incumbent Connie Mack.
Nelson has been a vocal opponent of oil drilling off Florida's coast.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bill_Nelson_(politician)   (505 words)

  
 PoliPundit.com » Truths and Consequences
As an aside, former Sen. Connie Mack would be ideal…probably the nicest and most intelligent man I ever met in the US Senate…another dark horse possibility could be former Lt. Gov.
If Mack ran, he might even be a stronger candidate than Jeb would be.
I agree that Connie Mack represents the ideal type of candidate for the GOP in Florida…a good solid conservative, but with an incredibly appealing demeanor.
www.polipundit.com /wp-comments-popup.php?p=8372&c=1   (1769 words)

  
 Florida Trend: Home free. (Senator Connie Mack's new image assures his re-election)@ HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
Even for a U.S. Senator, Connie Mack's schedule for this day in mid-June is long and exhausting.
This also promises to be a good day for a politician on the rise.
Cable News Network is sending a camera crew to a press conference that Mack has called.
highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:15676099&refid=ip_almanac_hf   (190 words)

  
 Information on Bill Nelson (politician)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
Bill Nelson (politician) information can be found by searching the web.
In the 2000 election, Nelson won the U.S. Senate election, 2000 for Florida senator, beating then-Representative Bill McCollum, the United States Republican Party candidate in an open seat election to replace retiring Republican incumbent Connie Mack III.
Preceded by: Connie Mack III U.S. Congressional Delegations from Florida 2001 – Succeeded by: Incumbent
www.information-resource.net /search/Bill_Nelson_politician.html   (564 words)

  
 Opinion   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
Connie Mack: Savings accounts key to fixing Social Security.
I say "Hey Mack, I have a simpler solution." Just give all of us the same retirement you have, it's only about $150,000 a year for the rest of your life, right?
And most of them worked a lot harder than you or any politician ever did.
www.sun-herald.com /newsopinion.htm?date=6/13/2005   (500 words)

  
 Hi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
It contained interviews of Ventura and his metamorphosis from a wrestler to a politician.
He later bolted from the reform party, declaring the other members 'dysfunctional' on their views of society.
Florida senator Bob Graham is rumored to have ties with Gore, and Florida senator Connie Mack is rumored to have ties with Bush as well.
www.boonebraves.ocps.net /2001/newspaper5/newspaper1d.htm   (602 words)

  
 Kyc: 11th U.S. Congressional District
He also bills himself as a politician willing to cross party lines on certain issues.
And during the saga of Elian Gonzalez, the 6-year-old boy found at sea who was ultimately returned to his native Cuba, Davis came down against legislation pushed by Vice President Al Gore and Florida Sens.
Bob Graham and Connie Mack that would have given Elian permanent resident status.
www.saintpetersburgtimes.com /News/110100/KYC/11th_US_Congressional.shtml   (550 words)

  
 The Boca Beacon: Boca Grande's weekly newspaper   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
Although neither the former nor current President Bush will be visiting the island this winter, Boca Grande did get a surprise guest last weekend: former Vice President Dan Quayle.
The Republican politician, who served under the first President George Bush, spent a relatively public weekend on the island, walking among the crowd at the Christmas Walk and serving up meals at the spaghetti dinner.
Connie Mack, former U.S. Senator for Florida, was also at the Christmas Walk, but the two were not there together.
www.bocabeacon.com /story.htbml?number=241   (359 words)

  
 The Ledger: Lakeland, Polk County, Florida   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
His experience as the son of a popular politician is also an asset, some say.
As Lawton "Bud" Chiles III moves ahead with a Democratic gubernatorial campaign, political strategists say Chiles' name may give him an initial boost, but he faces a difficult task running as a novice politician in a large, fastchanging state.
Newly elected U.S. Rep. Connie Mack, R-Fort Myers, the son of former U.S. Sen. Connie Mack, is another success story.
www.theledger.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050116/NEWS/501160365/1004   (916 words)

  
 Democrats Urge Gore not to push it too far: 11/11/00
"For the second time in my lifetime, a Chicago politician named Daley is trying to steal a presidential election," said Sen. Robert F. Bennett, R-Utah.
He was referring to reports in 1960 that Daley's father, the late Democratic Mayor Richard J. Daley, had procured enough questionable votes to put Illinois in John F. Kennedy's column, a tactic Bennett said could be repeated in any hand count of Florida ballots in counties with Democratic election officials.
Still, a number of Democrats expressed strong concern about the consequences to the country and the presidency of a protracted vote count battle.
www.s-t.com /daily/11-00/11-11-00/a05wn030.htm   (960 words)

  
 Connie Mack - free-definition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
Connie Mack, the Hall of Fame baseball manager, player and owner.
Connie Mack III, the U.S. Congressman and Senator from Florida, and grandson of the baseball figure.
This is a disambiguation page – a navigational aid that lists other pages which might otherwise share the same title.
www.free-definition.com /Connie-Mack.html   (106 words)

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