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Connie Mack
Connie Mack.jpg
U.S. House, Florida, District 14
Retired Representative
In office
January 3, 2005-January 3, 2013
PartyRepublican
Elections and appointments
Last election2010
First elected2004
Term limitsN/A
Prior offices
Florida House of Representatives
2000-2003
Education
Bachelor'sUniversity of Florida
Personal
BirthdayAugust 12, 1967
Place of birthFort Meyers, Florida
ProfessionMarketing Executive
ReligionRoman Catholic
Websites
Office website
Campaign website
Connie Mack campaign logo

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Cornelius Harvey McGillicuddy IV (Connie Mack) (b. August 12, 1967) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Mack was elected by voters from Florida's 14th congressional district in 2004 and served until 2013. On March 30, 2012, the 14th district was included in a list released by the National Journal of the top ten most contorted congressional districts, as a result of redistricting. [1] Mack opted to run for the U.S. Senate rather than seek re-election to the House in 2012. He was succeeded by Democrat Kathy Castor on January 3, 2013.

Mack ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. Senate, representing Florida. Mack won the nomination on the Republican ticket.[2] There were eight other candidates running in the August 14, 2012 primary elections. He was defeated in the general election on November 6, 2012.[3]

Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Mack was a "rank-and-file Republican".[4]

Biography

Connie Mack was born and raised in southwest Florida and is a graduate of the University of Florida. [5] He is the son of former U.S. Senator Connie Mack and well-known cancer prevention advocate Priscilla Mack.[5]

Career

Committee assignments

U.S. House of Representatives

2011-2012

Mack serves on the following committees:[6]

Issues

Presidential preference

2012

See also: Endorsements by state officials of presidential candidates in the 2012 election

Connie Mack endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election. [7]

Campaign themes

2012

Mack's campaign website listed the following issues:[8]

  • Freedom
Excerpt: "Freedom is the core of all human progress. It is a truly American value. Freedom brought the pilgrims across the Atlantic on the Mayflower; it represented “true north” for millions of enslaved Americans during the Civil War; and calls for freedom awoke the American sleeping giant during the World Wars. We have always been the shining city on a hill, and the flame of freedom has been our beacon to the world."
  • Security
Excerpt: "While freedom is the core of all human progress, without security, no one is truly free. It is vitally important that we protect both our economic security and national security."
  • Prosperity
Excerpt: "Prosperity is the driver behind our economy. Every citizen who starts a business is intent on making it a success, and because of this incredible ambition, Americans have been global innovators in nearly every field."
  • The Penny Plan
Excerpt: "America is on the brink of a fiscal crisis unlike any we’ve ever seen, yet Washington continues its spending-taxing-borrowing binge. We’ve seen this time and again: Senator Bill Nelson, President Obama and their lockstep liberal allies in Congress have gone on spending sprees with the federal government’s credit card, charging taxpayers for everything from bailouts to failed “stimulus” plans to Obamacare. With your help, I will put a stop to it in the United States Senate."

Specific votes

Fiscal Cliff

Voted "No" Mack voted against the fiscal cliff compromise bill, which made permanent most of the Bush tax cuts originally passed in 2001 and 2003 while also raising tax rates on the highest income levels. He was one of 151 Republicans that voted against the bill. The bill was passed in the House by a 257/167 vote on January 1, 2013.[9]

Elections

2012

See also: United States Senate elections in Florida, 2012

Mack ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. Senate, representing Florida. Mack won the nomination on the Republican ticket.[2] The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run was June 8, 2012. The primary elections were held on August 14, 2012. Mack was defeated on November 6, 2012 by incumbent Bill Nelson.[10]

The University of Virginia's Center for Politics published an article called Sabato's Crystal Ball on March 22, 2012 detailing the 8 races in the Senate in 2012 that would decide the political fate of which party will end up with control in 2013.[11] The Senate seat in Florida was the toss up state ranked second in likelihood of ending up Democratic, behind New Mexico's Senate seat.[11] Incumbent Bill Nelson's mediocre approval rating was the reasoning behind the "toss-up" classification of the Senate seat, but Nelson was expected to gain Democratic support in time for the election in 2012.[11] Nelson wasis also expected to face significant opposition from Mack, U.S. representative from the 14th district, in the general election on November 6, 2012.[11]

2010

On November 2, 2010, Mack won re-election to the United States House of Representatives. He defeated Robert M. Neeld (D), Burt Saunders (I), and Jeff George (I) in the general election.[12]

United States House of Representatives, Florida Congressional District 14 General Election, 2008
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark.jpgConnie Mack Incumbent 59.4% 224,602
     Democratic Robert M. Neeld 24.8% 93,590
     Independent Burt Saunders 14.5% 54,750
     Independent Jeff George 1.3% 4,949
Total Votes 377,891

Polls

2012

General Election candidates for U.S. Senate seat
Response Rasmussen Reports
(August 15, 2012)		Quinnipiac University
(August 15-21, 2012)		Rasmussen Reports
(September 16, 2012)		Mason-Dixon Polling
(September 19, 2012)		Quinnipiac University
(September 26, 2012)		Rasmussen Reports
(October 8, 2012)		Rasmussen Reports
(October 15, 2012)		Sunshine State News
(October 22-24, 2012)		Rasmussen Reports
(October 25, 2012)		Public Policy Polling
(October 26-28, 2012)		Average
Bill Nelson 47%50%47%48%53%52%46%49%49%50% 49.1%
Connie Mack 40%41%40%40%39%41%45%44%46%42% 41.8%
Other candidate 3%0%5%1%0%1%5%0%2%0% 1.7%
Undecided 10%9%8%11%8%6%5%7%3%9% 7.6%
Number polled 5001,2415008001,1965005001,001750 698.8
Margin of error +/-4.5+/-2.8%+/-4.5%+/-3.5%+/-2.8%+/-4.5%+/-4.5%+/-3.1%+/-4%+/-6.7% 4.09%
Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org

Campaign donors

2012

Breakdown of the source of Mack's campaign funds before the 2012 election.

Mack lost election to the U.S. Senate in 2012. During that election cycle, Mack's campaign committee raised a total of $7,254,224 and spent $18,471,216.[13]

As of July 11, 2012, Mack raised $840,000 in the second quarter and at the end of the cycle has $1.4 million cash-on-hand.[14]

Mack raised over $2.7 million in the third quarter.[15]

2010

Breakdown of the source of Mack's campaign funds before the 2010 election.

Mack won re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2010. During that re-election cycle, Mack's campaign committee raised a total of $963,782 and spent $1,055,865 .[16]

Analysis

Congressional staff salaries

See also: Staff salaries of United States Senators and Representatives

The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Mack paid his congressional staff a total of $966,266 in 2011. He ranked 168th on the list of the lowest paid Republican Representative Staff Salaries and he ranked 224th overall of the lowest paid Representative Staff Salaries in 2011. Overall, Florida ranks 36th in average salary for representative staff. The average U.S. House of Representatives congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011.[17]

Net worth

See also: Net Worth of United States Senators and Representatives

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics, Mack's net worth as of 2010 was estimated between $-3,927 and $1,715,999. That averages to $856,036, which is lower than the average net worth of Republican Representatives in 2010 of $7,561,133.[18]

National Journal vote ratings

2011

See also: National Journal vote ratings

Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of congress voted in the previous year. Mack ranked 179th in the conservative rankings.[19]

Political Positions

Percentage voting with party

The website Open Congress tracks how often members of Congress vote with the majority of the chamber caucus. According to the website, Connie Mack voted with the Republican Party 90 of the time, which ranked 185 among the 242 House Republican members in November 2011.[20]

Personal

Mack was married in 1996 and had two children before divorcing in 2006. [21] Mack is married to Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack. He is the proud father of two children, Addison and Connie, and two stepchildren, Chesare and Chianna. Mack resides in Fort Myers.[5]

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References

  1. ↑ National Journal "Modern Gerrymanders: 10 Most Contorted Congressional Districts—MAPS" Accessed March 31, 2012
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Human Events "Florida Senate Primary Race Heats Up," Accessed January 5, 2012
  3. ↑ ABC News "2012 General Election Results"
  4. ↑ Gov Track "Mack" Accessed May 15, 2012
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Congressman Connie Mack "About Connie--Biography" Accessed October 18, 2011
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Congressman Connie Mack of Florida "About" Accessed October 18, 2011
  7. ↑ The Hill, "2012 GOP Lawmaker Endorsements for President," retrieved November 23, 2011
  8. ↑ Campaign website, Issues
  9. ↑ U.S. House "Roll Call Vote on the Fiscal Cliff" Accessed January 4, 2013.
  10. ↑ ABC News "2012 General Election Results"
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 Center for Politics "Tilting the Toss Ups – the Eight Races That Will Decide the Senate" Accessed April 9, 2012
  12. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010"
  13. ↑ OpenSecrets "2012 Election" Accessed March 18, 2013
  14. ↑ Twitter account "Leary Reports" Accessed July 17, 2012
  15. ↑ Tampa Bay Times, "Mack's third quarter haul: $2.7 million; Nelson: $2.3 million," October 10, 2012
  16. ↑ Open Secrets "Connie Mack 2010 Election Cycle," Accessed October 27, 2011
  17. ↑ LegiStorm "Connie Mack"
  18. ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Mack, (R-Florida), 2010"
  19. ↑ National Journal, "Searchable Vote Ratings Tables: House," February 23, 2012
  20. ↑ Open Congress "Voting With Party"
  21. ↑ NaplesNews.com "Mack divorce proceedings include sale of $825,000 home" Accessed October 18, 2011
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Porter Goss 		U.S. House of Representatives - Florida District 14
2005–2013 		Succeeded by
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