Bill McCollum was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1981 to 2001, representing Florida's 5th congressional district, which was later redistricted to the 8th congressional district in 1993.
22 Facts About Bill McCollum
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Bill McCollum voted to impeach President Bill Clinton and subsequently took a leadership role in managing Clinton's trial in the Senate, which ended in acquittal.
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Bill McCollum ran for the Republican nomination for the US Senate again in 2004 but lost to Mel Martinez.
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Bill McCollum was an officer for more than 23 years before retiring from the United States Naval Reserve as a Commander in the JAG Corps in 1992.
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In 1980 Bill McCollum was elected to the US House of Representatives from a district including Walt Disney World and most of Orlando.
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Bill McCollum defeated incumbent Representative Richard Kelly in the Republican primary.
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Bill McCollum served three terms on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, two of which as Chairman of its Subcommittee on Human Intelligence, Analysis, and Counterintelligence.
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Additionally, Bill McCollum served as Vice Chairman of the House Banking Committee and served on the Judiciary Committee, where he was Chairman of the Subcommittee on Crime.
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Rather than seek reelection to the House in 2000, Bill McCollum ran unsuccessfully for an open United States Senate seat, bringing to an end his 20-year Congressional career.
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Bill McCollum ran again in 2004, seeking the Republican nomination for the US Senate seat being vacated by retiring Senator Bob Graham.
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Bill McCollum was defeated in the Republican primary by HUD Secretary Mel Martinez, who went on to win the seat.
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Bill McCollum is a member of the North Florida Committee on Foreign Relations.
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Bill McCollum is a board member of the James Madison Institute.
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In 2006, Bill McCollum ran for Florida Attorney General, defeating State Senator Skip Campbell in the general election.
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Bill McCollum led a group of Attorneys General in filing a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Obamacare.
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Bill McCollum filed a brief in support of Arizona's immigration law.
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Bill McCollum hired Dr George Rekers, a controversial clinical psychologist, to testify during the trial that heterosexual parents provide a better environment for children.
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Bill McCollum was the Florida Chairman for the Rudy Giuliani presidential campaign in 2008.
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On May 18,2009, Bill McCollum announced his candidacy for Governor of Florida.
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Bill 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.
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Bill McCollum 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.
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On September 8,2009 Bill McCollum said he supported Medicare and Medicaid programs but opposed a government-run 'public option' for health insurance.