1. In December 2020, Cory Mills was appointed to the Defense Business Board by President Donald Trump.
27 Facts About Cory Mills
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In 2022, Cory Mills defeated state representative Anthony Sabatini and six others in the Republican primary for Florida's 7th congressional district.
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Cory Mills went on to defeat Vice Chair of the Florida Democratic Party Karen Green in the general election.
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Cory Lee Mills was born on July 13,1980, in Winter Haven, Florida, the son of Teresa and Christopher Mills.
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Cory Mills earned an Associate of Arts degree in liberal arts and sciences from Florida State College at Jacksonville, followed by a Bachelor of Science degree in health sciences and a Master of Arts in international relations and conflict resolution from American Military University.
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From 1999 to 2003, Cory Mills served in the United States Army, where he was a member of the 82nd Airborne Division.
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Cory Mills took part in Operation Allied Force during the Kosovo War in 1999.
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Cory Mills was deployed to Iraq in 2003 and received the Bronze Star Medal.
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From 2010 to 2011, Cory Mills worked as a security manager for Chemonics and then as a senior risk manager at Management Systems International.
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Cory Mills joined Pax Mondial LLC in 2011 and later worked as the organization's director of the information operations division and senior vice president.
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In 2014, Cory Mills co-founded PACEM Solutions International LLC, a risk management and consulting firm.
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Cory Mills is co-founder of ALS Less-Lethal Systems, a company that manufactures equipment for military and law enforcement clients.
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In December 2020, Cory Mills was appointed to the Defense Business Board, an advisory board established to provide independent advice, which reflects an outside private sector perspective, on best business practices for application to the Defense Department.
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Cory Mills was succeeded by former SOCOM commander General Joseph Votel.
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Cory Mills announced his candidacy for the US House of Representatives in in April 2021, challenging incumbent Democratic representative Stephanie Murphy.
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Cory Mills faced a crowded primary, with his strongest opponent being state representative Anthony Sabatini.
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Cory Mills won the primary election in August 2022, earning over a third of the vote and beating Sabatini by over 10,000 votes.
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Cory Mills handed out commemorative 40 mm grenades stamped with the Republican Party logo to fellow House members as a welcoming gift.
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In May 2023, Cory Mills co-sponsored a resolution by Marjorie Taylor Greene to impeach President Joe Biden over his handling of security at the United States-Mexico border.
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In October 2023, Cory Mills traveled to Israel to help evacuate 77 Americans in the wake of the Hamas October 7 attack.
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Cory Mills helped airlift 10 Americans who were volunteering at an orphanage in Haiti, amidst Haiti's state of crisis.
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Cory Mills criticized Biden's handling of the crisis and similar crises.
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Cory Mills became the fourth representative from Florida to endorse Donald Trump for president in the 2024 presidential election, citing the need for Republican unity following Trump's indictment.
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Cory Mills was among the 71 Republicans who voted against final passage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 in the House.
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Cory Mills denied wrongdoing and did not cooperate with the OCE's investigations, refusing to provide tax returns or explain the ownership structure of his companies.
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On March 27,2025, the House Ethics Committee announced it would investigate Cory Mills for violating federal laws and House rules that prohibit members of Congress from contracting with the government.
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Cory Mills is married to his wife Rana Al Saadi, an Iraqi refugee who gained naturalized American citizenship and served in the first Trump administration.