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Connie Mack III | |
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United States Senator from Florida | |
In office January 3, 1989 – January 3, 2001 | |
Preceded by | Lawton Chiles |
Succeeded by | Bill Nelson |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 13th district | |
In office January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1989 | |
Preceded by | William Lehman |
Succeeded by | Porter Goss |
Personal details | |
Born | Cornelius Alexander McGillicuddy III October 29, 1940 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Ludie Priscilla Hobbs |
Children | Connie Mack IV |
Relatives | Connie Mack (grandfather) Morris Sheppard (grandfather) Tom Connally (step-grandfather) Earle Mack (paternal uncle) Roy Mack (paternal uncle) |
Alma mater | University of Florida (BBA) |
Cornelius Alexander McGillicuddy III (born October 29, 1940), also known as Connie Mack III, is an American former Republican politician. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Florida from 1983 to 1989 and then as a Senator from 1989 to 2001. He served as chairperson of the Senate Republican Conference from 1997 to 2001.
He was considered for the Republican vice-presidential nomination by Bob Dole in 1996 and George W. Bush in 2000. Jack Kemp and Dick Cheney, respectively, were chosen instead. He is the grandson of Connie Mack (1862–1956), former owner and manager of baseball's Philadelphia Athletics and a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. "The Macks" were once considered one of the major political dynasties in the United States.[1]