Back بيل نيلسون Arabic بيل نيلسون (محامى) ARZ بیل نلسون AZB Бил Нелсън Bulgarian বিল নেলসন Bengali/Bangla بێڵ نێڵسن CKB Bill Nelson (politik) Czech Bill Nelson Danish Bill Nelson German Μπιλ Νέλσον Greek
Bill Nelson | |
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.jpg) Official portrait, 2021 | |
| 14th Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration | |
| Assumed office May 3, 2021 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Deputy | Pamela Melroy |
| Preceded by | Jim Bridenstine |
| United States Senator from Florida | |
| In office January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Connie Mack III |
| Succeeded by | Rick Scott |
| Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Committee | |
| In office January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | John Thune |
| Succeeded by | Maria Cantwell |
| Chair of the Senate Aging Committee | |
| In office January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Herb Kohl |
| Succeeded by | Susan Collins |
| Treasurer, Insurance Commissioner, and Fire Marshal of Florida | |
| In office January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2001 | |
| Governor | Lawton Chiles Buddy MacKay Jeb Bush |
| Preceded by | Tom Gallagher |
| Succeeded by | Tom Gallagher |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida | |
| In office January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Louis Frey Jr. (9th) Dan Mica (11th) |
| Succeeded by | Michael Bilirakis (9th) Jim Bacchus (11th) |
| Constituency | 9th district (1979–1983) 11th district (1983–1991) |
| Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 47th district | |
| In office November 21, 1972 – November 21, 1978 | |
| Preceded by | Redistricted |
| Succeeded by | Tim Deratany |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Clarence William Nelson II September 29, 1942 Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) |
Grace Cavert (m. 1972) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of Florida Yale University (BA) University of Virginia (JD) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1965–1968, 1970–1971 (Reserve) 1968–1970 (Active) |
| Rank |  Captain |
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| Space career | |
| NASA payload specialist | |
Time in space | 6d 02h 03m |
| Missions | STS-61-C |
Mission insignia |  |
Clarence William "Bill" Nelson II (born September 29, 1942)[1] is an American politician and astronaut. Nelson is the 14th and current Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration since May 2021. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He was the United States Senator from Florida from 2001 to 2019. He lost his re-election campaign in 2018 to Republican Governor Rick Scott.
He was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1972 to 1978 and in the United States House of Representatives from 1979 to 1991. In January 1986, he became the second sitting member of Congress to fly in space, after Jake Garn. He was a payload specialist on the Space Shuttle Columbia.
Nelson retired from Congress in 1990 to run for Governor of Florida, but was lost the Democratic nomination to Lawton Chiles.
In March 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Nelson to be Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in his administration.[2]
- ↑ "Florida Marriage Collection, 1822–1875 and 1927–2001". Ancestry.com.
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