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| Name | Bill Nelson |
| Address | 225 East Robinson Street Suite 410
Orlando, Florida 32801, United States |
| Email | comments@nelsonforsenate.com |
| Website | [Link] |
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| Born |
September 29, 1942
(82 years)
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| Contributor | Wishful Thinking |
| Last Modifed | Qbanito
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| Info | Clarence William Nelson
Bill Nelson is an American attorney, politician, and NASA payload specialist who is currently the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Nelson previously served as a United States Senator from Florida from 2001 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served in 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, when he served as a payload specialist on the Space Shuttle Columbia. Before entering politics he served in the U.S. Army Reserve during the Vietnam War.
Nelson is a fifth-generation Floridian. He was born Sept. 29, 1942 in Miami, and was educated in Melbourne's public schools. He is a graduate of Yale University and the University of Virginia Law School. Nelson served four years of reserve duty and two years of active duty in the United States Army, rising to the rank of captain. Bill lives with his wife of 30 years, Grace. They are the parents of two children, Nan Ellen and Bill.
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| Miami-Dade County Mayor - Runoff - Nov 03, 2020 |
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Daniella Levine Cava |
| FL US President - D Primary - Mar 17, 2020 |
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Joe Biden |
| US Deputy Secretary of the Treasury - Dec 11, 2018 |
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Justin Muzinich |
| C.I.A. Director - May 17, 2018 |
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Gina Haspel |
| US Secretary of State - Apr 26, 2018 |
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Mike Pompeo |
| Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board - Jan 23, 2018 |
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Jerome H. "Jay" Powell |
| US Secretary of Homeland Security - Dec 05, 2017 |
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Kirstjen Nielsen |
| US Ambassador to the Holy See - Oct 16, 2017 |
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Reject |
| US Secretary of the Interior - Mar 01, 2017 |
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Ryan Zinke |
| US Secretary of Commerce - Feb 27, 2017 |
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Wilbur L. Ross, Jr. |
| US Attorney General - Apr 23, 2015 |
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Loretta Lynch |
| C.I.A. Director - Mar 07, 2013 |
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John O. Brennan |
| Florida Democratic Party Chair - Jan 25, 2013 |
D |
Allison Tant |
| FL US Senate - D Primary - Aug 24, 2010 |
D |
Kendrick B. Meek |
| Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Aug 06, 2009 |
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Sonia Sotomayor |
| US Attorney General - Feb 02, 2009 |
D |
Eric Holder |
| Florida Marriage Protection Amendment - Nov 04, 2008 |
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No |
| FL US President - D Primary - Jan 29, 2008 |
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Hillary Clinton |
| Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Jan 31, 2006 |
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Reject |
| Supreme Court - Chief Justice - Sep 29, 2005 |
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John G. Roberts Jr. |
| Florida Democratic Party Leader - May 07, 2005 |
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Karen L. Thurman |
| US Attorney General - Feb 03, 2005 |
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Alberto S. Gonzales |
| FL US President - D Primary - Mar 09, 2004 |
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Bob Graham |
| US Secretary of the Interior - Jan 30, 2001 |
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Gale A. Norton |
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