Connie Mack III
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 politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Florida's 13th congressional district from 1983 to 1989 and then as a United States Senator from 1989 to 2001. He served as chairman of the Senate Republican Conference from 1997 to 2001.
He was twice considered for the Republican vice-presidential nomination by Bob Dole in 1996 and George W. Bush in 2000. 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.