Connie Mack IV

Cornelius McGillicuddy IV (born August 12, 1967 in Fort Myers, Florida), known as Connie Mack IV, is a Republican from Florida, elected to the United States House of Representatives in 2004, representing the state's 14th Congressional district (map). He succeeds Porter Goss, who resigned to take the helm of the Central Intelligence Agency. He and his wife Ann have two children.

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August 12 - 1967 - Fort Myers, Florida - Republican - Florida - United States House of Representatives - 2004 - Porter Goss - Central Intelligence Agency

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Mack, who served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2000-2003, is assuming the role his father, Connie Mack III, once filled, representing much of the same solidly conservative parts of Florida's west coast. Mack's great-grandfather was a Hall of Fame baseball manager and owner of the Philadelphia Athletics team.

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Florida House of Representatives - 2000 - 2003 - Connie Mack III - Great-grandfather - Philadelphia Athletics

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Mack has stated an interest in limiting the amount of money attorneys can receive in medical malpractice cases. But he has broken with the party line in the past to support expanded federal funding for embryonic stem cell research and the importation of prescription drugs from Canada.

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Medical malpractice - Stem cell

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