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Encyclopedia > Dave Weldon
Dave Weldon
Dave Weldon
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Florida's 15th district
Incumbent
Assumed office 
January 4, 1995
Preceded by Jim Bacchus
Succeeded by Incumbent
Born August 31, 1953 (1953-08-31) (age 54)
Amityville, New York
Political party Republican
Spouse Nancy Weldon
Religion Non-denominational Protestant

David Joseph Weldon, (known as Dave Weldon) (born August 31, 1953, Amityville, New York) is an American politician and physician. He has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1995, representing Florida's 15th congressional district (map). Image File history File linksMetadata David_Weldon. ... The United States House of Representatives (or simply the House) is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. ... Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Largest metro area Miami metropolitan area Area  Ranked 22nd  - Total 65,795[1] sq mi (170,304[1] km²)  - Width 361 miles (582 km)  - Length 447 miles (721 km)  - % water 17. ... Floridas Fifteenth Congressional District is a U.S. congressional district in Florida. ... For the ecclesiastical office, see Incumbent (ecclesiastical). ... is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... James (Jim) Bacchus, born 21 June 1949 in Nashville, Tennessee, is a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives and a former chairman of the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization. ... is the 243rd day of the year (244th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Amityville is a village in Suffolk County, New York, in the United States. ... The Republican Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States of America, along with the Democratic Party. ... Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ... is the 243rd day of the year (244th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Amityville is a village in Suffolk County, New York, in the United States. ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... The United States House of Representatives (or simply the House) is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Floridas Fifteenth Congressional District is a U.S. congressional district in Florida. ...

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Personal

Weldon served in the United States Army from 1981 to 1987 and the United States Army Reserve from 1987 until 1992. In 1978,he received a bachelor's degree in biochemistry from the State University of New York, and in 1981 a medical degree from the State University of New York, Buffalo School of Medicine. The United States Army is the largest and oldest branch of the armed forces of the United States. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... The United States Army Reserve is the federal reserve force of the United States Army. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... Biochemistry is the study of the chemical processes and transformations in living organisms. ... The State University of New York, abbreviated SUNY (IPA pronunciation: ) is a system of public institutions of higher education in New York, United States. ... University at Buffalo, The State University of New York (also known as University at Buffalo, SUNY Buffalo or simply UB) is a coeducational public research university, which has multiple campuses located in Buffalo and Amherst, New York, USA. Offering 84 bachelors, 184 masters and 78 doctoral degrees, it...


Weldon resides in Indialantic, Florida, with his wife, Nancy, and their two children, Katie and David. Indialantic is a town located in Brevard County, Florida. ...


In December, 2005, Weldon joined with several other Congressmen to form the Second Amendments, a bipartisan rock and country band set to play for United States troops stationed overseas over the Holiday season. Weldon plays the bass guitar.[1] The Second Amendments is a bipartisan rock and country band, with all members of Congress, features Reps. ... In a two-party system (such as in the United States), bipartisan refers to any bill, act, resolution, or any other action of a political body in which both of the major political parties are in agreement. ... For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ... This article includes a list of works cited but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ...


House committees

Weldon is a member of the following House committees and subcommittees:

  • Committee on Appropriations
  • Subcommittee on Labor Health and Human Services Education and Related Agencies
  • Subcommittee on Science State Justice and Commerce and Related Agencies

Terry Schiavo controversy

In response to the legal battle over the removal of the feeding tube of Terry Schiavo, Weldon introduced legislation to force review of the case by the federal government. Weldon, a medical doctor, believed that Schiavo was not in a vegetative state. He supported his belief saying, "She responds to verbal stimuli, she attempts to vocalize, she tracks with her eyes, she emotes, she attempts to kiss her father."[1] Terri Schiavo before her 1990 collapse. ...


Congressional elections

2006

Weldon faced Democrat Bob Bowman in the general 2006 election. Weldon raised significantly more campaign funds than Bowman: By the end of September, Weldon's total was $673,321 versus $21,944 for Bowman.[2] Weldon also refused to debate Bowman during the campaign.[3] In the November election, Weldon received 125,596 votes to Bowman's 97,947.[4] Robert M. Bowman (born 1934) was a former Director of Advanced Space Programs Development for the U.S. Air Force in the Ford and Carter administrations, and a former United States Air Force Lieutenant Colonel with 101 combat missions. ...


2008

As of June 2007, the 15th Congressional District was one of five in Florida that Democrats hope to win from the Republicans in 2008. Paul Rancatore, a commercial airline pilot and lieutenant colonel in the Air Force Reserve, is one of two Democrats who will be competing for Weldon's seat.[5] The other candidate is Stephen Blythe, a Melbourne Family Physician, making this the first time in decades that two physicians will compete for the same congressional seat. [6]


Memberships

Weldon is a member of the following:

The Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, commonly called Alpha Omega Alpha and abbreviated AΩA or AOA, is the only national honor society for medicine in the United States. ... The American College of Physicians (ACP) is a national organization of doctors of internal medicine (internists) -- physicians who specialize in the prevention, detection and treatment of illnesses in adults. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Brevard County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida, along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. ... The Phi Beta Kappa Key The Phi Beta Kappa Society is an academic honor society with the mission of fostering and recognizing excellence in the undergraduate liberal arts and sciences. ... The Veterans of Foreign Wars, or VFW, is an American organization whose members are current or former members of the U.S. armed forces. ... The Washington Legal Foundation is a nonprofit legal organization founded in 1977, previously known as the Capital Legal Foundation. ...

References

  1. ^ Aimie Parnes, link "Lawmaker races clock in attempt to save Schiavo", Naples News, March 12, 2005
  2. ^ Larry Wheeler, "GOP leading Space Coast race for cash: Weldon, Feeney report finances", Florida Today, October 18, 2006
  3. ^ Amber Smith, "Incumbent Touts His Achievements", The Ledger, October 31, 2006
  4. ^ John McCarthy, "Weldon coasts to an easy win", Florida Today, November 8, 2006
  5. ^ Brendan Farrington, "Florida will be a congressional battleground again in 2008", Herald Tribune, June 23, 2007
  6. ^ Stephen Blythe, "Stephen Blythe to enter race for congress", Press Release, July 27, 2007

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Preceded by
Jim Bacchus		 Representative of the 15th Congressional District of Florida
1995–present		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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U.S. Congressman Dave Weldon, M.D. : 15th District Of Florida (608 words)
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Dave Weldon, U.S. Congressman from Melbourne, Florida, is a former Army physician who was elected to his first political office in November 1994 to serve the people of Florida's 15th Congressional District.
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