Connie Mack III

(Father of Connie Mack IV, father-in-law of Mary Bono Mack, step-grandson of Tom Connally, grandson of Morris Sheppard, and great-grandson of John Levi Sheppard), a Representative and a Senator from Florida. Born Cornelius McGillicuddy, III, in Philadelphia, Pa. , October 29, 1940. Attended St. Francis Xavier School, Fort Myers, Fla. Graduated, Fort Myers High School 1958. B. A. , University of Florida, Gainesville 1966. Banker 1966-1982. Elected as a Republican to the Ninety-eighth and to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1983-January 3, 1989). Elected to the United States Senate in 1988. Reelected in 1994 and served from January 3, 1989, to January 3, 2001. Was not a candidate for reelection in 2000. Chairman, Joint Economic Committee (One Hundred Fourth Congress). Republican Conference chairman 1997-2001. Board member, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Fla. , 2001-.