Bill McCollum

A Representative from Florida. Born in Brooksville, Hernando County, Fla. , July 12, 1944. Graduated from Hernando High School, Brookville, Fla. , 1962. B. A. , University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla. , 1966. J. D. , University of Florida, Gainesville, 1968. United States Navy, Judge Advocate General Corps, commander, 1969-1972. United States Naval Reserve, 1972-1992. Admitted to the Florida bar in 1968. Lawyer, private practice. Chairman, Republican Executive Committee of Seminole County, 1976-1980. County chairmen's representative, Florida State Executive Committee for Fifth District, 1976-1980. Delegate, Republican National Convention, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, and 2000. Elected as a Republican to the Ninety-seventh and to the nine succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1981-January 3, 2001). One of the managers appointed by the House of Representatives in 1998 to conduct the impeachment proceedings of President William Jefferson Clinton. Was not a candidate for reelection to the United States House of Representatives, but was an unsuccessful candidate for the United States Senate in 2000 and 2004.