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'''David Joseph Weldon''' (born August 31, 1953) is an American politician and physician. He was a [[United States Republican Party|Republican]] member of the [[United States House of Representatives]], representing {{ushr|Florida|15|}}, and was an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination in [[2012 United States Senate election in Florida|Florida's 2012 U.S. Senate race]].
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Former presidential candidate [[Bob Bowman (politician)|Bob Bowman]], a Democrat, challenged Weldon in 2006. The incumbent raised significantly more campaign funds than Bowman. By the end of September, Weldon's total was $673,321 versus $21,944 for Bowman.<ref>Larry Wheeler, [http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061018/NEWS01/610180363 "GOP leading Space Coast race for cash: Weldon, Feeney report finances"], ''Florida Today'', October 18, 2006</ref> Weldon also refused to debate Bowman during the campaign.<ref>Amber Smith, [http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061031/NEWS/610310307 "Incumbent Touts His Achievements"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930165137/http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061031/NEWS/610310307 |date=September 30, 2007 }}, ''The Ledger'', October 31, 2006</ref> In the November election, Weldon received 125,596 votes to Bowman's 97,947.<ref>John McCarthy, [http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061108/NEWS05/611080406/1098 "Weldon coasts to an easy win"], ''Florida Today'', November 8, 2006</ref> Weldon won re-election to a seventh term with 56% of the vote.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=206814|title=Our Campaigns - FL - District 15 Race - Nov 07, 2006|website=www.ourcampaigns.com|access-date=14 December 2017}}</ref>
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