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Line 1: {{Short description\|American politician and physician (born 1953)}} {{Infobox Congressman▼ {{use mdy dates\|date=December 2023}} ▲{{Infobox ~~Congressman~~officeholder \| name = Dave Weldon \| image name = David_Weldon.jpg \| birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|1953\|08\|31}} \| birth_place = [[Amityville, New York]], U.S. \| state = [[Florida]] \| district = [[Florida's 15th congressional district\|15th]] Line 10 ⟶ 12: \| preceded = [[Jim Bacchus]] \| succeeded = [[Bill Posey]] ~~\| religion = Non-denominational [[Protestant]]~~ \| party = [[Republican Party (United States)\|Republican]] \| spouse = {{marriage\|Nancy Weldon\|1979}} \| children = ~~Katie Weldon<br>David Weldon~~2 \| residence=[[Indialantic, Florida]] \| profession=~~physician~~Physician \| alma_mater=[[Stony Brook University]] ([[Bachelor of Science\|BS]])<br />[[University at Buffalo]] ([[Doctor of Medicine\|MD]]) \| branch=[[United States Army]] }} '''David~~'''~~ ~~"'''Dave'''" '''~~Joseph Weldon''' (born August 31, 1953~~, [[Amityville, New York]]~~) 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~~, 2012~~\|Florida's 2012 U.S. Senate race]].▼ ▲'''David''' "'''Dave'''" '''Joseph Weldon''' (born August 31, 1953, [[Amityville, New York]]) 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 [[United States Senate election in Florida, 2012\|Florida's 2012 U.S. Senate race]]. ==Early life, education, and medical career== {{BLP unsourced section\|date=November 2021}} Weldon was born on [[Long Island, New York]] to Anna (née Mallardi) and ~~Dave~~David David Joseph Weldon, Sr. His father was a combat-decorated [[World War II]] veteran. After graduating [[Phi Beta Kappa]] from [[~~SUNY~~ Stony Brook University]] in 1978, he earned his M.D. degree at the [[University at Buffalo]] School of Medicine in 1981. He was inducted into [[Alpha Omega Alpha]]. Weldon served in the [[United States Army]] from 1981 to 1987 and the [[United States Army Reserve]] from 1987 until 1992. He practiced as a physician in Florida after becoming an [[Medical doctorate\|MD]]. ===Tenure= in Congress==▼ ~~== U.S. House of Representatives ==~~ In response to the legal battle over the removal of the feeding tube of [[Terri Schiavo]], Weldon introduced legislation to force review of the case by the federal government. Weldon, who has a medical degree, 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."<ref>Aimie Parnes, [http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2005/mar/12/ndn_amie_parnes__lawmaker_races_clock_in_attempt_t/ link "Lawmaker races clock in attempt to save Schiavo"], ''Naples News'', March 12, 2005</ref>▼ In December, 2005, Weldon joined with several other Congressmen to form the [[Second Amendments]], a [[bipartisan]] [[rock music\|rock]] and [[country music\|country]] band set to play for United States troops stationed overseas over the ~~Holiday~~holiday season. Weldon plays the bass guitar.<ref>[https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051222/ap_en_mu/rockin__congressmen] {{Dead link\|date=February 2022}}</ref>▼ ===Committee assignments===▼ * [[U.S. House Committee on Appropriations]]▼ Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies▼ Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs▼ * [[U.S. House Committee on Science]]▼ * [[U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce]]▼ * [[U.S. House Committee on Banking and Currency\|U.S. House Committee on Banking]]▼ * [[U.S. House Committee on Government Reform]]▼ * [[Republican Study Committee]]<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://daveweldonforsenate.com/meet-dave/ \|title=~~Archived~~Meet ~~copy~~Dave - Dave Weldon for Senate \|~~accessdate~~access-date=2012-07-19 \|~~deadurl~~url-status=~~yes~~dead \|~~archiveurl~~archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120808080950/http://daveweldonforsenate.com/meet-dave/ \|~~archivedate~~archive-date=2012-08-08 ~~\|df=~~ }}</ref>▼ ===Caucus memberships===▼ * Chair and ~~Co Founder~~co-founder, Congressional Aerospace Caucus▼ * Chair and ~~Co Founder~~co-founder, Congressional [[Israel Allies Caucus]]▼ ===Elections=== ;1994 Weldon decided to run in [[Florida's 15th congressional district]], vacated by Democratic U.S. Congressman [[Jim Bacchus]]. He was one of seven Republicans to file for the primary. On September 8, he ranked first with 24% of the vote, but failed to reach the 50% threshold to win outright.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=431170\|title=Our Campaigns - FL District 15 - R Primary Race - Sep 08, 1994\|website=www.ourcampaigns.com\|~~accessdate~~access-date=14 December 2017}}</ref> In the October 4 run-off election, he defeated Carole Jean Jordan 54–46%.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=92424\|title=Our Campaigns - FL District 15 - R Runoff Race - Oct 04, 1994\|website=www.ourcampaigns.com\|~~accessdate~~access-date=14 December 2017}}</ref> In the November general election, he defeated Democrat Sue Munsey 54–46%.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=27586\|title=Our Campaigns - FL District 15 Race - Nov 08, 1994\|website=www.ourcampaigns.com\|~~accessdate~~access-date=14 December 2017}}</ref> ;1996 Won re-election to a second term defeating John L. Byron 51–43%.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=27568\|title=Our Campaigns - FL District 15 Race - Nov 05, 1996\|website=www.ourcampaigns.com\|~~accessdate~~access-date=14 December 2017}}</ref> ;1998 Won re-election to a third term with 63% of the vote.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=23064\|title=Our Campaigns - FL District 15 Race - Nov 03, 1998\|website=www.ourcampaigns.com\|~~accessdate~~access-date=14 December 2017}}</ref> ;2000 Won re-election to a fourth term with 59% of the vote.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=439\|title=Our Campaigns - FL District 15 Race - Nov 07, 2000\|website=www.ourcampaigns.com\|~~accessdate~~access-date=14 December 2017}}</ref> ;2002 Won re-election to a fifth term with 63% of the vote.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=1489\|title=Our Campaigns - FL District 15 Race - Nov 05, 2002\|website=www.ourcampaigns.com\|~~accessdate~~access-date=14 December 2017}}</ref> ;2004 Won re-election to a sixth term with 65% of the vote.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=4085\|title=Our Campaigns - FL - District 15 Race - Nov 02, 2004\|website=www.ourcampaigns.com\|~~accessdate~~access-date=14 December 2017}}</ref> ;2006 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\|~~accessdate~~access-date=14 December 2017}}</ref> ;2008 On January 25, 2008, ~~Dave Weldon~~ claiming "He never wanted to be a career politician", Weldon announced he would not seek an eighth term and would be returning to his medical practice.<ref>Mary Ann Akers, [http://voices.washingtonpost.com/sleuth/2008/01/rep_weldon_to_spend_more_time.html "Rep. Weldon To Spend More Time With Family, Really"], ''Washington Post'', January 25, 2008</ref> He endorsed state Senator [[Bill Posey]] to succeed him. ===2012 U.S. Senate election===▼ ▲===Tenure=== {{Main\|2012 United States Senate election in Florida~~, 2012~~}}▼ ▲In response to the legal battle over the removal of the feeding tube of [[Terri Schiavo]], Weldon introduced legislation to force review of the case by the federal government. Weldon, who has a medical degree, 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."<ref>Aimie Parnes, [http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2005/mar/12/ndn_amie_parnes__lawmaker_races_clock_in_attempt_t/ link "Lawmaker races clock in attempt to save Schiavo"], ''Naples News'', March 12, 2005</ref> Weldon decided to run ~~For~~for the U.S. Senate ~~with~~in 2012 in the ~~hopes~~hope of facing Democratic incumbent [[Bill Nelson (politician)\|Bill Nelson]]. His opponent in the ~~2012~~ Republican ~~Primary~~primary was U.S. Representative [[Connie Mack IV]]. Weldon ran as a [[Christian right\|Christian conservative]], and trailed Mack in both funding and name recognition. He lost the Republican primary with 20% of the vote, coming in second behind Mack's 59%. Mack went on to lose the general election to Nelson, 42-55%.▼ ▲In December, 2005, Weldon joined with several other Congressmen to form the [[Second Amendments]], a [[bipartisan]] [[rock music\|rock]] and [[country music\|country]] band set to play for United States troops stationed overseas over the Holiday season. Weldon plays the bass guitar.<ref>[https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051222/ap_en_mu/rockin__congressmen]</ref> ==Post-politics== ▲===Committee assignments=== Weldon has a medical practice at Health First Medical Group in [[Malabar, Florida]]. ▲* [[U.S. House Committee on Appropriations]] ▲ Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies ▲ Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs ▲* [[U.S. House Committee on Science]] ▲* [[U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce]] ▲* [[U.S. House Committee on Banking and Currency\|U.S. House Committee on Banking]] ▲* [[U.S. House Committee on Government Reform]] ▲* [[Republican Study Committee]]<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://daveweldonforsenate.com/meet-dave/ \|title=Archived copy \|accessdate=2012-07-19 \|deadurl=yes \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120808080950/http://daveweldonforsenate.com/meet-dave/ \|archivedate=2012-08-08 \|df= }}</ref> ▲===Caucus memberships=== ▲* Chair and Co Founder, Congressional Aerospace Caucus ▲* Chair and Co Founder, Congressional Israel Allies Caucus ▲==2012 U.S. Senate election== ▲{{Main\|United States Senate election in Florida, 2012}} ▲Weldon decided to run For the U.S Senate with the hopes of facing Democratic incumbent [[Bill Nelson (politician)\|Bill Nelson]]. His opponent in the 2012 Republican Primary was U.S. Representative [[Connie Mack IV]]. Weldon ran as a [[Christian right\|Christian conservative]], and trailed Mack in both funding and name recognition. He lost the Republican primary with 20% of the vote, coming in second behind Mack's 59%. ==See also== * [[2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida~~, 2008~~]] ==References== Line 84 ⟶ 86: ==External links== {{wikisource author}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20051027065513/http://weldon.house.gov/ Congressman Dave Weldon] ''official U.S. House website'' * [http://weldon.org/ Dave Weldon for Congress] ''official campaign website'' * {{C-SPAN\|~~daveweldon~~37057}} * {{CongLinks \| congbio=w000267 \| votesmart= \| fec=H4FL15114 \| congress= }}<!-- Links formerly displayed via the CongLinks template: * [http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/summary.php?cid=N00002807 Financial information (federal office)] at [[Center for Responsive Politics\|OpenSecrets.org]] * [http://www.ontheissues.org/FL/Dave_Weldon.htm Issue positions and quotes] at [[On the Issues]] * --> * [https://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/health/july-dec04/weldon.html Online Focus: U.S. Rep. Dave Weldon] (interview re: [[stem cell research]]), [[Public Broadcasting Service]] (August 9, 2004) * [http://www.safeminds.org/research/library/20010111.pdf Rep. Dave Weldon, M.D.] testimony before the Institute of Medicine Immunization Safety Review Committee, SafeMinds (January 11, 2001) {{S-start}} {{S-par\|us-hs}} {{US House succession box ~~{{USRepSuccessionBox~~ \| state= Florida \| district=15 Line 103 ⟶ 105: \| after= [[Bill Posey]] \| years= January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2009}} {{s-prec\|usa}} {{s-bef\|before=[[Porter Goss]]\|as=Former US Representative}} {{s-ttl\|title=[[United States order of precedence\|Order of precedence of the United States]]<br>''{{small\|as Former US Representative}}''\|years=}} {{s-aft\|after=[[Allen Boyd]]\|as=Former US Representative}} {{S-end}} {{U.S. Florida Representatives}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Weldon, Dave}} [[Category:1953 births]] [[Category:Living people]] ~~[[Category:Members of the United States House of Representatives from Florida]]~~ [[Category:People from Indialantic, Florida]] ~~[[Category:Florida Republicans]]~~ [[Category:University at Buffalo alumni]] [[Category:People from Amityville, New York]] [[Category:Stony Brook University alumni]] [[Category:United States Army officers]] [[Category:Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Florida]] ~~[[Category:Phi Beta Kappa members]]~~ [[Category:21st-century American politicians]] [[Category:20th-century American politicians]] [[Category:Candidates in the 2012 United States elections~~, 2012~~]] [[Category:20th-century American physicians]] [[Category:United States Army reservists]]