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{{Short description|American politician and physician (born 1953)}}
{{Infobox Congressman▼
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| 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]]
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| preceded = [[Jim Bacchus]]
| succeeded = [[Bill Posey]]
| party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| spouse = {{marriage|Nancy Weldon|1979}}
| children =
| residence=[[Indialantic, Florida]]
| profession=
| alma_mater=[[Stony Brook University]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]])<br />[[University at Buffalo]] ([[Doctor of Medicine|MD]])
| branch=[[United States Army]]
}}
'''David
▲'''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==
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Weldon was born on [[Long Island, New York]] to Anna (née Mallardi) and David David Joseph Weldon Sr. His father was a combat-decorated [[World War II]] veteran. After graduating [[Phi Beta Kappa]] from [[
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 season. Weldon plays the bass guitar.<ref>
===Committee assignments===▼
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===Caucus memberships===▼
;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|
;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|
;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|
;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|
;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|
;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|
;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|
;2008
On January 25, 2008, 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===
▲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
▲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
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