Bill McCollum

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Bill McCollum

U.S.A.

Party Republican
Latest Campaign U.S.A. House of Reps
Date of Birth July 12, 1944 (Age: 82)
Overall Community Sentiment: Neutral

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Personal Background

Bill McCollum graduated from Hernando High School and earned both a bachelor's degree and a J.D. from the University of Florida. He served in the United States Navy's Judge Advocate General Corps and later entered private practice in Orlando. McCollum chaired the Seminole County Republican Party and was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, where he held various leadership roles, including founding the House Republican Task Force on Terrorism and Unconventional Warfare. He later served as Florida Attorney General, during which he led significant legal challenges and opposed federal mandates. McCollum also ran for the U.S. Senate and the governorship of Florida, advocating for state rights and opposing federal overreach in health care and immigration policies.

Political Ideas

Bill McCollum consistently champions a strong anti-federal mandate stance, particularly in health care and immigration, while simultaneously supporting traditional federal programs like Medicare and Medicaid. His legislative actions, such as challenging the constitutionality of Obamacare and filing a brief in support of Arizona's immigration law, illustrate a selective approach to federal intervention. McCollum's rhetorical style often frames federal mandates as unconstitutional overreach, while he remains supportive of certain federal programs, revealing a nuanced and sometimes contradictory ideological stance.

Campaigns
1998: U.S.A. House of Representatives
ELECTED

Election History

Florida House of Representatives 8th District

66.00% of vote

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1996: U.S.A. House of Representatives
ELECTED

Election History

Florida House of Representatives 8th District

67.47% of vote

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1994: U.S.A. House of Representatives
ELECTED

Election History

Florida House of Representatives 8th District

Unopposed

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1992: U.S.A. House of Representatives
ELECTED

Election History

Florida House of Representatives 8th District

68.50% of vote

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1990: U.S.A. House of Representatives
ELECTED

Election History

Florida House of Representatives 5th District

59.90% of vote

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1988: U.S.A. House of Representatives
ELECTED

Election History

Florida House of Representatives 5th District

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1986: U.S.A. House of Representatives
ELECTED

Election History

Florida House of Representatives 5th District

Unopposed

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1984: U.S.A. House of Representatives
ELECTED

Election History

Florida House of Representatives 5th District

Unopposed

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1982: U.S.A. House of Representatives
ELECTED

Election History

Florida House of Representatives 5th District

58.80% of vote

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1980: U.S.A. House of Representatives
ELECTED

Election History

Florida House of Representatives 5th District

55.80% of vote

Win