Dave Weldon

David Joseph "Dave" Weldon (born August 31, 1953 in Amityville , Long Island , New York ) is an American politician . Between 1995 and 2009 he represented the state of Florida in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Dave Weldon attended Farmington High School until 1971 and then studied biochemistry at the State University of New York until 1978 . Until 1981 he attended the medical faculty of this university. From 1981 to 1987 he was a member of the US Army , whose reserve he was part of until 1992. He then worked as an internal medicine doctor in Florida.

Politically, Weldon joined the Republican Party . In the 1994 congressional election , he was elected to the 15th constituency of Florida in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded Jim Bacchus on January 3, 1995 . After six re-elections, he was able to complete seven legislative terms in Congress by January 3, 2009 . These were shaped by the events of September 11, 2001 and the Iraq war . Weldon was a member of the Grants Committee and two of its sub-committees.

In 2008, Weldon declined to run again. Since leaving the US House of Representatives, he has returned to work as a doctor. He is married and has two children.

Web links

Commons : Dave Weldon - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Dave Weldon in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

personal data
SURNAME	Weldon, Dave
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Weldon, David Joseph (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	August 31, 1953
PLACE OF BIRTH	Amityville , New York