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{{other people|Connie Mack}}
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|party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
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|father = [[Connie Mack III]]
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'''Cornelius Harvey McGillicuddy IV''' (born August 12, 1967),
==Early life, education, and family==
Mack was born in [[Fort Myers, Florida]], the son of
Through his father, Mack is the great-grandson of Cornelius McGillicuddy ("[[Connie Mack]]"), the [[manager (baseball)|manager]] and owner of baseball's [[Philadelphia Athletics]] and member of the [[Baseball Hall of Fame]]; the great-grandson of [[Morris Sheppard]], U.S. Senator and Representative from [[Texas]]; and the great-great-grandson of [[John Levi Sheppard]], a U.S. Representative from Texas.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/Senate_Spouses.htm |title= U.S. Senate: Art & History Home > Origins & Development > Senate Spouses|website=www.senate.gov |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040307193148/https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/Senate_Spouses.htm |archive-date=March 7, 2004}}</ref>
In June 1988, Mack earned his [[Associate of Arts]] from [[Santa Fe College|Santa Fe Community College]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politifact.com/florida/statements/2012/mar/28/george-lemieux/lemieux-says-congressman-mack-took-7-12-years-fini/|title=George LeMieux says Connie Mack 'took 7 1/2 years to finish college'|work=@politifact}}</ref> and In 1993, Mack earned his Bachelor of Arts<ref>{{Cite news|url=
==Florida House of Representatives==
In 2000, incumbent Republican State Representative Debby Sanderson decided to retire to run for a seat in the [[Florida Senate]]. Mack decided to run for the open seat in the Fort Lauderdale–based 91st House District. He defeated Democratic nominee Kevin Rader 56%–44%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=32978|title=Our Campaigns - FL State House 091 Race - Nov 07, 2000|work=ourcampaigns.com}}</ref> In 2002, he won re-election with 79% of the vote.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=5574|title=Our Campaigns - FL State House 091 Race - Nov 05, 2002|work=ourcampaigns.com}}</ref>
Mack was Chairman of the Committee on State Administration, and in his second term he became the Deputy Majority Leader.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/tampabay/access/324697881.html?dids=324697881:324697881&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Apr+15%252C+2003&author=MICHAEL+SANDLER&pub=St.+Petersburg+Times&desc=Workers%2527+comp+bill+stripped%252C+replaced&pqatl=google | work=St. Petersburg Times | first=Michael | last=Sandler | title=Workers' comp bill stripped, replaced | date=April 15, 2003 | access-date=July 5, 2017 | archive-date=July 25, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120725020921/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/tampabay/access/324697881.html?dids=324697881:324697881&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Apr+15%252C+2003&author=MICHAEL+SANDLER&pub=St.+Petersburg+Times&desc=Workers%2527+comp+bill+stripped%252C+replaced&pqatl=google | url-status=dead }}</ref>
==U.S. House of Representatives==
===Elections===
In 2003, incumbent Republican Congressman [[Porter Goss]] announced his intention to retire in order to serve as [[Director of the CIA]]. That October, Mack resigned from the Florida Legislature and moved back to his hometown of Fort Myers to run for his father's old seat.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20031010/NEWS/310100370/1004|title=Connie Mack IV to Run for U.S. House|work=TheLedger.com}}</ref> Had he not resigned his state house seat, he would have been unable to vote for himself in the primary or general election in the 14th District, as the [[Florida Constitution]] requires state legislators to be residents of the district they represent. Mack stated, "The people of the 14th District deserve to be represented in Washington by someone who shares our mainstream conservative Republican values in the mold of my father and Congressman Porter Goss".<ref>{{cite news | url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/tampabay/access/420489811.html?dids=420489811:420489811&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+08%252C+2003&author=&pub=St.+Petersburg+Times&desc=Younger+Mack+to+seek+dad%2527s+old+House+seat+Series%253A+AROUND+THE+STATE&pqatl=google | work=St. Petersburg Times | title=Younger Mack to seek dad's old House seat Series: AROUND THE STATE | date=October 8, 2003 | access-date=July 5, 2017 | archive-date=July 24, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120724231101/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/tampabay/access/420489811.html?dids=420489811:420489811&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+08%252C+2003&author=&pub=St.+Petersburg+Times&desc=Younger+Mack+to+seek+dad%2527s+old+House+seat+Series%253A+AROUND+THE+STATE&pqatl=google | url-status=dead }}</ref> He narrowly won a four-way Republican primary—the real contest in this heavily Republican district—with a plurality of 36% of the vote, defeating more experienced challengers State Representative Carole Green and [[Lee County, Florida|Lee County]] [[County commission|Commissioner]] Andy Coy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=4619|title=Our Campaigns - FL - District 14 - R Primary Race - Aug 31, 2004|work=ourcampaigns.com}}</ref> He won the general election with 68% of the vote.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=4084|title=Our Campaigns - FL - District 14 Race - Nov 02, 2004|work=ourcampaigns.com}}</ref>
Mack consistently won re-election without serious difficulty, with his closest bid in 2008, when he won 59% in a three-way election.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=206813|title=Our Campaigns - FL - District 14 Race - Nov 07, 2006|work=ourcampaigns.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=334540|title=Our Campaigns - FL - District 14 Race - Nov 04, 2008|work=ourcampaigns.com}}</ref><ref>[http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=488476 Our Campaigns – FL – District 14 Race – Nov 02, 2010]</ref>
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Early in the election cycle, Mack was considered a potential candidate against incumbent Democratic Senator [[Bill Nelson]] in the 2012 Senate election. However, he declined to run on March 25, 2011, citing family and his work in the House of Representatives.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/elections/connie-mack-will-not-run-for-us-senate/1159566|title=Connie Mack will not run for U.S. Senate|date=March 25, 2011|access-date=March 25, 2011|work=St. Petersburg Times|first=Adam|last=Smith|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110824211133/http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/elections/connie-mack-will-not-run-for-us-senate/1159566|archive-date=August 24, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> On October 26, 2011, it was announced Mack had changed his mind and that he would seek the Republican nomination because he felt no one in the current field was able to defeat Nelson.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/blogs/davidcatanese/1011/Connie_Mack_to_enter_Fla_Senate_race.html?showall|title=Connie Mack to enter Fla. Senate Race|date=October 26, 2011|access-date=October 26, 2011|work=Politico|first=Dave|last=Catanese}}</ref> His opponent in the primary was former Representative [[Dave Weldon]], whom Mack defeated, winning 58% of the vote. Mack then lost to Nelson by over one million votes.
== Electoral history ==
{{Election box begin no change| title=Florida's 14th Congressional District Election (2004)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Connie Mack IV
|votes = 226,662
|percentage = 67.59
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Robert M. Neeld
|votes = 108,672
|percentage = 32.41
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 335,334
|percentage = 100.00
}}
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|percentage =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change| title=Florida's 14th Congressional District Election (2006)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|votes = 151,615
|percentage = 64.37
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
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|candidate = Robert M. Neeld
|votes = 83,920
|percentage = 35.63
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 235,535
|percentage = 100.00
}}
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|percentage =
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{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change| title=Florida's 14th Congressional District Election (2008)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|
|candidate = Connie Mack IV*
|votes = 224,602
|percentage = 59.44
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Robert M. Neeld
|votes = 93,590
|percentage = 24.77
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Burt Saunders
|votes = 54,750
|percentage = 14.49
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Jeff George
|votes = 4,949
|percentage = 1.31
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 377,891
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change| title=Florida's 14th Congressional District Election (2010)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Connie Mack IV*
|votes = 188,341
|percentage = 68.57
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = James Lloyd Roach
|votes = 74,525
|percentage = 27.13
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = William Maverick St. Claire
|votes = 11,825
|percentage = 4.31
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 274,691
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 2012 U.S. Senate, Republican primary results
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Connie Mack IV
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 657,331
| percentage = 58.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Dave Weldon
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 226,083
| percentage = 20.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Mike McCalister
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 155,421
| percentage = 13.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Marielena Stuart
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 81,808
| percentage = 7.3
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 1,120,643
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=United States Senate election in Florida, 2012<ref>{{cite web | url=https://results.elections.myflorida.com/DetailRpt.Asp?ELECTIONDATE=11/6/2012&RACE=USS&PARTY=&DIST=&GRP=&DATAMODE= | title=November 6, 2012 General Election }}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = [[Bill Nelson]] (incumbent)
| votes = 4,523,451
| percentage = 55.23%
| change = -5.07%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Connie Mack IV
| votes = 3,458,267
| percentage = 42.23%
| change = +4.13%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (United States)
| candidate = Bill Gaylor
| votes = 126,079
| percentage = 1.54%
| change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent (United States)
| candidate = Chris Borgia
| votes = 82,089
| percentage = 1.00%
| change = N/A
}}
{{Election box write-in with party link
| votes = 60
| percentage = 0.0
| change = N/A
}}
{{Election box total
| votes = 8,189,946
| percentage = 100.00%
| change = N/A
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing
| winner = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
==Post-congressional career==
In 2013, Mack was hired as a partner at lobbying firm Liberty Partners Group, where his father was a chairman [[emeritus]].<ref name="liberty">{{cite web|url=
=== International lobbying ===
Mack has also worked extensively as a lobbyist for the government of [[Hungary]].<ref name=hungary>{{cite news| url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/20/hungary-connie-mack_n_6193522.html | work=Huffington Post | title=Diplomatic Dust-Up Means Big Bucks For Former GOP Congressman Connie Mack IV | date=November 20, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Goad|first1=Ben|title=Hungary taps ex-congressman as US spokesman|url=
==Personal life==
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