Connie Mack IV

Cornelius Harvey McGillicuddy IV popularly known as Connie Mack IV (born August 12, 1967) is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2005. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district includes Fort Myers and Naples.

Early life, education and career

Mack is the son of Connie Mack III, who represented the district from 1983 to 1989 (when it was numbered as the 13th District) before serving two terms in the Senate. He is a great-grandson of Connie Mack, the manager and owner of baseball's Philadelphia Athletics, and member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. He is also a great-grandson of Morris Sheppard, U.S. Senator and Representative from Texas, and a step-great-grandson of Tom Connally, who was the Texas Junior Senator to Sheppard for 12 years (Sheppard's widow married Connally the year after Sheppard died). Mack's great-great-grandfather was John Levi Sheppard, who was also a U.S. Representative from Texas.

Florida legislature

Mack served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2003, representing the 91st district in Fort Lauderdale.

U.S. House of Representatives

Elections

In 2004, Mack moved to Fort Myers, where he'd grown up, and entered the Republican primary for the 14th District. He narrowly won a four-way primary, which was tantamount to election in this heavily Republican district. He breezed to victory in November and was reelected in 2006 and 2008 with...
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