Bill Posey
Bill Posey | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 8th district 15th (2009–2013) | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Dave Weldon |
| Member of the Florida Senate from the 24th district 15th (2000–2002) | |
| In office November 7, 2000 – November 4, 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Patsy Ann Kurth |
| Succeeded by | Thad Altman |
| Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 32nd district | |
| In office November 3, 1992 – November 7, 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Dixie Sansom |
| Succeeded by | Bob Allen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Joseph Posey December 18, 1947 Washington, D.C. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Katie Ingram |
| Residence | Rockledge, Florida |
| Alma mater | Brevard Community College |
| Profession | Real estate executive |
William Joseph Posey (born December 18, 1947) is the U.S. Representative for Florida's 8th congressional district, serving in Congress since 2009. He is a member of the Republican Party. He formerly served in the Florida Senate and the Florida House of Representatives.
Early life, education, and business career
Posey was born in Washington, D.C., the son of Beatrice (née Tohl) and Walter J. Posey. His mother's family immigrated from Russia and is of Jewish heritage.[1] Posey moved to Florida in 1956 as his father took a job in engineering with McDonnell Douglas, working on the Delta rocket.[2] In 1969, he graduated from Brevard Community College with an Associate of Arts degree.
He got a job with McDonnell Douglas, and did Apollo Space Program work at Kennedy Space Center till he was laid off.[3] From 1974 to 1976, Bill Posey worked on the Rockledge Planning Commission. In 1976, he was elected as a member of the City Council, and from 1986 to 1992, he was a member of the Brevard County Business and Industrial Development Commission. Posey then founded his own real estate company in the 1970s. He later became director of the state Association of Realtors. While serving in local politics, he also became a researcher on government accountability and transparency.
Florida legislature
In 2006, Posey authored Activity Based Total Accountability, which outlines his suggestions for improving American politics.
While serving in the state legislature, Posey was a chief sponsor of a bill designed to modernize the Florida election process, in response to the 2000 presidential election controversy. He also worked to revise insurance policy, so as to aid hurricane victims.[4]
U.S. House of Representatives
Elections
- 2008
In 2008, Posey ran to replace retiring U.S. Congressman Dave Weldon, who had occupied the 15th District seat since 1995, when the district first voted Republican. He was opposed by Democrat Stephen Blythe, and the independent, libertarian leaning Frank Zilaitis. Posey won with 53% of the vote, defeating his closest challenger, Blythe, by 11%.[5]
- 2010
Posey won re-election against former NASA executive and public administrator Shannon Roberts.
- 2012
Posey won re-election with nearly 60% of the vote against Democratic nominee Shannon Roberts and non-partisan candidate Richard Gillmor.[6]
- 2014
Posey won re-election with 65.84% of the vote against Democratic candidate Gabriel Rothblatt.
- 2016
Posey won re-election with 63.11% of the vote against Democratic candidate Corry Westbrook.
Committee assignments
- Committee on Financial Services
- United States House Committee on Science, Space and Technology
- Liberty Caucus
- Republican Study Committee
- Freedom Caucus[7]
Political positions
Environment
In 2016 Posey introduced an amendment to an appropriations bill that failed, but the amendment was accepted and would have explicitly exempted publicly-held companies from disclosing to investors risks due to climate change, for example, seashore real estate development firms would not have to evaluate the impact of sea level rise.[8] As of 2017, Posey had a lifetime score of 6% on the National Environmental Scorecard of the League of Conservation Voters.[9]
References
- ^ "Bill Posey ancestry". Freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
- ^ Takala, Rudy (July 5, 2016). "The red tape keeping private companies from getting us into space". The Washington Examiner. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
- ^ McCutcheon, Michael; Barone, Chuck (2013). 2014 Almanac of American Politics. The University of Chicago Press.
- ^ "Biography - Congressman Bill Posey, Representing the 15th District of Florida". Archived from the original on January 11, 2009. Retrieved January 12, 2009.
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- ^ "What is the House Freedom Caucus, and who's in it?". Pew research center. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ Tabuchi, Hiroko; Krauss, Clifford (September 26, 2016). "A New Debate Over Pricing the Risks of Climate Change". The New York Times. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- ^ "Representative Bill Posey". League of Conservation Voters. National Environmental Scorecard. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
External links
- Congressman Bill Posey official U.S. House site
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- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
- Legislation sponsored at the Library of Congress
- Profile at Vote Smart
- 1947 births
- Living people
- 20th-century American politicians
- 20th-century Methodists
- 21st-century American politicians
- 21st-century Methodists
- American people of Russian-Jewish descent
- American United Methodists
- Eastern Florida State College people
- Florida city council members
- Florida Republicans
- Florida State Senators
- Members of the Florida House of Representatives
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Florida
- People from Rockledge, Florida
- Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives