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Bill Nelson
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| United States Senator from Florida |
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| Assumed office January 3, 2001 Serving with Marco Rubio |
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| Preceded by | Connie Mack III | ||||||||||||||
| Chairman of the Senate Aging Committee | |||||||||||||||
| In office January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Herb Kohl | ||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Susan Collins | ||||||||||||||
| Treasurer, Insurance Commissioner and Fire Marshal of Florida | |||||||||||||||
| In office January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2001 |
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| Governor | Lawton Chiles Buddy MacKay Jeb Bush |
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| Preceded by | Tom Gallagher | ||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Tom Gallagher | ||||||||||||||
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 11th district |
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| In office January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1991 |
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| Preceded by | Dan Mica | ||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Jim Bacchus | ||||||||||||||
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 9th district |
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| In office January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1983 |
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| Preceded by | Louis Frey | ||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Michael Bilirakis | ||||||||||||||
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Clarence William Nelson II
September 29, 1942 Miami, Florida, U.S. |
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| Political party | Democratic | ||||||||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Grace Cavert (1972–present) | ||||||||||||||
| Children | Charles William Nan Ellen |
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| Alma mater | University of Florida Yale University University of Virginia |
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| Profession | Lawyer | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Senate website | ||||||||||||||
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| Allegiance |  United States |
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| Branch/service |  United States Army |
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| Years of service | 1965–1968, 1970–1971 (Reserve) 1968–1970 (Active) |
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| Rank |  Captain |
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Clarence William "Bill" Nelson II (born September 29, 1942) is an American politician and a member of the Democratic Party.
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Early life
Nelson was born in Miami, Florida. He was raised in Melbourne, Florida. Nelson studied at the University of Florida, Yale University and at the University of Virginia.
Career
He serves as the senior United States Senator from Florida, in office since 2001. Nelson began his career in the Florida House of Representatives, where he served from 1973 to 1979. He then served in the United States House of Representatives from 1979 to 1991.
In January 1986, Nelson became the second sitting member of the United States Congress to fly in space along with John Glenn. He flew as a Payload Specialist on the Space Shuttle Columbia.
Personal life
In 1972, Nelson married Grace Cavert. The couple have two adult children: Charles William "Bill Jr." Nelson, and Nan Ellen Nelson. He has suffered from prostate cancer.
Images for kids
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Sen. Nelson works with government storm trackers during a hurricane-hunter flight into the center of Hurricane Charley in August 2004
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United States Senate election in Florida, 2006
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United States Senate election in Florida, 2012