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Connie Mack was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in November 2004. Mack, of Fort Myers, lost a U.S. Senate race to Sen. Bill Nelson in 2012. He served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2003.

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Connie Mack
stated on October 26, 2012 in a fundraising email:

"Bill Nelson actually voted in favor of higher taxes 272 times."

By Amy Sherman • November 1, 2012
Connie Mack
stated on October 17, 2012 in a debate:

"I’ve got a 94 percent" career voting record in Congress while Bill Nelson has "a 92 percent voting record."

By Amy Sherman • October 19, 2012
Connie Mack
stated on October 17, 2012 in a U.S. Senate debate:

Says Bill Nelson voted "98 percent of the time" with Barack Obama.

By Brittany Alana Davis • October 18, 2012
Connie Mack
stated on October 17, 2012 in in a debate in Davie, Fla.:

"Bill Nelson voted for higher taxes 150 times."

By Amy Sherman • October 18, 2012
Connie Mack
stated on October 17, 2012 in the Florida U.S. Senate debate:

Says Bill Nelson voted to cut $700 billion out of Medicare to pay for Obamacare.

By Jon Greenberg • October 18, 2012

Bill Nelson
stated on October 17, 2012 in a debate in Davie, Fla.:

Says Connie Mack "wrote a letter to the Department of Transportation in order to get $29 million in stimulus for his congressional district."

By Brittany Alana Davis • November 2, 2012
Bill Nelson
stated on October 17, 2012 in a debate:

Says Connie Mack was "the only member of the Florida delegation that voted against a bill to help NASA."

By Brittany Alana Davis • November 1, 2012
Bill Nelson
stated on October 17, 2012 in a U.S. Senate debate:

Says Connie Mack initially said he would have voted "yes" for the Paul Ryan budget plan, and then, "you said it was stupid and you would vote no. And then your folks corrected you, and you changed your position again, yes."

By Amy Sherman • October 29, 2012
Bill Nelson
stated on October 17, 2012 in a debate:

Says Connie Mack’s Penny Plan would cut "over $200 billion out of Medicare, over $1 trillion out of Social Security. ... $3 trillion out of defense."

By Amy Sherman • October 24, 2012
Bill Nelson
stated on October 17, 2012 in the Florida U.S. Senate debate:

Says Connie Mack voted to redefine "rape" as "forcible rape."

By Jon Greenberg • October 19, 2012

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