McCollum couldn’t possible want what’s best for the nation, right? (sarc)
Attorney General Bill McCollum
A native Floridian, Bill McCollum was born on July 12, 1944, in Brooksville. He graduated from Hernando High School and earned his bachelor’s degree and law degree from the University of Florida. He was a member of Florida Blue Key, serving as president of the organization in 1968, and is a member of the University of Florida Hall of Fame.
McCollum served on active duty in the U.S. Navy from 1969 to 1972. In 1992, he retired from the Naval Reserve as a Commander, having served 23 years as an officer in the Judge Advocate General’s (JAG) Corps. He is a member of the American Legion, the Reserve Officers Association, the Naval Reserve Association and the Military Order of the World Wars.
Bill represented the people of Central Florida in the United States Congress for 20 years, retiring from the House of Representatives in 2001.
While in Congress, Bill founded the U.S. House Task Force on Terrorism and Unconventional Warfare, chaired it for six years, and is recognized as an expert on terrorism.
Bill also served three terms on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, two of which he served as Chairman of its Subcommittee on Human Intelligence, Analysis and Counterintelligence. In the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks, Governor Jeb Bush appointed McCollum to serve on the eleven-member Florida Domestic Security Advisory Panel.
In addition, Bill was Vice Chairman of the House Banking Committee and served on the Judiciary Committee, where he was Chairman of the Subcommittee on Crime. He was also a member on the Immigration Subcommittee.
While serving the U.S. House, McCollum was selected for a variety of leadership positions, including three terms as Vice Chairman of the House Republican Conference. Bill was one of 15 members selected to serve on the House Committee to investigate the Iran-Contra affair, and served as one of the House managers in the impeachment trial of President Clinton.
Prior to his election as Florida Attorney General in November 2006, Bill McCollum served as a partner with the Baker & Hostetler LLP law firm, practicing in the federal policy area. In addition to his duties as the state’s chief legal officer, he serves as President and Chairman of the Healthy Florida Foundation, chartered in 2002 to find consensus on long-term solutions to the nation’s health care system.
Bill is also on the Board of Directors of the James Madison Institute, Florida’s most prestigious conservative think tank. In addition, Bill was a member of the Board of Governors of the State University System in 2005-2006. Bill also serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the American Security Council (ASC) and the ASC Foundation.
Bill has been married to Ingrid Seebohm McCollum for 35 years. They have three sons: Douglas, Justin and Andrew.
Wow with his credentials he can run for president. Nice Bio!
The leftist commie pig!....wait for it....here it comes...../sarcasm
Not that little things like killing unborn children or redefining marriage other values that hold together our social fabric are important to a "Rudy conservative."