Connie Mack III

Connie Mack III
United States Senator from Florida
In office January 3, 1989 – January 3, 2001
Preceded by	Lawton Chiles
Succeeded by	Bill Nelson
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 13th district
In office January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1989
Preceded by	William Lehman
Succeeded by	Porter Goss
Personal details
Born	Cornelius Alexander McGillicuddy III (1940-10-29) October 29, 1940 (age 84) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Ludie Priscilla Hobbs
Children	Connie Mack IV
Relatives	Connie Mack (grandfather) Morris Sheppard (grandfather) Tom Connally (step-grandfather) Earle Mack (paternal uncle) Roy Mack (paternal uncle)
Alma mater	University of Florida (BBA)

Cornelius Alexander McGillicuddy III (born October 29, 1940), also known as Connie Mack III, is an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Florida's 13th congressional district from 1983 to 1989 and then as a United States Senator from 1989 to 2001. He served as chairman of the Senate Republican Conference from 1997 to 2001.

He was twice considered for the Republican vice-presidential nomination by Bob Dole in 1996 and George W. Bush in 2000. He is the grandson of Connie Mack (1862–1956), former owner and manager of baseball's Philadelphia Athletics and a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. "The Macks" were once considered one of the major political dynasties in the United States.^[1]