Bill McCollum

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Bill McCollum
36th Florida Attorney General
In office January 2, 2007 – January 4, 2011
Governor	Charlie Crist
Preceded by	Charlie Crist
Succeeded by	Pam Bondi
Vice Chair of the House Republican Conference
In office January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1995
Leader	Bob Michel
Preceded by	Lynn Morley Martin
Succeeded by	Susan Molinari
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida
In office January 3, 1981 – January 3, 2001
Preceded by	Richard Kelly
Succeeded by	Ric Keller
Constituency	5th district (1981–1993) 8th district (1993–2001)
Personal details
Born	Ira William McCollum Jr. (1944-07-12) July 12, 1944 (age 79) Brooksville, Florida, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Ingrid Seebohm
Children	3
Education	University of Florida (BA, JD)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Navy
Years of service	1969–1992
Rank	Commander
Unit	Judge Advocate General Corps United States Naval Reserve

Ira William McCollum Jr. (born July 12, 1944) is an American lawyer and Republican Party politician. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1981 to 2001, representing Florida's 5th congressional district, which was later redistricted to the 8th congressional district in 1993. As a member of the House, McCollum rose to become Vice Chairman of the House Republican Conference, the fifth-highest ranking position in the House Republican leadership. He voted to impeach President Bill Clinton and subsequently took a leadership role in managing Clinton's trial in the Senate, which ended in acquittal.

McCollum was the Republican nominee for the United States Senate in 2000, hoping to replace the retiring Republican Connie Mack III, losing to Democratic nominee Bill Nelson. McCollum ran for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate again in 2004 but lost to Mel Martínez. In 2006 he was elected Florida Attorney General and in 2010 he was an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination for Governor of Florida, losing to businessman Rick Scott.^[1]