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Nelson chaired the Senate Aging Committee from 2013 to 2015, and served as ranking member of the Senate Commerce Committee from 2015 to 2019. On March 19, 2021, President Joe Biden announced his intention to nominate Nelson to the position of Administrator of NASA. [14] On April 29, the Senate confirmed Nelson by unanimous consent.
2006 United States Senate election in Florida ← 2000 November 7, 2006 2012 → Nominee Bill Nelson Katherine Harris Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 2,890,548 1,826,127 Percentage 60.30% 38.10% County results Nelson: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Harris: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% U.S. senator before election Bill Nelson Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Bill Nelson ...
Incumbent Democratic senator Bill Nelson ran for re-election to a fourth term, but was narrowly defeated by Republican governor Rick Scott. The election was the closest Senate race in the state's history. [2] This was one of ten Democratic-held Senate seats up for election in a state won by Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election. The ...
Presidential administration transitions can give NASA whiplash, but Bill Nelson wants the US space program to have "constancy of purpose." Former Senator Bill Nelson is officially NASA's new ...
Incumbent Republican Senator Rick Scott won re-election to a second term, defeating Democratic nominee Debbie Mucarsel-Powell. The primary election was held on August 20, 2024. [1] Scott, then the governor of Florida, was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 2018 by 0.1 points, defeating then-incumbent Bill Nelson. [2]
The primary election was held August 14, 2012. Incumbent Senator Bill Nelson won reelection to a third term, defeating Republican U.S. Representative Connie Mack IV (whose father, Connie Mack III was Nelson's direct predecessor in that Senate seat) by 13%, winning 55% to 42%. Nelson defeated Mack by over 1 million votes.
The Senate approved a short-term spending bill that was passed by the House on Tuesday. It now goes to President Biden for his signature. Senate votes 87-11 to pass short-term government funding bill
Democrat Bill Nelson won the open seat, even as Republican presidential nominee George W. Bush narrowly triumphed over Al Gore in the state by a mere 537 votes. Bill McCollum's 46.19% popular vote percentage is the highest for a losing Republican United States Senate candidate in Florida.