Bill Nelson (Florida)

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Bill Nelson
Image of Bill Nelson

Democratic Party

Prior offices
U.S. Senate Florida
Successor: Rick Scott
Florida House of Representatives
U.S. House of Representatives
Florida Treasurer, Insurance Commissioner, Fire Marshall

Compensation

Net worth

$3,757,502.50

Elections and appointments
Last election

November 6, 2018

Education

High school

Melbourne High School

Bachelor's

University of Florida, Yale University

Law

University of Virginia

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Army

Years of service

1965 - 1971

Personal
Religion
Christian
Contact

Campaign Facebook

Personal website

Personal Twitter

Bill Nelson (Democratic Party) is the administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The Senate confirmed him on April 29, 2021.[1]

Nelson served in the U.S. Senate representing Florida from 2001 to 2019. He lost re-election in the 2018 U.S. Senate race against Rick Scott (R).

Nelson also served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1978 to 1991 and the Florida House of Representatives from 1972 to 1978.[2] Between 1994 and 2000 Nelson served as treasurer, insurance commissioner and fire marshall in the Florida Cabinet.[2]

Biography

Nelson was born in Miami and spent his youth in Melbourne, FL, where he attended Melbourne High School.

Nelson attended the University of Florida before transferring to Yale University. He subsequently received a law degree from the University of Virginia.[3]In 1965, he joined the U.S. Army Reserve; he served on active duty from 1968 to 1970, attaining the rank of captain, and he remained in the Army until 1971. Nelson was admitted to the Florida bar in 1968, and began practicing law in Melbourne in 1970.[3]

In 1986, Nelson became the second sitting member of U.S. Congress (and the first member of the House) to travel into space. He went through NASA training with Senator Jake Garn of Utah. He was a Payload Specialist on Space Shuttle Columbia's STS-61-C mission from January 12-18, 1986.

Career

Below is an abbreviated outline of Nelson's academic, professional, and political career:[4]

Elections

2018

See also: United States Senate election in Florida, 2018
See also: United States Senate election in Florida (August 28, 2018 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Florida

Rick Scott defeated incumbent Bill Nelson in the general election for U.S. Senate Florida on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Rick Scott (R)
 
50.1
 
4,099,505
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Bill Nelson (D)
 
49.9
 
4,089,472
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
1,028

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 8,190,005
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Florida

Incumbent Bill Nelson advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Florida on August 28, 2018.

Candidate
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Bill Nelson

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Florida

Rick Scott defeated Roque De La Fuente in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Florida on August 28, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Rick Scott
 
88.6
 
1,456,187
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Roque De La Fuente
 
11.4
 
187,209

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 1,643,396
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2012

See also: United States Senate elections in Florida, 2012


U.S. Senate, Florida General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBill Nelson Incumbent 55.2% 4,523,451
     Republican Connie Mack 42.2% 3,458,267
     Independent Bill Gaylor 1.5% 126,079
     Independent Chris Borgia 1% 82,089
     N/A Write-ins 0% 60
Total Votes 8,189,946
Source: Florida Election Watch "U.S. Senator"

Campaign themes

2018

Campaign website

Nelson's campaign website stated the following:


“

Creating Jobs for Florida’s Future

The future of Florida remains bright if we invest in high-paying jobs, education and training our workers.

Bill Nelson is working to build a future that works by investing in programs and industries in Florida that create well-paying jobs and careers. As demand continues to grow for workers who have science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) skills and technology advances into automation, employees are forced to retrain and reskill for new jobs, which is why Bill has led efforts to invest in these programs and higher education.

“The world is changing and we need to change with it. We need to do everything we can to create additional jobs and opportunities for millions of hardworking people.”

— BILL NELSON

To help workers and businesses navigate changes in the economy, he introduced the Economic Modernization Act to assist Floridians affected by automation and globalization. Bill is pushing Congress to invest in ways to keep Florida working in the future including tax credits for workers looking to change careers or transition into modernized industries and enhance education-related tax breaks to encourage people to pursue industries in short supply of skilled workers.

Bill has worked to ensure the United States trains more STEM-skilled workers to prepare students for careers of the future and help Florida workers transition to a new economy.

Protecting Florida’s Environment

Florida is ground zero for the impacts of climate change and sea level rise – from tidal flooding in Miami Beach, Fort Lauderdale and Sarasota to the devastation caused by hurricanes in communities across Florida – we need leaders who will protect our state.

Bill Nelson stands up to big polluters and corporations to fight and protect Floridians from the growing dangers of climate change.

Bill championed legislative efforts to ensure our scientists can study climate change, free from political interference or censorship, and is at the forefront of efforts in the Senate to help Florida communities invest in the infrastructure needed to create more resilient coastlines to prepare for rising sea levels. He is leading the push to help renewable energy companies grow across Florida, while making it easier for homeowners to invest in solar installations.

“As long as I’m a Senator, there will never be oil rigs off Florida’s coasts.”

— BILL NELSON

Bill is a champion of protecting Florida’s coasts and beaches from the risks of offshore oil drilling.

In 2006, he passed bipartisan legislation to ban oil and gas activities off Florida’s Gulf Coast. Bill has continued this fight in Congress, seeking to extend the moratorium and calling for greater protections for our entire coastline, including our beaches and local economies along the Gulf and Atlantic Coast.

Guaranteeing Access To Health Care

From protecting Medicare and Medicaid from cuts to working to keep drug prices low to ensuring Floridians with preexisting conditions have access to health care, Bill Nelson has been a tireless champion for Floridians.

As the Affordable Care Act faces new threats and Congress tries to sabotage the law that has helped millions of Floridians get health care, Bill is leading efforts to ensure those with preexisting conditions are not denied health care coverage. He has been on the frontlines to keep health care premiums low, especially as Congress works to repeal the health care law and drive up prices. Bill works across the aisle on solutions, such as a reinsurance fund to help stabilize the marketplace and reduce health care premiums.

When Floridians see the price of their prescription drugs rise, Bill fights to keep and improve the Affordable Care Act and to close the gap for Medicare coverage, also known as the donut hole, to lower costs for Florida’s seniors.

"I've fought to keep protections for Floridians with preexisting conditions and attempts to the sabotage the law that has helped millions of Floridians get health care."

– BILL NELSON

Bill Nelson is working every single day to improve access to health care, including the Children’s Health Insurance Program, which provides thousands of Florida children access to affordable care.

Nelson was a lead sponsor of legislation to extend funding for CHIP and fiercely advocated for full funding of the program to help Florida kids.

Educating For The Future

Bill Nelson believes in investing in the future of Florida – our teachers, our students and our schools.

A firm believer that all children deserve a quality public education regardless of their zip code or family’s income, Bill Nelson is a steadfast supporter of our students, teachers and public schools. He promotes science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) learning beginning in early elementary school to begin preparing our students and readying our economy for jobs of the future with about 26 million U.S. jobs, or 20 percent of our workforce, requiring STEM skills. He co-authored the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act that authorized several programs to improve gender, racial and socioeconomic diversity in STEM education and in the federal workforce.

“If we really want to build a strong middle class, we have to make higher education affordable for our students. I've fought to cap interest rates and fees to help make education more affordable for our students and ease the financial stress that’s weighing down our economy.”

– BILL NELSON

Bill advocates for career and technical training and job readiness programs for our future workforce.

For those who continue on to our colleges and universities, he has pushed to reduce student loan debt, to increase access to Pell grants, and stood up to for-profit colleges which do not prepare our students. Bill introduced legislation to ensure student loan interest rates never go higher than 4 percent and to allow others to refinance their loans at the new lower rates. With the average Florida graduate facing more than $24,000 in student loan debt, Bill is fighting to ensure our students are not priced out of a better future for them and their families.

In the Senate, he is a strong supporter of public higher education from state colleges to our historically black colleges and universities and secured funding for key programs and facilities.

Keeping Consumers Safe

From holding multi-billion dollar corporations accountable to cracking down on criminal fraudsters, Bill Nelson is a leader in protecting consumers. When companies have collected and used consumers’ personally identifiable information for their own profit or violated privacy rules, Bill has called for investigations, led congressional hearings to ensure technology companies and other corporations are honoring and respecting the privacy of American consumers and securing their data.

"I've worked to hold companies accountable for failing to safeguard data or inform consumers when that information has been stolen by hackers, refusing to kowtow to special interests who stand in the way of consumer protections. When it comes to doing what’s best for consumers, I stand with consumers."

– BILL NELSON

Bill is leading comprehensive data security legislation that would protect consumers’ personal information and ensure they have control over how their information is collected and used.

In putting consumers first, he has fought to protect Floridians from dangerous products on the shelves and keep automobiles with safety defects off the roads. As a champion of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act, Bill is working to hold auto company executives accountable when they hide flaws and safety defects from the public. And as the world moves toward automation and autonomous vehicles, Bill helped craft a regulatory framework that ensures manufacturers prioritize safety and properly communicate the capabilities of the vehicles.

Working for Florida’s Seniors

Bill Nelson is a champion for Florida’s seniors, always working to protect the things seniors have spent their lives working for and deserve as he’s fought tirelessly to prevent cuts to Medicare and Social Security.

After the passage of the Republican tax bill that gave tax cuts to corporations and drove up the country’s national debt, programs like Medicare and Social Security are under attack, but Bill is standing up to the Republican leadership in Congress to protect health care and financial security for our seniors.

“We must keep our promise to older Americans who have worked hard and paid into Social Security and Medicare and work to preserve them for future generations. I've always fought to protect the retirement and health security these vital programs provide and I always will.”

— BILL NELSON

As seniors face rising drug prices, he is leading the fight in Congress to lower drug costs for older Americans and urged Senate leaders to close the gap in Medicare’s prescription drug coverage, known as the “donut hole,” by 2019 to help lower drug prices for Florida seniors.

More older Americans are seeing their Social Security benefits taken to pay for federal debts, like student loans. After working for years for these benefits and working to pay off student loans, Florida seniors are facing new cuts to their benefits. Bill introduced legislation and is working to protect Social Security, because this is a promise our country made to help care for older Americans.[7]

”
—Nelson for U.S. Senate[8]


Campaign advertisements

The following is an example of an ad from Nelson's 2018 election campaign.

"Oath" - Nelson campaign ad, released August 29, 2018

Committee assignments

U.S. Senate

2017-2018

At the beginning of the 115th Congress, Nelson was assigned to the following committees:[9]

2015-2016

Nelson served on the following committees:[10]

2013-2014

Nelson serves on the following Senate committees[11]

2011-2012

Key votes

See also: Key votes

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Key votes: 115th Congress, 2017-2018

For detailed information about each vote, click here.

Key votes: Previous sessions of Congress

Issues

Presidential preference

2016 presidential endorsement

✓ Nelson endorsed Hillary Clinton for the Democratic primary in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.[100]

See also: Endorsements for Hillary Clinton

National security

American response in Syria

See also: United States involvement in Syria

Nelson released a statement on September 1, 2013, following President Barack Obama's decision to seek Congress' approval to take military action in Syria.[101]

"The president wants to put to rest any doubt the American people may have," Nelson said. "I support the president's decision. But as far as I'm concerned, we should strike in Syria today. The use of chemical weapons was inhumane, and those responsible should be forced to suffer the consequences."[101]

Social issues

Gay Marriage

Bill Nelson previously expressed the opinion that a marriage was between a man and a woman, but supported civil rights efforts for same-sex couples.[102] On April 4, 2013, Nelson reversed his prior opinion on same-sex marriage, speaking out in favor.[103] He became the 51st Senator to speak out in support of same-sex marriage.[103]

In a statement to the Tampa Bay Times, Nelson cited his faith as a reason for changing his standing on the issue, saying, "It is generally accepted in American law and U.S. society today... that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness. I believe that. The civil rights and responsibilities for one must pertain to all. Thus, to discriminate against one class and not another is wrong for me. If we are endowed by our Creator with rights, then why shouldn't those be attainable by Gays and Lesbians? Simply put, if The Lord made homosexuals as well as heterosexuals, why should I discriminate against their civil marriage? I shouldn't, and I won't. So I will add my name to the petition of senators asking the Supreme Court to declare the law that prohibits gay marriage unconstitutional."[104]

Campaign finance summary

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Bill Nelson campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2018U.S. Senate FloridaLost general$34,102,191 $33,367,570
2012U.S. Senate (Florida)Won $16,803,512 N/A**
2006U.S. Senate (Florida)Won $18,031,681 N/A**
2000U.S. Senate (Florida)Won $6,537,346 N/A**
Grand total$75,474,730 $33,367,570
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only availabale data.

Personal Gain Index

Congressional Personal Gain Index graphic.png
See also: Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress)

The Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress) is a two-part measurement that illustrates the extent to which members of the U.S. Congress have prospered during their tenure as public servants.
It consists of two different metrics:

PGI: Change in net worth

See also: Changes in Net Worth of U.S. Senators and Representatives (Personal Gain Index) and Net worth of United States Senators and Representatives
Net Worth Metric graphic.png

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org, Nelson's net worth as of 2012 was estimated between $1,465,005 and $6,050,000. That averages to $3,757,502.50, which is lower than the average net worth of Democratic senators in 2012 of $13,566,333. Nelson ranked as the 36th most wealthy senator in 2012.[105] Between 2004 and 2012, Nelson's calculated net worth[106] decreased by an average of 4 percent per year. Between 2004 and 2012, the average annual percentage increase for a member of Congress was 15.4 percent.[107]

Bill Nelson Yearly Net Worth
YearAverage Net Worth
2004$5,365,507
2012$3,757,502
Growth from 2004 to 2012:−30%
Average annual growth:−4%[108]
Comparatively, the American citizen experienced a median yearly decline in net worth of -0.94%.[109]

The data used to calculate changes in net worth may include changes resulting from assets gained through marriage, inheritance, changes in family estates and/or trusts, changes in family business ownership, and many other variables unrelated to a member's behavior in Congress.

PGI: Donation Concentration Metric

See also: The Donation Concentration Metric (U.S. Congress Personal Gain Index)

Filings required by the Federal Election Commission report on the industries that give to each candidate. Using campaign filings and information calculated by OpenSecrets.org, Ballotpedia calculated the percentage of donations by industry received by each incumbent over the course of his or her career (or 1989 and later, if elected prior to 1988). In the 113th Congress, Nelson is the Chair of the United States Senate Committee on Aging. Nelson received the most donations from individuals and PACs employed by the Lawyers/Law Firms industry.

From 1999-2014, 31.29 percent of Nelson's career contributions came from the top five industries as listed below.[110]

Donation Concentration Metric graphic.png
Bill Nelson (Florida) Campaign Contributions
Total Raised $41,738,023
Total Spent $40,857,574
Chair of the United States Senate Committee on Aging
Top five industries that contributed to campaign committee
Lawyers/Law Firms$6,727,199
Retired$2,156,790
Real Estate$1,839,361
Health Professionals$1,171,963
Securities & Investment$1,164,631
% total in top industry16.12%
% total in top two industries21.29%
% total in top five industries31.29%

Analysis

Ideology and leadership

See also: GovTrack's Political Spectrum & Legislative Leadership ranking

Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Nelson was a "centrist Democrat," as of July 21, 2014.[111] Nelson was rated as a "rank-and-file Democrat," in June 2013.

Like-minded colleagues

The website OpenCongress tracks the voting records of each member to determine with whom he or she votes most and least often. The results include a member from each party.[112]

Nelson most often voted with:

Nelson least often voted with:


Lifetime voting record

See also: Lifetime voting records of United States Senators and Representatives

According to the website GovTrack, Bill Nelson missed 98 of 4,718 roll call votes from January 2001 to September 2015. This amounts to 2.1 percent, which is worse than the median of 1.6 percent among current senators as of September 2015.[113]

Congressional staff salaries

See also: Staff salaries of United States Senators and Representatives

The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Nelson paid his congressional staff a total of $3,454,635 in 2011. He ranked 3rd on the list of the highest paid Democratic senatorial staff salaries and ranked 98th overall of the lowest paid senatorial staff salaries in 2011. Overall, Florida ranked 2nd in average salary for senatorial staff. The average U.S. Senate congressional staff was paid $2,529,141.70 in fiscal year 2011.[114]

National Journal vote ratings

See also: National Journal vote ratings

Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted in the previous year.

2013

Nelson ranked 23rd in the liberal rankings among U.S. senators in 2013.[115]

2012

Nelson ranked 28th in the liberal rankings in 2012.[116]

2011

Nelson ranked 46th in the liberal rankings in 2011.[117]

Voting with party

The website OpenCongress tracks how often members of Congress vote with the majority of the chamber caucus.

2014

Nelson voted with the Democratic Party 96.8 percent of the time, which ranked 15th among the 53 Senate Democratic members as of July 2014.[118]

2013

Bill Nelson voted with the Democratic Party 95.9 percent of the time, which ranked 18th among the 52 Senate Democratic members as of June 2013.[119]

2016 Democratic National Convention

Personal

Note: Please contact us if the personal information below requires an update.
Nelson underwent prostate surgery in July 2015 to remove a cancerous growth. Following the procedure, his office reported that he was cancer-free.[128]

Recent news

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Bill Nelson News Feed

See also

External links


Footnotes

  1. ↑ Congress.gov, "PN255 — Bill Nelson — National Aeronautics and Space Administration," April 29, 2021
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed June 20, 2013
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Bill Nelson: (D-FL), "Path to Power," accessed October 13, 2011
  4. ↑ Biographical Director of the United States Congress, "NELSON, Clarence William (Bill), (1942 - )," accessed February 12, 2015
  5. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006," accessed March 28, 2013
  6. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2000," accessed March 28, 2013
  7. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  8. ↑ Nelson for U.S. Senate, "Issues," accessed September 12, 2018
  9. ↑ United States Senate, "Committee Assignments of the 115th Congress," accessed January 19, 2017
  10. ↑ United States Senate, "Committee Assignments of the 114th Congress," accessed February 17, 2015
  11. ↑ Congressional Quarterly, "Senate Committee List," accessed January 22, 2013
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 Bill Nelson: U.S. Senator from Florida, "Committee Assignments," accessed October 13, 2011
  13. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment with an Amendment)," December 18, 2018
  14. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Conference Report (Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 2)," December 11, 2018
  15. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Nomination (Confirmation Brett M. Kavanaugh, of Maryland, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States)," October 6, 2018
  16. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture Re: Brett M. Kavanaugh to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States)," October 5, 2018
  17. ↑ Senate.gov, "On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 2, As Amended)," June 28, 2018
  18. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on Amdt. No. 1959)," February 15, 2018
  19. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on Amdt. No. 1958 As Modified)," February 15, 2018
  20. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on Amdt. No. 1948)," February 15, 2018
  21. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on Amdt. No. 1955)," February 15, 2018
  22. ↑ Senate.gov, "On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of S. 2311)," January 29, 2018
  23. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Amendment (McConnell Amdt. No. 667)," July 28, 2017
  24. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Amendment (Paul Amdt. No. 271 )," July 26, 2017
  25. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Amdt. No. 270)," July 25, 2017
  26. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Motion to Proceed (Motion to Proceed to H.R. 1628)," July 25, 2017
  27. ↑ U.S. Senate, "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Neil M. Gorsuch, of Colorado, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States)," April 7, 2017
  28. ↑ U.S. Senate, "On the Cloture Motion (Upon Reconsideration, Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Neil M. Gorsuch of Colorado, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States)," April 6, 2017
  29. ↑ U.S. Senate, "On the Decision of the Chair (Shall the Decision of the Chair Stand as the Judgment of the Senate?)," April 6, 2017
  30. ↑ U.S. Senate, "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Neil M. Gorsuch, of Colorado, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States)," April 6, 2017
  31. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Conference Report (Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 6157)," September 18, 2018
  32. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Conference Report (Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 5895)," September 12, 2018
  33. ↑ Senate.gov, "On Passage of the Bill (H. R. 6157 As Amended)," August 23, 2018
  34. ↑ Senate.gov, "On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 5895 As Amended)," June 25, 2018
  35. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1625)," March 23, 2018
  36. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1892 with an Amendment (SA 1930))," February 9, 2018
  37. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 695)," February 8, 2018
  38. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment with Further Amendment)," January 22, 2018
  39. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 195)," January 22, 2018
  40. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 195)," January 19, 2018
  41. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1370)," December 21, 2017
  42. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Motion to Recede from the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1 and Concur with Further Amendment ," December 20, 2017
  43. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Joint Resolution (H.J. Res. 123)," December 7, 2017
  44. ↑ Senate.gov, "On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 1 As Amended )," December 2, 2017
  45. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Concurrent Resolution (H. Con. Res. 71 As Amended)," October 19, 2017
  46. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amdt. to the Senate Amdt. with an Amdt. No. 808 to H.R. 601)," September 7, 2017
  47. ↑ U.S. Senate, "On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 244)," May 4, 2017
  48. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Joint Resolution (S.J. Res. 54, As Amended), December 13, 2018
  49. ↑ Senate.gov, "On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 2810 As Amended)," September 18, 2017
  50. ↑ The Hill, "Senate sends $692B defense policy bill to Trump's desk," November 15, 2017
  51. ↑ Senate.gov, "On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 3364)," July 27, 2017
  52. ↑ Senate.gov, "On Passage of the Bill (S. 722 As Amended)," June 15, 2017
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  54. ↑ Congressional Record, "Resume of Congressional Activity, Second Session of the 114th Congress," accessed January 5, 2017
  55. ↑ Congressional Record, "Resume of Congressional Activity, First Session of the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress," April 13, 2015
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  58. ↑ Senate.gov, "Roll Call for HR 2146," June 24, 2015
  59. ↑ The Hill, "Senate approves fast-track, sending trade bill to White House," June 24, 2015
  60. ↑ The Hill, "Obama signs trade bills," June 29, 2015
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  63. ↑ The Hill, "Republicans pass a budget, flexing power of majority," accessed May 5, 2015
  64. ↑ The Hill, "Redone defense policy bill sails through House," accessed November 12, 2015
  65. ↑ Congress.gov, "S. 1356," accessed November 12, 2015
  66. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to S. 1356)," accessed November 12, 2015
  67. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results for Roll Call 618," accessed November 12, 2015
  68. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture Re: Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 1735)," accessed October 6, 2015
  69. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results for Roll Call 239," accessed May 27, 2015
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  71. ↑ Congress.gov, "HR 1314 - Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015," accessed November 1, 2015
  72. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1314)," accessed November 1, 2015
  73. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Final Vote Results for Roll Call 579," accessed November 1, 2015
  74. ↑ Congress.gov, "HR 1191," accessed May 8, 2015
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  76. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on McConnell Amdt. No. 2640 )," accessed September 10, 2015
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  78. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on McConnell Amdt. No. 2640 )," accessed September 16, 2015
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  81. ↑ Congress.gov, "S.Amdt.2656 to S.Amdt.2640," accessed September 17, 2015
  82. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on McConnell Amdt. No. 2656)," accessed September 17, 2015
  83. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.2048," accessed May 26, 2015
  84. ↑ Senate.gov, "On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 2048)," accessed June 2, 2015
  85. ↑ Congress.gov, "S 754," accessed November 1, 2015
  86. ↑ Senate.gov, "On Passage of the Bill (S. 754, As Amended)," accessed November 1, 2015
  87. ↑ Congress.gov, "S 2146," accessed November 2, 2015
  88. ↑ Senate.gov, "On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 2146)," accessed November 2, 2015
  89. ↑ Congressional Record, "Resume of Congressional Activity, First Session of the 112th Congress," accessed September 5, 2013
  90. ↑ Congressional Record, "Resume of Congressional Activity, Second Session of the 113th Congress," accessed March 4, 2014
  91. ↑ 91.0 91.1 91.2 91.3 Project Vote Smart, "Richard Nelson Key Votes," accessed October 16, 2013
  92. ↑ Senate.gov, "H.R. 2642 (Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013)," accessed February 12, 2014
  93. ↑ NY Times, "Senate Passes Long-Stalled Farm Bill, With Clear Winners and Losers," accessed February 12, 2014
  94. ↑ 94.0 94.1 Politico, "Senate approves $1.1 trillion spending bill," accessed January 20, 2014
  95. ↑ 95.0 95.1 95.2 U.S. Senate, "January 16 Vote," accessed January 20, 2014
  96. ↑ Roll Call, "House Passes $1.1 Trillion Omnibus," accessed January 20, 2014
  97. ↑ The Washington Post, "Reid, McConnell propose bipartisan Senate bill to end shutdown, extend borrowing," accessed October 16, 2013
  98. ↑ Senate.gov, "H.R. 2775 As Amended," accessed October 31, 2013
  99. ↑ U.S. Senate, "Roll Call Vote on the Fiscal Cliff," accessed January 4, 2013
  100. ↑ Miami Herald, "Hillary Clinton rolls out Florida support," November 16, 2015
  101. ↑ 101.0 101.1 First Coast News, "Florida Senators react to Syria debate," accessed September 2, 2013
  102. ↑ Huffingtonpost.com, "Gay Marriage Rights: The 10 Democratic Senators Who Still Say No" August 2014
  103. ↑ 103.0 103.1 Metro Weekly, "Bill Nelson becomes 51st senator to support same-sex marriage" accessed April 5, 2013
  104. ↑ Tampa Bay Times, " Bill Nelson reverses opposition to gay marriage" accessed April 5, 2013
  105. ↑ OpenSecrets, "Nelson, (D-FL), 2012," accessed February 18, 2014
  106. ↑ This figure represents the average annual percentage growth from either 2004 (if the member entered office in 2004 or earlier) or their first year in office (as noted in the chart below) to 2012, divided by the number of years calculated.
  107. ↑ This number was found by dividing each member's total net worth growth percentage by the number of years included in the calculation.
  108. ↑ This figure represents the total percentage growth divided by the number of years for which there are net worth figures for each member.
  109. ↑ This figure was calculated using median asset data from the Census Bureau. Please see the Congressional Net Worth data for Ballotpedia spreadsheet for more information on this calculation.
  110. ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Sen. Bill Nelson," accessed September 18, 2014
  111. ↑ GovTrack, "Bill Nelson," accessed July 21, 2014
  112. ↑ OpenCongress, "Rep. Bill Nelson," accessed September 23, 2015
  113. ↑ GovTrack, "Bill Nelson," accessed September 23, 2015
  114. ↑ LegiStorm, "Bill Nelson"
  115. ↑ National Journal, "2013 Senate Vote Ratings," accessed July 21, 2014
  116. ↑ National Journal, "2012 Congressional Vote Ratings," February 28, 2013
  117. ↑ National Journal, "Searchable Vote Ratings Tables: Senate," accessed February 23, 2012
  118. ↑ OpenCongress, "Voting With Party," accessed July 2014
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  120. ↑ Ballotpedia's list of superdelegates to the 2016 Democratic National Convention is based on our own research and lists provided by the Democratic National Committee to Vox.com in February 2016 and May 2016. If you think we made an error in identifying superdelegates, please send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.
  121. ↑ Five Thirty Eight, “The Endorsement Primary,” June 7, 2016
  122. ↑ To find out which candidate a superdelegate supported, Ballotpedia sought out public statements from the superdelegate in other media outlets and on social media. If we were unable to find a public statement that clearly articulated which candidate the superdelegate supported at the national convention, we listed that superdelegate as "unknown." If you believe we made an error in identifying which candidate a superdelegate supported, please email us at editor@ballotpedia.org.
  123. ↑ Congressional Research Service, "The Presidential Nominating Process and the National Party Conventions, 2016: Frequently Asked Questions," December 30, 2015
  124. ↑ CNN, "Florida exit polls," March 15, 2016
  125. ↑ 125.0 125.1 Democratic National Committee, "2016 Democratic National Convention Delegate/Alternate Allocation," updated February 19, 2016
  126. ↑ The Green Papers, "2016 Democratic Convention," accessed May 7, 2021
  127. ↑ Democratic National Committee's Office of Party Affairs and Delegate Selection, "Unpledged Delegates -- By State," May 27, 2016
  128. ↑ Politico, "Sen. Bill Nelson cancer-free after prostate surgery," July 20, 2015
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