Bill McCollum
Bill McCollum | |
|---|---|
| 36th Attorney General of Florida | |
| 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. July 12, 1944 Brooksville, Florida, U.S. |
| 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 | United States Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps United States Naval Reserve |
Ira William McCollum Jr. (born July 12, 1944) is an American politician who served as the 36th attorney general of Florida from 2007 to 2011 and in the United States House of Representatives from 1981 to 2001, representing Florida's 5th congressional district, which was 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. He was also an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination in the 2010 Florida gubernatorial election, losing to businessman Rick Scott.