Bill Posey

Republican Representative of Florida's 8th district

Representative
Florida, district 15
January 6, 2009 - January 3, 2011
Representative
Florida, district 15
January 5, 2011 - January 3, 2013
Representative
Florida, district 8
January 3, 2013 - January 3, 2015
Representative
Florida, district 8
January 6, 2015 - January 3, 2017
Representative
Florida, district 8
January 3, 2017 - January 3, 2019
Representative
Florida, district 8
January 3, 2019 - January 3, 2021
Representative
Florida, district 8
January 3, 2021 - January 3, 2023
Representative
Florida, district 8
January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025

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Congresses Served

House Terms

December 18, 1947 (77 years old)

Birthday

Served as a U.S. representative since 2009
Previously served in both the Florida Senate and the Florida House of Representatives
Born in Washington, D.C., with a diverse heritage including Russian Jewish and English Protestant ancestry
Moved to Florida in 1956 due to his father’s engineering job
Graduated with an Associate of Arts degree from Brevard Community College in 1969
Worked for McDonnell Douglas and was involved in the Apollo Space Program
Founded a real estate company in the 1970s and became a director of the state Association of Realtors
Was a chief sponsor of a bill to modernize Florida’s election process after the 2000 presidential election controversy
Has been reelected multiple times to the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Florida’s 8th congressional district
Serves on the Committee on Financial Services and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
Member of several caucuses including the Liberty Caucus, Freedom Caucus, Congressional Arts Caucus, and others
Introduced legislation requiring presidential candidates to provide a birth certificate with their campaign’s statement of organization
Sponsored legislation to clean up America’s estuaries, signed into law by President Obama
Expressed skepticism about human contribution to climate change and questioned the consensus on global warming
Voted to repeal the AUMF against Iraq and against the final passage of the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act
Co-sponsored the Secure America’s Borders First Act, prohibiting military assistance to Kyiv over U.S. border security
Supports concealed carry permit reciprocity among states and has received campaign contributions from the NRA
Supported repealing the Affordable Care Act and voted for the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017
Only Republican representative to vote for the Save the Internet Act of 2019 to restore net neutrality protections
Proponent of the debunked theory that vaccines cause autism
Sponsored the American Tech Workforce Act of 2021 to establish a wage floor for the H-1B visa program and eliminate the Optional Practical Training program
Voted against the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023