| 词条 | Bill Posey |
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|name = Bill Posey |image = Bill Posey Official Portrait.jpg |state = Florida |district = {{ushr|FL|8|8th}} |prior_term = {{ushr|FL|15|15th}} (2009–2013) |term_start = January 3, 2009 |term_end = |predecessor = Dave Weldon |successor = |state_senate1 = Florida |district1 = 24th |prior_term1 = 15th (2000–2002) |term_start1 = November 7, 2000 |term_end1 = November 4, 2008 |predecessor1 = Patsy Ann Kurth |successor1 = Thad Altman |state_house2 = Florida |district2 = 32nd |term_start2 = November 3, 1992 |term_end2 = November 7, 2000 |predecessor2 = Dixie Sansom |successor2 = Bob Allen |birth_name = William Joseph Posey |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1947|12|18}} |birth_place = Washington, D.C., U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |party = Republican |spouse = {{marriage|Katie Ingram|1967}} |children = 2 |education = Brevard Community College (AA) }} William Joseph Posey (born December 18, 1947) is an American businessman and politician serving as the U.S. Representative for {{ushr|FL|8}}, in Congress since 2009. He is a member of the Republican Party. He formerly served in the Florida Senate and the Florida House of Representatives. Early life, education, and business careerPosey was born in Washington, D.C., the son of Beatrice (née Tohl) and Walter J. Posey. His mother's family immigrated from Russia and is of Jewish heritage.[1] Posey moved to Florida in 1956 as his father took a job in engineering with McDonnell Douglas, working on the Delta rocket.[2] In 1969, he graduated from Brevard Community College with an Associate of Arts degree. He got a job with McDonnell Douglas, and did Apollo Space Program work at Kennedy Space Center till he was laid off.[3] From 1974 to 1976, Bill Posey worked on the Rockledge Planning Commission. In 1976, he was elected as a member of the City Council, and from 1986 to 1992, he was a member of the Brevard County Business and Industrial Development Commission. Posey also founded his own real estate company during the 1970s. He later became director of the state Association of Realtors. While serving in local politics, he also became a researcher on government accountability and transparency. Florida legislatureIn 2006, Posey authored Activity Based Total Accountability, which outlines his suggestions for improving American politics. While serving in the state legislature, Posey was a chief sponsor of a bill designed to modernize the Florida election process, in response to the 2000 presidential election controversy. He also worked to revise insurance policy, so as to aid hurricane victims.[4] U.S. House of RepresentativesElections
In 2008, Posey ran to replace retiring U.S. Congressman Dave Weldon, who had occupied the 15th District seat since 1995, when the district first voted Republican. Posey defeated Democratic nominee Stephen Blythe, receiving 53.1% of the vote to Blythe's 42.0%.[5]
Posey won re-election against former NASA executive and public administrator Shannon Roberts, receiving 64.7% of the vote to Roberts' 35.3%.[6]
Posey won re-election with nearly 60% of the vote against Democratic nominee Shannon Roberts and non-partisan candidate Richard Gillmor.[7]
Posey won re-election with 65.84% of the vote against Democratic candidate Gabriel Rothblatt.
Posey won re-election with 63.11% of the vote against Democratic candidate Corry Westbrook. Committee assignments
Political positionsPosey has an 81% rating from Heritage Action for America for his conservative voting record, which is 16 points higher than the average Republican voting record.[14] Environment and energyIn 2016, Bill Posey sponsored legislation that reauthorized and reprioritized funding to clean up America's estuaries was signed into law by President Obama.[15][16][17] At a May 2018 hearing in the Science, Space and Technology Committee, Posey mentioned that in the 1970s climate scientists believed the Earth was cooling.[18] At the hearing, Posey also expressed skepticism that humans contributed to climate change, asking whether climate change was occurring because carbon dioxide captured in permafrost was now leaking out.[18] Posey also asked at the hearing whether warming would be beneficial for habitats and to people.[18] Posey said "I don't think anybody disputes that the Earth is getting warmer; I think what's not clear is the exact amount of who caused what, and getting to that is, I think, where we're trying to go with this committee."[18] Gun lawPosey supports legislation that mandates concealed carry permit reciprocity among states.[19] From 2015–2016, Posey accepted US$2,000 in direct campaign contributions from the NRA's Political Victory Fund;[20] from 2008–2016 Posey accepted $13,500 from NRA political action committees.[21] Posey currently has an "A" rating from the NRA, indicating a record of preserving and expanding gun rights.[22] Posey was one of the original cosponsors of the Repeal of the Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007, which repealed Obama-era legislation aimed at preventing the mentally-infirm from legally purchasing firearms.[23] Following the 2017 Las Vegas shooting, Posey expressed his support for legislation that would ban bump stocks.[24] HealthcarePosey supports repealing the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) and calls it a "fiasco" and “was passed under a lot of misrepresentation.” “I think it needs to be repealed, and we need to start over again,”.[25] LGBT rightsPosey has a "0" rating from the Human Rights Campaign regarding his voting record on LGBT-related legislature.[26] He voted against the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, which would have protected LGBT people from hate crimes, in the wake of the 2016 Orlando nightclub shooting.[27] CannabisPosey has a "D" rating from NORML for his voting history regarding cannabis-related causes.[28] Tax reformPosey voted in favor of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.[29] Posey has also been a longtime supporter of a balanced budget amendment or (BBA).[30] References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~battle/reps/posey.htm |title=Bill Posey ancestry |publisher=Freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com |accessdate=June 11, 2017}} 2. ^{{cite news|last=Takala|first=Rudy|authorlink=Rudy Takala|title=The red tape keeping private companies from getting us into space|url=http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/the-red-tape-keeping-private-companies-from-getting-us-into-space/article/2595399=all|newspaper=The Washington Examiner|date=July 5, 2016|accessdate=July 5, 2016}} 3. ^{{cite book |title=2014 Almanac of American Politics |last2=Barone |first2=Chuck |last1=McCutcheon|first1=Michael |publisher=The University of Chicago Press |year= 2013}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://posey.house.gov/about/index.shtml |accessdate=January 12, 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090111201910/http://posey.house.gov/about/index.shtml |archivedate=January 11, 2009 | title = Biography - Congressman Bill Posey, Representing the 15th District of Florida }} 5. ^{{cite web|url=https://results.elections.myflorida.com/Index.asp?ElectionDate=11/4/2008&DATAMODE=|publisher=Florida Secretary of State|title=November 4, 2008 General Election}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=https://results.elections.myflorida.com/Index.asp?ElectionDate=11/2/2010&DATAMODE=|publisher=Florida Secretary of State|title=November 2, 2010 General Election}} 7. ^{{cite web|title=Posey wins 3rd term in House|url=http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20121107/NEWS05/311070040/Posey-wins-3rd-term-House|publisher=Florida TODAY|accessdate=November 7, 2012}} 8. ^{{cite web|title=Member List|author=|url=https://rsc-walker.house.gov/|format=|publisher=Republican Study Committee|date=|accessdate=January 2, 2018}} 9. ^{{cite web|title=What is the House Freedom Caucus, and who's in it?|author=|url=http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/10/20/house-freedom-caucus-what-is-it-and-whos-in-it/|format=|publisher=Pew research center|date=October 20, 2015|accessdate=October 26, 2017}} 10. ^{{cite web|title=Membership|author=|url=https://artscaucus-slaughter.house.gov/membership|format=|publisher=Congressional Arts Caucus|date=|accessdate=March 13, 2018}} 11. ^{{cite web|title=Members|author=|url=https://congressionalconstitutioncaucus-garrett.house.gov/about-us/membership|format=|publisher=Congressional Constitution Caucus|date=|accessdate=May 8, 2018}} 12. ^{{cite web|title=Our Members|author=|url=https://royce.house.gov/internationalconservation/members.html|publisher=U.S. House of Representatives International Conservation Caucus |date=|accessdate=5 August 2018}} 13. ^{{cite web|title=90 Current Climate Solutions Caucus Members|author=|url=https://citizensclimatelobby.org/climate-solutions-caucus/|format=| publisher=Citizen´s Climate Lobby |date=|accessdate=20 October 2018}} 14. ^{{cite web|title=Heritage Action Scorecard|url=https://www.heritageactionscorecard.com/members/member/P000599?search-name=Rep.+Bill+Posey|website=Heritage Action for America|accessdate=December 22, 2017}} 15. ^{{cite web |last1=Posey |first1=Bill |title=Posey's Bipartisan Plan to Help Estuaries with Critical Needs Heads to the President's Desk |url=https://posey.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=394373 |accessdate=13 June 2018}} 16. ^{{cite web |title=S.1523 - A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the National Estuary Program, and for other purposes. |url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1523 |website=US Congress |accessdate=13 June 2018}} 17. ^{{cite web |title=Obama signs bill to help Indian River Lagoon |url=http://archive.tcpalm.com/news/indian-river-lagoon/health/obama-signs-bill-to-help-indian-river-lagoon-3399459b-60c6-6e10-e053-0100007f0fe4-380683231.html |website=TC Palm |accessdate=15 June 2018}} 18. ^1 2 3 {{Cite news|url=http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/05/republican-lawmaker-rocks-tumbling-ocean-causing-sea-level-rise|title=Republican lawmaker: Rocks tumbling into ocean causing sea level rise|date=May 17, 2018|work=Science {{!}} AAAS|access-date=May 17, 2018|language=en}} 19. ^{{cite web|last1=Bycoffe|first1=Aaron|title=Tracking Bill Posey In The Age Of Trump|url=https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/congress-trump-score/bill-posey/|website=FiveThirtyEight|accessdate=December 22, 2017|date=January 30, 2017}} 20. ^{{cite news |last=Grinberg |first=Emanuella |date=February 21, 2018 |title=These Florida lawmakers accepted money from the National Rifle Association |url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/19/politics/nra-pvf-contributions-florida-politicians/index.html |work=CNN |location=Atlanta |access-date=February 22, 2018 }} 21. ^{{cite web| title=Thoughts, Prayers and NRA Dollars: How the Gun Lobby Supports and Opposes Members of Florida's Congressional Delegation| date=February 20, 2018| url=https://fcir.org/2018/02/20/thoughts-prayers-and-nra-dollars-how-the-gun-lobby-supports-and-opposes-members-of-floridas-congressional-delegation/| website=Florida Center for Investigative Reporting| publisher=Florida Center for Investigative Reporting| last=Aaronson| first=Trevor}} 22. ^{{cite news |last=Schmitz |first=Ali |date=February 24, 2018 |title=NRA vs. Republicans? Unexpected battle shaping up after Parkland high school shooting |url=https://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/politics/2018/02/24/nra-vs-republicans-unexpected-battle-shaping-up-after-parkland-high-school-shooting/350943002/ |work=TCPalm |location=Treasure City, Florida |access-date=February 24, 2018 }} 23. ^{{cite news |author= |title=In the wake of school shooting, follow the money |url=http://www.sun-sentinel.com/opinion/editorials/fl-op-editorial-parkland-shooting-congress-gun-lobby-20180216-story.html |work=SunSentinel |location=Broward County, Florida |date=February 18, 2018 |access-date=February 24, 2018 }} 24. ^{{cite news| last=Rangel| first=Isadora| url=https://www.floridatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/10/07/u-s-rep-bill-posey-outlaw-bump-stocks/739950001/| title=U.S. Rep. Bill Posey: Outlaw bump stocks| work=Florida Today|location=Brevard County, Florida| date= October 7, 2017| access-date=February 24, 2018}} 25. ^{{cite web|last1=Berman|first1=Dave|title=Posey, Rothblatt take their shots at congressional debate|url=http://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/local/2014/10/14/posey-rothblatt-take-shots-congressional-debate/17279955/|website=Florida Today|accessdate=December 22, 2017|language=en}} 26. ^{{cite web|last1=Johnson|first1=Chris|title=Rubio's score plummets to '0' in HRC congressional ratings|url=http://www.washingtonblade.com/2016/10/07/rubios-score-plummets-to-0-in-hrc-congressional-ratings/|website=Washington Blade: Gay News, Politics, LGBT Rights|accessdate=December 22, 2017|date=October 7, 2016}} 27. ^{{cite web|last1=Lopez|first1=German|title=Here are the members of Congress who voted against protecting gay people from hate crimes|url=https://www.vox.com/2016/6/12/11912076/orlando-florida-mass-shooting-gay-hate-crime-law|website=Vox|accessdate=December 22, 2017}} 28. ^{{cite web|title=Florida Scorecard - NORML.org - Working to Reform Marijuana Laws|url=http://norml.org/congressional-scorecard/florida|website=NORML|accessdate=December 22, 2017|language=en-us}} 29. ^{{cite web|last1=Almukhtar|first1=Sarah|title=How Each House Member Voted on the Tax Bill|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/12/19/us/politics/tax-bill-house-live-vote.html?_r=0|website=The New York Times|accessdate=December 22, 2017|date=December 19, 2017}} 30. ^{{cite web |title=Taxes and Spending |url=http://billposey.com/taxes-and-spending/ |website=Bill Posey for Congress |accessdate=13 June 2018}} External links{{Commons category}}
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