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Nov 19, 2018 · FILE- In this Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018, file photo Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., is joined by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., left, at a news conference at the Capitol in Washington. Florida Republican Gov. Rick Scott is leading incumbent Nelson in the state’s contentious Senate race.
Nov 18, 2018 · TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/CNN) – Florida's tightly contested race for U.S. Senate has come to an end. Republican Gov. Rick Scott maintained a lead over Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson in the Florida ...
Nov 18, 2018 · Published 1:46 PM PDT, November 18, 2018. Following a protracted recount battle, three-term incumbent Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson conceded Sunday, acknowledging GOP Gov. Rick Scott has been elected to replace him in January. “Well, things worked out a little differently than Grace and I had hoped,” Mr. Nelson’s statement read.
From the Senator's Website Bill Nelson is a true son of Florida, his family coming to the Panhandle in 1829; and, his grandparents homesteading in the early 20th Century on land that today is the Kennedy Space Center. From a spot near there Bill would launch into space in 1986 and spend six days orbiting the Earth aboard the space shuttle Columbia.
Mar 19, 2021 · March 19, 2021. President Biden on Friday nominated Bill Nelson, a former senator from Florida, to head NASA. A statement from the White House announcing the nomination said of Mr. Nelson, “In ...
Apr 30, 2021 · WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has confirmed former Florida Sen. Bill Nelson, who once flew on the space shuttle, to be the next NASA administrator. Lawmakers agreed to President Joe Biden’s choice to lead the space agency by consensus late Thursday, without a roll call vote. “I am honored by the President’s nomination and the Senate vote ...
Jul 4, 2018 · Bill Nelson (D)-- The incumbent senator has 40 years in elected office under his belt, including having a U.S. Senate seat for Florida since 2001. The former NASA astronaut is moderately liberal ...
