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Vote 2006
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IN THE NEWS
U.S. Senate Race: Florida
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE
Bill NelsonKatherine Harris
Bill NelsonKatherine Harris
CURRENT PROFESSIONCURRENT PROFESSION
U.S. senator, Senate minority deputy whipU.S. House representative
LAST ELECTION RESULTSLAST ELECTION RESULTS
Won 51 percent of the vote Won 55 percent of the vote against Jan Schneider
POLITICAL EXPERIENCEPOLITICAL EXPERIENCE
Florida House of Representatives, 1972-78; U.S. House, 1978-90; Florida treasurer, insurance commissioner and state fire marshal, 1994-2000Florida Senate, 1994-98; Florida secretary of state, 1999-2002
COMMITTEESCOMMITTEES
Special Committee on Aging, Armed Services, Budget, Commerce, Science and Transportation, Foreign RelationsFinancial Services, Committee on Homeland Security, International Relations
PREVIOUS WORKPREVIOUS WORK
U.S. Army, 1968-70; U.S. Army Reserves, 1965-68 and 1970-71; Practicing attorney, 1970-79, 1991-94; legislative assistant for Florida Gov. Reubin Askew, 1971; crew member, space shuttle Columbia, 1986Commercial real estate broker; IBM marketing executive
BORNBORN
Sept. 29, 1942 in MiamiApril 5, 1957 in Key West, Fla.
EDUCATIONEDUCATION
B.A. from Yale University, 1965; J.D. from University of Virginia, 1968B.A. from Agnes Scott College, 1979; M.A. from Harvard University, 1996
FAMILYFAMILY
Married to Grace Nelson; has two childrenMarried to Anders Ebbeson; has one child
CAMPAIGN WEB SITECAMPAIGN WEB SITE
www.nelsonforsenate.com www.electharris.org
OFFICIAL WEB SITEOFFICIAL WEB SITE
www.billnelson.senate.govwww.harris.house.gov

ADDITIONAL FEATURES
  MAIN: VOTE 2006

RACES
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GENERAL COVERAGE
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SENATE RACE
  Florida
RELATED REPORTS
Harris Wins Republican Nomination
Without full GOP backing, Rep. Katherine Harris, Florida's former secretary of state who received national attention after Florida's 2000 recount, ran and won the Republican nomination for senator.
-- Online NewsHour
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