Dave Weldon | |
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Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | |
Presumptive nominee | |
Assuming office TBD | |
President | Donald Trump (elect) |
Succeeding | Mandy Cohen |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 15th district | |
In office January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2009 | |
Preceded by | Jim Bacchus |
Succeeded by | Bill Posey |
Personal details | |
Born | Amityville, New York, U.S. | August 31, 1953
Political party | Republican |
Spouse |
Nancy Weldon (m. 1979) |
Children | 2 |
Residence | Indialantic, Florida |
Alma mater | Stony Brook University (BS) University at Buffalo (MD) |
Profession | Physician |
Military service | |
Branch/service | United States Army |
David Joseph Weldon (born August 31, 1953) is an American politician and physician. He was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Florida's 15th congressional district, and was an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination in Florida's 2012 U.S. Senate race.
In November 2024, Donald Trump named Weldon as the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.[1]