Dave Weldon

Dave Weldon
Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Presumptive nominee
Assuming office
TBD
PresidentDonald Trump (elect)
SucceedingMandy Cohen
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Florida's 15th district
In office
January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2009
Preceded byJim Bacchus
Succeeded byBill Posey
Personal details
Born (1953-08-31) August 31, 1953 (age 71)
Amityville, New York, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Nancy Weldon
(m. 1979)
Children2
ResidenceIndialantic, Florida
Alma materStony Brook University (BS)
University at Buffalo (MD)
ProfessionPhysician
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited 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]

  1. ^ "Trump chooses Dr. Dave Weldon to head Center for Disease Control".