Florida House of Representatives
From 2000 to 2003, Mack served in the Florida House of Representatives. In 2000, incumbent Republican State Representative Debby Sanderson decided to retire to run for a seat in the Florida Senate. Connie Mack, then a business executive, decided to run for the open seat in the Fort Lauderdale based-91st House District. He defeated Democratic nominee Kevin Rader 56%-44%. In 2002, he won re-election with 79% of the vote.
Mack was Chairman of the Committee on State Administration, and in his second term he became the Deputy Majority Leader.
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