Mary Bono Mack (born October 24, 1961) is the outgoing U.S. Representative for California's 45th congressional district, and previously the 44th, serving since 1998. She is a member of the Republican Party and is married to Connie Mack IV, a Republican representative from Florida.
Mary Bono Mack's district is based in Palm Springs and includes most of central and eastern Riverside County. She sits on the Energy and Commerce Committee, and is Chairwoman for the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade.
Mack and her husband both lost their seats in the 2012 United States elections. Mary was defeated in her bid for reelection by Dr. Raul Ruiz while Connie lost his attempt to unseat Bill Nelson in the Florida Senate election. Having been the sole female Republican in California's congressional delegation, after Mack's departure from Congress on January 3, 2013, there will be no Republican women in the delegation.
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