Dave Weldon
Dave Weldon | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2005 | |
| 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 | David Joseph Weldon August 31, 1953 Amityville, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) |
Nancy Weldon (m. 1979) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Stony Brook University (BS) University at Buffalo (MD) |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Unit | United States Army Reserve |
David Joseph Weldon (born August 31, 1953) is an American physician and former Republican politician. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Florida's 15th congressional district from 1995 to 2009.[1] He unsuccessfully ran for the U.S. Senate in 2012. He later unsuccessfully ran for the Florida House of Representatives in 2024.
In 2017, he became the president of the Alliance of Health Care Sharing Ministries, a trade group for Christian organizations.
Weldon has supported the scientifically untrue claim that vaccines cause autism.[2]
In November 2024, then-President-elect Donald Trump nominated Weldon as the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.[3][4] However, President Trump withdrew his nomination in March 2025.[5]
References
- ↑ "Florida Rep. Weldon wins re-election". UPI. November 6, 2002. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
- ↑ Sun, Lena H.; Nirappil, Fenit; Schaffer, Aaron (15 December 2024). "Trump's CDC pick wouldn't let go of false theory that vaccines cause autism". The Washington Post. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ↑ "Trump chooses Dr. Dave Weldon to head Center for Disease Control". CNN. November 22, 2024. Archived from the original on March 13, 2025. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
- ↑ "Dr. Dave Weldon, Trump's C.D.C. Pick, Was Not on Anyone's Radar". The New York Times. 2024-11-29. Archived from the original on 2024-12-16. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
- ↑ Mandavilli, Apoorva; Gay Stolberg, Sheryl (March 13, 2025). "White House Withdraws Nominee for C.D.C. Director". The New York Times. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
Other websites
Media related to Dave Weldon at Wikimedia Commons
- Congressman Dave Weldon official U.S. House website
- Dave Weldon for Congress official campaign website
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
- Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
- Online Focus: U.S. Rep. Dave Weldon (interview re: stem cell research), Public Broadcasting Service (August 9, 2004)
- Rep. Dave Weldon, M.D. Archived 2005-12-21 at the Wayback Machine testimony before the Institute of Medicine Immunization Safety Review Committee, SafeMinds (January 11, 2001)
- Presidential Nomination to be Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at Congress' official website