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|birth_place = Miami, Florida, U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |party = Democratic |spouse = Grace Cavert |children = Charles William Nan Ellen |alma_mater = University of Florida Yale University University of Virginia |profession = Lawyer |religion = Episcopalian |website = |Fan_group = BillNelsonStalkerGroup |allegiance = |branch = United States Army |serviceyears = 1965–1968, 1970–1971 1968–1970 |rank = 15px Captain |module = }} Clarence William "Bill" Nelson II (born September 29, 1942)〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Florida Marriage Collection, 1822–1875 and 1927–2001 )〕 is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who serves as the senior United States Senator from Florida, in office since 2001. Nelson began his career in the Florida House of Representatives, where he served from 1973 to 1979. He then served in the United States House of Representatives from 1979 to 1991 and in January 1986, Nelson became the second sitting member of the United States Congress to fly in space. He flew as a Payload Specialist on the Space Shuttle ''Columbia''. He retired from Congress in 1990 to unsuccessfully run for Governor of Florida. He then served as Treasurer, Insurance Commissioner and Fire Marshal of Florida from 1995 to 2001. In 2000, Nelson ran for and was elected to the U.S. Senate seat vacated by retiring Republican Senator Connie Mack III. He was re-elected in 2006 with 60% of the vote〔("Sen. Bill Nelson (D)" ). National Journal Almanac (National Journal Almanac). 2008-12-31. Retrieved 2012-02-09.〕 and in 2012 with 55% of the vote. In the Senate, he is generally considered a liberal on both social and economic issues. ==Early and personal life== Nelson was born in Miami, the only child of Nannie Merle (née Nelson) and Clarence William Nelson.〔("Senator Bill Nelson" ). Florida 4-H Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2009-12-15.〕 His ancestry includes Scottish, Irish, English, and Danish.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Niuzer.com )〕 His father died of a heart attack when he was just 14 and his mother of Lou Gehrig's disease when he was 24. He spent his youth in Melbourne, Florida, where he attended Melbourne High School.〔("Biography" ). U.S. Senator Bill Nelson – Florida (official U.S. Senate website). Retrieved 2009-12-16.〕 He grew up attending Baptist and Episcopal churches but would be baptized through submersion after his personal salvation in a Baptist church. He served as President of Kiwanis-sponsored Key Club International in 1959–60.〔Kiwanis Magazine, December, 2012, p. 14〕 In 2005, he joined the First Presbyterian Church in Orlando.〔Stratton, Jim. ("Nelson doesn't act like Christian, Harris says". ) (''Orlando Sentinel.'' ) 2006-10-06. Retrieved 2010-03-28.〕 Nelson attended the University of Florida, where he was a member of Florida Blue Key, and the Beta Theta Pi social fraternity, before transferring to Yale University.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.nicindy.org/blog/greeks-in-the-113th-congress/ )〕 He received a law degree from the University of Virginia.〔("Bill Nelson (D-Fla.)". ) WhoRunsGov.com. Retrieved 2009-12-15.〕 In 1965, he joined the U.S. Army Reserve; he served on active duty from 1968 to 1970, attaining the rank of captain, and he remained in the Army until 1971. Nelson was admitted to the Florida bar in 1968, and began practicing law in Melbourne in 1970. In 1971, he worked as legislative assistant to Governor Reubin Askew.〔 In 1972, Nelson married Grace Cavert. The couple have two adult children: Charles William "Bill Jr." Nelson, and Nan Ellen Nelson.〔〔("Florida's senior senator praises Martinez, stays quiet about possible candidates in 2010". ) U.S. Senator Bill Nelson – Florida (official U.S. Senate website). Retrieved 2009-12-16.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bill Nelson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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