U.S. House, Florida District 15

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Congressional Quarterly Risk Rating: Safe Republican

Democratic Candidate
Republican Candidate

Democratic Candidate

Bob Bowman

Occupation
Air Force Lieutenant Colonel; Institute for Space and Security Studies; Millennium III Corporation; United Catholic Archbishop

Education
MS, Engineering, Air Force Institute of Technology; PhD, Aeronautics and Nuclear Engineering, California Institute of Technology; BS, Aerospace Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Born
Los Angeles, CA, USA

Residence
Melbourne, FL

Religion
United Catholic

Republican Candidate

Dave Weldon (Incumbent)

Occupation
Physician

Education
MD, Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine; BS, Biochemistry, State University of New York at Stony Brook

Elected
1994

Born
Amityville, NY, United States

Residence
Palm Bay, FL

Religion
Christian, nondenominational

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Florida District 15

Demographic Data (2000 Census)

Population: 639,295
Male: 48.8%
Female: 51.2%
Median Age: 41.0
18 Years and Over: 77.9%
65 Years and Over: 20.2%
Employed: 54.2%
Median Household Income: $39,397
Families Below Poverty Level: 7.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher: 22.3%
(of those over 25)

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