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William "Bill" Posey is the Representative for Florida's 15th congressional district
Florida's 15th congressional district

Florida's 15th congressional district is a congressional district in Florida.The district contains most of Brevard County, Florida south of the city of Cocoa, Florida, all of Indian River County, Florida, most of Osceola County, Florida, and a very small portion of Polk County, Florida....
. He was a former Republican
Republican Party (United States)

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 member of the Florida Senate
Florida Senate

The Florida Senate is part of the Florida Legislature of government for the state of Florida. There are 40 members in the senate. Generally, Senators in odd-numbered districts are elected in years divisible by four , and Senators in even-numbered districts are elected alongside elections for Florida's statewide offices....
, having represented the 24th District from 2001 to 2009. Previously he was a member of the Florida House of Representatives
Florida House of Representatives

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 from 1993 through 2000.

Posey moved to Florida in 1956, as his father took a job in engineering with NASA
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. In 1969, he graduated from Brevard Community College
Brevard Community College

Brevard Community College, founded in 1960, is a community college on Space Coast, in Brevard County, Florida. It has four integrated campuses in Cocoa, Florida, Melbourne, Florida, Palm Bay, Florida, and Titusville, Florida, as well as an Aerospace program at Kennedy Space Center and a Virtual Campus....
 with an Associate of Arts degree. He obtained his own work at NASA, but was laid off at the end of the Apollo Space Program.






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William "Bill" Posey is the Representative for Florida's 15th congressional district
Florida's 15th congressional district

Florida's 15th congressional district is a congressional district in Florida.The district contains most of Brevard County, Florida south of the city of Cocoa, Florida, all of Indian River County, Florida, most of Osceola County, Florida, and a very small portion of Polk County, Florida....
. He was a former Republican
Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party is one of the two major party contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party . It is often called the Grand Old Party or the GOP....
 member of the Florida Senate
Florida Senate

The Florida Senate is part of the Florida Legislature of government for the state of Florida. There are 40 members in the senate. Generally, Senators in odd-numbered districts are elected in years divisible by four , and Senators in even-numbered districts are elected alongside elections for Florida's statewide offices....
, having represented the 24th District from 2001 to 2009. Previously he was a member of the Florida House of Representatives
Florida House of Representatives

The Florida House of Representatives, one of the two Chambers of the Florida Legislature, is composed of 120 members, each representing a district....
 from 1993 through 2000.

Posey moved to Florida in 1956, as his father took a job in engineering with NASA
NASA

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an agency of the Federal government of the United States, responsible for the nation's public list of space agencies....
. In 1969, he graduated from Brevard Community College
Brevard Community College

Brevard Community College, founded in 1960, is a community college on Space Coast, in Brevard County, Florida. It has four integrated campuses in Cocoa, Florida, Melbourne, Florida, Palm Bay, Florida, and Titusville, Florida, as well as an Aerospace program at Kennedy Space Center and a Virtual Campus....
 with an Associate of Arts degree. He obtained his own work at NASA, but was laid off at the end of the Apollo Space Program. From 1974-1976, Bill Posey worked on the Rockledge Planning Commission. In 1976, he was elected as a member of the City Council, and from 1986 to 1992, he was a member of the Brevard County Business and Industrial Development Commission.

Professionally, Posey founded his own real estate company in the 1970s, and he eventually grew it into a major realty corporation. He later became director of the state Association of Realtors. While serving in local politics, he also became a researcher on government accountability and transparency. Posey authored Activity Based Total Accountability, which outlines his suggestions for improving American politics.

While serving in the state legislature, Posey was a chief sponsor of a bill designed to modernize the Florida election process, in response to the 2000 presidential election controversy. He also worked to revise insurance policy, so as to aid hurricane victims.

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