Last Updated: 17 Nov, 2023 | Views: 237
Age: 58
Profession: Lawyer
Other Profession(s): Politician
Famous For: 37th Florida Attorney General
Higher Education: University of Florida (BA), Stetson University (JD)
Net Worth: $1.7 Million Approx.
About (Profile/Biography):
Pam Bondi was born on 17thNovember, 1965 in Tampa, Florida, U.S.Pam Bondi is renowned attorney, lobbyist, and politician.Pam Bondi is a graduate of C. Leon King High School in Tampa. Bondi graduated from the University of Florida in 1987 with a degree in Criminal Justice and was a member of Delta DeltaDelta sorority.Pam Bondi earned a JD from Stetson Law School in 1990 and was admitted to the Florida Bar on June 24, 1991.Bondi was one of longtime ally President Donald Trump's defense lawyers during his first impeachment trial.
Pam Bondi Career:
Pam Bondi become First Female Attorney General of the State of Florida:
• Pam Bondi defeated Democratic State Senator Dan Gelber by a 55% to 41% margin to become the first female Attorney General of the State of Florida.
• Pam Bondi was the lead attorney general in an unsuccessful lawsuit seeking to overturn the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Pam Bondi Joined Republican-led States:
• In 2018, Pam Bondi joined with 19 other Republican-led states in a lawsuit to overturn the ACA's bans on health insurance.
• Pam Bondi bans on insurance companies charging people with pre-existing conditions higher premiums or denying them coverage outright.
Pam Bondi Re-elected
• Pam Bondiwas re-elected in November 2014, receiving 55% of the vote.
• Pam Bondichallenger George Sheldon, the former acting commissioner of the Administration for Children and Families, received 42%.
PamBondi's association with Scientology
• Beginning in 2010, Pam Bondi's association with Scientology and the multiple fundraisers that wealthy Scientologists have organized for Bondi's political campaigns have provoked controversy.
• Pam Bondi has justified those contacts and her speeches before leading Scientologists by arguing that the group wishes to help her crack down on human trafficking.
Pam Bondi Association with Donald Trump
• In 2016, Bondi gave a speech at the Republican National Convention, during which she led "Lock her up" chants directed at the Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.
• In 2019, after her final term as Florida attorney general, Bondi was hired by Ballard Partners, a firm with close ties to Trump, and she began working as a registered lobbyist for Qatar.
Pam Bondi Unknown Facts:
• Violated laws against political contributions: In September 2016, the IRS determined that the donation to Pam Bondi's PAC violated laws against political contributions from nonprofit organizations.
• Allegations on Vice President Joe Biden: Pam Bondi made debunked allegations that former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden were involved in corruption in Ukraine, stemming from Hunter Biden's position on board of Burisma Holdings.