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Age: 59 Years
Fiance: Greg Henderson
Height: 5′ 4″
Some Lesser Known Facts About Pam Bondi
- Pam Bondi grew up in Temple Terrace, Florida.
- She joined the Delta Delta Delta sorority while studying at the University of Florida.
- She became a member of the Florida Bar on 24 June 1991.
- Pam has appeared as a guest on various shows including MSNBC’s ‘Scarborough Country’ (2003) and Fox News’ ‘Hannity’ (2009). She once co-hosted Fox News’ chat show ‘The Five’ for three consecutive days.
- Pam started her career as a prosecutor and spokeswoman in Hillsborough County, Florida, where she served as an Assistant State Attorney. She later resigned from this position to run for Florida’s Attorney General.
- In 2006, Bondi handled the case of a former professional baseball pitcher Dwight Gooden, who violated his probation by using cocaine. Instead of choosing a rehab, Gooden decided to serve a one-year prison sentence to avoid a longer-term if he failed in rehab.
- In 2007, Pam prosecuted the case of 14-year-old Martin Anderson, who died in 2006 at a Florida boot camp after being forced to run when he was tired. This incident led to the closing of Florida’s juvenile boot camps.
- In 2010, Pam contested the Republican primary for Florida Attorney General and won with 459,022 votes.
- In the 2010 general election for Florida Attorney General, Bondi defeated Dan Gelber with 2,882,868 votes and became the state’s first female Attorney General.
- Pam Bondi officially began her term as the 37th Attorney General of Florida on 4 January 2011 and served until 8 January 2019.
- During her tenure, she inherited a lawsuit against the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) from her predecessor, Bill McCollum. She made the healthcare lawsuit a key issue and campaigned for its cause.
- In March 2012, Pam became the main spokesperson for the 26 states challenging the ACA in the Supreme Court, arguing that the law was unconstitutional. The Supreme Court held oral arguments on the ACA from 26 March to 28 March.
- Bondi contested the 2014 general election for Florida Attorney General and was re-elected with 3,222,524 votes. She defeated the Democratic Party candidate George Sheldon.
- In 2016, Pam spoke at the Republican National Convention held at the Quicken Loans Arena (now Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse) in Cleveland, Ohio. During her speech, she led the crowd in chanting “Lock her up,” referring to the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server while she was Secretary of State.
- In 2018, Bondi joined 19 other Republican-led states in a lawsuit against the Affordable Care Act. The lawsuit aimed to remove protections that prevented health insurance companies from charging higher premiums or denying coverage to people with pre-existing conditions.
