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9 unusual facts about John Mica


Covenant Aviation Security

In November 2010, Fox News reported that Representative John Mica (R-Fla), who was pushing for airports to use private contractors in lieu of the TSA, had since 2006 received $1,700 from Gerald Berry in campaign contributions.

General Services Administration

U.S. Representative John Mica, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, called for a congressional investigation into the misuse of federal money by GSA.

Interstate 4

However, the project was effectively banned by the passage of the SAFETEA-LU Federal transportation bill in 2005, introduced by U.S. Representative John Mica.

John Mica

Representative Mica’s top contributing groups to his run for office were CSX Corporation, HNTB Holdings, and the FedEx Corporation.

He is the brother of former Representative Daniel A. Mica, while his other brother, David is a former ranking staffer of Senator Lawton Chiles.

Sandy Adams

After redistricting, Adams ran in the newly redrawn Florida's 7th congressional district against fellow U.S. Congressman John Mica in the Republican primary.

On August 14, 2012, she was defeated in her bid for a second term in the Republican primary election by fellow Congressman John Mica after being redistricted to the 7th district.

Stephanie Kopelousos

She worked for a time as a consultant for U.S. Representative John Mica, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee before applying for the position of Clay County Manager where she grew up and her father still resided.

Women in government relations

Some of the recent events include a breakfast with Maria Cino, Acting Secretary of the Department of Transportation; a budget briefing with Phyllis Scheinberg, CFO of the Department of Transportation, and events with Representatives John Mica and Steven La Tourette of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.



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