David’s comment: I think politicians may run in the family
Representative | Republican | 
MACK, CONNIE, IV, (Son of Connie Mack III, step-great-grandson of Tom Connally, great-grandson of Morris Sheppard, great-great-grandson of John Levi Sheppard, husband of Mary Bono), a Representative from Florida; born in Fort Myers, Lee County, Fla., August 12, 1967; B.S., University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla., 1993; member, Florida state house of representatives, 2000-2003; marketing executive; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Ninth and to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2005-January 3, 2013); was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress in 2012, but was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States Senate.- Connie Mack III on Wikipedia