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In 2006, Kansas U.S. Senator Sam Brownback blocked a confirmation vote on a George W. Bush federal appeals court nominee from Michigan, judge Janet T. Neff, objecting to her joining the bench solely for her having attended a same-sex commitment ceremony in Massachusetts in 2002 which involved a next door neighbor who was a close childhood ...
A talking points memo was written by Brian Darling, legal counsel for junior Florida Senator Mel Martinez. The memo suggested the Schiavo case offered "a great political issue" that would appeal to the party's base and could be used against US Senator Bill Nelson , a Democrat from Florida who would go on to win his bid for reelection in 2006 ...
The bureau is headed by the Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs, along with three Deputy Assistant Secretaries, [3] who advises the Secretary of State on legislative matters, directs the Bureau of Legislative Affairs, and acts as the department's principal liaison with Congress. The Bureau consists of approximately 60-70 direct ...
Nilda Pedrosa, former Chief of Staff for Representative Mario Díaz-Balart, former Senior Policy Director for Senator Mel Martinez, and former Acting Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs (2020–2021)
He requested applications from U.S. Representative Lincoln Díaz-Balart, attorney Bob Martínez (no relation to Mel Martínez or former governor Bob Martinez) and former Florida Attorney General and Secretary of State of Florida James C. Smith. Appointing Díaz-Balart would create a special election for his then-open House seat and it was ...
Portantino wrote several pieces of gun control legislation while in the state Senate and Assembly, including the aforementioned SB 2, which bars licensed gun holders from carrying their firearms ...
Office eliminated when Territory of Florida was admitted to the Union as the State of Florida [33] José Manuel Gallegos (1815–1875) Mexican Democratic: New Mexico: March 4, 1853: July 23, 1856: Lost election contestation March 4, 1871: March 4, 1873: Lost re-election Miguel Antonio Otero (1829–1882) Mexican Democratic: New Mexico: July 23 ...
With no municipalities in District 11, DeSantis didn’t have a collection of city-level office holders to consider for a Martinez replacement. Martinez, 65, a retired county police lieutenant ...