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Martínez resigned his United States Cabinet post on August 12, 2004, to run for the open U.S. Senate seat in Florida being vacated by retiring Democratic Senator Bob Graham. Martínez secured the Republican nomination and narrowly defeated the Democratic nominee, Betty Castor. His election made him the first Cuban-American to serve in the U.S ...
This is a complete list of members of the United States Senate during the 111th United States Congress listed by seniority, from January 3, 2009, to January 3, 2011. It is a historical listing and contains people who had not served the entire two-year Congress, such as Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton .
Republican Mel Martínez, the former United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, was elected to the Senate in 2004, defeating Democrat Betty Castor, the former president of the University of South Florida and former Florida Education Commissioner, by 82,663 votes, 49.4% to 48.3%.
May 14—Friday was the deadline to file for political office in the Aug. 6 primary in Washington, and Monday was the deadline for candidates to withdraw from races if they changed their minds.
Senator Mel Martinez of Florida is the party's former General Chairman. Michael Whatley is the current Chairman of RNC. The chairman of the RNC is chosen by the President when the Republicans have the White House and otherwise by the Party's state committees.
Mel Martínez (born 1946) was a U.S. Senator from Florida from 2005 to 2009. Senator Martinez may also refer to: Iris Martinez (born 1956), Illinois State Senate; Monica Martinez (born 1977), New York State Senate; Richard Martinez (politician) (born 1953), New Mexico State Senate; Ángel Chayanne Martínez (born 1964), Senate of Puerto Rico
Politics, after all, is a contact sport, said Chávez, currently serving as Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham's infrastructure adviser. ... Dede Feldman, who served in the Senate from 1997 to 2012 ...
This is a complete list of members of the United States Senate during the 109th United States Congress listed by seniority, from January 3, 2005, to January 3, 2007.. Order of service is based on the commencement of the senator's first term.