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2879: 1140:: In his 2004 campaign, Martínez said "Our immigration policy should first and foremost ensure the security of our great Nation and those individuals posing a terrorist threat should be prevented from entering our country. I strongly oppose amnesty for illegal aliens; our immigration laws should not reward lawlessness" and "I oppose amnesty for illegal aliens. I support a plan that matches workers with needy employers without providing a path to citizenship. Immigration to this country must always be done through legal means" In a 2006 after election platform reversal, he helped craft the 2621: 1242:. In June 2006, he was quoted on the matter regarding not amending the Constitution, thus leaving each State to come up with its own laws, "It isn't good enough to say, 'Leave it up to the states.' ... If we leave it up to the states, we will see the erosion of marriage that we've seen by activist courts, which we otherwise will not see if we protect the institution of marriage at the federal level". He opposed legislation that would prevent employers from firing gays and has declined to endorse anti hate crimes legislation. In 2006, Kansas U.S. Senator 1046:
bilateral relationship." Lossada told Martínez that he understood the complications but "the independence of the judiciary and the process must be respected", and "that the executive branch of government could not close any judicial investigation and urged that this case does not affect the overall relationship, adding that our interests were much broader, and that the universal jurisdiction case should not be viewed as a reflection of the Spanish Government's position."
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attorney's fees related to the 2004 campaign. On October 28, 2008, Republican Sen. Mel Martínez agreed to pay $ 99,000 in fines for his campaign's failure to comply with federal election laws, including its acceptance of excess contributions, records show. An FEC audit found Martínez's campaign accepted a total of $ 313,235 in contributions that exceeded limits from 186 donors. The fine was agreed to by the FEC on Sep 10 and was posted a month later in its database.
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stance. Morally opposed to abortion even in case of rape or incest, he supports education to reduce abortions, and supports the promotion of alternatives such as adoption. His position on the legality of abortion is unclear, but he has indicated that he would not vote for prosecuting involved parties
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in 1973. He began his legal career working at the Orlando personal injury law firm Wooten Kimbrough, where he became a partner and worked for more than a decade. During his 25 years of law practice in Orlando, he was involved in various civic organizations. He served as vice-president of the board of
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handled the day-to-day operations). Some felt the choice was made in part due to the dip in support for Republicans among Latino voters in the 2006 midterm elections. Some conservatives objected to Martínez's selection, citing his positions on immigration and their general lack of enthusiasm for his
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for more than a year. Following the 2004 election, Martínez originally reported that his $ 12-million campaign had about $ 115,000 in debt, according to FEC documents. But a revision showed his campaign instead owed $ 685,000 in election expenses. The campaign spent about $ 300,000 in accounting and
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After a McCollum surge in the final weeks leading up to the primary, Martínez fought back in the last week of the race, putting out mass mailings and television ads that called McCollum "the new darling of homosexual extremists," pointing out that McCollum had sponsored hate crimes legislation while
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On April 15, 2009, Martínez met with Acting Foreign Minister Angel Losada on a visit to the Spanish foreign ministry, where he warned that an investigation would have consequences, and "that prosecutions would not be understood or accepted in the U.S. and would have an enormous impact on the
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Chairman (during Martínez's tenure the position was relabeled mayor). While in office, Martínez implemented what became known as the "Martínez doctrine" which prohibits development from taking place unless adequate public infrastructure, specifically school capacity, is able to support such
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The Schiavo memo is the third incident in which Martínez accepted broad responsibility while laying blame upon a staffer for the underlying deed. During the Republican primary, a staffer was blamed for a passage in a campaign flyer painting his opponent
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Florida and its operations in Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. Martinez is currently chairman of the Southeast and Latin America for JPMorgan, Chase & Co. Martínez also serves as a co-chair of the Housing Commission at the
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Twelve of Martinez's 25 stops on taxpayer-funded domestic trips as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in 2003 were to Florida cities, at the same time that he was also campaigning for Senate in Florida.
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President Bush won in Florida by 52%-47%, but Martínez only won 49.5%-48.4%, with a margin of about 70,000 votes. Martínez did much worse than Bush in the Tampa area, such as in
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is a biography about Martínez written by Richard E. Foglesong, the George and Harriet Cornell Professor of Politics at Rollins College (University Press of Florida, April 2011)
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Martínez immediately denied all knowledge of Darling's involvement in the situation, noting that he himself had inadvertently passed a copy of the memo to
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on August 31, Martínez won a decisive victory over McCollum (45 to 31 percent). Shortly afterward, he spoke alongside President Bush at the
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as a servant of the "radical homosexual lobby." Shortly thereafter another staffer was blamed for labeling federal agents involved in the
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reported that Martínez wanted to run for governor in 2006, though the GOP convinced him to run for the Senate two years earlier instead.
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In spite of Martínez's vocal objections to homosexual issues such as gay marriage, he employed two gay men in his 2004 Senate campaign.
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counties, and in smaller counties such as Liberty and Lafayette. The only counties that Martínez won that Bush did not were Orange and
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a member of the House of Representatives. Martínez pulled some of the more offensive ads from the air after a personal appeal from
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accounts for new workers; advocates more thorough investigations of Medicare fraud; supports reimportation of drugs from
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took the extraordinary step of revoking its endorsement of Martínez in the Republican primary and endorsing McCollum.
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Martínez's nomination by the Republican Party was far from certain. He was seriously challenged by former Congressman
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that would be referred to by much of his own party as "amnesty". (See On June 28, 2007, he would later vote for the
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President Ken Connor, the gubernatorial candidate. The Connor/Martínez ticket was defeated in the Republican
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declined to hear an appeal to a lower court's ruling. Martínez served as mayor through the end of 2000.
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In August 2006, the Martínez campaign acknowledged that the 2004 campaign had been under review by the
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A Sense of Belonging; From Castro's Cuba to the U.S. Senate, One Man's Pursuit of the American Dream
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post on August 12, 2004, to run for the open U.S. Senate seat in Florida being vacated by retiring
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Mel Martínez and his wife Kitty have three children and five grandchildren. He is the brother of
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reported that Martínez would be resigning from his Senate seat. Later that month, Governor
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development. The doctrine was challenged in court, but its legality was upheld when the
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performance as senator. Martínez stepped down from this position on October 19, 2007.
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as the successor to Martínez for the remaining year and a half of the Senate term.
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from November 2006 until October 19, 2007. Previously, Martínez served as the 12th
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President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans
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STATISTICS OF THE PRESIDENTIAL AND CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION OF NOVEMBER 2, 2004
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in service even after they have lost their air defense missile capabilities.
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On April 6, 2005, Martínez accepted the resignation of his legal counsel,
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beverage company in the campaign. CREW alleged Bacardi violated the
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This article is about the politician. For the Filipino actor, see
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In April 2010, on the advice of the Spanish Attorney General
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In November 2006, Martínez was named general chairman of the
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During part of his tenure in the Senate, Martínez sat at the
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In November 2004, Martínez was the Republican nominee in the
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in 1967, a bachelor's degree in international affairs from
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In August 2008, Martínez released an autobiography titled
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families, and in 1966 was reunited with his family in
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Following the outreach, the Spanish Attorney General
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Retrieved December 22, 2017. 2116: 1298:On January 25, 2008, Martínez endorsed Sen. 1146:Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007 1142:Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006 131:January 19, 2007 – October 19, 2007 88:January 3, 2005 – September 9, 2009 2036: 836:Martínez defeated his Democratic opponent, 557:Martínez received an associate degree from 182:January 24, 2001 – August 13, 2004 3219:Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 2911: 2897: 2764: 2750: 2513: 2499: 2067: 1134:programs; supports English-only education. 652:Serving as co-chairman of then-Texas Gov. 629:On November 3, 1998, Martínez was elected 424:Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 235:January 3, 1998 – January 3, 2001 57: 3649:Naturalized citizens of the United States 1169:Senator Martínez is also a member of the 898: 733:Learn how and when to remove this message 585: 3664:2000 United States presidential electors 3639:Latino conservatism in the United States 2462:Order of precedence of the United States 668:from Florida, who voted for Bush in the 589: 546:in 1964. He subsequently lived with two 1890:. Citizensforethics.org. Archived from 1447:from the original on September 27, 2019 1264:program to help locate missing seniors. 571:Florida State University College of Law 3546: 3194:Secretary of Health and Human Services 2229:Financial information (federal office) 1946:"Author of Schiavo memo steps forward" 1831:: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( 1569: 3574:American politicians of Cuban descent 3387: 2938: 2892: 2745: 2494: 1860:Clerk of the House of Representatives 1652:Melquíades C. Martínez Gladys V. Ruíz 1521:. OrlandoSentinel.com. Archived from 1325: 3654:Republican National Committee chairs 3584:Cuban emigrants to the United States 2119:"Shipbuilding a national imperative" 2003: 1698:. OrangeCountyFL.net. 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August 12, 2006. p. C6. 1771: 1570:Snyder, Jim (September 23, 2009). 1216:Oliver Hazard Perry class frigates 961: 953:for the 2007–2008 election cycle ( 879:(CREW) filed a complaint with the 498:and partner at international firm 14: 3680: 3559:21st-century American politicians 3388: 2209: 1972:"New gaffe, old Martínez defense" 1246:blocked a confirmation vote on a 1063:Guantanamo Bay detention facility 2964: 2877: 2619: 1914:"FEC Dismisses CREW Allegations" 1813:from the original on May 8, 2012 1574:. TheHill.com September 23, 2009 1495:. August 7, 2009. Archived from 1234:: Supported an amendment to the 1090:National Right to Life Committee 1069:should be tried for war crimes. 804:, but never disavowed them. 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Mel Martinez (actor)
Spanish name
surname

United States Senator
Florida
Bob Graham
George LeMieux
Republican National Committee
Mike Duncan
Ken Mehlman
Mike Duncan
United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
George W. Bush
Andrew Cuomo
Alphonso Jackson
Mayor of Orange County
Linda Chapin
Richard Crotty
Sagua La Grande
Cuba
Democratic
Republican
Orlando Junior College
AA
Florida State University
BA
JD
Mel Martínez's voice
Iraq War

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