Sen. Martinez, Mel (R) FL
Aggregate Rating 67.22%
98%
69%
35%

Offices held

Office
Party
State
District
Date
U.S. Senator
Republican
 
2004-2010

Elections

Office
State
District
Date
U.S. Senator
 
2004
 
Republican
3,672,864
 
Democrat
3,590,201
 
Other
166,642
 
Other
119
 
Other
27
 
Other
25
 
Other
16

U.S. Senator (Primary)
 
2004
 
Democrat
669,346
 
Democrat
321,922
 
Democrat
115,898
 
Democrat
45,347
 
Republican
522,994
 
Republican
360,474
 
Republican
158,360
 
Republican
68,982
 
Republican
20,365
 
Republican
17,804
 
Republican
13,257
 
Republican
3,695


Interest Group Data

Interest Group
Year
Rating
Club For Growth
2007
60.00
Club For Growth
2006
75.00

National Right to Life Commitee
2007
1.00
National Right to Life Commitee
2006
100.00

Americans for Better Imigration
2007
25.00
Americans for Better Imigration
2006
28.00
Americans for Better Imigration
2005
12.00

Gun Owners of America
2008
93.00
Gun Owners of America
2006
100.00
Gun Owners of America
2005
100.00

NARAL Inverse (100 minus rating)
2007
100.00
NARAL Inverse (100 minus rating)
2006
100.00
NARAL Inverse (100 minus rating)
2005
100.00

Citizens Against Government Waste
2006
71.00
Citizens Against Government Waste
2005
71.00

Federation for American Immigration Reform
2005
0.00

Americans for Immigration Control
2006
10.00

U.S. Border Control
2006
10.00

US English
2007
93.00

English First
2007
100.00

Google News

 

After retiring from politics, Florida's former US Senator, Mel Martinez, is ...
Poder 360
[Poder Hispanic] What did those years in politics teach you, as a Senator, cabinet member, and as a prominent Hispanic? [Mel Martinez] Public service is an ...


MiamiHerald.com

How much different is Bill McCollum's post-primary pout than 2004?
Palm Beach Post
Some have compared it to the 2004 Republican US Senate primary, when Bill McCollum waited two weeks to endorse fellow Republican Mel Martinez. ...
McCollum: I am staying out of governor's raceOrlando Sentinel (blog)
Nine Weeks LeftAtlanta Journal Constitution (blog)
Outsider Scott surrounds himself with GOP insidersTbo.com
WESH Orlando
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A Rocky Mountain showdown
Washington Post
who replaced Mel Martinez, who resigned; and Carte Goodwin (DW.Va.), who replaced the late Robert Byrd. A seventh senator, Lisa Murkowski, ...

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Orlando Sentinel

Talking With ... Mel Martinez: Credit concerns continue for banks
Orlando Sentinel
Mel Martinez, 63, is JPMorgan Chase's chairman for Florida and Latin America. The former US senator, who stepped down last fall and then served as an ...