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Senate Years of Service: 2005-2009 Party: Republican
MARTINEZ, Melquiades R. (Mel), a Senator from Florida; born in Sagua La Grande, Cuba, on October
23, 1946; immigrated to the United States in 1962; lived with foster families
until reunited with his family in Orlando, Fla., in 1966; J.D., College of Law,
Florida State University 1973; practiced law in Orlando, Fla., for twenty-five
years; secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development 2001-2005;
elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate in 2004 and served from January 3,
2005, until his resignation on September 9, 2009.
BibliographyMartinez, Mel, with Ed Breslin.
A Sense of Belonging: From Castros Cuba to the U.S. Senate, One Mans
Pursuit of the American Dream. New York: Crown Forum, 2008.
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