Mel Martínez
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Melquíades Rafael Ruiz Martínez is a Cuban-American lobbyist and former politician who served as a United States senator from Florida from 2005 to 2009 and as general chairman of the Republican Party
Official Senate portrait
Senator Mel Martínez chats with U.S. President George W. Bush in the Center Hall of the White House during a celebration of Cinco de Mayo. The official portrait of former First Lady Betty Ford can be seen on the wall.
Martínez's official portrait as HUD secretary, c. 2001–2004
George LeMieux
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George Stephen LeMieux is an American former politician who was a United States senator from Florida from 2009 to 2011. He is chairman of the Florida-based law firm of Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart and w
Mel Martínez
…Orlando Sentinel reported that Martínez would be resigning from his Senate seat. Later that month, Governor Charlie Crist announced that he would appoint George LeMieux as the successor to Martínez for the remaining year and a half of the Senate term. Two weeks after Martínez resigned his Senate seat, The Hill reported…
Official portrait, 2009