Members of Congress / Mel Martinez
Biographical InformationMARTINEZ, 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. (Source.) More coverage of Mel Martinez on washingtonpost.com Roles in Congress
· 111th Congress: Senator, Florida, Republican.
Jan. 3, 2009, to Jan. 3, 2011. Key VotesSee how Mel Martinez voted on key votes -- the most important bills, nominations and resolutions that have come before Congress, as determined by washingtonpost.com. Missed VotesMel Martinez has missed 19 votes (7.0%) during the current Congress. See a list of his missed votes since 1991 or see a full list of vote missers. Voting with PartyMel Martinez has voted with a majority of his Republican colleagues 84.6% of the time during the current Congress. This percentage does not include votes in which Martinez did not vote. See a list of his votes against his party since 1991, a list of all Senators in the 111th Congress with a similar score, or a full list of party voters. |  State InformationFlorida demographic profile (2000 Census) Financial DisclosureView Mel Martinez's official financial disclosure statements, which describe the sources, types and amounts of income earned in a given year. (See more disclosure reports.) |
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| Date | Vote | Position | GOP opinion | DEM opinion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote 272: S 1023: S.1023 As Amended; Travel Promotion Act of 2009 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 271: On the Cloture Motion: Upon Reconsideration Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Dorgan Amdt. No. 1347; Of a perfecting nature. | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 270: H R 3435: H.R. 3435; A bill making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for the Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Program. | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 269: On the Motion: Motion to Waive Sec. 403(e)(1), S. Con. Res. 13 of 111th Congress re: H.R. 3435; A bill making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for the Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Program. | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 268: On the Motion: Motion to Waive Section 201, S. Con. Res. 21, 110th Congress re: Isakson Amdt. No. 2306; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an income tax credit for certain home purchases, and to transfer to the Treasury unobligated funds made available by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in the amount of the reduction in revenue resulting from such credit. | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 267: H R 3435: Vitter Amdt. No. 2303; To provide for a date certain for termination of the Troubled Asset Relief Program. | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 266: On the Motion: Motion to Waive CBA re: Coburn Amdt. No. 2304; To provide assistance to charities and families in need. | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 265: On the Motion: Motion To Waive CBA re: Gregg Amdt. No. 2302; To protect the generations of tomorrow from paying for new cars today. | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 264: H R 3435: Kyl Amdt. No. 2301 As Modified; In the nature of a substitute. | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 263: H R 3435: Motion to Table Harkin Amdt. No. 2300; To limit the provision of vouchers to individuals with adjusted gross income of less than $50,000 or joint filers with adjusted gross incomes of less than $75,000. | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 262: On the Nomination: Confirmation Sonia Sotomayor, of New York, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 261: H R 2997: H.R. 2997 As Amended; Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 260: On the Motion: Motion to Waive the CBA Sanders Amdt. No. 2276; To modify the amount made available for the Farm Service Agency. | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 259: On the Motion: Coburn Motion To Commit To The Committee on Appropriations ; Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 258: H R 2997: Coburn Amdt. No. 2244; To support the proposal of the President to eliminate funding in the bill for digital conversion efforts of the Department of Agriculture that are duplicative of existing Federal efforts. | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 257: H R 2997: McCain Amdt. No. 1912; To strike a provision relating to certain watershed and flood prevention operations. | Yes | None | No | |
| Vote 256: H R 2997: McCain Amdt. No. 1910; To strike a setaside for certain grants authorized under the Rural Electrification Act. | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 255: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke cloture on the Kohl Amdt. No. 1908; In the nature of a substitute. | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 254: H R 3357: H.R. 3357; A bill to restore sums to the Highway Trust Fund, and for other purposes. | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 253: On the Motion: Motion to Waive CBA Re: H.R. 3357; A bill to restore sums to the Highway Trust Fund, and for other purposes. | Yes | No | Yes |
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