Mel Martinez
- Party
- Republican
- Office Sought:
- US Senate, FL
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.
Source: Bioguide
Campaign Finance
$-54,100 Received
Information
Figures are based on itemized contributions reported to the Federal Election Commission and state agencies. Please note that:
- contributions under $200 are not reported, and so are not included in totals.
- only contributions from individuals and organizations to candidates are included. Various accounting measures and more exotic contribution types are excluded.
- contributions are matched based on organization and recipient name reported within each election cycle. Contributions using an incorrect or non-standard version of the name may be missed.
- corporate name changes and mergers may cause figures to differ from those of the Center for Responsive Politics.
- organization totals include known subsidiaries of the organization.
For more information, please see our campaign finance methodology page. Lobbyist bundling data is described on our lobbyist bundling methodology page.
Latest FEC Data
covers through candidate's December 31, 2010 filing. independent expenditures updated daily.
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Summary
overview of how much the candidate raised and spent, and who contributed it- Total Raised:
- $-4,873 #240 of 222 Senate candidates
- Total Spent:
- $565,094 #139 of 222 Senate candidates
- Cash on Hand:
- $36,175 #91 of 222 Senate candidates
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Contributions Over Time
reflects only contributions over $200, as smaller contributions are not individually reported. For some candidates a significant portion of their fundraising may not be captured by this chart.
Due to refunds and other accounting issues, aggregate totals for this time frame were negative.
Earmarks
$57,058,900 Allocated
Information
Figures are based on both committee earmark disclosures and on analysis of appropriations bill text. Table shows top 10 earmarks, ordered by dollar amount in the final version of the bill. Earmarks from the president's budget proposal are not included.
For more information, see our Earmark Methodology page.
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In State vs. Out of State
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Top Earmarks
Fiscal Year Amount Description 2010 $8,400,000 Combat Weapons Training Facility 2010 $6,000,000 Reach Out and Read authorized under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 2010 $4,000,000 Miami-Dade County Metrorail Orange Line Expansion, FL 2010 $3,500,000 Communities in Schools for activities authorized under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 2010 $3,422,000 U.S. ARS Laboratory, Canal Point, FL 2010 $2,494,000 Climate Forecasting, FL 2010 $2,000,000 National Open-Ocean Energy Laboratory 2010 $1,650,000 HART Light Rail Preliminary Engineering, FL 2010 $1,597,000 Aquaculture Initiatives, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, Stuggart, AR 2010 $1,500,000 Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, fl: Science Consortium for Ocean Replenishment (SCORE)
