GOP Sen. Mel Martinez Is Resigning
Sen. Mel Martinez, who announced last year that he wouldn't seek re-election in 2010, told his staffers at a meeting Friday morning that will not return to the Senate after the August recess.
(Fox News) - Sen. Mel Martinez, is resigning, a senior Republican official told FOX News.
The first-term senator, who announced last year that he wouldn't seek re-election in 2010, told his staffers at a meeting Friday morning that will not return to the Senate after the August recess.
"My priorities have always been my faith, my family and my country and at this stage in my life, and after nearly 12 years of public service in Florida and Washington, it's time I return to Florida and my family," Martinez said in a letter to friends and supporters, obtained by FOX News.
"So today I'm announcing my decision to step down from public office, effective on a successor taking office to fill out the remainder of my term."
(Fox News) - Sen. Mel Martinez, is resigning, a senior Republican official told FOX News.
The first-term senator, who announced last year that he wouldn't seek re-election in 2010, told his staffers at a meeting Friday morning that will not return to the Senate after the August recess.
"My priorities have always been my faith, my family and my country and at this stage in my life, and after nearly 12 years of public service in Florida and Washington, it's time I return to Florida and my family," Martinez said in a letter to friends and supporters, obtained by FOX News.
"So today I'm announcing my decision to step down from public office, effective on a successor taking office to fill out the remainder of my term."
posted by BP News Bureau | 12:24 PM
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