Melquiades R. (Mel) Martinez

Senator from Florida

SENATEREPUBLICAN2005–2011ID M001162

LegislationHEADLINE

14%with Dems

of 908 votes

Nominations

13%with Dems

of 32 · confirmations only

All contested

14%with Dems

of 940 · both combined

Steepest move

+6 pts

2005 → 2007

still a Republican

Career arc

Legislation leads. Each point is one Congress: how often they sided with the Democratic majority on contested bills, resolutions and amendments.

100%75%50%25%0%sides with Democrats ↑sides with Republicans ↓2005

2009–10111th Congress

Sat as a Republican

17.8%with Democrats

legislation only

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 2005 → 2007, +6 pts — within one party label.

Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with

Sep 9, 2009S. 1023A bill to establish a non-profit corporation to communicate United States entry policies and otherwise promote leisure, business, and scholarly travel to the United States.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Sep 8, 2009S. 1023Of a perfecting nature.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Aug 6, 2009H.R. 3435A bill making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for the Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Program.LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Full textA bill making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for the Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Program.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.

Where this lands

NAYSided with the Republican majority

Open roll call

Aug 6, 2009H.R. 3435A bill making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for the Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Program.LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Aug 6, 2009H.R. 3435To 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.LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Aug 6, 2009H.R. 3435To provide for a date certain for termination of the Troubled Asset Relief Program.LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Aug 6, 2009H.R. 3435To provide assistance to charities and families in need.LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Aug 6, 2009H.R. 3435To protect the generations of tomorrow from paying for new cars today.LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Aug 6, 2009H.R. 3435In the nature of a substitute.LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 189 contested votes scored in the 111th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance12.5% · 352 votes

Armed Forces and National Security1.1% · 89 votes

Immigration49.2% · 61 votes

Taxation3.3% · 61 votes

Emergency Management12.2% · 41 votes

Energy12.8% · 39 votes

Finance and Financial Sector2.8% · 36 votes

Health17.1% · 35 votes

Congress0% · 25 votes

Education0% · 23 votes

Law0% · 20 votes

Transportation and Public Works21.1% · 19 votes

Agriculture and Food11.1% · 18 votes

International Affairs43.8% · 16 votes

Labor and Employment9.1% · 11 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues20% · 10 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Public Lands and Natural Resources— · 8 votes

Water Resources Development— · 7 votes

Housing and Community Development— · 6 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement— · 5 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance— · 4 votes

Government Operations and Politics— · 4 votes

Science, Technology, Communications— · 4 votes

Commerce— · 3 votes

Environmental Protection— · 3 votes

Native Americans— · 3 votes

Commemorations— · 2 votes

Social Welfare— · 2 votes

Families— · 1 vote

Blue is the share of votes siding with the Democratic majority; the tick marks 50%.

Service record

3 Congresses

109th · 2005111th · 2009

Republican · Senate · FL109th–111th

Term datesexact

Melquiades R. (Mel) Martinez

Senator from Florida

SENATER2005–20113 CONGRESSES

Compare

LegislationHEADLINE

13.8%with Democrats

of 908 votes · 86.2% with Republicans

Nominations13%of 32 votes

All contested14%of 940 · combined

Steepest move+6 pts2005→07, as a Republican

Career arc

10050020052009

2009–10 · 111th · Republican17.8%

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Votes

Democratic majorityYea

Republican majorityNay

Counts toward scoreYes

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 189 contested votes scored in the 111th

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance12.5% · 352

Armed Forces and National Security1.1% · 89

Immigration49.2% · 61

Taxation3.3% · 61

Emergency Management12.2% · 41

Energy12.8% · 39

Finance and Financial Sector2.8% · 36

Health17.1% · 35

Congress0% · 25

Education0% · 23

Law0% · 20

Transportation and Public Works21.1% · 19

Agriculture and Food11.1% · 18

International Affairs43.8% · 16

Labor and Employment9.1% · 11

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues20% · 10

Public Lands and Natural Resources— · 8

Water Resources Development— · 7

Housing and Community Development— · 6

Crime and Law Enforcement— · 5

Foreign Trade and International Finance— · 4

Government Operations and Politics— · 4

Science, Technology, Communications— · 4

Commerce— · 3

Environmental Protection— · 3

Native Americans— · 3

Commemorations— · 2

Social Welfare— · 2

Families— · 1

Service record

109th · 2005111th · 2009

Republican109th–111th

Party switchers

John Alexander LoganD→R · IL · 40th Wesley Wade WatkinsD→R · OK · 105th Ben Nighthorse CampbellD→R · CO · 104th