Bill Nelson, Democrat

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Current office: U.S. Senate

Birth place: Miami, FL (09/29/1942)
Home city: Tallahassee, FL

Education: JD, University of Virginia, 1968 BA, Yale University, 1965.

Profession: Astronaut, NASA, 1986 United States Army/United States Army Reserves, 1965-1971 Fire Marshal Lawyer.

Political: Senator, United States Senate, 2001-present Treasurer and Insurance Commissioner, 1995-2000 Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1979-1991 Candidate, Governor of the State of Florida, 1990 Representative, Florida State House of Representatives, 1972-1979 Deputy Minority Whip, United States Senate.

Membership: Democratic Policy Committee Vice Chair, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Senate Centrist Coalition Senate New Democrat Coalition.

First elected: 2000
Last elected: 11/07/2006
Next election: 2012

Family: Wife: Grace; 2 Children: Nan Ellen, Bill Jr.

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The Fix: Breaking Down Crist's Pick for Senate

Washington Post 8.10.09 1:11 PM | Florida Sen. Mel Martinez's (R-Fla.) surprise resignation announcement on Friday has put Gov. Charlie Crist (R) in the hot seat as he must pick a replacement to fill out the remainder of Martinez's...
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Neighbors lament Ipswich boatyard destroyed in fire

Boston Globe 8.9.09 1:15 AM | IPSWICH - In the end, it was not eviction or plans to develop his tranquil riverfront property that drove Herman Melanson from his home yesterday morning, but a three-alarm blaze that took...
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With GOP Sen. Martinez's early departure, Fla. gov gets to fill seat he wants for himself

Minneapolis Star Tribune 8.8.09 5:00 AM | TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Republican Sen. Mel Martinez announced Friday he would step down 16 months early, saying he was making good on a promise to voters that he wouldn't stay just to keep the seat...
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U.S. Sen. Martinez announces resignation

Florida Capital News 8.8.09 12:01 AM | WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez will step down from his Senate seat as soon as a replacement is named to fill out the remaining year of his term, he said in a surprise announcement Friday.
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Fla. senator to resign, clear path for Crist

Seattle Times 8.7.09 9:09 PM | Republican Sen. Mel Martinez's decision Friday to step down 16 months early gave Gov. Charlie Crist the perfect gift: his pick of who should watch over the office while Crist tries to win it for...
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Sen. Mel Martinez making an early exit

Miami Herald 8.7.09 1:00 AM | Sen. Mel Martinez's decision Friday to cut his term short by 17 months caps a historic though unfulfilled career for the first Cuban-American senator, while handing Gov. Charlie Crist a unique...
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Martinez joins Dems in supporting Sotomayor

Florida Capital News 8.6.09 11:32 PM | WASHINGTON -- Republican Mel Martinez joined Senate Democrats, including fellow Florida Sen. Bill Nelson, in supporting Sonia Sotomayor on Thursday as the first Hispanic justice on the Supreme Court.
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Russian oil rigs just 45 miles from Florida?

Christian Science Monitor 8.6.09 4:44 PM | Cuba will allow Russia to look for oil and gas in its territorial waters. Environmentalists cringe, but the industry says its time for the US to look for more oil in the Gulf of Mexico, too.
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State considers ban on Burmese pythons

Florida Capital News 8.5.09 11:42 PM | State environmental officials told Gov. Charlie Crist on Wednesday they are considering a ban on Burmese pythons, the mammoth snakes threatening Everglades restoration.
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Sen. Martinez admonishes fellow lawmakers on Sotomayor votes

Florida Capital News 8.5.09 11:40 PM | WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez, one of only a handful of Republicans supporting Sonia Sotomayor, took to the Senate floor Thursday to admonish fellow lawmakers who have politicized the...
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