1. Kendrick Brett Meek was born on September 6,1966 and is an American politician and current fossil fuel industry spokesperson, who served as the US representative for from 2003 to 2011.
19 Facts About Kendrick Meek
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Kendrick Meek was the Democratic nominee in the 2010 Senate election, coming in third behind Republican Marco Rubio and independent candidate Charlie Crist.
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Kendrick, the son of retired Congresswoman Carrie Meek and Harold H Meek, was born on September 6,1966, in Miami, Florida.
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Kendrick Meek graduated from Miami Springs High School in Miami, where he played football as a defensive lineman.
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Kendrick Meek was initiated into the Omega Psi Phi fraternity through the Upsilon Psi chapter.
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Kendrick Meek later served on the security detail for Democratic Lieutenant Governor, Buddy MacKay and subsequently launched his political career.
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Kendrick Meek served in the Florida House of Representatives from 1995 to 1998.
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In 1998, Kendrick Meek reintroduced the bill in the Florida House and successfully allied with Republicans to pass it.
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From 1998 to 2002, Kendrick Meek was a member of the Florida Senate.
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In February 2000, Kendrick Meek said lawsuits might be filed to challenge university regents' authority to use the One Florida Initiative.
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In 2002, Kendrick Meek launched an initiative to reduce class sizes in Florida's public schools.
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Kendrick Meek guided the amendment through two opposition efforts in the Florida Supreme Court as well as the public campaign to oppose the amendment.
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Kendrick Meek was a member of the 30 Something Working Group, a small group of Democrat members who regularly held special order speeches on a variety of topics.
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Kendrick Meek voted for the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.
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Kendrick Meek opposes some bans on late-term abortions and notification laws for minors who seek an abortion.
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Kendrick Meek was elected to the US House of Representatives on November 5,2002, succeeding his mother, Congresswoman Carrie Kendrick Meek, who retired from the seat.
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Kendrick Meek had write-in opponents in three of the four elections and had a Democratic primary opponent in 2006.
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In 2011, Kendrick Meek was nominated to serve as Special Representative to the United Nations by President Barack Obama.
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Since 2023, Kendrick Meek has been a paid advocate for the fossil fuel industry group, Natural Allies.