Kendrick Meek
Kendrick Meek
Kendrick Brett Meek is an American politician who was the U.S. Representative for Florida's 17th congressional district from 2003 to 2011. He was the Democratic nominee in the 2010 Senate election for the seat of Mel Martinez, but he and Independent Charlie Crist lost in a three way race to Republican Marco Rubio...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth6 September 1966
CountryUnited States of America
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