Rep. Kendrick Meek became the first Democrat to declare candidacy for the Florida Senate seat now held by Sen. Mel Martinez, who has announced that he will retire rather than seek re-election in 2010. Other Democrats who may seek the nomination include Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink, and US Representatives Ron Klein, Allen Boyd, Robert Wexler and Debbie Wasserman-Schultz. Republican Attorney General Bill McCollum leads the list of potential GOP nominees. Rep. Connie Mack may also join the field.
This seat has been thrown wide open by the announcement last week that former Governor Jeb Bush would not run for the position. He had been viewed as essentially unbeatable were he to run.
Among the likely candidates, only Sink and McCollum have run statewide races. Sink received 54% of the vote in 2006 while being elected as the state’s CFO. McCollum won 53% that year in becoming AG.
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