Sen. Mel Martinez.

This article is about the politician. For the actress, see Melanie Martinez.

Melquíades Rafael "Mel" Martínez , as general chairman of the Republican National Committee, in Washington, D.C., November 14. The Republican first-term senator from Florida, elected in 2004 after a divisive campaign that notably relied on antigay tactics, opposes hate-crimes legislation and supports the Federal Marriage Amendment The Federal Marriage Amendment (FMA) (also known as the Marriage Protection Amendment) is a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution which would define marriage in the United States as a union of one man and one woman. . He scored a 0 on the Human Rights Campaign's 2006 Congressional Scorecard measuring support for LGBT LGBT Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender issues.

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Title Annotation:	APPOINTED; joins Republican National Committee
Publication:	The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
Geographic Code:	1U5DC
Date:	Dec 19, 2006
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