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Kendrick Meek is a former U.S. Representative for Congressional District 17 in Miami, serving from 2003 to 2011. He campaigned for the U.S. Senate and was defeated on Nov. 2, 2010.

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Kendrick Meek
stated on October 24, 2010 in a debate:

"The Taliban has been there for years and years, I mean, hundreds of thousands of years."

By Amy Sherman • October 25, 2010
Kendrick Meek
stated on October 24, 2010 in a debate:

"Middle-class families throughout America (would) have to pay $6,000 per year" to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy.

By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 24, 2010
Kendrick Meek
stated on October 15, 2010 in a web ad.:

Marco Rubio says "Solo Ingles" (English only).

By Aaron Sharockman • October 15, 2010
Kendrick Meek
stated on September 10, 2010 in a television ad:

"I’m the only one who's fought against developers draining the Everglades!"

By Trenton Daniel • September 10, 2010
Kendrick Meek
stated on August 24, 2010 in his primary victory speech.:

Kendrick Meek claims he's the only candidate who said Sonia Sotomayor "will make an excellent Supreme Court justice."

By Aaron Sharockman • August 25, 2010

Jeff Greene
stated on August 10, 2010 in a debate:

"Seventy bills [Kendrick Meek] authored, not one of them has passed."

By Aaron Sharockman • August 20, 2010
Jeff Greene
stated on July 31, 2010 in a campaign mail piece.:

"Kendrick Meek was named one of the two most corrupt Democrats in Congress by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington."

By Aaron Sharockman • August 3, 2010
Jeff Greene
stated on July 23, 2010 in a campaign flier:

Kendrick Meek was "#1 in Florida in taking tobacco cash and then opposed a tax on cigars that would have helped pay for children's health care."

By Amy Sherman • July 27, 2010
Maurice Ferre
stated on July 1, 2010 in an editorial meeting.:

Maurice Ferre says Kendrick Meek "has voted 98.6 percent of the time with the Democrat party."

By Trenton Daniel • July 21, 2010
Jeff Greene
stated on June 22, 2010 in a public debate in West Palm Beach:

"My opponent here has accepted money from Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae (and) hosted subprime mortgage seminars."

By Trenton Daniel • June 25, 2010

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