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|state=Florida

|state=Florida

|district=17th

|district=17th

|terms=January 3, 2003 - Present

|terms=January 3, 2003 - January 3, 2011

|preceded=Carrie P. Meek

|preceded=Carrie P. Meek

|former=n

|former=y

|succeeded=Incumbent

|succeeded=[[Frederica Wilson]]

}}

}}

}}

}}

'''Kendrick Meek''' is a [[liberal]] congressman from [[Florida]], elected to the seat that was held by his mother until she retired.  He was nominated by the [[Democratic]] Party for the open [[U.S. Senate]] seat from Florida in 2010.

'''Kendrick Meek''' is a [[liberal]] congressman from [[Florida]], elected to the seat that was held by his mother until she retired.  He was nominated by the [[Democratic]] Party for the open [[U.S. Senate]] seat from Florida in 2010. He finished in 3rd place with 20% of the vote, behind [[Republican]] [[Marco Rubio]]'s 49% and [[Independent]] [[Charlie Crist]]'s 30%.

Kendrick served in the Florida House of Representatives from 1995 to 1998 and in the Florida Senate from 1999 to 2002. Before his service in elected office, he served as a Captain in the Florida Highway Patrol.  

Kendrick served in the Florida House of Representatives from 1995 to 1998 and in the Florida Senate from 1999 to 2002. Before his service in elected office, he served as a Captain in the Florida Highway Patrol.