Kendrick Meek

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 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 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 a web ad.:

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

By Aaron Sharockman • October 15, 2010

Kendrick Meek
stated on September 10, 2010 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 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

Kendrick Meek
stated on August 15, 2010 a televised debate in Miami.:

"There’s a mosque inside of the Pentagon."

By Laura Figueroa • August 20, 2010

Kendrick Meek
stated on August 11, 2010 a TV ad.:

"Warren Buffett called credit default swaps financial weapons of mass destruction. And Greene was the first individual to use them."

By Aaron Sharockman • August 18, 2010

Kendrick Meek
stated on July 29, 2010 a TV ad.:

"Jeff Greene can buy anything" ... he owns two mansions.

By Aaron Sharockman • July 30, 2010

Kendrick Meek
stated on July 26, 2010 a television ad:

"Warren Buffett called (Jeff) Greene's scheme 'financial weapons of mass destruction.' "

By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 30, 2010

Kendrick Meek
stated on July 26, 2010 a television ad:

Democratic candidate Jeff Greene "ran for Congress as a California Republican."

By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 28, 2010

Kendrick Meek
stated on June 22, 2010 in a U.S. Senate Democratic primary debate:

"The first time he ever voted as a Democrat was here in Florida in 2008. He only voted four times in his life, and he's asking Floridians to come out and vote for him."

By Amy Sherman • June 29, 2010

Kendrick Meek
stated on June 22, 2010 a Democratic U.S. Senate debate:

Jeff Greene "is the king of the undercover Credit Default Swap that brought about the destruction of our economy that we have right now."

By Aaron Sharockman • June 22, 2010

Kendrick Meek
stated on June 22, 2010 in a Democratic U.S. Senate debate:

"When I become the nominee, the Democratic nominee, I will be the only pro-choice candidate on the ballot."

By Cristina Silva • June 22, 2010

Kendrick Meek
stated on May 25, 2010 his campaign website, asking supporters to sign a petition to oppose offshore oil drilling:

"Kendrick Meek is the only candidate who has consistently been against expanded drilling."

By Lesley Clark • May 26, 2010

Kendrick Meek
stated on May 21, 2010 a campaign website:

"Jeff Greene only moved from California to Florida in the last two years. In fact, he would not legally be allowed to run for any other statewide office because he has not lived here long enough to meet the residency requirement."

By Amy Sherman • May 24, 2010

Kendrick Meek
stated on April 29, 2010 an interview on CNN.:

"The governor switched his position once again on offshore oil drilling."

By Aaron Sharockman • April 30, 2010

Kendrick Meek
stated on March 20, 2010 campaign website:

"Marco Rubio thinks that government shouldn't be in the health care business at all."

By Amy Sherman • March 26, 2010

Kendrick Meek
stated on February 20, 2010 a statement on his Web site:

Florida "has the second-highest foreclosure rate in the nation."

By Lukas Pleva • March 2, 2010

Kendrick Meek
stated on January 10, 2010 a television interview:

"A number of the national publications have put this race in a tossup race between Democrats and Republicans. They don't know who's going to win this race."

By Aaron Sharockman • January 12, 2010

Latest Fact-Checks About Kendrick Meek

Jeff Greene
stated on August 10, 2010 a debate:

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

By Aaron Sharockman, Amy Sherman • August 20, 2010

Jeff Greene
stated on July 31, 2010 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 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 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 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