Breaking News On Florida Congressman Kendrick Meek

Congressman Kendrick Meek of Florida, who is running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by current U.S. Senator Mel Martinez, has received the endorsement of Steve Schale, the director of the Florida Obama campaign.

Statement from Mr. Schale:

Last year, I had the great honor of leading the Obama campaign here in Florida. For five months, I had the greatest job in the land working with what I believe was the most amazing organization of volunteers ever assembled.

But as rewarding as it was to see Florida's 27 electoral votes go to Barack Obama, I knew that we had only taken the first step on the long road to change, especially here in Florida.

State of our State is not good. Ten percent of our fellow residents are unemployed, some four million of our neighbors lack basic health insurance and some forty percent of our high school students will never get a diploma. While we live in a state whose potential is limitless, we have a Governor who seems to be satisfied with our current state of affairs, unwilling to lead our state towards greatness. Now he wants to represent us in the United States Senate.

My friends, we deserve better.

Kendrick Meek has what it takes to help lead our state towards a better tomorrow. He helped the President pass the recovery act, protecting jobs here in Florida. He's fought to expand health insurance to every child in America and he's been a leader for our public school kids. His values are Florida's values and in him, we will have a Senator who will fight every day for the core principles that you and I hold dear.

Kendrick knows that it was your blood, sweat and tears that delivered Florida for President Obama, and he knows that it is the collective efforts of everyday people who will send him to Washington and help deliver change up and down the ballot in 2010. That is why Kendrick is working to build a grassroots movement to place his name on the ballot by petition, one that can eventually take our message of change door to door in every corner of our state.

But he can't do it alone. And here's where I need your help.

Please join the effort to help his petition drive - go to http://www.kendrickmeek.com/ to sign up to help. There you can even download your own petition and print it for yourself, friends, and neighbors.

Please sign up to help today. Change can't happen without you.

Thank you again for everything you did to win Florida and send Barack Obama to the White House. Now let's get to work to make sure he has a partner in the Senate who will help him fulfill our collective dreams for our nation's future.

Sincerely,

Steve Schale
Florida State Director
Obama for America, 2008

This is obviously exciting news. Mr Schale was instrumental in helping then Senator Barack Obama secure Florida's 27 electoral votes and he knows a winner when he sees one. So lets sign the petition and get Congressman Meek on the ballot for United States Senator.