Kendrick Meek is running to represent the state of Florida in the U.S. Senate. He is currently serving as U.S. Representative from Florida’s 17th Congressional District, where his priorities have included affordable housing and education.

While in Congress, Rep. Meek helped to easy the housing crisis in Florida by passing legislation that creates incentives for lenders to offer affordable payment plans.  He also aims to curb mortgage fraud by introducing a bill that would create a task force targeting lenders who acquired sub-prime loans through fraudulent means.

Rep. Meek has made education one of his top priorities since arriving in Congress in 2003.  He has voted to make class sizes in his district smaller, combating the now familiar problem of overcrowded classrooms.  Additionally, he has voted to increase student aid for college as well as reducing interest rates on student loans.

He has routinely voted for measures that would enfranchise LGBT Americans.  He is a Cosponsor of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act and the Military Readiness Enhancement Act of 2009, which would repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.”