Rick Scott Names Bob Martinez to Presidential Primary Committee

On Friday, Gov. Rick Scott unveiled his three choices for the state Presidential Preference Primary Date Selection Committee, and all of them were prominent Sunshine State political leaders.

Topping the list was former Gov. Bob Martinez, the second Republican to lead Florida during the 20th century. Martinez, who was also mayor of Tampa, was one of the key leaders in the effort to bring the 2012 Republican convention to the Tampa Bay region.

Scott also named former state Democratic Senate Leader Al Lawson, a veteran of almost three decades in the Legislature, to the committee, as well as Jean Ungru, Scotts deputy chief of staff.