In all, dozens upon dozens of groups and organizations have prioritized stopping the killing in Darfur before there is no one left to be killed. It is high time that we, the U.S. Congress, join our name to that list.

He also founded the Young Democrats club at Florida A&M and was president of the Florida Young Democrats organization. Meek was a star football player in college. Florida State Senate
From 1998 to 2002 Kendrick Meek was a member of the Florida Senate.

He was the Democratic nominee in the 2010 Senate election for the seat of Mel Martinez but he and Independent Charlie Crist lost in a three way race to Republican Marco Rubio. Kendrick Brett Meek (born September 6 1966) is an American politician who was the U. Representative for Florida's 17th congressional district from 2003 to 2011.