Robert "Bob" Martinez (born December 25, 1934 in Tampa, Florida) was the fortieth governor of Florida from 1987 to 1991. Prior to that, he was the mayor of Tampa from 1979 to 1986. December 25 is the 359th day of the year (360th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 6 days remaining. ... 1934 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Franklin Street, looking North, Tampa c. ... List of Governors of Florida: Florida Governors Military Government Territorial Government Statehood Categories: Lists of United States governors | Governors of Florida | Government of Florida ... State nickname: Sunshine State Other U.S. States Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Governor Jeb Bush (R) Official languages English Area 170,451 km² (22nd)  - Land 137,374 km²  - Water 30,486 km² (17. ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A mayor (from the Latin maÄ«or, meaning larger,greater) is the politician who serves as chief executive official of some types of municipalities. ... 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. ... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Martinez, whose family descended from Cuba, was the first American governor of Hispanic decent and the second Republican governor of Florida since Reconstruction. He attended the University of Tampa, receiving a bachelor's degree. He went on to earn a master's degree in labor and industrial relations from the University of Illinois. In the late 1960s, he became the head of the Tampa teachers' union, leading it in a strike against the city. He was elected mayor of Tampa in 1979. In 1983, he switched his party affiliation from Democrat to Republican. He was re-elected mayor until 1986 when he ran for governor, taking office on January 6, 1987. As governor he continued the environmental protection programs of his Democratic predecessor, Bob Graham, and created additional protections for Florida’s surface waters, including Lake Okeechobee, Tampa Bay, Lake Jackson, the Kissimmee River, as well as other areas. He aggressively sought to eliminate wasteful spending projects sponsored by many members of the legislature. He also increased spending on the state’s drug control programs. He was regarded as a "rising star" in Republican politics until he backed a law to tax services, for which later withdrew his support. However, by this point is was too late for him to have done so politically, and this controversy cost him most of his popularity and led to his defeat for re-election by former Democratic Senator Lawton Chiles. After he left the governor's mansion on January 8, 1991, Martinez was tasked by President George H. W. Bush to be the Director of the National Drug Control Policy ("drug czar"). He now operates an international business consulting firm in his hometown of Tampa. A governor is also a device that regulates the speed of a machine. ... 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John Wayne Mixson (born June 16, 1922) was the thirty-ninth governor of the U.S. state of Florida. ... List of Governors of Florida: Florida Governors Military Government Territorial Government Statehood Categories: Lists of United States governors | Governors of Florida | Government of Florida ... Lawton Chiles in an official picture taken during his first term as governor of Florida. ...