March 2, 2010 (FinancialWire) — Former U.S. Sen. Melquiades Martinez of Florida has been elected to the board of directors for Progress Energy (NYSE: PGN).

Martinez was the first Cuban-American to serve in the U.S. Senate, from 2005 to 2009. While in the Senate, he was a member of several committees, including Energy and Natural Resources and Commerce.

Martinex previously served as secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. He also served as mayor of Orange County, Florida, and on the board of the Orlando Utilities Commission before his election to the Senate. He is currently a partner in the law firm of DLA Piper, where he specializes in all aspects of public policy.

North Carolina-based Progress Energy has more than 22,000 megawatts of generation capacity and posts $9 billion in annual revenues. Progress Energy includes two major electric utilities that serve around 3.1 million customers in the Carolinas and Florida.

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