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supporters were here to hear the first major campaign speech by Kenna Martineau, Clark’s VP running mate.
Congresswoman Kenna Martineau had become the first female Republican Speaker of the House of Representatives back in 2010 following the voter onslaught against incumbent representatives of the Democratic Party. When the Republicans took control of the House, Martineau was the unanimous choice to be their Speaker.
Martineau had broken all kinds of barriers on her way to becoming Speaker of the House. Her fortitude during her years in congress was admired across the board. Martineau was a staunch conservative who demonstrated that the GOP was no longer just a good old boy network. The Democrats in the House considered her a formidable opponent and secretly credited her mettle while serving as the minority leader as one of the reasons the Democrats got slaughtered in the midterms. As House Speaker, her leadership had been a key to slamming the Bonsam machine into reverse.
Miami Congressman Alberto Ochoa stood at the lectern as the crowd simmered with anticipation. “Ladies and gentlemen, please help me welcome the next Vice President of the Unites States, Kenna Martineau!”
Clark gave Martineau a discrete wink as she strode across the podium to join him and Congressman Ochoa at the lectern. Cheers erupted followed by thunderous applause. Ochoa gave her a brief hug, then she and Clark joined hands and raised them above their heads as they waved to the cheering crowd. Clark felt the enthusiasm emanating from the crowd, which reaffirmed his conviction that Kenna Martineau had been the perfect choice to round out the Republican ticket.
Martineau was born and raised in a French Creole community near Lafayette, Louisiana. She was French-African on her father’s side and Spanish-Native American on her mother’s. The blend of ethnicities made her a gorgeous woman. She was tall and slender with piercing brown eyes and full black hair that hung past her shoulders. Her caramel complexion was smooth and flawless. Martineau was extremely proud of her multiethnic heritage, and she was known to politely but firmly correct anyone who referred to her as an African-American. She was an American, period.
Martineau was an only child, but she had a large extended family in the area and had plenty of cousins to play with while growing up. She loved the outdoors and spent many days hunting and fishing with her cousins, but her greatest love was books. She was a voracious reader who found interest in almost any topic. Her parents, relatives, and teachers all recognized her intelligence and unlimited potential while she was still very young.
When she was 12 her family moved to New York due to her father’s promotion at his company. The raise in salary her father received along with his promotion allowed him to enroll Martineau in a private school that was well respected throughout New York. The school was much more challenging than those in Lafayette, and she met the challenge head on. She excelled in every subject at each grade level, and graduated high school a year early while she was only 17.
Shortly after entering Columbia University’s School for International and Public Affairs, Martineau met a classmate named Marc Fortier. He, too, had a French Creole ancestry and the chemistry between them was evident from the start. Fortier shared many of the same goals as Martineau, and showed the same tenacity in achieving those goals. The relationship became passionate just a few weeks after they met, and together they enjoyed a level of love and happiness that very few couples experience. He was her soul mate, she was certain.
Martineau and Fortier married the day after she received her doctorate degree. Martineau had made numerous contacts in her field and had several papers published while at the university, so for professional reasons she chose to keep her maiden name. She began her career with the United Nations as an
Congresswoman Kenna Martineau had become the first female Republican Speaker of the House of Representatives back in 2010 following the voter onslaught against incumbent representatives of the Democratic Party. When the Republicans took control of the House, Martineau was the unanimous choice to be their Speaker.
Martineau had broken all kinds of barriers on her way to becoming Speaker of the House. Her fortitude during her years in congress was admired across the board. Martineau was a staunch conservative who demonstrated that the GOP was no longer just a good old boy network. The Democrats in the House considered her a formidable opponent and secretly credited her mettle while serving as the minority leader as one of the reasons the Democrats got slaughtered in the midterms. As House Speaker, her leadership had been a key to slamming the Bonsam machine into reverse.
Miami Congressman Alberto Ochoa stood at the lectern as the crowd simmered with anticipation. “Ladies and gentlemen, please help me welcome the next Vice President of the Unites States, Kenna Martineau!”
Clark gave Martineau a discrete wink as she strode across the podium to join him and Congressman Ochoa at the lectern. Cheers erupted followed by thunderous applause. Ochoa gave her a brief hug, then she and Clark joined hands and raised them above their heads as they waved to the cheering crowd. Clark felt the enthusiasm emanating from the crowd, which reaffirmed his conviction that Kenna Martineau had been the perfect choice to round out the Republican ticket.
Martineau was born and raised in a French Creole community near Lafayette, Louisiana. She was French-African on her father’s side and Spanish-Native American on her mother’s. The blend of ethnicities made her a gorgeous woman. She was tall and slender with piercing brown eyes and full black hair that hung past her shoulders. Her caramel complexion was smooth and flawless. Martineau was extremely proud of her multiethnic heritage, and she was known to politely but firmly correct anyone who referred to her as an African-American. She was an American, period.
Martineau was an only child, but she had a large extended family in the area and had plenty of cousins to play with while growing up. She loved the outdoors and spent many days hunting and fishing with her cousins, but her greatest love was books. She was a voracious reader who found interest in almost any topic. Her parents, relatives, and teachers all recognized her intelligence and unlimited potential while she was still very young.
When she was 12 her family moved to New York due to her father’s promotion at his company. The raise in salary her father received along with his promotion allowed him to enroll Martineau in a private school that was well respected throughout New York. The school was much more challenging than those in Lafayette, and she met the challenge head on. She excelled in every subject at each grade level, and graduated high school a year early while she was only 17.
Shortly after entering Columbia University’s School for International and Public Affairs, Martineau met a classmate named Marc Fortier. He, too, had a French Creole ancestry and the chemistry between them was evident from the start. Fortier shared many of the same goals as Martineau, and showed the same tenacity in achieving those goals. The relationship became passionate just a few weeks after they met, and together they enjoyed a level of love and happiness that very few couples experience. He was her soul mate, she was certain.
Martineau and Fortier married the day after she received her doctorate degree. Martineau had made numerous contacts in her field and had several papers published while at the university, so for professional reasons she chose to keep her maiden name. She began her career with the United Nations as an
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