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Popular As	Bob Martinez
Occupation	Actor
Age	89 years old
Zodiac Sign	Capricorn
Born	December 25, 1934 (Tampa, Florida, USA)
Birthday	December 25
Town/City	Tampa, Florida, USA
Nationality	USA

🌙 Zodiac

Bob Martinez’s zodiac sign is Capricorn. According to astrologers, Capricorn is a sign that represents time and responsibility, and its representatives are traditional and often very serious by nature. These individuals possess an inner state of independence that enables significant progress both in their personal and professional lives. They are masters of self-control and have the ability to lead the way, make solid and realistic plans, and manage many people who work for them at any time. They will learn from their mistakes and get to the top based solely on their experience and expertise.

🌙 Chinese Zodiac Signs

Bob Martinez was born in the Year of the Dog. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Dog are loyal, faithful, honest, distrustful, often guilty of telling white lies, temperamental, prone to mood swings, dogmatic, and sensitive. Dogs excel in business but have trouble finding mates. Compatible with Tiger or Horse.

Robert "Bob' Martinez was born in Tampa, Florida, the grandson of Spanish immigrants, he obtained his undergraduate degree in Social Science at the University of Tampa in 1957, then earned a Masters degree, in "labor and industrial relations" from the University of Illinois in 1964.

Returning to Tampa, Martinez taught social studies at Oak Grove Junior High and Chamberlain High School. Martinez became the head of the local teachers' union in 1966 until 1975. That year Martinez bought the well-known and popular Café Sevilla Spanish Restaurant in Tampa.

Governor Rubin Askew also appointed him to the Southwest Florida Water Management District governing board later that year, serving until he ran successfully for mayor of Tampa in 1979.In 1986, he resigned as Mayor to run for governor of Florida as a Republican.

Upon winning, he became the first, and so far, only Hispanic to serve as governor. In 1989, Governor Martinez ordered state prosecutors to determine whether Miami-area rappers 2 Live Crew's album "Nasty as They Wanna Be" violated Florida obscenity laws.

This resulted in record store owners being arrested for selling the album. Later members of the group were also arrested after a concert, but were eventually acquitted.After his term as Governor, President George Bush appointed Martinez as Director, the "Drug Czar", of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, a cabinet position, where he succeeded William Bennett, serving until January 20, 1993.

Since then Martinez returned to Tampa working as a consultant for businesses and a trustee to various local nonprofit groups involved way with education.