Mel Martinez, 54, has been nominated as secretary of housing and urban development. Martinez is currently the chairman of the Orange County, Florida board of commissioners, and co-chaired Bush's campaign in Florida. He is also said to be closely allied with Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, brother of the president-elect. A Cuban-American who fled Fidel Castro's regime in 1962, Martinez played a role in the Elian Gonzalez controversy, when he called on the Clinton administration to allow Elian's U.S. relatives to retain custody of the boy.