Open-borders Senator Mel Martinez has resigned his position as Chairman of the Republican National Committee, according to the Associated Press.

Mel Martinez, the public face of the Republican National Committee as its general chairman, announced Friday he was stepping down from his post after serving only 10 months.

“I believe that our future as a party and nation is bright and I have every intention of continuing to fight for our president, our party and our candidates,” the Florida senator said in a statement.

His resignation came months earlier than anticipated. Martinez wasn’t expected to step down until a Republican presidential nominee was selected, and the earliest that could occur is February.

The RNC said Martinez’ job would not be filled.

Martinez, who is up for re-election in 2010, said he was relinquishing the job to spend more time focusing on his constituents and because the RNC had achieved the objective he set when he assumed the job in January.

The good news I was unaware of here? The RNC has been able to outraise the DNC.

The RNC has been the only national GOP party committee to outraise its Democratic counterpart this year. As of the end of August, the RNC had raised $55.3 million in contributions and had $16 million cash on hand. The Democratic National Committee had raised $34.8 million in contributions and had $4.7 million cash on hand. The DNC also reported a $2 million debt.