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Fred S. Martin
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Republican Party

Prior offices
Idaho State Senate District 15
Successor: Rick Just
Elections and appointments
Last election

May 17, 2022

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Fred S. Martin (Republican Party) was a member of the Idaho State Senate, representing District 15. He assumed office on December 1, 2012. He left office on December 1, 2022.

Martin (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Idaho State Senate to represent District 15. He lost in the Republican primary on May 17, 2022.

Biography

Martin's professional experience includes working as a former teacher and owner of Satellite Systems, Incorporated. He served in the Idaho National Guard.

Committee assignments

Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes biannual updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: editor@ballotpedia.org.

2021-2022

Martin was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Martin was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Idaho committee assignments, 2017
• Commerce and Human Resources
• Finance, Vice chair
• Health and Welfare
• Change in Employee Compensation
• Economic Outlook and Revenue Assessment
• Joint Finance-Appropriations
• Joint Millennium Fund

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Martin served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Martin served on the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2022

See also: Idaho State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Idaho State Senate District 15

Rick Just defeated Codi Galloway and Sarah Clendenon in the general election for Idaho State Senate District 15 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Rick Just
Rick Just (D) Candidate Connection
 
49.8
 
9,193
Image of Codi Galloway
Codi Galloway (R) Candidate Connection
 
48.0
 
8,866
Image of Sarah Clendenon
Sarah Clendenon (Constitution Party)
 
2.2
 
413

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 18,472
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Idaho State Senate District 15

Rick Just advanced from the Democratic primary for Idaho State Senate District 15 on May 17, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Rick Just
Rick Just Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
1,498

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 1,498
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 15

Codi Galloway defeated incumbent Fred S. Martin and Dorothy Greenzang in the Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 15 on May 17, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Codi Galloway
Codi Galloway Candidate Connection
 
53.0
 
3,668
Image of Fred S. Martin
Fred S. Martin
 
41.2
 
2,853
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Dorothy Greenzang
 
5.8
 
398

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 6,919
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Constitution primary election

Constitution primary for Idaho State Senate District 15

Sarah Clendenon advanced from the Constitution primary for Idaho State Senate District 15 on May 17, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Sarah Clendenon
Sarah Clendenon
 
100.0
 
10

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 10
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2020

See also: Idaho State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Idaho State Senate District 15

Incumbent Fred S. Martin defeated Rick Just in the general election for Idaho State Senate District 15 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Fred S. Martin
Fred S. Martin (R)
 
53.0
 
12,009
Image of Rick Just
Rick Just (D) Candidate Connection
 
47.0
 
10,654

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 22,663
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Idaho State Senate District 15

Rick Just advanced from the Democratic primary for Idaho State Senate District 15 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Rick Just
Rick Just Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
2,953

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 2,953
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 15

Incumbent Fred S. Martin defeated Sarah Clendenon in the Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 15 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Fred S. Martin
Fred S. Martin
 
75.5
 
3,322
Image of Sarah Clendenon
Sarah Clendenon
 
24.5
 
1,078

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 4,400
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

2018

See also: Idaho State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Idaho State Senate District 15

Incumbent Fred S. Martin defeated Jim Bratnober in the general election for Idaho State Senate District 15 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Fred S. Martin
Fred S. Martin (R)
 
50.0
 
8,947
Image of Jim Bratnober
Jim Bratnober (D) Candidate Connection
 
50.0
 
8,936

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 17,883
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Idaho State Senate District 15

Jim Bratnober advanced from the Democratic primary for Idaho State Senate District 15 on May 15, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Jim Bratnober
Jim Bratnober Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
2,027

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 2,027
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 15

Incumbent Fred S. Martin defeated Sarah Clendenon in the Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 15 on May 15, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Fred S. Martin
Fred S. Martin
 
67.2
 
2,837
Image of Sarah Clendenon
Sarah Clendenon
 
32.8
 
1,382

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 4,219
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2016

See also: Idaho State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Idaho State Senate were held in 2016. The primary election took place on May 17, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 11, 2016.

Incumbent Fred S. Martin defeated Laura Metzler in the Idaho State Senate District 15 general election.[1][2]

Idaho State Senate, District 15 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Fred S. Martin Incumbent 56.33% 10,580
     Democratic Laura Metzler 43.67% 8,203
Total Votes 18,783
Source: Idaho Secretary of State


Laura Metzler ran unopposed in the Idaho State Senate District 15 Democratic primary.[3][4]

Idaho State Senate District 15, Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Laura Metzler  (unopposed)


Incumbent Fred S. Martin ran unopposed in the Idaho State Senate District 15 Republican primary.[5][6]

Idaho State Senate District 15, Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Fred S. Martin Incumbent (unopposed)

2014

See also: Idaho State Senate elections, 2014

Elections for the Idaho State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 14, 2014. Richard Keller was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent Fred S. Martin defeated Diego Rodriguez in the Republican primary. Keller was defeated by Martin in the general election. Quane Kenyon, Sr. (R) filed to run but did not appear on the primary ballot.[7][8][9]

Idaho State Senate, District 15, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngFred S. Martin Incumbent 57.7% 7,244
     Democratic Richard Keller 42.3% 5,302
Total Votes 12,546
Idaho State Senate, District 15 Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngFred S. Martin Incumbent 60.3% 2,034
Diego Rodriguez 39.7% 1,339
Total Votes 3,373

2012

See also: Idaho State Senate elections, 2012

Martin won election in the 2012 election for Idaho State Senate District 15. He ran unopposed in the Republican primary on May 15 and defeated Betty Richardson (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[10][11]

Idaho State Senate, District 15, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngFred S. Martin 52.1% 9,545
     Democratic Betty Richardson 47.9% 8,783
Total Votes 18,328

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Fred S. Martin did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Fred S. Martin did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2012

Martin's campaign website listed the following issues:[12]

  • VALUES
Excerpt: "I am pro-family, pro-education, pro-life. I believe in the Republican Party’s values of lower taxes, less government and personal responsibilities. If elected I will focus on education and jobs."
  • EDUCATION
Excerpt: "About 65.5% of state general funds goes to education in Idaho. I have the educational background, having been a teacher, to see that those funds are properly spent."
  • ECONOMY
Excerpt: "Because of the economy, many people in Idaho are hurting; many are out of work or underemployed. The state has several responsibilities: Keep taxes as low as possible; Provide the best education for our children; Adequately fund essential services; Make Idaho a people-friendly and business-friendly place"

Campaign finance summary

Note: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. Depending on the election or state, this may represent only a portion of all the funds spent on their behalf. Satellite spending groups may or may not have expended funds related to the candidate or politician on whose page you are reading this disclaimer. Campaign finance data from elections may be incomplete. For elections to federal offices, complete data can be found at the FEC website. Click here for more on federal campaign finance law and here for more on state campaign finance law.

Fred S. Martin campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022Idaho State Senate District 15Lost primary$52,434 $88,837
2020Idaho State Senate District 15Won general$91,102 N/A**
2018Idaho State Senate District 15Won general$48,235 N/A**
2016Idaho State Senate, District 15Won $42,384 N/A**
2014Idaho State Senate, District 15Won $50,182 N/A**
2012Idaho State Senate, District 15Won $106,475 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

See also: State legislative scorecards and State legislative scorecards in Idaho

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2022

In 2022, the Idaho State Legislature was in session from January 10 to March 31.

Legislators are scored on their stance on civil liberties issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to upholding and defending Idaho values.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business and economic issues.
Legislators are scored on their stance on education policy.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.
Legislators are scored on how they voted on sportsman-related bills.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.


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2019


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2017


2016


2015


2014


2013


2012

Personal

Martin and his wife, Darla, have six children.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Idaho Secretary of State, "General election candidate list," accessed August 16, 2016
    2. ↑ Idaho Secretary of State, "Nov 08, 2016 General Election Results," accessed November 25, 2016
    3. ↑ Idaho Secretary of State, "Declaration for March 11, 2016, primary," accessed March 11, 2016
    4. ↑ Idaho Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed May 17, 2016
    5. ↑ Idaho Secretary of State, "Declaration for March 11, 2016, primary," accessed March 11, 2016
    6. ↑ Idaho Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed May 17, 2016
    7. ↑ Idaho Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed March 18, 2014
    8. ↑ Idaho Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed June 12, 2014
    9. ↑ Idaho Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed November 20, 2014
    10. ↑ Idaho Secretary of State, "2012 primary election results," accessed May 15, 2012
    11. ↑ Idaho Secretary of State – Elections Division, "November 6, 2012 General Election Results," accessed December 27, 2012
    12. ↑ Fred Martin, "Issues," accessed October 21, 2012

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