Jack Martins

Jack Martins
New York Senate District 7
Incumbent
In office
2011 - present
Term ends
January 1, 2015
Years in position	2
Party	Republican
Compensation
Base salary	$79,500/year
Per diem	$171/full day; $61/half day
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
First elected	November 2, 2010
Next election	November 4, 2014
Term limits	N/A
Education
Bachelor's	American University
J.D.	St. John's University of Law
Personal
Profession	Attorney/Mayor, Village of Mineola
Websites
Office website

Jack Martins is a Republican member of the New York State Senate, representing District 7 since 2011.

He got his bachelor's degree from American University and his J.D. from St. John's University School of Law.

He served as the mayor of Minola for eight years, where he still resides with his wife Paula and their four daughters.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

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

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Martins served on these committees:

Elections

2012

See also: New York State Senate elections, 2012

Martins ran in the 2012 election for New York State Senate District 7. He ran unopposed in the Republican primary on September 13, 2012. He also ran on the Conservative Party and Independence Party of New York State tickets. Martins defeated Daniel S. Ross (D) in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.

New York State Senate, District 7, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jack Martins Incumbent	51.8%	58,039
	Democratic	Daniel S. Ross	48.2%	53,987
Total Votes				112,026

2010

See also: New York State Senate elections, 2010

Martins was uncontested in the September 14 Republican primary. Martins defeated incumbent Craig Johnson (D) in the general election on November 2. The election was challenged and went under a recount, but eventually, Martins was declared winner as the Appeals court backed his victory.

New York State Senate, General Election Results, District 7 (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Jack Martins (R)		42,942
Craig Johnson (D)		42,491

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, Martins raised a total of $713,290 in campaign contributions.

His four largest campaign contributors in 2010 were:

Donor	Amount
Nassau County Republican Cmte	$250,000
Martins, Jack	$80,000
Peri, Vanessa	$10,500
Lobato, Marlene	$10,500

Issues

Television Spot, Budget and Tax Reform

Campaign themes

Martin's campaign website lists five legislative priorities:

• "As state senator, Jack Martins promises to vote:

• Against wasteful spending and to bring the massive state deficit under control.

• Against higher taxes.

• To enact tough new ethics standards.

• To eliminate job-killing regulations and red tape.

• To make high-quality education affordable and accessible."

Education

• JD, St. John's University of Law

• Bachelors, American University

Professional experience

• Mayor, Incorporated Village of Mineola
• Member, County Seat Kiwanis Club
• Member, Heart Council of Long Island
• Former Zone Chair, Lions District 20 K-2
• Member, Long Island Portuguese Lions Club
• Former President, NYS Portuguese Civic Association

Personal

Martins and his wife Paula have four children.

External links

Suggest a link

• Official campaign website
• Senate website
• Official Project Vote Smart Biography
• Official Project Vote Smart legislative profile
• Campaign Contributions: 2010
• Official campaign twitter page

References

Political offices
Preceded by -	New York State Senate District 7 2011–present	Succeeded by NA