Jesus Martinez (Florida)
Jesus Martinez (Republican Party) ran for election to the Florida House of Representatives to represent District 48. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Martinez completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2020
See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Florida House of Representatives District 48
Daisy Morales defeated Jesus Martinez in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 48 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Daisy Morales (D)  | 65.3 | 47,341 |
 | Jesus Martinez (R) | 34.7 | 25,197 | |
| Total votes: 72,538 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 48
Daisy Morales defeated Samuel Vilchez Santiago, Julio Rocha, Nelson Pena, and Tony Tsonis in the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 48 on August 18, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Daisy Morales | 39.9 | 4,897 |
 | Samuel Vilchez Santiago | 29.9 | 3,676 | |
 | Julio Rocha | 10.7 | 1,309 | |
| Nelson Pena | 10.2 | 1,248 | ||
 | Tony Tsonis | 9.3 | 1,145 | |
| Total votes: 12,275 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Amy Mercado (D)
- Alex Taylor (D)
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Jesus Martinez advanced from the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 48.
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Jesus Martinez completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Martinez's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Jesus has been deeply involved with the community of District 48 and Central Florida. He has used his credentials to serve hundreds of families in need of housing, mortgage lending, and with credit issues. He is an avid advocate for consumers, and a fighter for those that have been abused by unlawful companies and individuals.
He professed 7 years working with legal firms on civil cases; real estate, family mediations, bankruptcy, and immigration. During the 2008-mortgage crisis, his work was pivotal. Jesus was also a former Florida Supreme Court County Mediator. While in law school, he was a drafting member of the first comprehensive legislation on fracking practices for the State of Florida "Florida Hydraulic Fracking Act".
Now, In addition to being a business owner, Jesus gives back to his local community as an ordained minister & volunteer coach. Alongside his wife Lynnette, Jesus has served in eight countries providing humanitarian relief, education and emotional care to disadvantaged communities.
Jesus Martinez is the right choice! Let's improve District 48 Together!- Every human being must be treated with respect and dignity. It's time to enforce laws and policies to protect every constituent-no matter what circumstance they may be in.
- Jesús believes in the foundation of a solid education, and is committed to be the voice to reform the public-school system and to provide better working conditions for our teachers.
- We need to focus on producing a sustainable local economy. Jesús is devoted to advocating for sustainable economic development and job creation for our families.
With an extensive background in business and local development, Jesús Martínez has stated, "I know what it is to build a business from scratch. I understand the process, challenges and the ups and downs... I can relate to business development environments. It is my commitment to represent business owners at the Florida House of Representatives."
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
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