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Mark Martin (Arkansas)

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Mark Martin
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Prior offices
Arkansas House of Representatives District 87

Arkansas Secretary of State
Successor: John Thurston

Education

High school

Hughes High School

Bachelor's

University of Arkansas, 1998

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Navy

Personal
Religion
Christian: Baptist
Contact

Mark Martin (born February 18, 1968, in Kansas City, Kansas) was the 33rd Arkansas secretary of state from 2011 to 2019. A Republican, he first won election on November 2, 2010, and assumed office on January 11, 2011. Martin began his second term on January 13, 2015, after winning re-election to his second term as secretary of state in 2014.[1]

Before becoming secretary of state, Martin served three terms in the Arkansas House of Representatives, representing the 87th legislative district from 2004 to 2010.[2]

Biography

Martin was born in Kansas City and grew up on a farm in the Delta. He attended Hughes High School in Arkansas and in 1998 received a bachelor's in mechanical engineering from the University of Arkansas.

Prior to entering politics, Martin served as a nuclear engineering laboratory technician for the U.S. Navy. He held a variety of technology-oriented positions in private industry. He was president of M3 Engineering, an architecture, engineering, and construction management firm, and president of PsyberSimula. He was also vice president of research and technology for Renfroe Engineering from 2002 to 2006.[2]

Supplementing his work as secretary of state, Martin held other roles, including:

  • Board of Directors, National Society of Professional Engineers (2002-2003)
  • State Vice Chair, Arkansas Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • Member, International Society of Biomechanics

Education

  • Hughes High School
  • Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, University of Arkansas (1998)

Political career

Arkansas Secretary of State (2011-2019)

On January 7, 2010, Martin announced his candidacy for the office of secretary of state, the seat then being vacated by Democrat Charlie Daniels, who was barred by state term-limit laws from running for a third term. Martin defeated Democratic opponent Pat O'Brien in the November 2010 general election, garnering 51.3 percent of the vote. Martin was re-elected to a second term as secretary of state in 2014.[1] Martin was unable to run for re-election in 2018 because of term limits. He left office in January 2019.

June 2017 request for voter rolls

See also: State government responses to the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity

On June 29, 2017, the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity, created by President Donald Trump (R) on May 11, requested information on registered voters from all 50 states dating back to 2006. The states were given until July 14 to respond. On June 30, Secretary Martin announced that the state had not received the commission's request. [3]

Arkansas House of Representatives (2004-2010)

Committee assignments

Representative Martin served on the following legislative committees during his tenure:

He was also active in the following subcommittees as well:

  • Subcommittee on Early Childhood (Member)
  • Subcommittee on Peer Review (Member)
  • Subcommittee on Utilities (Chair)

Elections

2018

See also: Arkansas secretary of state election, 2018

Mark Martin was not able to file for re-election due to term limits.

2014

See also: Arkansas secretary of state election, 2014

Martin ran for re-election as Arkansas Secretary of State. Martin won the Republican nomination in the primary on May 20, 2014.[4] The general election took place on November 4, 2014.

Results

Secretary of State of Arkansas, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMark Martin Incumbent 60.6% 506,384
     Democratic Susan Inman 35.1% 292,878
     Libertarian Jacob Holloway 4.3% 36,159
Total Votes 835,421
Election results via Arkansas Secretary of State

Polls

Arkansas Secretary of State
Poll Mark Martin * (R) Susan Inman (D)Jacob Holloway (L)UndecidedMargin of errorSample size
Public Policy Polling
September 18-21, 2014
43%32%5%20%+/-2.61,453
Public Policy Polling
August 1-3, 2014
39%33%6%21%+/-31,066
AVERAGES 41% 32.5% 5.5% 20.5% +/-2.8 1,259.5
Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.

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2010

See also: Arkansas Secretary of State election, 2010
  • 2010 Race for Secretary of State - Republican Primary
  • Mark Martin ran unopposed in this contest
2010 Race for Secretary of State - General Election[5]
Party Candidate Vote Percentage
     Republican Party Approveda Mark Martin 51.3%
     Democratic Party Pat O'Brien 48.7%
Total Votes 764,591

2008

  • Mark Martin ran unopposed in this contest
2008 Race for State House, District 87 - General Election[6]
Party Candidate Vote Percentage
     Republican Party Approveda Mark Martin 58.8%
     Democratic Party Earl J. Hunton 41.2%
Total Votes 10,951

2006

  • Mark Martin ran unopposed in this contest
2006 Race for State House, District 87 - General Election[8]
Party Candidate Vote Percentage
     Republican Party Approveda Mark Martin 61.3%
     Independent Jimmie Johnson 38.7%
Total Votes 7,689

2004

2004 Race for State House, District 87 - Republican Primary[9]
Party Candidate Vote Percentage
     Republican Party Approveda Mark Martin 71.1%
     Republican Party Leonard Frederick 28.9%
Total Votes 778
2004 Race for State House, District 87 - General Election[10]
Party Candidate Vote Percentage
     Republican Party Approveda Mark Martin 55.2%
     Democratic Party Lloyd D. Keck 44.9%
Total Votes 10,405

Campaign finance summary


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Mark Martin campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2014Arkansas Secretary of StateWon $76,056 N/A**
2010Arkansas Secretary of StateWon $85,892 N/A**
2008Arkansas House of Representatives, District 87Won $47,715 N/A**
2006Arkansas House of Representatives, District 87Won $19,346 N/A**
2004Arkansas House of Representatives, District 87Won $27,376 N/A**
Grand total$256,385 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Personal

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When he served as secretary of state, Martin resided in Prairie Grove, Arkansas, with his wife Sharon and their three children, Joshua, Rachel and Rebekah. The family attended Legacy Baptist Church of Northwest Arkansas. Martin was a member of the National Rifle Association and Pi Tau Sigma fraternity.[11]

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External links

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
Charlie Daniels (D)
Arkansas Secretary of State
2010–2019
Succeeded by
John Thurston (R)
Preceded by
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Arkansas House - District 87
2005–2010
Succeeded by
Justin T. Harris (R)