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Mike Martinez (Former State Senate Candidate, Texas)
Mike Martinez was a 2014 Democratic candidate for District 10 of the Texas State Senate.[1]
Biography
Martinez graduated from University of Texas at Austin. His professional experience includes founding and owning an energy company that operates natural gas wells in Tarrant County, called Edge Resources. Martinez also has experience working with the Texas House of Representatives.[2]
Elections
2014
- See also: Texas State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for 15 of the 31 seats in the Texas State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on March 4, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was December 9, 2013. Konni Burton and Mark Shelton advanced to a primary runoff, defeating Tony Pompa, Jon Schweitzer and Mark Skinner in the Republican primary. Burton defeated Shelton in the May 27 runoff election. Libby Willis defeated Mike Martinez in the Democratic primary. George Boll (D) withdrew prior to the primary election.[3] Gene Lord was nominated in convention by the Libertarian Party of Texas. John Tunmire was running as a Green candidate. Gene Woodard III filed but did not advance past the Libertarian convention. Burton defeated Willis, Tunmire, and Lord in the 2014 general election.[1][4][5][6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Konni Burton |
52.8% | 95,532 | |
| Democratic | Libby Willis | 44.7% | 80,872 | |
| Libertarian | Gene Lord | 1.8% | 3,340 | |
| Green | John Tunmire | 0.6% | 1,094 | |
| Total Votes | 180,838 | |||
Campaign themes
2014
Martinez's website highlights education, economic development and equal rights. Martinez cites education as his "number one issue" and further states that early childhood education, teacher's salaries and art and technology in the classrooms are important issues in this area.[7]
Personal
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Martinez established the Dorothy & Rudy Martinez Family Scholarship at the Center for Mexican American Studies at the University of Texas. He also serves on the Dallas Council of the Maguire Energy Institute at Southern Methodist University Cox School of Business. Martinez is the co-chair for the Fort Worth Opera Committee.[8][9]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Mike + Martinez + Texas + Senate"
See also
- Texas State Legislature
- Texas state legislative districts
- Texas State Senate
- Texas State Senate elections, 2014
External links
- Official Campaign Website
- Tarrant County Democratic Party
- Mike Martinez on Facebook
- Mike Martinez on Twitter
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Texas Tribune
- Texas Secretary of State, 2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current ELECTION HISTORY," accessed December 2, 2014
- ↑ "Mike Martinez for Senate," "About Mike Martinez," accessed February 10, 2014
- ↑ Star-Telegram, "Democratic candidate Boll suspends race for state Senate District 10," accessed February 10, 2014
- ↑ Green Party of Texas, "Greens Release Candidate List," accessed July 26, 2014
- ↑ The Libertarian Party of Texas, "2014 Texas Senate Candidates List," accessed July 26, 2014
- ↑ Texas Tribune, "Election Brackets," accessed May 5, 2014
- ↑ "Mike Martinez for Senate," "Mike Martinez Texas SD-10," accessed February 11, 2014
- ↑ "Mike Martinez for Senate," "About Mike Martinez," accessed February 10, 2014
- ↑ "The University of Texas at Austin," "CMAS Announces Pledge to Establish the Dorothy & Rudy Martinez Family Scholarship," accessed February 10, 2014
