Steve Martin (Virginia politician) explained

Birthname:Stephen Holliday Martin
Steve Martin
State Senate:Virginia
District:11th
Term Start:February 17, 1994
Term End:January 13, 2016
Preceded:Robert E. Russell
Succeeded:Amanda Chase
State Delegate1:Virginia
District1:27th
Term Start1:January 8, 1992
Term End1:February 17, 1994
Preceded1:Phoebe Orebaugh
Succeeded1:Samuel A. Nixon
State Delegate2:Virginia
District2:67th
Term Start2:January 13, 1988
Term End2:January 8, 1992
Preceded2:Leslie Saunders
Succeeded2:Roger McClure
Birth Date:15 June 1956
Birth Place:Chesterfield, Virginia, U.S.
Party:Republican
Residence:Chesterfield County, Virginia
Alma Mater:Lynchburg Christian Academy
Occupation:Insurance

Stephen Holliday Martin (born June 15, 1956) is an American politician of the Republican Party. He was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1988–1994 and the Senate of Virginia from 1994–2016.

Electoral history

In 1987, Martin defeated incumbent Democrat Leslie Saunders for the 67th District House of Delegates seat, 51%-49%.[1] In 1989, Saunders challenged Martin for the seat, but Martin won 55%-45%.[2] Due to redistricting, Martin was redrawn into the 27th District in 1991, and won the House of Delegates seat unopposed,[3] and was re-elected in 1993.[4] In February 1994, Martin won a special election to the state Senate in the 11th District after Robert Russell resigned after being convicted of embezzlement.[5] [6] He received 75% of the vote in a four-way race.[6] Martin was easily re-elected to the seat in 1995 (he was unopposed),[7] 1999 (won 65%-35%),[8] 2003 (unopposed),[9] 2007 (received 63% of the vote in a four-way race),[10] and 2011 (unopposed).[11]

Senator Martin announced his intention to seek the Republican nomination for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia in 2013 in June 2012.[12] He was defeated at the 2013 state convention.

On June 9, 2015, in the Republican Primary for the District 11 State Senate Seat, Martin lost to Amanda Chase in a three-way race, with Barry Moore coming in last.[13]

Memberships

Senator Martin serves as one of two Virginia state chairmen for the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).[14] [15]

Facebook comments on abortion

Martin made news in 2014 when he wrote a lengthy post on Facebook claiming that pregnant women are "hosts" who have no right to end their pregnancies via abortion. "Martin said that his words were taken out of context and that he was trying to describe the way abortion advocates see women."[16] He later edited the post to replace "host" with "bearer of the child."[17]

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Notes and References

  1. http://vavh.iath.virginia.edu/php/candidates.php?eid=1987RVAHH67 Candidate Data for 1987RVAHH67
  2. http://vavh.iath.virginia.edu/php/candidates.php?eid=1989RVAHH67 Candidate Data for 1989RVAHH67
  3. http://vavh.iath.virginia.edu/php/candidates.php?eid=1991RVAHH27 Candidate Data for 1991RVAHH27
  4. http://vavh.iath.virginia.edu/php/candidates.php?eid=1993RVAHH27 Candidate Data for 1993RVAHH27
  5. http://vavh.iath.virginia.edu/ElectionDates.xls Virginia Elections and State Elected Officials Database Project – Election Dates, 1789-2007
  6. http://vavh.iath.virginia.edu/php/candidates.php?eid=1994SVASS11 Candidate Data for 1994SVASS11
  7. http://vavh.iath.virginia.edu/php/candidates.php?eid=1995RVASS11 Candidate Data for 1995RVASS11
  8. http://vavh.iath.virginia.edu/php/candidates.php?eid=1999RVASS11 Candidate Data for 1999RVASS11
  9. https://archive.today/20130616081120/http://www.sbe.state.va.us/ElectionResults/2003/Nov/S_07_011.htm Senate of Virginia District #011
  10. http://vavh.iath.virginia.edu/php/candidates.php?eid=2007RVASS11 Candidate Data for 2007RVASS11
  11. https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2011/EB178FD6-875D-4B0D-A295-900A0482F523/Official/7_s.shtml November 2011 General Election Official Results
  12. https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/virginia-politics/post/virginia-sen-stephen-martin-plans-run-for-lt-governor/2012/06/20/gJQAc7ieqV_blog.html Virginia Sen. Stephen Martin plans run for lt. governor – Virginia Politics – The Washington Post
  13. Web site: Virginia Election Returns: Primary Night 2015 . 2015-06-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150610090511/http://vpap.org/electionresults/state-senate-11/ . 2015-06-10 .
  14. Web site: ProgressVA . 2012-02-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120204170259/http://www.progressva.org/alec/legislators/stephen_martin.html . 2012-02-04 . dead .
  15. http://www.alec.org/about-alec/state-chairmen/ State Chairs – ALEC – American Legislative Exchange Council
  16. News: Va. state Sen. Stephen H. Martin criticized for 'host' comment in antiabortion Facebook post.
  17. News: Virginia Republican Says A Pregnant Woman Is Just A 'Host,' Though 'Some Refer To Them As Mothers'. Bassett. Laura. The Huffington Post. 2014-02-24.