Fred Martin (politician)

Fred S. Martin (born April 3, 1950) is an American politician and a Republican former member of the Idaho State Senate, representing District 15 from 2012[1] until 2022.

Fred Martin
Member of the Idaho Senate
In office
December 1, 2012 – November 30, 2022
Preceded byJohn Andreason
Succeeded byRick Just
Constituency15th district
Personal details
BornTyhee, Idaho
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceBoise, Idaho
Alma materBrigham Young University–Idaho
Websitefredsmartin.com
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service Idaho Army National Guard

Elections

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Martin, a Republican, ran for re-election to the Idaho State Senate to represent District 15. He lost in the Republican primary on May 17, 2022.[2]

District 15 Senate - Part of Ada County
Year Candidate Votes Pct Candidate Votes Pct
2012 Primary[3] Fred S. Martin 2,389 100%
2012 General[4] Fred S. Martin 9,545 52.1% Betty Richardson 8,783 47.9%
2014 Primary[5] Fred S. Martin (incumbent) 2,034 60.3% Diego Rodriguez 1,339 39.7%
2014 General[6] Fred S. Martin (incumbent) 7,244 57.7% Richard Keller 5,302 42.3%
2016 Primary[7] Fred S. Martin (incumbent) 2,186 100.0%
2016 General[8] Fred S. Martin (incumbent) 10,580 56.3% Laura Metzler 8,203 43.7%
2018 Primary[9] Fred S. Martin (incumbent) 2,837 67.2% Sarah A. Clendenon 1,382 32.8%
2018 General[10] Fred S. Martin (incumbent) 8,948 50.0% Jim Bratnober 8,942 50.0%
2020 Primary[11] Fred S. Martin (incumbent) 3,322 75.5% Sarah A. Clendenon 1,078 24.5%
2020 General[12] Fred S. Martin (incumbent) 12,009 53.0% Rick Just 10,654 47.0%
2022 Primary Fred S. Martin (incumbent) 2,853 41.23% Codi Galloway 3,668 53.01%

Idaho State Senate

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Committee assignments

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Senator Martin served as the Chairman of the Senate Health and Welfare Committee. He also served on the Commerce and Human Resources Committee, the Economic Outlook and Revenue Assessment Committee, the Joint Millennium Fund, and Joint Occupational Licensing and Certification Laws Interim Committee.[13] Martin also served as co-Vice Chairman of the Joint Finance and Appropriations Committee from 2017-2019.

Board memberships

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Senator Martin sits on the Idaho Council on Suicide Prevention, the Idaho Health and Welfare Board, Idaho State Insurance Advisory Committee, Idaho TeleHealth Taskforce and Idaho Welfare Steering Committee.[14]

References

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  1. ^ "Senate Membership: Fred S. Martin". Boise, Idaho: Idaho Legislature. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
  2. ^ "Far-right loses statewide, but makes big gains in Idaho Senate". Boise State Public Radio. 2022-05-18. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
  3. ^ Ysursa, Ben. "May 15, 2012 Primary Election Results: Legislative Totals". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Archived from the original on November 19, 2012. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  4. ^ Ysursa, Ben. "November 6, 2012 General Election Results: Legislative Totals". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  5. ^ Ysursa, Ben. "May 20, 2014 General Election Results: Legislative Totals". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Archived from the original on November 8, 2014. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  6. ^ Ysursa, Ben. "November 4, 2014 General Election Results: Legislative Totals". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  7. ^ Denney, Lawerence. "May 17, 2016 Primary Election Results: Legislative Totals". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  8. ^ Denney, Lawerence. "Nov 8, 2016 General Election Results: Legislative Totals". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Archived from the original on December 21, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  9. ^ "Legislative Totals". sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
  10. ^ "Legislative Totals". sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
  11. ^ Denney, Lawrence. "2020 State Primary Election OFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS". Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  12. ^ "2020 General Election Results - Legislative". Idaho Secretary of State. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
  13. ^ "Senate Membership – Idaho State Legislature". Retrieved 2021-05-27.
  14. ^ "Senate Membership – Idaho State Legislature". Retrieved 2021-05-27.
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