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 to 1994 and the Senate of Virginia from 1994 to 2016.
Electoral history
In 1987, Martin defeated incumbent Democrat Leslie Saunders for the 67th District House of Delegates seat, 51%-49%.Candidate Data for 1987RVAHH67 In 1989, Saunders challenged Martin for the seat, but Martin won 55%-45%.Candidate Data for 1989RVAHH67 Due to redistricting, Martin was redrawn into the 27th District in 1991, and won the House of Delegates seat unopposed,Candidate Data for 1991RVAHH27 and was re-elected in 1993.Candidate Data for 1993RVAHH27 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.Virginia Elections and State Elected Officials Database Project – Election Dates, 1789-2007Candidate Data for 1994SVASS11 He received 75% of the vote in a four-way race. Martin was easily re-elected to the seat in 1995 (he was unopposed),Candidate Data for 1995RVASS11 1999 (won 65%-35%),Candidate Data for 1999RVASS11 2003 (unopposed), 2007 (received 63% of the vote in a four-way race),Candidate Data for 2007RVASS11 and 2011 (unopposed).November 2011 General Election Official Results
In 2000, Martin ran Virginia's 7th congressional district. However, he lost the Republican primary to Eric Cantor by only a razor-thin margin of 263 votes out of over 40,000 cast.
Senator Martin announced his intention to seek the Republican nomination for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia in 2013 in June 2012.Virginia Sen. Stephen Martin plans run for lt. governor – Virginia Politics – The Washington Post 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.
Election results
Memberships Senator Martin serves as one of two Virginia state chairmen for the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).State Chairs – ALEC – American Legislative Exchange Council
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." He later edited the post to replace "host" with "bearer of the child."
References
Steve Martin – Virginia State Senator Colonial Heights Chesterfield (Constituent/campaign website)
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