Fred Martin (politician)
American politician
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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.
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Fred Martin | |
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| Member of the Idaho Senate | |
| In office December 1, 2012 – November 30, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | John Andreason |
| Succeeded by | Rick Just |
| Constituency | 15th district |
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| Born | |
| Party | Republican |
| Brigham Young University–Idaho | |
| Website | fredsmartin |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  Idaho Army National Guard |
Elections
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]
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Candidate | Votes | Pct |
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| 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
Committee assignments
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
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]
Police report and investigation
In March 2019, information had surfaced to the public that local police had investigated Martin for inappropriate behavior involving a Centennial High School (located in his district) locker room in 2012 and 2014. Police ultimately could not find "any criminal activity that is prosecutable."[15]