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For other persons named Jim Martin, see Jim Martin (disambiguation).
James Francis "Jim" Martin (born August 22, 1945) is an American politician and former member of the Georgia General Assembly. He is a Democrat. Martin opposed incumbent U.S. Senator Saxby Chambliss in the 2008 election. In the general election, no candidate received more than 50% of the vote, forcing a run-off election on December 2, 2008, which Martin subsequently lost.[1]
[edit] Early life, education, and military serviceMartin was born in Atlanta, Georgia and grew up in a family of six boys. In 1963 after graduating from Atlanta's public school system he enrolled in the University of Georgia, where he was elected freshman class president. He would take two years off from school to serve in the U.S. Army, which included a tour of duty in Vietnam.[2] He is a member of Sigma Chi. After his return from the war, he returned to the University of Georgia where he earned three degrees: a bachelor's degree and two law degrees He was a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity at the University of Georgia as was his political opponent Senator Saxby Chambliss.[2] [edit] Political career[edit] Georgia House of RepresentativesMartin won a special election to the Georgia House of Representatives in 1983. He was re-elected in 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998 and 2000. During his tenure in the House, Martin served as Chairman of several committees, including the Judiciary Committee and the Human Services Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee. He also served as an active member of the Industrial Relations, Special Judiciary and Children and Youth Committees.[3] In September 2001 he relinquished his House seat and was appointed Commissioner of Human Resources by Governor Roy Barnes. On September 19, 2003 he resigned from his position as Commissioner.[4] From 2004 to 2005, he was the Chief Legal Officer of the Georgia Public Defender Standards Council. [edit] 2006 Georgia Lieutenant Governor electionMain article: Georgia statewide elections, 2006 Martin was the Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia in 2006. He received the endorsement of former Governor Roy Barnes, but was defeated by Republican candidate Casey Cagle.[5] From 2007 to 2008, he was an Executive Fellow at the Georgia State University Andrew Young School of Policy Studies. [edit] 2008 United States Senate electionMain article: United States Senate election in Georgia, 2008
On March 19, 2008, Martin launched his campaign for U.S. Senate against incumbent Republican senator Saxby Chambliss.[6] He came in second to Vernon Jones in the Democratic primary election and advanced to a run-off election. On August 5, 2008, Martin defeated Jones in the run-off, and prepared to face Chambliss in the general election in November.[7] For most of the year, incumbent Senator Saxby Chambliss held a comfortable lead in the polls, but the race tightened closer to the election. In the general election on November 4, 2008, Chambliss fell .2% shy of the simple majority needed to win the election and Martin finished about 3% behind. As no candidate received a majority of the vote, a run-off election was held on December 2, 2008 between Martin and Chambliss. Chambliss went on to win the run-off with 57% of the vote to Martin's 43%.[8]— [edit] Personal lifeJim Martin has been married to Joan Martin since 1970 and has four children and three grandchildren. He is also an elder at Atlanta's Morningside Presbyterian Church (PCUSA).[9] [edit] References
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