1. Joaquim "Jack" M Martins was born on June 19,1967 and is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the New York State Senate representing the 7th district.
22 Facts About Jack Martins
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Jack Martins was born in Queens, New York, to parents who emigrated to the United States in the 1960s.
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Jack Martins has two brothers and two sisters and was raised in Mineola.
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Jack Martins was elected mayor of the Village of Mineola, New York in 2003.
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In 2008, Jack Martins ran for Congress against incumbent Democratic US Representative Carolyn McCarthy.
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Jack Martins won election to the New York State Senate in 2010 as the representative for New York's 7th State Senate district.
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Jack Martins defeated incumbent Democratic senator Craig M Johnson by 451 votes.
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Jack Martins authored laws reducing busing costs for school districts; creating a truss notification system to improve safety for volunteer firefighters; and establishing a new state fund to help homeless veterans.
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In 2011, Jack Martins voted against allowing same-sex marriage in New York during rollcall for the Marriage Equality Act, which narrowly passed, legalizing it by 33 to 29.
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Jack Martins was highly critical of the New York State Education Department's implementation of the Common Core standards and called for the resignation of the State's Commissioner of Education for cancelling public forums on the issue with parents and teachers.
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Jack Martins sponsored legislation that would prevent New York from entering into a state contract or investment with those who boycott Israel or other American allies.
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Jack Martins served as chairman of the State Senate's Labor Committee and was co-chair of the Senate's Task Force on Workforce Development.
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Jack Martins previously chaired the Senate's Commerce, Economic Development and Small Business Committee and the Senate's Local Government Committee.
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Jack Martins served on the New York State Mandate Relief Council, which was created to help reduce costs for local governments and school districts by eliminating or reforming regulations.
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Jack Martins did not seek re-election to the State Senate in 2016; instead, he ran for Congress and was defeated.
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In November 2022, Jack Martins ran for State Senate in District 7 and defeated Democratic incumbent Anna Kaplan.
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Jack Martins was the Republican nominee in the 2016 election to represent New York's 3rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives, and received the endorsement of the Republican Party, Conservative Party and the Independence Party.
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Jack Martins was defeated by Democrat Tom Suozzi in the general election.
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Jack Martins received the GOP nomination for County Executive and was uncontested in the primary.
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Amid calls for newly seated congressman George Santos to resign, Jack Martins was mentioned as a possible replacement.
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Jack Martins is a recipient of the Melvin Jones Fellowship Award, the Lions Club's highest honor.
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Jack Martins was honored as the 2012 Portuguese Man of the Year during Nassau County's first ever public event recognizing the Portuguese Community on Long Island.