15 Facts About Martin Frost

Jonas Martin Frost III was born on January 1,1942 and is an American politician, who was the Democratic representative to the US House of Representatives for Texas's 24th congressional district from 1979 to 2005.

Martin Frost received his Juris Doctor degree from the Georgetown University Law Center in 1970.

Martin Frost served in the United States Army Reserve from 1966 to 1972.

Martin Frost ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the House in 1974.

Martin Frost tried again successfully in 1978, becoming the first Jewish US congressman from Texas.

On October 10,2002, Martin Frost was among the 81 House Democrats who voted in favor of authorizing the invasion of Iraq.

Martin Frost served two terms as the chairman of the House Democratic Caucus from 1999 to 2003, the number three post in the Democrats' House leadership after the minority leader and minority whip.

Martin Frost was the ranking member of the House Rules Committee during his last term in the House.

Martin Frost decided to seek re-election in the newly redrawn 32nd District, which included a considerable amount of territory that he had represented from 1979 until 1993.

Martin Frost lost by 10 points to Republican Pete Sessions.

Since Ralph Hall's party switch earlier in 2004, Martin Frost had been the only white Democrat to represent a significant portion of the Metroplex.

In 2005, Martin Frost was a candidate for chairman of the Democratic National Committee.

Martin Frost is an attorney at the Polsinelli law firm and president of America Votes.

Martin Frost is a member of the ReFormers Caucus of Issue One.

Martin Frost died in 2006, and in 2008, Frost married Jo Ellen Ronson.