1. Monica R Martinez was born on August 13,1977 and is a Salvadoran-American, civil servant, educator and politician from the state of New York.
16 Facts About Monica Martinez
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Monica Martinez is a former Assistant Principal at East Middle School in Brentwood, NY.
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Monica Martinez was born in El Salvador and moved to the United States at the age of 3.
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Monica Martinez received her bachelor's degree from Binghamton University, and subsequently a masters and administrative degree from New York University and Stony Brook University respectively.
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Monica Martinez worked as a social studies teacher at Brentwood High School for 10 years before becoming the assistant principal of Brentwood's East Middle School.
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In 2013, Monica Martinez defeated incumbent Suffolk County Legislator Ricardo Montano in the Democratic primary and was elected to represent Suffolk County's 9th Legislative District.
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Monica Martinez was appointed chairwoman to the Public Safety Committee and pledged to help eradicate the Long Island gang violence epidemic through collaboration with local law enforcement officials.
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Monica Martinez is the younger sister of the Town of Babylon, New York, councilman Antonio Martinez.
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On June 5,2018, Monica Martinez announced her intention to seek the New York State Senate seat being vacated by Thomas Croci.
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On November 6,2018, Monica Martinez defeated Assemblyman Dean Murray by more than 2,500 votes.
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Monica Martinez was named chair for the Committee on Domestic Animal Welfare.
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Monica Martinez opposed the Driver's License Access and Privacy Act, a law that authorized undocumented immigrants to obtain New York driver licenses.
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Monica Martinez faced protest and has been accused of flip-flopping on the issue and of betraying her own community of origin.
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Bills introduced by Monica Martinez that were signed into law include:.
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In November 2020, Monica Martinez lost her re-election bid to Republican Alexis Weik.
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On February 14,2022, Monica Martinez announced her candidacy to represent New York's 3rd Senate District in the 2022 general election.