Saige Martin is an American artist, fund director, and politician.
16 Facts About Saige Martin
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Saige Martin was born in foster care to fifteen-year old parents.
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Saige Martin is of Puerto Rican descent on his father's side.
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Saige Martin was adopted and grew up in Bucks County, Pennsylvania after his mother was forced out of her foster home.
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Saige Martin has a bachelor of arts degree in Cultural Anthropology from Hawaii Pacific University, where he served as Student Body President.
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Saige Martin has graduate degree in Art and Design from North Carolina State University.
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Saige Martin worked with the United Nations in Turkey while studying for a semester at Koc University, aiding Syrian refugees fleeing from the Syrian Civil War, and as part of the United Nations Millennium Campaign in New York City.
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Saige Martin worked on President Barack Obama's 2012 presidential campaign in southern Philadelphia and was a communications consultant for Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign.
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Saige Martin has worked as a Fund Director, helping pilot new funding models for non-profit organizations.
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Saige Martin has served on the boards of The Hope Center at Pullen, the Justice-Love Foundation, and LEAD NC.
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In March 2019 Saige Martin announced his campaign for Raleigh City Council, against sitting councilwoman Kay Crowder for District D in Southwest Raleigh.
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Saige Martin, who is openly gay and Latinx, ran with a progressive platform focusing on affordable housing, environmental reforms, establishing a Police Accountability Review Board, and revitalizing the council.
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Saige Martin was endorsed by Indy Week, Equality NC, Ashley Christensen, and North Carolina Museum of Art director Larry Wheeler.
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On June 25,2019 Saige Martin spoke publicly, as a candidate for City Council, on the importance of the Stonewall Riots.
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Saige Martin was elected in October 2019 as the first Latinx person and, alongside Councilman Jonathan Melton who was elected in 2019 election, one of the first two openly gay men to sit on the City Council.
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Twenty-eight years old at the time of assuming office, Saige Martin is the youngest person to serve on the Raleigh City Council.