Mark Martin (politician)

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Mark Martin
33rd Secretary of State of Arkansas
In office
January 2011 – January 15, 2019
GovernorMike Beebe
Asa Hutchinson
Preceded byCharlie Daniels
Succeeded byJohn Thurston
Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives
from the 87th district
In office
January 2005 – January 11, 2011
Preceded bySarah Agee
Succeeded byJustin Harris
Personal details
Born
Mark Russell Martin

(1968-02-18) February 18, 1968 (age 56)
Kansas City, Kansas, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseSharon Tilley
Children3
EducationUniversity of Arkansas (BS)
OccupationEngineer[1]
Military service
Branch/service United States Navy

Mark Russell Martin (born February 18, 1968) is an American politician who served as the secretary of state of Arkansas from January 2011 to January 2019. He is a former three-term member of the Arkansas House of Representatives for District 87 in Washington County in Northwest Arkansas.[2][3][4][5][6]

Electoral history[edit]

Arkansas House of Representatives 87th District Republican Primary Election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Martin 553 71.08
Republican Leonard Frederick 225 28.92
Arkansas House of Representatives 87th District Election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Martin 5,738 55.15
Democratic Lloyd Keck 4,667 44.85
Arkansas House of Representatives 87th District Election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Martin (inc.) 4,715 61.32
Independent Jimmie Johnson 2,974 38.68
Arkansas House of Representatives 87th District Election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Martin (inc.) 6,441 58.82
Democratic Earl Hunton 4,510 41.18
Arkansas Secretary of State Election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Martin 392,468 51.33
Democratic Pat O'Brien 372,123 48.67
Arkansas Secretary of State Election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Martin (inc.) 506,384 60.61
Democratic Susan Inman 292,878 35.06
Libertarian Jacob Holloway 36,159 4.33

References[edit]

  1. ^ Blomeley, Seth (November 28, 2010). "Emotions, care run deep, says new secretary of state". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Little Rock. ISSN 1060-4332. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  2. ^ "Mark Martin Biography". sos.arkansas.gov. Archived from the original on September 22, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
  3. ^ "Mark Martin". ballotpedia.org. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
  4. ^ "State Representative District 087 - Certified, November 2, 2004". sos.arkansas.gov. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
  5. ^ "Lost his marbles". Arkansas Times. 18 February 2009. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
  6. ^ "Secretary of State - Certified, November 2010". sos.arkansas.gov. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
Party political offices
Preceded by
Jim Lagrone
Republican nominee for Secretary of State of Arkansas
2010, 2014
Succeeded by
Arkansas House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives
from the 87th district

2005–2011
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Secretary of State of Arkansas
2011–2019
Succeeded by