Greg Martin (Tennessee)
2022 - Present
2026
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Greg Martin (Republican Party) is a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives, representing District 26. He assumed office on April 4, 2022. His current term ends on November 3, 2026.
Martin (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Tennessee House of Representatives to represent District 26. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
The Hamilton County Commission appointed Martin to the state House on March 30, 2022, to replace Robin Smith (R).[1]
Biography
A resident of Hamilton County, Tennessee, Martin graduated from Hixson High School before earning a B.A. from Bryan College and both a master's degree and a doctoral degree from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He started working as the family service manager for Lakewood Memory Gardens and Hamilton County Memorial Park in 1999.[2]
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Martin was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Government Operations Committee
- Local Government Committee
- Transportation Committee
- Government Operations Committee
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Elections
2024
See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 26
Incumbent Greg Martin defeated Allison Gorman in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 26 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Greg Martin (R) | 62.1 | 24,552 |
 | Allison Gorman (D)  | 37.9 | 14,966 | |
| Total votes: 39,518 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 26
Allison Gorman advanced from the Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 26 on August 1, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Allison Gorman | 100.0 | 2,440 |
| Total votes: 2,440 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 26
Incumbent Greg Martin advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 26 on August 1, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Greg Martin | 100.0 | 4,116 |
| Total votes: 4,116 | |||
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Endorsements
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Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Martin in this election.
2022
See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 26
Incumbent Greg Martin defeated Allison Gorman in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 26 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Greg Martin (R) | 63.9 | 15,039 |
| Allison Gorman (D) | 36.1 | 8,506 | |
| Total votes: 23,545 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 26
Allison Gorman defeated Tim Roberts in the Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 26 on August 4, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Allison Gorman | 86.4 | 3,090 |
 | Tim Roberts | 13.6 | 488 | |
| Total votes: 3,578 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 26
Incumbent Greg Martin advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 26 on August 4, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Greg Martin | 100.0 | 6,881 |
| Total votes: 6,881 | |||
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2014
The general election in Hamilton County featured five seats up for election on August 7, 2014. Greg Martin won re-election in District 3 against Jim Watson. Karitsa Mosley won the open District 5 race against fellow newcomers Richard K. Bennett, Samuel Blakemore, Patrick D. Hampton, Cynthia Stanley-Cash, Jacqueline A. Thomas and Yashika Ward. Incumbent Joe Galloway won re-election, defeating newcomers Oscar Brock and C. Ballard Scearce, Jr. in District 6. The District 8 race was won by incumbent David Testerman, who defeated challenger Samevelyn Morgan Rock. Newcomer Steve Highlander won the open District 9 seat, defeating Karen Farrow, Larry Lewis, Dean Moorhouse and Tim White.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Nonpartisan |  Greg Martin Incumbent |
61.8% | 3,634 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jim Watson | 37% | 2,172 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 1.2% | 71 | |
| Total Votes | 5,877 | |||
| Source: Hamilton County, TN - Election Commission, "Official Results - August 7th, 2014 - State Primary & County General," accessed February 23, 2015 | ||||
Funding
Martin began the race with an existing account balance of $1,100.00. He reported $4,400.00 in contributions and $410.00 in expenditures to the Hamilton County Election Commission during the election, which left his campaign with $5,090.00 on hand.[3]
Endorsements
Martin received endorsements from the Hamilton County Education Association and the Chattanooga Free Press.[4][5]
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Greg Martin completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Martin's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Greg Martin was appointed to the unexpired term of District 26 in the Tennessee General Assembly in March of 2022. Previously he served his community as a County Commissioner and the a School Board Member for District 3. He also served on the Long Beach, MS School Board from 1993 to 1996.
Martin is a 1981 graduate of Hixson High School, has a B.A. Degree from Bryan College, and Masters and Doctoral Degrees from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Martin and his wife Sheila have four sons, Ben, Austin, Jay, and Peyton. He is the son of Dianne Killough Martin and the late John Martin, both of Hixson.
Martin is a member of the Hixson Kiwanis and is the immediate past president of the Hixson civic club. He serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Adult and Teen Challenge of the Mid South. He is on the Advisory Board of Directors of the Friends of Hixson. He was inducted into the Hixson High School Hall of Fame in 2018. He previously served two terms on the Hixson Council of the Chamber of Commerce. He is active in his church, Calvary Chapel Northside. Martin is a realtor with Berkshire Home Services Realty Center.
- Public Safety - I am committed to safe homes, neighborhoods, and schools. Those that protect us deserve the best equipment, good benefits, and a fair wages. I will always support our first responders. If you have to be your own first responder, I will always defend your 2nd Amendment rights..
- Economic Development/Jobs - I am a committed capitalist. Government has a responsibility to provide roads, schools, sewers, and other infrastructure where businesses can thrive to provide economic opportunity for our citizens. I know that more people realize the American Dream from Main Street than Wall Street. I will always work to help small business owners be competitive in the market place.
- Public Education - The best schools are the ones where parents are engaged in their children's education. Parents need numerous choices in public education for their family.
Drug overdoses in our community. 70,000 Tennesseans are addicted to opioids and heroin. There is not a family in our state that has not been effected by this epidemic. I want to work with others towards common sense solutions that are based on positive outcomes for the betterment of Tennessee families.
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2014
Martin published a list of his priorities on his campaign website:
| “ | Martin’s goals on the school board are to get the aged Ganns Middle Valley Elementary School replaced, build open communication with the Hamilton County Commission and other stakeholders of public education, and bring business efficiency to the Hamilton County Department of Education.[6] | ” |
| —Greg Martin campaign website (2014)[2] | ||
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2023
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In 2023, the Tennessee State Legislature was in session from January 10 to April 21.
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2022
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In 2022, the Tennessee State Legislature was in session from January 11 to April 28.
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See also
2024 Elections
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Candidate Tennessee House of Representatives District 26 |
Officeholder Tennessee House of Representatives District 26 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ The Chattanoogan, "Greg Martin Sworn In As State Rep. For House District 26," April 4, 2022
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Elect Greg Martin, "Greg Martin for School Board," accessed July 21, 2014
- ↑ Hamilton County, TN - Election Commission, "Candidate Guide," accessed June 25, 2014
- ↑ Chattanooga Times Free Press, "HCEA endorses commission, school board candidates," May 5, 2014
- ↑ Chattanooga Times Free Press, "Free Press picks for District 3, District 5 and District 6," July 18, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Robin Smith (R) |
Tennessee House of Representatives District 26 2022-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Hamilton County Schools Board of Education District 3 2012-2016 |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Long Beach Board of Education 1993-1996 |
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