Miriam Martinez
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Miriam Martinez (b. May 9, 1972) was a Republican candidate who sought election to the office of Texas Governor in 2014.[1]
She ran unsuccessfully for District 41 of the Texas House of Representatives in 2012.
Biography
Martinez owns a small media company and formerly worked for Univision. She has described herself as "your Hispanic Margaret Thatcher. Half Eva Perón and a little touch of Madonna.”[2]
Elections
2014
- See also: Texas gubernatorial election, 2014
On January 21, 2013, Martinez announced her bid for the 2014 Republican party nomination for Governor of Texas.[1] The general election took place on November 4, 2014.
Martinez lost in the primary on March 4.
- Primary
| Texas Gubernatorial Republican Primary, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
 Greg Abbott |
91.5% | 1,224,014 | ||
| Lisa Fritsch | 4.4% | 59,221 | ||
| Miriam Martinez | 2.7% | 35,585 | ||
| SECEDE Kilgore | 1.4% | 19,055 | ||
| Total Votes | 1,337,875 | |||
| Election results via Texas Secretary of State. | ||||
Issues
On her campaign website Martinez outlines two major issues. Here are excerpts:
- Immigration reform: "Texas should not help force undocumented immigrants to hide within our borders due to failing national immigration policy, but should help them become naturalized citizens, Texans’ and taxpayers through a comprehensive partnership with the U.S. Congress to pass immigration reform."[3]
- Second Amendment: "Don’t Tread on the Second Amendment. Federal government should look to enforce current gun laws and not add additional sanctions against responsible gun ownership."[4]
2012
Martinez ran in the 2012 election for Texas House of Representatives, District 41. Martinez defeated Armando Vera in the May 29 Republican primary election and was defeated by Robert Guerra (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[5][6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Robert Guerra |
61.7% | 20,963 | |
| Republican | Miriam Martinez | 38.3% | 12,998 | |
| Total Votes | 33,961 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Miriam Martinez |
54.1% | 1,210 |
| Armando Vera | 45.9% | 1,026 |
| Total Votes | 2,236 | |
Campaign finance summary
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Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Valley Morning Star, "Miriam Martinez says she’ll run for governor," January 22, 2013
- ↑ The Monitor, "Miriam Martinez says she'll run for governor," January 22, 2013
- ↑ Miriam for Texas, " Immigration reform," accessed April 26, 2013
- ↑ Miriam for Texas, "Second Amendment," accessed April 26, 2013 (dead link)
- ↑ Texas Democratic Party - Democratic Primary Candidates (dead link)
- ↑ Office of the (Texas) Secretary of State, "Race Summary Report," accessed July 12, 2012
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