Patrick Martin (West Virginia)

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Patrick Martin
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Republican Party

West Virginia State Senate District 12
Tenure

2020 - Present

Term ends

2028

Years in position

4

Predecessor
Prior offices
West Virginia House of Delegates District 46
Successor: Adam Burkhammer

Compensation

Base salary

$20,000/year

Per diem

$75/day for members who commute daily. $175/day for members who do not commute daily.

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Contact

Official website

Official Facebook

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Personal Facebook

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Patrick Martin (Republican Party) is a member of the West Virginia State Senate, representing District 12. He assumed office on December 1, 2020. His current term ends on December 1, 2028.

Martin (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the West Virginia State Senate to represent District 12. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Martin was assigned to the following committees:

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2021-2022

Martin was assigned to the following committees:

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2019-2020

Martin was assigned to the following committees:

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2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

West Virginia committee assignments, 2017
• Energy
• Government Organization
• Senior Citizen Issues
• Small Business, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Development


The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2024

See also: West Virginia State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for West Virginia State Senate District 12

Incumbent Patrick Martin won election in the general election for West Virginia State Senate District 12 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Patrick Martin
Patrick Martin (R)
 
100.0
 
37,113

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source

Total votes: 37,113
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 12

Incumbent Patrick Martin advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 12 on May 14, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Patrick Martin
Patrick Martin
 
100.0
 
11,744

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 11,744
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Endorsements

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Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Martin in this election.

2020

See also: West Virginia State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for West Virginia State Senate District 12

Patrick Martin defeated incumbent Douglas Facemire in the general election for West Virginia State Senate District 12 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Patrick Martin
Patrick Martin (R)
 
56.9
 
26,176
Image of Douglas Facemire
Douglas Facemire (D)
 
43.1
 
19,818

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 45,994
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia State Senate District 12

Incumbent Douglas Facemire advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia State Senate District 12 on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Douglas Facemire
Douglas Facemire
 
100.0
 
11,948

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 11,948
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 12

Patrick Martin defeated Derrick Love in the Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 12 on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Patrick Martin
Patrick Martin
 
75.4
 
8,490
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Derrick Love
 
24.6
 
2,774

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 11,264
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2018

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2018

General election

General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 46

Incumbent Patrick Martin defeated Bob Stultz in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 46 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Patrick Martin
Patrick Martin (R)
 
61.5
 
3,899
Image of Bob Stultz
Bob Stultz (D)
 
38.5
 
2,439

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 6,338
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 46

Bob Stultz advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 46 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
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Image of Bob Stultz
Bob Stultz

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 46

Incumbent Patrick Martin advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 46 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
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Image of Patrick Martin
Patrick Martin

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

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2016

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2016

Elections for the West Virginia House of Delegates took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 10, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was January 30, 2016.

Patrick S. Martin defeated incumbent Peggy Donaldson Smith in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 46 general election.[1][2]

West Virginia House of Delegates District 46, General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Patrick S. Martin 58.05% 4,564
     Democratic Peggy Donaldson Smith Incumbent 41.95% 3,298
Total Votes 7,862
Source: West Virginia Secretary of State


Incumbent Peggy Donaldson Smith ran unopposed in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 46 Democratic primary.[3][4]

West Virginia House of Delegates District 46, Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Peggy Donaldson Smith Incumbent (unopposed)


Patrick S. Martin defeated James Atchison in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 46 Republican primary.[3][4]

West Virginia House of Delegates District 46, Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Patrick S. Martin 67.13% 1,952
     Republican James Atchison 32.87% 956
Total Votes 2,908


Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

Patrick Martin did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2016

Martin's Facebook page highlighted the following issues:

“

If elected, I will work tirelessly to bring conservative values back to the Mountain State to ensure that generations to come are proud to live and work here. Like my Facebook page to learn more about me and stay up to date on my campaign!

As a small business owner and a hard worker myself, I am a strong advocate for jobs. I believe in deregulating instead of regulating, and that a simplifying our tax system will help us grow in West Virginia. We need to help the "little guys" in business through tort reform, and make sure businesses are not being regulated to the point that they are unable to grow.

I am also pro-second amendment. We should be protecting the innocent and punishing the guilty. Law abiding citizens are absolutely entitled to protect themselves and their loved ones. It is time to stop treating our citizens like criminals, and our criminals better than our veterans.

As a Christian I am pro-life, because the bible says in Jeremiah 1:5 "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you: I appointed you a prophet to the nations." Unborn children are not ours to throw away - they are God's children, and life begins at conception. Everyone should have the chance to have life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

I believe in random drug testing and rehabilitation for welfare recipients. If individuals test positive, we should be getting them rehabilitated and helping them gain control of their lives so they will be able to rejoin the West Virginia workforce.

I do not agree with Common Core Standards. These standards are heavily based on testing students with standardized bubble tests. These tests neither push children to desire to learn, nor prove whether they actually know the material. Every child learns differently, and can show they learn in different ways. One test should not determine a student's capabilities. Common Core also keeps teachers from efficiently educating their students in fun and creative ways that make the children want to get up for school in the morning. Teachers are instead stuck in required standards and piles of paperwork that keep them from tending to the needs of their class. Every child learns in their own way, and Common Core is one size fits all.[5]

”
—Patrick S. Martin[6]

Campaign finance summary

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Patrick Martin campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* West Virginia State Senate District 12Won general$0 $0
2020West Virginia State Senate District 12Won general$98,158 N/A**
2018West Virginia House of Delegates District 46Won general$28,855 N/A**
2016West Virginia House of Delegates, District 46Won $23,393 N/A**
Grand total$150,406 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate search," accessed November 4, 2016
    2. ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "2016 official general election results," accessed May 3, 2017
    3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing by Office," accessed January 30, 2016
    4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 West Virginia Secretary of State, "Statewide Results - Primary Election - May 10, 2016," accessed August 2, 2016
    5. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
    6. ↑ Facebook, "Patrick Martin For House of Delegates," accessed October 20, 2016

    Political offices
    Preceded by
    Douglas Facemire (D)     		West Virginia State Senate District 12
    2020-Present    		 Succeeded by
    -
    Preceded by
    -     		West Virginia House of Delegates District 46
    2016-2020    		 Succeeded by
    Adam Burkhammer (R)


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    Minority Leader:Mike Woelfel
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