Paul Martin (Texas)

Paul Martin

Education

Bachelor's

University of Texas, Austin

Graduate

U.S. Naval War College

Other

Art Students' League

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Army

Years of service

1973 - 1976

Service / branch

U.S. Navy Reserve

Years of service

1980 - 1998

Contact

Personal website

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Paul Martin was a candidate for District 8 representative on the San Antonio City Council in Texas. Martin was defeated in the general election on May 6, 2017.

The council is a nonpartisan body. Martin described his partisan affiliation in Ballotpedia's 2017 candidate survey as, "independent, but I lean Democratic."

Biography

Martin was born January 20, 1953. He attended the University of Texas at Austin and St. John's College for his undergraduate education. He earned a graduate degree from the U.S. Naval War College and additionally attended the Art Students' League. As of April 2017, he was a managing partner and the chief investment officer at Martin Capital Advisors, LLP. He had also worked as a general partner at Transformative Technologies Fund, LP, and as a partner at Louis Vega Trevino Art & Design, LLC.

Martin served in the U.S. Army as a Swahili linguist and intelligence analyst form the Army Security Agency from 1973 to 1976. He then served in the U.S. Navy Reserve as a surface warfare officer and SEAL delivery team commanding officer from 1980 to 1998.

Elections

2017

See also: Municipal elections in San Antonio, Texas (2017)

The city of San Antonio, Texas, held general elections for mayor and all 10 of its city council seats on May 6, 2017. Candidates had to earn a majority of the votes cast in this election to win. Any race where no candidate received a majority (50 percent plus one) of the general election votes cast for that position advanced to a runoff election on June 10, 2017. The following candidates ran in the general election for the District 8 seat on the San Antonio City Council.

San Antonio City Council, District 8 General Election, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Cynthia Brehm	33.39%	3,717
Manuel Pelaez-Prada	27.25%	3,034
Patricia Pliego Stout	20.89%	2,326
Anthony Valdivia	10.69%	1,190
Paul Martin	5.94%	661
Shane A. Hinze	1.83%	204
Total Votes		11,132
Source: Bexar County, Texas, "May 6, 2017 Media Report," May 18, 2017

Campaign finance

2017

The table below lists campaign finance totals for the District 8 candidates as of reports available from the city of San Antonio following the May 3 filing deadline.

Campaign themes

2017

See also: Ballotpedia's municipal government candidate survey

Martin participated in Ballotpedia's 2017 survey of municipal government candidates. The following sections display his responses to the survey questions. When asked what his top priority would be if elected, the candidate made the following statement:

“	Plan for the future	”
—Paul Martin (April 20, 2017)

Ranking the issues

The candidate was asked to rank the following issues by importance in the city, with 1 being the most important and 12 being the least important: city services (trash, utilities, etc.), civil rights, crime reduction/prevention, environment, government transparency, homelessness, housing, K-12 education, public pensions/retirement funds, recreational opportunities, transportation, and unemployment. This table displays this candidate's rankings from most to least important.

Issue importance ranking
Candidate's ranking	Issue	Candidate's ranking	Issue
1	Transportation	7	Government transparency
2	K-12 education	8	City services (trash, utilities, etc.)
3	Housing	9	Homelessness
4	Crime reduction/prevention	10	Unemployment
5	Civil rights	11	Public pensions/retirement funds
6	Environment	12	Recreational opportunities

Local topics

Ballotpedia asked candidates specific questions regarding recent issues in the city. The questions are in the left column and the candidate's responses are in the right column.

Question	Response
What is your stance on the Vista Ridge water pipeline project?	I think that is necessary.
What policies should the city of San Antonio have regarding possession and use of marijuana?	We have to obey state law, but I'm for Colorado type legalization.
How should San Antonio’s government respond if the state legislature preempts the city’s nondiscrimination ordinance?	push back within the limits of the law
Should local law enforcement in San Antonio consider immigration status in interactions with individuals? If yes, in what ways should that status be considered?	no

Nationwide municipal issues

The candidate was asked to answer questions from Ballotpedia regarding issues facing cities across America. The questions are in the left column and the candidate's responses are in the right column. Some questions provided multiple choices, which are noted after those questions.

Question	Response
Is it important for the city’s budget to be balanced?Answer options: Not important; Not important, but required by state law; A little important; A little important, but required by state law; Important; Very important	Very important
Which level of government do you feel should set a minimum wage?Answer options: None, Local, State, Federal	Local
What do you think is the best way to improve a city’s public safety? Candidates could write their own answer or choose from the following options: Increased economic opportunities, Increased police presence/activity, Harsher penalties for offenders, Public outreach/education programs	Public outreach/education programs
How do you think your city should emphasize economic development? Candidates could write their own answer or choose from the following options: Changing zoning restrictions, Create a more competitive business climate, Focusing on small business development, Instituting a citywide minimum wage, Recruiting new businesses to your city, Regulatory and licensing reforms, and tax reform	Focusing on small business development
What is the one thing you’re most proud of about your city?	Diversity
What is the one thing you’d most like to change about your city?	Improve awareness about what a great city we have!

See also

San Antonio, Texas	Texas	Municipal government	Other local coverage

External links

Suggest a link

• San Antonio, Texas
• Campaign website