Jay Martin (lawyer)

Jay C. Martin (born October 8, 1969) is an American attorney and politician who served as a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives for the 40th district from 2003 to 2007. In 2005, Martin served as majority leader of the House.

Jay Martin
Majority Leader of the Arkansas House of Representatives
In office
January 2005 – January 2007
Preceded byHarmon Seawel
Succeeded bySteve Harrelson
Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives
from the 40th district
In office
January 2003 – January 2007
Preceded byShawn Womack
Succeeded byBarry Hyde
Personal details
Born (1969-10-08) October 8, 1969
Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseDawn
Children3
EducationUniversity of Arkansas, Little Rock (BA, JD)

Early life and education

Martin was born in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1969. Martin had a mentally ill father and was raised in North Little Rock. In 1992 he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Four years later, Martin earned Juris Doctor from the University of Arkansas School of Law.[1]

Career

Since 1997, Martin has worked as an attorney at James R. Wallace and Associates. He was elected to the Arkansas House of Representatives in November 2002 and assumed office in January 2003. He left office in 2007. Martin serves as the president of Wallace, Martin Duke & Russell.[2]

2022 Arkansas gubernatorial election

On February 8, 2022, Martin announced that he would run for governor of Arkansas in the 2022 Arkansas gubernatorial election.[3][4][5] Martin campaigned as a pro-life Democrat. He lost a primary to Chris Jones.

Personal life

Martin and his wife, Dawn, have three children. He is an ordained minister of the Assemblies of God.[6]

References
  1. "Jay Martin's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
  2. "About Jay". JAY MARTIN FOR ARKANSAS. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
  3. "Former state representative Jay Martin announces run for AR Governor". KARK. 2022-02-08. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
  4. "Jay Martin enters crowded Democratic Arkansas gubernatorial primary". KATV. 2022-02-08. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
  5. "Jay Martin announces as Democratic candidate for governor ⋆ 4State News MO AR KS OK". 4State News MO AR KS OK. 2022-02-08. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
  6. "Representative Jay Martin". www.arkleg.state.ar.us. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
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