Monica Martinez | |
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Member of the New York State Senate | |
Assumed office January 1, 2023 | |
Preceded by | New Seat |
Constituency | 4th District |
In office January 1,2019 –December 31,2020 | |
Preceded by | Thomas Croci |
Succeeded by | Alexis Weik |
Constituency | 3rd District |
Member of the Suffolk County Legislature from the 9th district | |
In office January 2,2014 –December 31,2018 | |
Preceded by | Ricardo Montano |
Succeeded by | Samuel Gonzalez |
Personal details | |
Born | El Salvador | August 13,1977
Political party | Democratic |
Residence | Brentwood,New York |
Alma mater | Stony Brook University New York University Binghamton University |
Profession | Educator |
Website | Official website |
Monica R. Martinez (born August 13,1977) is a Salvadoran-American,civil servant,educator and politician from the state of New York. A Democrat,she is a member of the New York State Senate representing the 4th district. Martinez has also served in the Suffolk County Legislature,representing the 9th district. She is a former Assistant Principal at East Middle School in Brentwood,NY.
Martinez was born in El Salvador and moved to the United States at the age of 3. [1] [2] She received her bachelor's degree from Binghamton University,and subsequently a masters and administrative degree from New York University and Stony Brook University respectively. [3] Martinez worked as a social studies teacher at Brentwood High School for 10 years before becoming the assistant principal of Brentwood's East Middle School. [4]
In 2013,Martinez defeated incumbent Suffolk County Legislator Ricardo Montano in the Democratic primary and was subsequently elected to represent Suffolk County's 9th Legislative District. [5] [6] As a legislator,Martinez was known for taking legislative action on the issues of woman's equality and animal rights. [7] [8] Martinez was appointed chairwoman to the Public Safety Committee and pledged to help eradicate the Long Island gang violence epidemic through collaboration with local law enforcement officials. [9]
Martinez resides in Brentwood,New York. She is the younger sister of the Town of Babylon,New York,councilman Antonio Martinez. [10]
On June 5,2018,Martinez announced her intention to seek the New York State Senate seat being vacated by Thomas Croci. [11] On November 6,2018,Martinez defeated Assemblyman Dean Murray by more than 2,500 votes. [12] [13]
Martinez was named chair for the Committee on Domestic Animal Welfare. [14]
Martinez opposed the Driver's License Access and Privacy Act,a law that authorized undocumented immigrants to obtain New York driver licenses. Of all Senators voting against the bill,Senator Martinez faced the most criticism;she changed her position on the issue after becoming a New York State Senator. [15] Martinez faced protest [16] and has been accused of flip-flopping on the issue and of betraying her own community of origin. [17] [18]
Bills introduced by Martinez that were signed into law include:
In November 2020,Martinez lost her re-election bid to Republican Alexis Weik. [23] However,on February 14,2022,Martinez announced her candidacy to once again represent New York's 3rd Senate District in the 2022 general election. [24] Due to redistricting,Martinez later switched to run in the newly drawn 4th Senate District. [25] She was elected on November 8,2022,defeating businesswoman Wendy Rodriguez with 49.18% of the vote,compared to Rodriguez's 46.85%. [26]
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