Robert Martin

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Robert J. Martin (born January 13, 1947) is an American Republican Party politician, who has served as a member of the New Jersey State Senate since 1993, where he represents the 26th Legislative District.

Before entering the Senate, Martin served in the United States Army as a First Lieutenant (1969-1971). Martin served in the New Jersey General Assembly, the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature, from 1985 to 1993, where he served as Minority Whip (1990-1992) and Assistant Majority Leader (1986-1988). He was also a member of the Morris Plains Council from 1983 to 1985, and the Morris Plains Planning Board from 1980 to 1982.

Martin replaced Dean Gallo in a special Assembly election following Gallo's election to Congress.

Senator Martin was the Assistant Majority Leader from 1994 to 1997, and serves on the Education Committee, the Judiciary Committee, the Joint Committee on the Public Schools, and the Joint Legislative Committee on Ethical Standards. Martin is also a Law Professor and former associate dean at Seton Hall University School of Law and has served as director of the Center for State and Local Government Law at Seton Hall University.

In September of 2005, Martin said he will not seek re-election to his seat in 2007, saying that he was finished after over 20 years of public service.

Martin received a B.A. from Dickinson College in History, an M.A. from Lehigh University in History, a J.D. from the Seton Hall University School of Law, an L.L.M. from New York University and an Ed.D. from Teachers College at Columbia University

[edit] District 26

Other representatives from the 26th Legislative District are:

• Assemblyman Alex DeCroce, and
• Assemblyman Joseph Pennacchio

[edit] External links

• Senator Martin's Senate Website
• New Jersey Voter Information Website 2003
• New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure form for 2005 (PDF)
• New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure form for 2004 (PDF)

Preceded by Dean Gallo	New Jersey General Assembly 26th Legislative District 1985–1993	Succeeded by ???
Preceded by ???	New Jersey Senate 26th Legislative District 1993–present	Succeeded by incumbent

New Jersey Senate

1: Nicholas Asselta (R) | 2: James J. McCullough (R) | 3: Stephen M. Sweeney (D) | 4: Fred H. Madden (D) | 5: Wayne R. Bryant (D) | 6: John Adler (D) | 7: Diane B. Allen (R) | 8: Martha W. Bark (R) | 9: Leonard T. Connors (R) | 10: Andrew R. Ciesla (R) | 11: Joseph A. Palaia (R) | 12: Ellen Karcher (D) | 13: Joseph M. Kyrillos (R) | 14: Peter Inverso (R) | 15: Shirley Turner (D) | 16: Walter Kavanaugh (R) | 17: Bob Smith (D) | 18: Barbara Buono (D) | 19: Joseph Vitale (D) | 20: Raymond Lesniak (D) | 21: Thomas Kean Jr. (R) | 22: Nicholas Scutari (D) | 23: Leonard Lance (R) | 24: Robert Littell (R) | 25: Anthony Bucco (R) | 26: Robert Martin (R) | 27: Richard Codey (D) | 28: Ronald Rice (D) | 29: Sharpe James (D) | 30: Robert Singer (R) | 31: Joseph Doria (D) | 32: Nicholas Sacco (D) | 33: Bernard Kenny (D) | 34: Nia Gill (D) | 35: John Girgenti (D) | 36: Paul Sarlo (D) | 37: Loretta Weinberg (D) | 38: Joseph Coniglio (D) | 39: Gerald Cardinale (R) | 40: Henry McNamara (R)