Jill Martinez
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Reverend Jill Martinez is the former Democratic candidate for the United States House of Representatives in California's 24th congressional district. She is a 2008 candidate running against Mary Pallant and Marta Jorgensen for the Democratic nomination to face off again incumbent Republican Elton Gallegly. The primary will be held June 3rd, 2008. Martinez was unsuccessful in her 2006 race against Gallegly.
A Presbyterian minister, Martinez has worked for the Ventura County Area Housing Authority and taught professional ethics at California State University, Stanislaus and was co-host of the bi-lingual television program, "La Voz de la Raza" for ABC's Stockton, CA affiliate. In Stockton, she also worked as a City Civil Service Commissioner and a Police Chaplain.
One of her major platforms has been addressing poor housing conditions on the Central Coast of California. She has also expressed concern over health care, transportation, port security, the Iraq War, and globalization.
Martinez holds a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from the University of Hawaii, and a Master of Divinity from San Francisco Theological Seminary.
