Jenny Beth Martin

Jenny Beth Martin

Martin speaking at the 2011 Tea Party Patriots American Policy Summit
Born July 2, 1970[1]
Occupation co-founder of the Tea Party Patriots and Tea Party Patriots Citizens Fund
Citizenship United States
Alma mater Reinhardt University, University of Georgia
Genre Politics
Spouse Lee Martin
Website
www.jennybethmartin.net

Jenny Beth Martin is the co-founder and national coordinator of the Tea Party Patriots. In February 2010, Martin was named to TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential Leaders.[2] She is co-author of Tea Party Patriots: The Second American Revolution. [3]

Background

Martin graduated from Reinhardt University in Waleska, Georgia, in 1990. She later received a bachelor’s in business administration from the University of Georgia. She is married to Lee Martin and they have twins, a boy and a girl, born in 2003.[4]

Tea Party Patriots

In February 2009, Martin’s home was in foreclosure and her husband Lee’s temp agency was in bankruptcy to the tune of $500,000 (all of which was forgiven). Despite this, Martin and her husband turned down a federal loan to save their house. Martin said she and her husband didn’t believe it was the right thing to do. Instead, Martin and her husband began cleaning houses, while he collected unemployment. It was while in the car on the way to a job that Martin heard Rick Santelli’s rant. “This is America! How many of you people want to pay for your neighbor’s mortgages [when they have] an extra bathroom and can’t pay their bills?” [5] Martin credits Santelli’s words with goading her into action against the bail-out. Shortly after, Martin organized the first tea party rally in Atlanta. By June 2009, Martin had formed Tea Party Patriots, along with Amy Kremer and Mark Meckler. Meckler has since left the organization.[4]

Political action committee

Martin is a co-founder of the Tea Party Patriots Citizens Fund, a political action committee which Martin has said was formed to counter Karl Rove’s Conservative Victory Project. Martin characterizes Rove and his group as the ‘consultant class.’ [6]

See also

References

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  2. ↑ Altman, Alex (April 29, 2010). "Jenny Beth Martin – The 2010 TIME 100". TIME. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Jenny Beth Martin | Authors | Macmillan". Us.macmillan.com. December 4, 2009. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 www.ajc.com/news/news/local-govt-politics/jenny-beth-martin-the-head-tea-party-patriot/nQfsP/
  5. ↑ CNBC.com (November 2, 2010). "Santelli Says Tea Party Rant 'Woke People Up'". Cnbc.com. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
  6. ↑ 02/08/2013 5:42 pm EST (February 8, 2013). "Tea Party Patriots Citizens Fund Super PAC Launches, Bringing Unlimited Donations To 'Grassroots'". Huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved March 7, 2013.

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