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{{Infobox officeholder
| name=James M. "Jimmy" Martin
| office=Alabama State Representative<br> for District 42 (Autauga<br> and Chilton counties)
| term_start=November 5, 2014
| term_end=
| preceded=[[Kurt Wallace]]
| term_start2=1998
| term_end2=2010
| succeeded2=Kurt Wallace
| birth_date=December 14, 1938
| birth_place=Clanton, Chilton County<br>[[Alabama]]
| citizenship=[[United States|American]]
| party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]-turned-[[Republican Party|Republican]] (2013)
| spouse=Norma Martin
| children=Jim and Kim Martin
| alma_mater=John A. Gupton College of Mortuary Science
| occupation=Mortician
| religion=[[Southern Baptist]]
| residence=Clanton, Alabama]
}}
'''James M. Martin''', known as '''Jimmy Martin''' (born December 14, 1938), is a mortician from Clanton, [[Alabama]], who represented District 42 in the Alabama House of Representatives from 1998 to 2010 as a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] and since 2014 as a [[Republican Party|Republican]]. His district encompasses Autauga and Chilton counties in the central portion of his state.
A graduate of the John A. Gupton College of Mortuary Science in [[Nashville]], [[Tennessee]], Martin is the co-owner of Martin Funeral Home, Inc., in Clanton. He is a board member of the Chilton County Chamber of Commerce. He has also been the county coroner. He is a member of the First [[Baptist]] Church of Clanton. He and his wife, Norma, have two children, Jim and Kim.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/James_Martin,_Alabama_Representative|title=James Martin, Alabama Representative|publisher=Ballotpedia.org|accessdate=October 26, 2017}}</ref><ref name=pvs/>
Martin was defeated in his bid for a fourth term in 2010 by the Republican [[Kurt Wallace]], 9,382 (63.2 percent) to 5,452 (36.8 percent). In 2014, after switching parties, Martin narrowly unseated Wallace in the Republican primary, 4,624 votes (50.6 percent) to 4,507 (49.4 percent).<ref name=ballotpedia/>
Martin is a member of these House committees: (1) Commerce and Small Business, (2) Financial Services, (3) Insurance, and (4) Rules.<ref name=pvs>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/16025/james-martin#.WfFR2LpFzb0|title=James Martin's Biography|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 25, 2017}}</ref>
In 2007, Representative Martin, as a Democrat, voted for Sunday liquor sales, a measure which passed the House, 59-28. In 2008, he voted to relax restrictions on the sale of alcohol, a measure which passed the House 48-42. In 2009, sponsored the bill to permit elections in smaller municipalities for the purpose of legalizing the sale of alcohol and to permit a higher alcohol content for beer, a measure which passed the House, 49-37. In 2008, he voted against [[hate crime]] legislation regarding a person's sexual preference. In 2009, he voted against deregulation of landline telephone rates, but the measure passed the House, 67-24.<ref name=voting/>
In 2015, Representative Martin, as a Republican, sponsored the bill affirming the use of electrocution in executions. He voted against requiring animal shelters to prepare monthly reports; the bill failed, 28-67. He supported the establishment of public [[charter school]]s in Alabama, a measure which passed the House, 58-41. He opposed the bill to permit the home schooled to participate in public school athletic events, a measure approved by the full House, 52-43. He sponsored the increase in the cigarette tax, which passed the House, 52-46. In 2016, Martin co-sponsored the legislation to forbid the sale of fetal tissue or to permit its use in research, and he opposed dilation [[abortion]]s in Alabama. He supported additional funding for new prison facilities, a measure which passed the House, 52-33. In 2017, Martin did not vote on the issue of permitting midwives to practice in his state, a measure which won House approval, 84-11. He voted to reduce the time for appeals from inmates on death row. He voted to prohibit alteration or removal of historic monuments, a measure which passed 72-29. He voted to prohibit judicial override of sentencing guidelines, which passed the House, 78-19.<ref name=voting>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/16025/james-martin#.WfFOerpFzb0|title=James Martin's Voting Records|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 23, 2017}}</ref>
==References==
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| name=James M. "Jimmy" Martin
| office=Alabama State Representative<br> for District 42 (Autauga<br> and Chilton counties)
| term_start=November 5, 2014
| term_end=
| preceded=[[Kurt Wallace]]
| term_start2=1998
| term_end2=2010
| succeeded2=Kurt Wallace
| birth_date=December 14, 1938
| birth_place=Clanton, Chilton County<br>[[Alabama]]
| citizenship=[[United States|American]]
| party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]-turned-[[Republican Party|Republican]] (2013)
| spouse=Norma Martin
| children=Jim and Kim Martin
| alma_mater=John A. Gupton College of Mortuary Science
| occupation=Mortician
| religion=[[Southern Baptist]]
| residence=Clanton, Alabama]
}}
'''James M. Martin''', known as '''Jimmy Martin''' (born December 14, 1938), is a mortician from Clanton, [[Alabama]], who represented District 42 in the Alabama House of Representatives from 1998 to 2010 as a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] and since 2014 as a [[Republican Party|Republican]]. His district encompasses Autauga and Chilton counties in the central portion of his state.
A graduate of the John A. Gupton College of Mortuary Science in [[Nashville]], [[Tennessee]], Martin is the co-owner of Martin Funeral Home, Inc., in Clanton. He is a board member of the Chilton County Chamber of Commerce. He has also been the county coroner. He is a member of the First [[Baptist]] Church of Clanton. He and his wife, Norma, have two children, Jim and Kim.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/James_Martin,_Alabama_Representative|title=James Martin, Alabama Representative|publisher=Ballotpedia.org|accessdate=October 26, 2017}}</ref><ref name=pvs/>
Martin was defeated in his bid for a fourth term in 2010 by the Republican [[Kurt Wallace]], 9,382 (63.2 percent) to 5,452 (36.8 percent). In 2014, after switching parties, Martin narrowly unseated Wallace in the Republican primary, 4,624 votes (50.6 percent) to 4,507 (49.4 percent).<ref name=ballotpedia/>
Martin is a member of these House committees: (1) Commerce and Small Business, (2) Financial Services, (3) Insurance, and (4) Rules.<ref name=pvs>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/16025/james-martin#.WfFR2LpFzb0|title=James Martin's Biography|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 25, 2017}}</ref>
In 2007, Representative Martin, as a Democrat, voted for Sunday liquor sales, a measure which passed the House, 59-28. In 2008, he voted to relax restrictions on the sale of alcohol, a measure which passed the House 48-42. In 2009, sponsored the bill to permit elections in smaller municipalities for the purpose of legalizing the sale of alcohol and to permit a higher alcohol content for beer, a measure which passed the House, 49-37. In 2008, he voted against [[hate crime]] legislation regarding a person's sexual preference. In 2009, he voted against deregulation of landline telephone rates, but the measure passed the House, 67-24.<ref name=voting/>
In 2015, Representative Martin, as a Republican, sponsored the bill affirming the use of electrocution in executions. He voted against requiring animal shelters to prepare monthly reports; the bill failed, 28-67. He supported the establishment of public [[charter school]]s in Alabama, a measure which passed the House, 58-41. He opposed the bill to permit the home schooled to participate in public school athletic events, a measure approved by the full House, 52-43. He sponsored the increase in the cigarette tax, which passed the House, 52-46. In 2016, Martin co-sponsored the legislation to forbid the sale of fetal tissue or to permit its use in research, and he opposed dilation [[abortion]]s in Alabama. He supported additional funding for new prison facilities, a measure which passed the House, 52-33. In 2017, Martin did not vote on the issue of permitting midwives to practice in his state, a measure which won House approval, 84-11. He voted to reduce the time for appeals from inmates on death row. He voted to prohibit alteration or removal of historic monuments, a measure which passed 72-29. He voted to prohibit judicial override of sentencing guidelines, which passed the House, 78-19.<ref name=voting>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/16025/james-martin#.WfFOerpFzb0|title=James Martin's Voting Records|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 23, 2017}}</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Martin, James}}
[[Category:Alabama]]
[[Category:Business People]]
[[Category:Politicians]]
[[Category:Former Democrats]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Conservatives]]
[[Category:Baptists]]
[[Category:Pro-life]]