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In 2006, Martinez ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination to represent Texas House District 42, having  been defeated by the incumbent and still serving Richard Raymond of Laredo. In the primary Raymond fell .07 percent plus one vote short of an outright victory. He finished first with 11,806 votes (49.8 percent); Martinez trailed with 7,650 (32.3 percent). Two other contenders held the remaining 17.9 percent of the vote.In the runoff in April 2006, Raymond prevailed, 8,828 votes (57.8 percent) to Martinez's 6,456 (42.2 percent).

In 2006, Martinez ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination to represent Texas House District 42, having  been defeated by the incumbent and still serving Richard Raymond of Laredo. In the primary Raymond fell .07 percent plus one vote short of an outright victory. He finished first with 11,806 votes (49.8 percent); Martinez trailed with 7,650 (32.3 percent). Two other contenders held the remaining 17.9 percent of the vote.In the runoff in April 2006, Raymond prevailed, 8,828 votes (57.8 percent) to Martinez's 6,456 (42.2 percent).

Oddly, in 2005, Martinez  contributed $1,000 to Raymond's proposed run for the [[United States House of Representatives]], a race that never materialized.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.city-data.com/elec2/06/elec-LAREDO-TX-06.html|title=LAREDO, Texas (TX) Political Contributions by Individuals|publisher=city-data.com|accessdate=May 3, 2014}}</ref>

Oddly, in 2005, Martinez  contributed $1,000 to Raymond's proposed run for the [[United States House of Representatives]], a race that never materialized.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.city-data.com/elec2/06/elec-LAREDO-TX-06.html|title=LAREDO, Texas (TX) Political Contributions by Individuals|publisher=city-data.com|accessdate=July 27, 2020}}</ref>

==Honors==

==Honors==