Ray Martinez (Arizona)
Ray D. Martinez was a Democratic member of the Arizona House of Representatives, representing District 30. He was first elected to the chamber in 2016, and he served until January 2019. Martinez did not file to run for re-election in 2018.
Committee assignments
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Arizona committee assignments, 2017 |
|---|
| • Government and Higher Education |
| • Military, Veterans and Regulatory Affairs |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Campaign themes
2016
Martinez's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
| “ |
Education
Community Security
Jobs
|
” |
| —Ray Martinez, [2] | ||
Elections
2018
Ray Martinez did not file to run for re-election.
2016
Elections for the Arizona House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 30, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 1, 2016.[3] Incumbent Debbie McCune-Davis (D) did not seek re-election.
Ray Martinez and Tony Navarrete defeated Gary Cox in the Arizona House of Representatives District 30 general election.[4][5]
| Arizona House of Representatives, District 30 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Ray Martinez |
37.78% | 22,853 | |
| Democratic | Tony Navarrete |
37.71% | 22,810 | |
| Republican | Gary Cox | 24.52% | 14,831 | |
| Total Votes | 60,494 | |||
| Source: Arizona Secretary of State | ||||
Ray Martinez and Tony Navarrete defeated incumbent Jonathan Larkin in the Arizona House of Representatives District 30 Democratic Primary.[6]
| Arizona House of Representatives, District 30 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Ray Martinez |
33.64% | 4,089 | |
| Democratic | Tony Navarrete |
33.90% | 4,121 | |
| Democratic | Jonathan Larkin Incumbent | 32.46% | 3,945 | |
| Total Votes | 12,155 | |||
| Source: Arizona Secretary of State | ||||
Gary Cox ran unopposed in the Arizona House of Representatives District 30 Republican Primary.[7]
| Arizona House of Representatives, District 30 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Gary Cox (unopposed) | |
Campaign finance summary
Note: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. Depending on the election or state, this may represent only a portion of all the funds spent on their behalf. Satellite spending groups may or may not have expended funds related to the candidate or politician on whose page you are reading this disclaimer. Campaign finance data from elections may be incomplete. For elections to federal offices, complete data can be found at the FEC website. Click here for more on federal campaign finance law and here for more on state campaign finance law.
Endorsements
2016
In 2016, Martinez's endorsements included the following:[8]
- Congressman Ruben Gallego
- Phoenix Vice Mayor Kate Gallego
- Senator Robert Meza (LD-30)
- Representative Jonathan Larkin (LD-30)
- Congresswoman Kyrsten Sinema
- Representative Lela Alston (LD-24)
- Representative Mark Cardenas (LD-19)
- Glendale Councilmember Jaime Aldama
- Glendale Councilmember Sam Chavira
- Roosevelt School Board Member Marcelino Quiñonez
Scorecards
A scorecard evaluates a legislator’s voting record. Its purpose is to inform voters about the legislator’s political positions. Because scorecards have varying purposes and methodologies, each report should be considered on its own merits. For example, an advocacy group’s scorecard may assess a legislator’s voting record on one issue while a state newspaper’s scorecard may evaluate the voting record in its entirety.
Ballotpedia is in the process of developing an encyclopedic list of published scorecards. Some states have a limited number of available scorecards or scorecards produced only by select groups. It is Ballotpedia’s goal to incorporate all available scorecards regardless of ideology or number.
Click here for an overview of legislative scorecards in all 50 states. To contribute to the list of Arizona scorecards, email suggestions to editor@ballotpedia.org.
2018
In 2018, the 54th Arizona State Legislature was in session from January 8 through May 4.
- Legislators' votes are recorded by the Center for Arizona Policy on bills related to family issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to family issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental policy.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
2017
| To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2017, click [show]. |
|---|
|
In 2017, the 53rd Arizona State Legislature was in session from January 9 through May 4.
|
Recent news
The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for the terms Ray Martinez Arizona House. These results are automatically generated from Google. Ballotpedia does not curate or endorse these articles.
See also
- Arizona House of Representatives
- Arizona House of Representatives District 30
- Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2016
- Arizona State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Martinez for AZ, "Issues," accessed August 17, 2016
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Elections Calendar & Upcoming Events," accessed January 11, 2016
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "General election ," accessed September 9, 2016
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2016 official general election results," accessed November 11, 2016
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2016 Election Information - Primary Candidate List," accessed June 3, 2016
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2016 Election Information - Primary Candidate List," accessed June 3, 2016
- ↑ Martinez for AZ, "Endorsements," accessed August 17, 2016
