Candidate Profile: Mark Martinez

What is your full, legal name?

Mark Edward Martinez

Where do you work and what is your job title?   

The Boeing Company, Contract Labor Cost Accountant

When and Where Were You Born?   

Sept 15, 1976, Long Island New York

Where do you live now and how long have you lived there?   

Renton Highlands, since I was 13, 1990

Spouse or domestic partner if any: 

Married since Oct 23, 1997 

Children:    

4

Education (include graduation date(s), if any):   

AA Business Transfer- Bellevue Community College 2006

BA Accounting and Economics - Seattle University - 2008

Sargent's Course - Marine Corps University - 1998

Military Service (include year(s) of discharge, if any):    

US Marine Corps

Sept 11th 1995 - July 2003 (stoploss), 2 Active duty enlistments one deployment to Iraq as an M1A1 Tank Commander

      - Awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement medal for Valor

Sept 2003 - Aug 2005, Marine Corps Reserve, one deployment to Iraq as a convoy security vehicle section leader.

Memberships and affiliations with clubs and other organizations:

Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America

VFW

Cub Scouts

Hillcrest PTA

McKnight PTA

Highlands PTA (officers for the 2011-2012 school year) 

Have you or a business you owned (or had principal interest in) ever filed bankruptcy?

I have had significant financial troubles in my early 20's and again when I was laid off and out of work in 2009.  It took getting a degree in accounting to figure out how to deal with money.

As an adult, have you been convicted or charged with a crime other than a minor traffic violation? 

No

CAMPAIGN INFORMATION:  

Web site: MarkforRenton.com

Email address: markforrenton@comcast.net.

Phone number: 425-301-7522 

Campaign manager: N/A

PREVIOUS ELECTED OFFICE(S):  

Elected:    N/A

Other campaigns for public office: N/A

THIS CAMPAIGN:  

What is the primary reason you are running for this office?     

I want to continue to service my community. After 10 years in the Marines I still feel a strong commitment to my community.

What will be your top three priorities if you get elected and why?       

1. Making government more open and transparent.

2. Protecting the current service levels with the potential costs of pending annexations.

3. The DT Library and the tax issues.

What sets you apart from the other candidates and/or previous office holders?    

This is the first time I have ran for office public office.  I do not have ties to any of the inside Renton politics and would be a new and independent voice.  Also, as a second generation Cuban American, I would be the first Hispanic elected to the council (to my knowledge).

How much money do you expect your campaign to spend on this election?  

$2,500 - $5,000