# Marty Martinez

Marty Martinez is a Democratic member of the Virginia House for district 29.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Virginia House, district 29
- Serving since: 2024-01-10
- Current term: VA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/beaab5ae-3e8d-4c12-b388-a59cdc467771

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/beaab5ae-3e8d-4c12-b388-a59cdc467771 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

98% of the 55 bills Martinez sponsored got out of committee, in the top tenth of the Virginia House.

## What Martinez says (VA 2025–26 session)

366 classified statements: 366 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Martinez | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 1.1% | 10.4% | 643 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 28.7% | 39.2% | 542 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.9% | 2.9% | 380 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 16.1% | 14.4% | 301 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.3% | 1.0% | 299 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 19% (State House Democrats 15%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 14% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Health 13% (State House Democrats 15%); Labor and Employment 10% (State House Democrats 5.7%); Crime and Law Enforcement 9.5% (State House Democrats 8.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.57 (standard error 0.03), from 235 donors and 592 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 58% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (VA 2025–26 session)

3,859 roll calls. Attendance 99.2% (Virginia House 98.2%). Party unity 99.6% (96.5%). 22 votes against the party majority.

## Legislation (VA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 55 bills: 54 reached committee, 43 passed one chamber, 32 passed both, 13 became law. Cosponsored 489. 98.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Virginia House 84.4%; rank 8 of 98).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 2101: Commending the African American Community Alliance. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-30) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026S1/HR2101/
- HJ 163: Celebrating the life of George Franklin Atwell. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HJ163/
- HJ 126: Commending Russell Chambers. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HJ126/
- HB 1396: Dogs; hunting game animals, fur-bearing animals, and nuisance species, permits, civil penalties. (passed one chamber, 2026-07-21) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2027/HB1396/
- HB 1396: Dogs; hunting game animals, fur-bearing animals, and nuisance species, permits, civil penalties. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HB1396/
- HJ 67: Commending Kaj Dentler. (passed both chambers, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HJ67/
- HJ 64: Commending Maritza Piñero. (passed both chambers, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HJ64/
- HJ 68: Commending Vanessa Grigsby. (passed both chambers, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HJ68/
- HJ 66: Commending Bishop Shawn L. Stephens. (passed both chambers, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HJ66/
- HJ 65: Commending the Tuscarora Mill Restaurant. (passed both chambers, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/va/bills/2026/HJ65/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $100.1K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 95% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/MartyForUs/status/2110820366264549495
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/MartyForUs/status/2110401649441407177
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/MartyForUs/status/2110013510855901469
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/MartyForUs/status/2109645690318029156
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/MartyForUs/status/2108599029709873221
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/MartyForUs/status/2108599033585439051
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/MartyForUs/status/2108618314939310450
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/MartyForUs/status/2108620490529009770
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/MartyForUs/status/2108258395925184835
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/MartyForUs/status/2108258400383701171

## Links

- Official site: https://virginiageneralassembly.gov/house/members/members.php?id=H0374
- Campaign site: http://ww25.martyfordelegate.com/?subid1=20240515-0547-39da-93e7-3e216b681b13
- X: https://x.com/MartyForUs
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MartyForUs
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marty1003
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/martyforus/
- YouTube: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fernandomartymartinez/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fernandomartymartinez/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/beaab5ae-3e8d-4c12-b388-a59cdc467771