Armando Martinez (politician)

{{short description|American politician}}

{{Infobox officeholder

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| name = Armando Martinez

| state_house = Texas

| district = 39th

| term_start = January 11, 2005

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| predecessor = Miguel Wise

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|1|6}}

| birth_place = Weslaco, Texas, U.S.

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| party = Democratic

| alma_mater = University of Texas-Pan American (BS)

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| spouse = Marisa

| children =

| residence = Weslaco, Texas, U.S.

| signature = Armando Martinez Signature.png

| website = [http://www.mandomartinez.com http://www.mandomartinez.com]

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Armando Martinez (born January 6, 1976) is a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 39, serving since 2005. Martinez is also a firefighter and paramedic. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Texas-Pan American in Edinburg, Texas.{{cite web|title=Rep. Martinez, Armando "Mando" District 39|url=https://house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=39|publisher=Texas House of Representatives|access-date=21 November 2013}}

On January 1, 2017, Martinez was seriously wounded in the head by a stray bullet during a New Year's celebration, a case of celebratory gunfire.{{cite news|last1=Ansari|first1=Azadeh|last2=Sandoval|first2=Polo|title='Stray' bullet hits Texas legislator in the head at New Year's celebration|url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/02/us/texas-representative-bullet-hits-head/|access-date=3 January 2017|publisher=CNN|date=January 2, 2017}}