David Martin (Michigan politician)

{{Short description|American politician}}

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|office = Member of the Michigan House of Representatives

|term_start = January 1, 2021

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|constituency = 48th district (2021–2022)
68th district (2023–present)

|preceded = Sheryl Kennedy

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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|5|12}}

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|party = Republican

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David Martin (born May 12, 1961) is an American Republican politician from Michigan. He was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives from the 48th district in 2020, defeating incumbent representative Sheryl Kennedy.{{Cite web|date=November 5, 2020|title=Democrat Sheryl Kennedy concedes to David Martin in 48th District state House race|url=https://www.mlive.com/politics/2020/11/democrat-sheryl-kennedy-concedes-to-david-martin-in-48th-district-state-house-race.html|access-date=November 18, 2020|website=mlive|language=en}} Prior to his role as state representative, Martin served on the Davison City Council, and was the director of Security and Facilities at the Pontiac Silver Dome.

Martin is the first GOP candidate to win the seat since the 1990s.

After redistricting, in 2022, Martin was elected to the 68th district.{{cite web |URL=https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/5575|title=Legislator Details - David Martin |publisher=Library of Michigan |access-date=March 1, 2023}}{{cite web |title=2022 Michigan Election Results - General |url=https://mielections.us/election/results/2022GEN_CENR.html |publisher=Michigan Secretary of State |access-date=November 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129162327/https://mielections.us/election/results/2022GEN_CENR.html |archive-date=November 29, 2022 |date=November 28, 2022 |url-status=live}} He was reelected in 2024.{{cite web|title=2024 Michigan Election Results|url=https://mvic.sos.state.mi.us/votehistory/Index?type=C&electionDate=11-5-2024|publisher=Michigan Secretary of State|access-date=November 24, 2024|date=November 22, 2024|url-status=live|archive-date=November 24, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20241124174348/https://mvic.sos.state.mi.us/votehistory/Index?type=C&electionDate=11-5-2024}}