Martin Heines

{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific-prefix =

| name = Martin Heines

| honorific-suffix =

| image =

| alt =

| order =

| office = Mayor of Tyler

| election =

| term_start = May 21, 2014

| term_end = November 11, 2020

| vicepresident =

| predecessor = Barbara Bass

| successor = Don Warren

| office1 = Member of the Tyler City Council
from the 4th district

| term_start1 = 2010

| term_end1 = May 2014

| predecessor1 =

| successor1 = Don Warren

| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1962}}

| birth_place = Tyler, Texas, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| nationality = American

| spouse = Michelle

| party = Democratic

| relations =

| children = 2

| residence =

| alma_mater =University of Texas at Austin (BBA)

| occupation =

| profession =

| signature =

| signature_alt =

| website =

| footnotes =

}}

Martin J. Heines (born 1962) is the former mayor of Tyler, Texas. First elected in May 2014, he won re-election in 2016 and 2018,{{Cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/|title=The Voter's Self Defense System|website=Vote Smart|language=en|access-date=2019-10-10}}{{Cite web|url=https://tylerpaper.com/news/local/martin-heines-elected-to-third-term-as-mayor-broderick-mcgee/article_fa4f7900-50cf-11e8-b38e-d77d5d9d684f.html|title=Martin Heines elected to third term as mayor, Broderick McGee wins District 2 in Tyler City Council races|last=Mansfield|first=Erin|website=TylerPaper.com|date=5 May 2018 |language=en|access-date=2019-10-10}} serving three terms as mayor. Heines succeeded three term Mayor Barbra Bass, to become mayor in 2014. He was succeeded in 2020 by Don Warren. Heines is a small business owner as well as a property manager and investor. He holds a bachelor's of arts degree in business administration from the University of Texas at Austin.

Personal life

Martin J. Heines was born in 1962 in Tyler, Texas. He is married to his wife Michelle, and they have 2 children. They attend the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. In 1985, Heines graduated from University of Texas at Austin with a BBA.{{cite web |title=Mayor Martin Heines {{!}} Tyler, TX |url=https://www.cityoftyler.org/government/government/mayor-and-council/mayor |website=cityoftyler.org |accessdate=9 December 2019}}

Political career

Heines served on the Tyler City Council District 4 for 2 terms between 2010 and 2014, and was succeeded by Don Warren.{{cite web |title=East Texas - Election Results (FINAL) |url=https://tylerpaper.com/news/local/east-texas---election-results-final/article_b6cef40e-1d59-5185-92cf-734bb6ae3fad.html |website=TylerPaper.com |date=10 May 2014 |accessdate=9 December 2019 |language=en}} While serving on the council, he was a member of the Council Audit Committee and the Council Building/Economic Development Committee. He also served as mayor protempore. Heines was sworn in as the mayor of Tyler in May 2014{{cite web |title=Martin Heines - Texas State Directory Online |url=https://www.txdirectory.com/online/person/?id=38324&office=10774 |website=txdirectory.com |accessdate=9 December 2019}} succeeding Barbara Bass. Heines is the previous chairman of the Smith County Democratic Party.{{cite web |last1=Raja |first1=Tasneem |title=Mayor Martin Heines talks to The Tyler Loop about race, downtown, and taxes |url=https://thetylerloop.com/mayor-martin-heines-talks-to-the-tyler-loop-about-race-downtown-and-taxes/ |website=The Tyler Loop |date=10 July 2017 |accessdate=9 December 2019}}{{cite web |last1=Frazier |first1=Stephanie |title=Tyler City Councilman Martin Heines to run for mayor in 2014 |url=https://www.kltv.com/story/23303455/tyler-real-estate-developer/ |website=kltv.com |date=31 August 2013 |accessdate=9 December 2019}}

Heines, who was term limited, was succeeded by Don Warren on November 11, 2020.{{cite web |url=https://tylerpaper.com/covid-19/tyler-city-council-swears-in-new-mayor-council-members-approves-skate-park-project-and-fire/article_362e4c80-2463-11eb-bdbf-af92d1cf9547.html |access-date=5 December 2020|title=Tyler City Council swears in new mayor, council members, approves skate park project and fire station donation|date=11 November 2020 }}

While Heines was the former chairman of the Smith County Democratic Party, he has made numerous donations to candidates for the Republican Party. His donations include to Mitt Romney, Jason Wright, and Rick Perry. However, he has also donated to Democratic presidential candidate Wesley Clark. Heines earlier donations were to Democratic candidates, but his newer ones are to Republicans.{{cite web |title=Browse Individual contributions |url=https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?contributor_name=Martin+Heines |website=FEC.gov |access-date=10 December 2020 |language=en}}