Susie Martinez
{{Short description|American politician (born 1966)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Susie Martinez
| image = Susie Martinez.jpg
| state_assembly = Nevada
| district = 12th
| term_start = November 6, 2018
| term_end = November 8, 2022
| predecessor = James Ohrenschall
| successor = Max Carter II
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1966}}
| birth_place = Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
| residence =
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| spouse =
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| profession = Union Leader
| website = {{URL|https://nv.aflcio.org/about-us/susiemartinez}}
| party = Democratic
| alma_mater = College of Southern Nevada
}}
Susan Martinez (born 1966) is an American union leader and former politician. A Democrat, she served in the Nevada State Assembly from 2018 to 2022, representing Nevada Assembly District 12. Upon her election as the Executive Secretary Treasurer of the [https://nv.aflcio.org/ Nevada State AFL-CIO], Martinez announced that she would not seek re-election in the 2022 elections.{{Cite web |date=2021-08-31 |title=Nevada AFL-CIO elects first woman, Latina executive secretary-treasurer |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/nevada/nevada-afl-cio-elects-first-woman-latina-executive-secretary-treasurer-2430303/ |access-date=2023-03-10 |website=Las Vegas Review-Journal |language=en-US}}
Early life
Martinez's family moved to the United States in 1959.{{cite web|url=https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/freshman-orientation-assemblywoman-susan-martinez|title=Freshman Orientation: Assemblywoman Susan Martinez|date=31 January 2019|publisher=The Nevada Independent |access-date=May 19, 2020}} Martinez was born in 1966 in Las Vegas, Nevada.{{cite web|url=https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/Legislator/A/Assembly/Current/12|title=Assemblywoman Susie Martinez|publisher=Nevada Legislature |access-date=May 19, 2020}}
Education
Martinez graduated from Eldorado High School. Martinez majored in general education at the College of Southern Nevada.
Career
Martinez worked as a guest service agent at Flamingo Las Vegas for more than 30 years. As a Teamsters Local 986 union member, Martinez served as a shop steward and advocated for her co-workers through grievance and contract negotiations to fight for stronger wages, better benefits, and safer working conditions.{{Cite web |title=Susie Martinez {{!}} Nevada State AFL-CIO |url=https://nv.aflcio.org/content/33689 |access-date=2023-03-10 |website=nv.aflcio.org |language=en}} In 2018, Martinez was elected to the Nevada Assembly, where she represented the 12th district from November 6, 2018, until November 8, 2022. In August 2021, Martinez announced that she would not seek re-election after becoming the head of the Nevada State AFL-CIO.{{Cite news |last=Ross |first=McKenna |date=May 15, 2022 |title=5 Republicans, 3 Democrats hope to replace Martinez in AD12 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/nevada/5-republicans-3-democrats-hope-to-replace-martinez-in-ad12-2577003/ |access-date=February 12, 2023}}
Personal life
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Category:Politicians from Las Vegas
Category:Hispanic and Latino American state legislators in Nevada
Category:Hispanic and Latino American women in politics
Category:College of Southern Nevada alumni
Category:Democratic Party members of the Nevada Assembly
Category:21st-century American women politicians
Category:Women state legislators in Nevada
Category:21st-century members of the Nevada Legislature
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