Jim Martin for the Senate


Jim Martin
Jim Martin

On November 4, the voters of the United States took the first step toward putting our country on a better path when Senator Barack Obama was elected President. However, the elections are not over and we must do everything possible to give President Obama as many supporters in Congress as possible, if he is to be successful in his efforts to improve our national economy and change the attitudes and policies for our nation. We can send Democrat Jim Martin to the Senate. Martin has promised to help the new president imple- ment his economic plan, and Jim Martin is a man who will keep his word. We urge our readers vote early, or to go to the polls on December 2, and help elect Jim Martin.

Our support of Jim Martin is not new. We endorsed him in a frontpage editorial in our October 29 edition, and we are restating much of that endorsement below.

Jim Martin was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 1983, and served in the legislature for 18 years. During his time in the State Legislature, Martin became a leader on health care issues and helped to create PeachCare, which provides affordable health care to thousands of Georgia’s children.

Martin served as chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Ethics Committee, and a subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee overseeing State health care programs. He was also an active member of the Industrial Relations, Special Judiciary, and Children and Youth Committees. Martin is credited with saving State funding for programs that provided critical services for seniors, children, and people with disabilities in the early 1990s when the State was facing budget cuts due to tough economic times.

Two governors selected Martin to lead the Georgia Department of Human Resources. He took over the department in 2001, when the Georgia was facing difficult economic times and successfully cut spending while preserving important programs.

Jim Martin has a history of getting things done and fighting for citizens who do not have the resources to fight for themselves. Clearly, Martin is the right man for Georgia during these tough economic times. His opponent voted with President George Bush, and in favor of his failed economic policies, over 90 percent of the time.

Martin attended the Atlanta Public Schools and earned three degrees (a bachelor’s degree and two law degrees) at the University of Georgia. He is a Vietnam Veteran who says that the Bush Administration’s failure to provide adequate care for our returning soldiers and their families is nothing short of disgraceful.

We, at The Savannah Tribune, believe that the people of Georgia could use a different kind of senator. We need a senator who shares our concern for the wellbeing of all people…not just the rich. We urge you to vote to elect Jim Martin.

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