Education
Martin graduated from Reinhardt University in Waleska, Georgia, in 1990.
Martin graduated from Reinhardt University in Waleska, Georgia, in 1990.
In February 2010, Martin was named to TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential Leaders. She is co-author of: The Second American Revolution. She later received a bachelor’s in business administration from the University of Georgia.
lieutenant was while in the car on the way to a job that Martin heard Rick Santelli’s rant.
“This is America! How many of you people want to pay for your neighbor’s mortgages an extra bathroom and can’t pay their bills?” Martin credits Santelli’s words with goading her into action against the bail-out. Shortly after, Martin organized the first tea party rally in Atlanta.
By June 2009, Martin had formed, along with Amy Kremer and Mark Meckler. In 2010, Martin was being paid $6,000 a month by the organization.
Meckler has since left the organization.
Puerto Rico bankruptcy-law structure
In the face of the Puerto Rican government-debt crisis and in concert with major distressed-debt hedge funds in 2015, Martin and have opposed a United States Senate bill to allow Puerto Rico"s public authorities access to bankruptcy restructuring options. Martin characterizes Rove and his group as the ‘consultant class.’.
Martin is a co-founder of the Citizens Fund, a political action committee which Martin has said was formed to counter Karl Rove’s Conservative Victory Project.
