Background
Martin, Stephen Holiday was born on June 15, 1956 in Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States.
politician member of Virginia State Senate
Martin, Stephen Holiday was born on June 15, 1956 in Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States.
Liberty Christian Academy.
In 1987, Martin defeated incumbent Democrat Leslie Saunders for the 67th District House of Delegates seat, 51%-49%. He received 75% of the vote in a four-way race. Senator Martin announced his intention to seek the Republican nomination for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia in 2013 on June 2012.
He was defeated at the 2013 state convention.
On June 9th, 2015, in the Republican Primary for the District 11 State Senate Seat, Martin lost to Amanda Chase in a three way race, with Barry Moore coming in last. Senator Martin serves as one of two Virginia state chairmen for the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).
Martin made news in 2014 when he wrote a lengthy post on Facebook claiming that pregnant women are "hosts" who have no right to end their pregnancies via abortion. "Martin said that his words were taken out of context and that he was trying to describe the way abortion advocates see women." He later edited the post to replace "host" with "bearer of the child.".
Member of Chesterfield Alternatives Inc. (former secretary, president & board chairman), Chesterfield Business Council, National Association Security Dealers, Richmond Association Life Underwriters.
Married Sharon Christine Wiley. Children: Stephen Chad, Nathan Tyler.