Dean Martin was the Arizona

Arizona

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 State Treasurer

State Treasurer

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 from 2007 to 2011. A Republican

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, he defeated Democrat

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 Rano Singh in the 2006 general election. He was previously a member of the Arizona Senate

Arizona Senate

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Personal

He married his wife Kerry in 1995. She died on May 25, 2009, of complications from childbirth four hours after giving birth to a son, Austin Michael Martin, who died two days later. Treasurer Martin established MartinCharities.org to continue his wife's charitable efforts in water safety and financial literacy.http://www.aztreasury.gov/biographies/DMartin.html

Treasurer Martin graduated from Arizona State University with the first degree in Small Business Management/Entrepreneurship.http://www.aztreasury.gov/biographies/DMartin.html

Arizona Senate

As a member of Arizona Senate, Dean Martin's first piece of legislation was "Chris' Law" which prevents child predators from posting bail. This bill was inspired by a 12-year-old student named Chris Cottrell. The bill became Prop 103 "Chris' Law". It passed in 2002 with 80.4% of the vote. While in the Senate, Martin served as Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee.http://www.aztreasury.gov/biographies/DMartin.html

Arizona Treasurer

Martin was elected Arizona State Treasurer in 2006 and assumed office in January 2007. As Treasurer, Martin also serves as the Chairman of the State Board of Investment, and State Loan Commission, as the State Surveyor General and on the State Land Selection Board. Martin is currently second in line of succession to the Governor since incumbent Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett

Ken Bennett

Ken Bennett is a Republican politician and businessman who served as president of the Arizona Senate, and is currently serving as the Secretary of State of Arizona.-Biography:...

 was appointed and not elected to office.http://www.aztreasury.gov/biographies/DMartin.htmlhttp://www.azleg.gov/FormatDocument.asp?inDoc=/const/5/6.htm

2010 gubernatorial campaign

Martin announced his bid for Governor of Arizona on January 11, 2010. The most recent polling done on January 25 by Rasmussen Reports

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 has Martin narrowly leading incumbent Governor and fellow Republican Jan Brewer

Jan Brewer

Janice Kay "Jan" Brewer is the 22nd and current Governor of the U.S. state of Arizona and a member of the Republican Party. She is the fourth woman, and third consecutive woman, to hold the office...

 31% to 29% in a hypothetical Republican primary. As of March 23, 2010, Rasmussen Reports shows Martin leading presumed Democratic nominee Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard

Terry Goddard

Samuel Pearson "Terry" Goddard III was the Attorney General of Arizona, from 2003 to 2011, who also served as Mayor of Phoenix, Arizona from 1984 to 1990....

43% to 38% in a hypothetical general election match up.http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections2/election_2010/election_2010_governor_elections/arizona/election_2010_arizona_governor
Mr. Martin suspended his campaign for Governor on July 9, 2010, citing the Obama Administration's lawsuit against the state of Arizona.