Jacob Martinez

Democrat · House · LD9

Jacob Martinez, 24, is a recent law school graduate and a member of the Navy Reserve who has not held elected office. He finished third of seven candidates for two Mesa Public Schools governing board seats in 2022. He came to the Democratic Party from Republican politics: he chaired the Arizona Teenage Republicans and volunteered for Kelli Ward's 2016 U.S. Senate campaign before joining high school demonstrators at the Capitol to press for gun control.