Martin Heinrich

Martin Heinrich

U.S. SENATOR MARTIN HEINRICH

D- NEW MEXICO

 

RACE SUMMARY:  Running for reelection in 2024.

VOTING RECORD: Project Vote Smart, Govtrack US

 

BIOGRAPHY POLITICAL CAREER

PARTY: Democrat

BORN: 10/17/1971

EDUCATION:
University of Missouri, BS Science & Engineering, 1995

OCCUPATION: Businessman 

FAMILY: Married, 2 Children

RELIGION: Lutheran 

CAREER:

  • U.S. Senator (2012-Present)
  • Representative, United States House of Representatives, (2008-2012)
  • Member, City Council, Albuquerque (2003-2007)
  • President, City Council, Albuquerque (2005-2006)

COMMITTEES:

  • Appropriations
  • Energy and Natural Resource
  • Joint Economic Committee - Vice Chair
  • Select Committee on Intelligence

         ELECTED: 2012

 

ISRAEL


  • Heinrich has supported a strong U.S.-Israel relationship.
  • He signed the Hoyer-Cantor letter to Secretary Clinton on the commitment to an unbreakable U.S.-Israel bond, which stated: "Our valuable bilateral relationship with Israel needs and deserves constant reinforcement."

CHOICE


  • Supports Roe v Wade
  • Earned a 100 percent pro-choice rating from NARAL Pro-Choice America
  • Martin Heinrich is a steadfast supporter of a woman’s right to choose and an advocate for women in general. Heinrich has a solid record for standing up for women’s freedom and privacy.

 

In His Own Words


"An integral component of the U.S.-Israel relationship is our shared commitment to negotiating a two-state solution."

SOURCE:www.usatoday.com

Interesting Facts


Joined Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ) on a Discovery Channel show called "Rival Survival." The Senators travelled to the Marshall Islands in 2014 and had to survive for six days with few resources, including no natural drinking water source.

Worked as an AmeriCorps fellow in New Mexico