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Martin Heines
Mayor of Tyler
In office
May 21, 2014 – November 11, 2020
Preceded byBarbara Bass
Succeeded byDon Warren
Member of the Tyler City Council
from the 4th district
In office
2010 – May 2014
Succeeded byDon Warren
Personal details
Born1962 (age 61–62)
Tyler, Texas, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseMichelle
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Texas at Austin (BBA)

Martin J. Heines (born 1962) is the former mayorofTyler, Texas. First elected in May 2014, he won re-election in 2016 and 2018,[1][2] serving three terms as mayor. Heines succeeded three term Mayor Barbra Bass, to become mayor in 2014. He was succeeded in 2020 by Don Warren. Heines is a small business owner as well as a property manager and investor. He holds a bachelor's of arts degree in business administration from the University of Texas at Austin.

Personal life

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Martin J. Heines was born in 1962 in Tyler, Texas. He is married to his wife Michelle, and they have 2 children. They attend the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. In 1985, Heines graduated from University of Texas at Austin with a BBA.[3]

Political career

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Heines served on the Tyler City Council District 4 for 2 terms between 2010 and 2014, and was succeeded by Don Warren.[4] While serving on the council, he was a member of the Council Audit Committee and the Council Building/Economic Development Committee. He also served as mayor protempore. Heines was sworn in as the mayor of Tyler in May 2014[5] succeeding Barbara Bass. Heines is the previous chairman of the Smith County Democratic Party.[6][7]

Heines, who was term limited, was succeeded by Don Warren on November 11, 2020.[8]

While Heines was the former chairman of the Smith County Democratic Party, he has made numerous donations to candidates for the Republican Party. His donations include to Mitt Romney, Jason Wright, and Rick Perry. However, he has also donated to Democratic presidential candidate Wesley Clark. Heines earlier donations were to Democratic candidates, but his newer ones are to Republicans.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
  • ^ Mansfield, Erin (5 May 2018). "Martin Heines elected to third term as mayor, Broderick McGee wins District 2 in Tyler City Council races". TylerPaper.com. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
  • ^ "Mayor Martin Heines | Tyler, TX". cityoftyler.org. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  • ^ "East Texas - Election Results (FINAL)". TylerPaper.com. 10 May 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  • ^ "Martin Heines - Texas State Directory Online". txdirectory.com. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  • ^ Raja, Tasneem (10 July 2017). "Mayor Martin Heines talks to The Tyler Loop about race, downtown, and taxes". The Tyler Loop. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  • ^ Frazier, Stephanie (31 August 2013). "Tyler City Councilman Martin Heines to run for mayor in 2014". kltv.com. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  • ^ "Tyler City Council swears in new mayor, council members, approves skate park project and fire station donation". 11 November 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  • ^ "Browse Individual contributions". FEC.gov. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
    • Political offices
    Preceded by

    Barbara Bass

    		 Mayor of Tyler
    2014 – 2020     		Succeeded by

    Don Warren

    Preceded by

    		 Tyler City Council
    district 4
    2010 – 2014     		Succeeded by

    Don Warren


    Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Martin_Heines&oldid=1219226271"
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     ●Living people
     ●Mayors of places in Texas
     ●People from Tyler, Texas
     ●Texas Democrats
     ●University of Texas at Austin alumni
      


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