Martin Garrick

Martin Garrick
Member of the California State Assembly from the 74th district
Incumbent
Assumed office December 4, 2006
Preceded by	Mark Wyland
Minority Leader of the California State Assembly
In office February 1, 2010 – December 6, 2010
Preceded by	Sam Blakeslee
Succeeded by	Connie Conway
Personal details
Born	1953 (age 57–58) Glendale, California
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Jane Garrick
Residence	Carlsbad, California
Alma mater	California Western University United States International University
Occupation	President, Admiral Industries

Martin W. Garrick (born 1953) represents the 74th district in the California State Assembly. He was elected to the Assembly in November 2006. Garrick served in the Reagan Administration and is a small business owner.

Background

Garrick was born in 1953 in Glendale, California. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Business from United States International University in San Diego.

In the 1980s, Garrick joined the Ronald Reagan for President Campaign at national headquarters in Arlington, Virginia. He then moved to the White House transition team and thereafter into a number of positions in the Reagan Administration, including Deputy Senate House Liaison. After leaving the Reagan Administration, Garrick founded Admiral Industries, Inc., a telecommunications company. He also owns and manages Admiral Property Company, a real estate investment firm.^[1]

Community and Party Involvement

Garrick has been active for decades in Republican organizations and campaigns. As First Vice Chairman of the San Diego Republican Party, Garrick played a major role in the building of one of the nation's most effective local parties. For a decade, he served as a Board Member in the San Diego Lincoln Club, and as a member of the Adam Smith Institute and San Diego County Republican Party Central Committee.

Additionally, Garrick's community activism included roles on the Solana Beach Crime Commission, Solana Beach Budget Committee and the San Diego County Cable and Television Review Committee.^[2]

Priorities in the Assembly

Garrick states his top priorities as first, stopping illegal immigration by voting to secure the border and voting against welfare and driver's licenses for illegal aliens. Secondly, balancing the budget, he is opposed to new taxes, and supports openness and transparency in the budget including a public audit every year. Thirdly, Garrick wants to end freeway gridlock by voting to use every penny of gas tax for freeway construction.^[3]

Family

Garrick is married to Jane, a school teacher and their family includes her four grown children, two boys and two girls.

References

1. ^ Official biography of Martin Garrick
2. ^ http://arc.asm.ca.gov/member/74/?p=bio
3. ^ http://www.martingarrick.com/issues.html

External links

• Official Assembly web site
• Official Campaign web site

California Assembly
Preceded by Mark Wyland	California State Assemblyman 74th District December 4, 2006–present	Incumbent
Party political offices
Preceded by Sam Blakeslee	California State Assembly Republican Leader February 1, 2010 - November 30, 2010	Succeeded by Connie Conway

Persondata
Name	Garrick, Martin
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Short description
Date of birth	1953
Place of birth	Glendale, California
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