Bill Martin is a former member of the

Michigan House of Representatives The Michigan House of Representatives is the lower house of the Michigan Legislature. There are 110 members, each of whom is elected from constituencies having approximately 77,000 to 91,000 residents, based on population figures from the 2010 ...

and former chief executive officer of Florida Realtors, the state's largest

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. Bill Martin was born and raised in Ypsilanti Michigan. Bill graduated Ypsilanti High School and Western Michigan University. Martin joined the Michigan State Police as a Trooper In 1978, the same year he married Denise Andrews. Denise also graduated from Ypsilanti High and Western Michigan University. After graduating from Ypsilanti High School, Bill joined the U.S. Army serving with the 101st and 509th Airborne unit as well as the 529th MP's. Bill was honorably discharged and returned to his hometown of Ypsilanti Michigan. Bill met Denise Andrews in the spring of 1975. They were married on July 8, 1978. Bill and Denise moved to Battle Creek Michigan were Bill was assigned as a Michigan State Trooper. They had two children, Haley and Brittany. Bill and Denise owned a family business with her brother Al Andrews. Denise ran the family business until they sold it in the early 2000s.

Political service

In 1987, Martin defeated Democratic opponent Ann Rosenbaum and replaced Richard Fitzpatrick in the

serving

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; a position he held for four terms. Former Michigan governor

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appointed Martin commissioner of the Michigan State Lottery in 1995; and in 1999 appointed him director and CEO of the state's largest department, the

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. Martin resigned from the department of corrections in 2002 to become the new CEO of the Michigan Association of Realtors. Martin was also appointed as a trustee on the Western Michigan Board of Trustees in 2002, serving his almamater, where he graduated summa cum laude, for 8 years before stepping down.

Rick Snyder Richard Dale Snyder (born August 19, 1958) is an American business executive, venture capitalist, attorney, accountant, and politician who served as the 48th governor of Michigan from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, Snyder previ ...

, the current governor of Michigan, appointed Martin to the State Officers Compensation Commission in 2014. Snyder appointed Bill to the MEGA Board which was a part of the MEDC.

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