Jenny Beth Martin (born July 2, 1970) is the co-founder and national coordinator of the

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, and a columnist for ''

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''. In February 2010, ''Time'' magazine named her as one of its 100 Most Influential Leaders. She is the co-author of ''Tea Party Patriots: The Second American Revolution.'' She is a member of the

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Early life and education

Martin graduated from

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in Waleska,

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, in 1990. She later received a bachelor's in business administration from the

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.Davis, Mark
"Jenny Beth Martin: The head Tea Party Patriot"
ajc.com (Atlanta ''Journal-Constitution'' website), May 9, 2010. "39-year-old". Retrieved 2015-12-19.

Tea Party Patriots

In June 2009, Martin had formed

, along with Amy Kremer and Mark Meckler. In 2010, Martin was being paid $6,000 a month by the organization. Meckler resigned from the Tea Party Patriots, citing differences with Martin and other board members over how the organization was being managed. As of 2014, Martin was receiving two salaries from the Tea Party Patriots: a $15,000 per month fee for "strategic consulting" and a $272,000 salary as President, with total annual compensation over $450,000.

Puerto Rico bankruptcy-law structure

In the face of the

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and in concert with major distressed-debt

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s in 2015, Martin and Tea Party Patriots have opposed a

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bill to allow

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's public authorities access to bankruptcy restructuring options.

Political action committee

Martin is a co-founder of the Tea Party Patriots Citizens Fund, a political action committee which Martin has said was formed to counter Karl Rove's Conservative Victory Project. Martin characterizes Rove and his group as the "consultant class". In the 2016 Republican presidential primary, she endorsed

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America's Frontline Doctors

In July 2020, Martin appeared with a group of doctors in front of Capitol Hill, Washington D.C., promoting falsehoods about the wearing of masks and vaccines at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. The event was hosted and funded by Tea Party Patriots.

Personal life

She is divorced from Lee Martin, with whom she has twins, born in 2003. In 2008, the Martins filed for bankruptcy. Their company specializing in supplying temporary workers failed due to the 2008 financial crisis and an unscrupulous former business partner.

References

External links

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