Ramona Martinez

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Ramona Martinez (born September 1943[1]) is a member of the Democratic National Committee from Colorado. A businesswoman and former president of the Denver city council, Martinez has served on the DNC since the 1990s. As a superdelegate to the 2008 Democratic National Convention, Marquez has publicly supported Bill Richardson, and then Hillary Clinton.

[edit] Biography

Active in politics since the 1970s, Martinez was named chair of the Colorado Voter Registration Project in 1976 and worked for the Denver, Colorado city council. In 1987, she was elected to represent District 3 on the Denver City Council and served for a total of 16 years. During her tenure, she was elected the first Hispanic female city council president.[2]

With her sister, Joelle Martinez-Prutch, Martinez launched a successful travel agency. After leaving the Denver City Council, Martinez helped found REM Associates in 2003,[1] a campaign management and public relations firm with corporate and political clients.[2]

Appointed as an at-large member of the Democratic National Committee during the Clinton administration, Martinez has been an active member of the DNC's Hispanic Caucus[3] serving as vice-chair[2] and later acting chair from February to November 2007;[1] she was elected to head the Hispanic Caucus at the November 2007 DNC meeting.[4]

Martinez has also served as secretary of the DNC Women's Caucus;[2] and has been an executive committee member of the DNC since at least 2005.[5][2] She has also served as Vice Chair of the Board of Directors for NALEO (National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials) and as the first Chair of the Hispana Leadership Institute.[2] In 2005, Martinez supported Howard Dean's successful bid to become DNC chairman.[5]

As a member of the Democratic National Committee, Martinez has been a superdelegate to the 2000 and 2004 Democratic National Conventions,[6] and will be a superdelegate to the 2008 Democratic National Convention. In 2007, she announced her intention to vote for New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson;[7] after he withdrew from the race in January 2008, she endorsed New York Sen. Hillary Clinton.[8][9]

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  1. ^ a b c Staff Reports. "Off the Bus - DNC Colorado Superdelegates", The Huffington post, 28 February 2008. Retrieved on 2008-04-18. 
  2. ^ a b c d e f About Us. REM & Associates. Retrieved on 2008-04-18.
  3. ^ Staff Reports. "Colorado DNC Hispanic Caucus Members Applaud the Selection of Denver to Host the 2008 National Democratic Convention", HispanicTips, 19 January 2007. Retrieved on 2008-04-18. 
  4. ^ The Democratic Party (4 December 2007). "DNC Hispanic Caucus Elects New Leadership". Press release. Retrieved on 2008-04-18.
  5. ^ a b Democracy for America (1 February 2005). "53 New Votes for Gov. Dean". Press release. Retrieved on 2008-04-18.
  6. ^ Index to Politicans: Martinez. The Political Graveyard. Retrieved on 2008-04-18.
  7. ^ Paulson, Steven K.. "Some Colorado superdelegates lining up behind candidates", Denver Post, 30 October 2007. Retrieved on 2008-02-16. 
  8. ^ Hoover, Tim. "Colorado's "superdelegates"", Denver Post, 18 January 2008. Retrieved on 2008-02-16. 
  9. ^ Hillary for President (17 January 2008). "Richardson Colorado Campaign Co-Chairs, Superdelegate, and Steering Committee Members Endorse Hillary Clinton". Press release. Retrieved on 2008-04-18.

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