Cecilia I. Martinez
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Cecilia I. Martinez is the Executive Director of The Reform Institute
The Reform Institute
The Reform Institute is a non-partisan, not-for-profit think tank based in Alexandria, VA that describes itself as centrist oriented. According to its website it is an “organization working to strengthen the foundations of our democracy and build a resilient society...

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Since January 2003, Cecilia Martinez has served as the Executive Director of The Reform Institute a nonprofit educational organization based in Alexandria, Virginia
Alexandria, Virginia
Alexandria is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2009, the city had a total population of 139,966. Located along the Western bank of the Potomac River, Alexandria is approximately six miles south of downtown Washington, D.C.Like the rest of northern Virginia, as well as...

 that represents a unique, independent voice working to strengthen the foundations of our democracy and build a resilient society.

Ms. Martinez has testified before the US House of Representatives Committee on House Administration
United States House Committee on House Administration
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 and has appeared on national television news programs including ABC’s 20/20, MSNBC’s Tucker Carlson Show, NOW with Bill Moyers, and the News Hour with Jim Lehrer. She has been quoted in national news outlets including TIME magazine, US News and World Report magazine, National Public Radio, and the Associated Press.

Ms. Martinez is active in Latino advocacy groups and Republican politics. She proudly served on Senator John McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign in the early primaries, at the Republican National Convention, and in the general election. She has also worked on campaigns for state initiatives and candidates seeking state & local office, as well as international elections.

From 2000-2002, Ms. Martinez served as Executive Director of the Clean Elections Institute (CEI) in Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...

. Prior to her work at CEI, Ms. Martinez coordinated the Southwest Policy Leaders Forum at the Center for Policy Alternatives in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....

. She also served on the staff for the Colorado General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly
The Colorado General Assembly is the state legislature of the State of Colorado.-Constitutional definition:The Colorado Constitution establishes a system of government based on the separation of powers doctrine with power divided among three "departments": executive, legislative and judicial...

, while achieving a Master of Art in political science from Colorado State University
Colorado State University
Colorado State University is a public research university located in Fort Collins, Colorado. The university is the state's land grant university, and the flagship university of the Colorado State University System.The enrollment is approximately 29,932 students, including resident and...

. Cecilia also holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science and a Graduate Certificate in women's studies from Colorado State University.

External links

  • http://www.ceciliamartinez.org/home.html
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