Martin Walks
Martin Walks | |
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House Majority Whip | |
Assumed office November 12, 2020 | |
Leader | Rose McAlister |
Preceded by | Viper Darius |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from The North's 2nd district | |
Assumed office October 19, 2020 | |
Preceded by | Matthew Hale |
Northern Secretary of Health and Public Safety | |
Assumed office October 17, 2020 | |
Preceded by | office established |
Northern Secretary of Health and Human Services | |
In office October 13, 2020 – October 17, 2020 | |
Preceded by | Sysadmin |
Succeeded by | office abolished |
Member of the Northern House of Delegates | |
In office October 8, 2020 – December 8, 2020 | |
Preceded by | Tedd Ddet |
Succeeded by | Howard Elkridge |
Constituency | 2nd District |
Personal Details | |
Born | Martin Otto Samuel Walks |
Political party | Social Democratic Party |
Martin Walks is the incumbent Representative for the North's second district. He currently serves as the Majority Whip, since November 12, 2020. Previously, Walks has served in the Northern House of Delegates, where he was Deputy Chair. Walks is a member of the Social Democratic Party.
House of Delegates
Election
- October 2020
In the October State Elections, Walks ran against Northern Secretary of Energy Gray, Former Representative Moonguy, and Former Representative Dan Reinhard. Walks won 41.19-38.12-20.67-0 against Gray, Moonguy, and Reinhard in that order.
Tenure
Walks was sworn in on October 8, 2020. He was then elected Deputy Chair.
- Election Reform
Walks sponsored the Northern RCV amendment, which enacted Ranked Choice Voting in the North. He also sponsored the 2020 Voting Reform Act, which, among other things, implemented Automatic Voter Registration.
- Energy
Walks sponsored SANTA, which provided funding to research into Molten Salt Power plants.
- Criminal Justice
Walks sponsored the Northern Humane Prison act.
House of Representatives
Elections
- October 2020 Special
Walks ran in the October 2020 Special election to fill the seat left vacant by Former Speaker Matthew Hale. He ran against Fmr. Reps XRT-17 and William Lawyer. He won 51.30-32.78-15.92 against XRT and Lawyer in that order.
- November 2020
Walks ran for re-election in the November 2020 Federal election. He ran against Anne Tifa and Richard Holland. Walks won 72.26-27.74-0 against Tifa and Holland in that order.
Tenure
Walks was sworn in on October 19, 2020. After his re-election in the General election, walks was named Deputy Majority Leader, or Majority Whip.
- Healthcare
Walks voted in favor of the Public Option Act.
- Welfare reform
Walks voted in favor of the SNAP Reform Act and TANFRA.
- Minimum Wage
Walks voted in favor of the Living Wage Act.
- Immigration
Walks sponsored the Voting Freedom Act, which would decriminalize immigrant voting.
- COVID
Walks has voted in favor of many COVID Relief bills, including the Federal Budget For Coronavirus Recovery and Fiscal Transparency Act.
- Energy
Walks sponsored the Studying Coal Conversion Act, which would provide research funding for the conversion of coal power plants to cleaner energy. He also cosponsored the Geological and Geophysical Exploration Prohibition Act, and voted in favor of the GREG Act and the New Extraction Limitations Act.
Committee Assignments
- Current
- Committee on Commerce, Climate, Energy, Education, Internet, and Infrastructure (Chair)
- Committee on Ways, Means, and Executive Oversight
- Past
- Committee on Climate Change and Environment
- Investigative Oversight Committee on the Creation and Implementation of the December Federal Budget