Martin Heines

Martin J. Heines (born 1962) is the current mayor of Tyler, Texas. First elected in May 2014, he won re-election in 2016 and 2018[1][2] and is now serving his third and final term as mayor. Heines succeed three term Mayor Barbra Bass, to become mayor in 2014. Heines is a small business owner as well as a property manager and investor. He holds a bachelor's of arts degree in business administration from the University of Texas at Austin.

Martin Heines
Mayor of Tyler
In office
May 21, 2014 – November 11, 2020
Preceded byBarbara Bass
Succeeded byDon Warren
Member of the Tyler City Council
from the 4th district
In office
2010 – May 2014
Succeeded byDon Warren
Personal details
Born1962 (age 58–59)
Tyler, Texas, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Michelle
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Texas at Austin (BBA)

Personal life

Martin J. Heines was born in 1962 in Tyler, Texas. He is married to his wife Michelle, and they have 2 children. They attend the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. In 1985, Heines graduated from University of Texas at Austin with a BBA.[3]

Political career

Heines served on the Tyler City Council District 4 for 2 terms between 2010 and 2014, and was succeeded by Don Warren.[4] While serving on the council, he was a member of the Council Audit Committee and the Council Building/Economic Development Committee. He also served as mayor protempore. Heines was sworn in as the mayor of Tyler in May 2014[5] succeeding Barbara Bass. Heines is the previous chairman of the Smith County Democratic Party.[6][7]

Heines, who was term limited, was succeeded by Don Warren on November 11, 2020.[8]

While Heines was the former chairman of the Smith County Democratic Party, he has made numerous donations to candidates for the Republican Party. His donations include to Mitt Romney, Jason Wright, and Rick Perry. However, he has also donated to Democratic presidential candidate Wesley Clark. Heines earlier donations were to Democratic candidates, but his newer ones are to Republicans.[9]

References
  1. "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
  2. emansfield@tylerpaper.com, Erin Mansfield. "Martin Heines elected to third term as mayor, Broderick McGee wins District 2 in Tyler City Council races". TylerPaper.com. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
  3. "Mayor Martin Heines | Tyler, TX". cityoftyler.org. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  4. "East Texas - Election Results (FINAL)". TylerPaper.com. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  5. "Martin Heines - Texas State Directory Online". txdirectory.com. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  6. Raja, Tasneem. "Mayor Martin Heines talks to The Tyler Loop about race, downtown, and taxes". The Tyler Loop. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  7. Frazier, Stephanie. "Tyler City Councilman Martin Heines to run for mayor in 2014". kltv.com. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  8. https://tylerpaper.com/covid-19/tyler-city-council-swears-in-new-mayor-council-members-approves-skate-park-project-and-fire/article_362e4c80-2463-11eb-bdbf-af92d1cf9547.html. Retrieved 5 December 2020. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. "Browse Individual contributions". FEC.gov. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
Political offices
Preceded by
Barbara Bass		 Mayor of Tyler
2014 – 2020		 Succeeded by
Don Warren
Preceded by
 Tyler City Council
district 4
2010 – 2014		 Succeeded by
Don Warren
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