Damon Martinez

Damon Martinez
United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico
In office
May 27, 2014 – March 10, 2017
President Barack Obama
Donald Trump
Preceded by Steven Yarbrough (acting)
Succeeded by James Tierney (acting)
Personal details
Born (1965-12-11) December 11, 1965
Political party Democratic
Education University of New Mexico, Albuquerque (BA, JD, MBA)

Damon P. Martinez (born December 11, 1965) is an American attorney who served as the United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico from 2014 to 2017.[1][2]

Martinez received his Bachelor of Arts in both Economics and Political Science at the University of New Mexico in 1989. In 1992 he earned his Juris Doctor and 1993 his Master of Business Administration, all at UNM. From 1993 to 1996 Martinez worked as Legislative Assistant to Senator Jeff Bingaman and in 1999 he worked as Legislative Director for Senator Tom Udall. Martinez began working for the US Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico in the Las Cruces Branch Office in 2000. He transferred to the Albuquerque office in 2005 where he worked as First Assistant US Attorney and Supervisor of the Organized Crime and Gangs section.[3]

Martinez was appointed by former President Barack Obama in 2013 and unanimously confirmed in the US Senate in 2014.[3] Damon Martinez stepped down from his office as US Attorney for the District of New Mexico at the request of Attorney General Jeff Sessions on March 11, 2017. Martinez was one of 40 US Attorneys asked to resign amid President Trump’s transition to power.[4]

Career as US Attorney

As US Attorney Martinez investigated sexual assault reporting at New Mexico Universities. After finding inadequate policies and enforcement at the University of New Mexico, the Department of Justice reached an agreement to improve sexual assault tracking and increase student trainings on sexual misconduct.[5]

Martinez took part in a $143 million settlement with the Chevron Mining Inc. to clean up their Questa Mine near Taos, New Mexico in 2016. Under the agreement, Chevron Mining Inc. was required to open a wastewater treatment plan and cover more than 245 acres of mine tailings.[6]

On July 10, 2017, he announced his candidacy for New Mexico's 1st congressional district.[7] He lost the primary election to Deb Haaland.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Senators suggest Damon Martinez for New Mexico U.S. attorney position". Abqjournal.com. 2013-04-26. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
  2. ↑ "Meet the U.S. Attorney". Justice.gov. Archived from the original on 2016-04-28. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
  3. 1 2 "Meet the U.S. Attorney - USAO-NM - Department of Justice". 28 April 2016.
  4. ↑ Williams, Pete; Alexander, Peter (10 March 2017). "Sessions asks 46 Obama-era US attorneys to resign".
  5. ↑ https://www.abqjournal.com/869384/unm-plan-aims-to-keep-campus-safe.html
  6. ↑ Moore, Charlie. "Chevron Mining agrees to $143 million cleanup of Questa mine". www.abqjournal.com.
  7. ↑ Boyd, Dan (2017-07-10). "Ex-U.S. attorney enters race for ABQ-based congressional seat". www.abqjournal.com. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
  8. ↑ https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/mexico-candidate-hopes-native-american-congresswoman/story?id=55652588
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