Martin Swift Auer (July 21, 1918 – May 21, 1991) was an American businessman and politician from New York.
[1] He served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a Paymaster in the Pacific Theatre, reaching the rank of captain.
On February 16, 1979, he and some other local Republican bosses were indicted for demanding campaign contributions from insurance agencies who wanted to do business with the county administration.
[2] Later it was also charged that the Republican bosses asked county employees to hand over part of their wages to the party.
As part of a plea-bargain, his crime was classified as combination in restraint of trade, which is a misdemeanor and not a felony, and thus was able to retain his Senate seat.