He is a former Teamsters Laborer and now runs BABS Associates, a consulting firm that designs political flyers and mailings.
In 1997, while holding this position, he was fired in April 1997 for stealing $50,000 from the Allegheny County Clerk of Courts office.
He decided to run for Pennsylvania State Representative for the 22nd District in a special election to fill the remainder of Chelsa Wagner's term.
Martin become the center of controversy on the Baldwin-Whitehall School board when he resigned and within minutes was appointed to a newly created job for $120,000.
"A Baldwin-Whitehall school director orchestrated his appointment to a $120,000-a-year administrative job in the district, violating ethics laws and lobbying other board members to support creating the position, said a 32 page report issued Friday by the state Ethics Commission.