Mike Martin (American politician)

Arianna Martin ___ Son from second marriage: Michael Wayne Martin, known as Mike Martin (born March 9, 1952),[1] is a Republican former member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 13 in Longview in Gregg County, Texas.

[citation needed] Martin fled, but Texas Rangers eventually apprehended Martin at his mother's farmhouse just outside Longview, where he was found hiding in a stereo cabinet.

[3] He pleaded guilty in April 1982 and was convicted of misdemeanor perjury and paid a $2000 fine, though his lawyer said he did not admit staging the shooting.

[4][5] In the spring of 1982, voters in a special election returned Mankins to the vacant House seat.

[6] In 1984, he and his wife, Debbie Martin, later of Garland, Texas, divorced.