"Jill Martinez grew up on the Central Coast, and has worked tirelessly for average-and-lower income citizens." "...a candidate who believes what many of us do and backs it up with action." Jill Martinez is known to keep her word, is a hard worker, and just couldn't sit back anymore and assume someone else was "going to do it." She was encouraged to run by Illinois Congressman Rahm (Ronald["sic"]) Emmanuel, chair of the Democratic Central Campaign Committee. In 1998 - Jill Martinez was named as a Local Hero in Santa Barbara. An interview with Jill Martinez" ...on war, religion and her silent debate with Elton Gallegly," By Stacey Wiebe Ventura County Star, 05/11/2006.
