Jimmy Leawood Martin (born August 24, 1934) is an American former politician in the state of

South Carolina South Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders North Carolina to the north and northeast, the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, and Georgia (U.S. state), Georg ...

. He served in the

South Carolina Senate The South Carolina State Senate is the upper house of the South Carolina General Assembly, the lower house being the South Carolina House of Representatives. It consists of 46 senators elected from single member districts for four-year terms at ...

as a member of the Democratic Party from 1972 to 1976 and in the

South Carolina House of Representatives The South Carolina House of Representatives is the lower house of the South Carolina General Assembly. It consists of 124 representatives elected to two-year terms at the same time as U.S. congressional elections. Unlike many legislatures, seatin ...

from 1969 to 1970, representing

Richland County, South Carolina Richland County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 416,147, making it the second-most populous county in South Carolina, behind only Greenville County. The county seat and larg ...

. He is a realtor in

West Columbia, South Carolina West Columbia, formerly Brookland, is a city and commuter town in the suburban eastern sections of Lexington County, South Carolina, United States. According to the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, the population was 14,988, and the 2019 ...

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1934 births Living people Democratic Party members of the South Carolina House of Representatives Democratic Party South Carolina state senators People from Aynor, South Carolina People from Richland County, South Carolina People from West Columbia, South Carolina 20th-century members of the South Carolina General Assembly {{SouthCarolina-politician-stub