Chad "Chig" Martin, Democrat, Governor - BirminghamWatch

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Chad "Chig" Martin lives in Enterprise, Alabama. He earned his bachelor's degree in criminal justice from The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. He has one child. 

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Chad previously ran for governor of the State of Alabama in 2022 and 2018, but did not win. 

Chad owns Honeysuckle Hemp Company, Thunder Industrial, and Martin Mobile Homes. 

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Supports creating jobs with livable wages and strong benefits.

Advocates for economic diversification through agriculture and ecotourism.

Supports workforce development and job training programs.

Supports establishing an education lottery to fund schools and scholarships.

Prioritizes the development of entertainment and gaming districts to boost tourism and revenue.

Promotes public-private partnerships for community development.

Advocates for addressing poverty and economic disparities, particularly in underserved regions.

Supports improving access to affordable housing and addressing structural barriers.

Calls for increased funding and resources for animal shelters.

- Supports creating jobs with livable wages and strong benefits.
- Advocates for economic diversification through agriculture and ecotourism.
- Supports workforce development and job training programs.
- Supports establishing an education lottery to fund schools and scholarships.
- Prioritizes the development of entertainment and gaming districts to boost tourism and revenue.
- Promotes public-private partnerships for community development.
- Advocates for addressing poverty and economic disparities, particularly in underserved regions.
- Supports improving access to affordable housing and addressing structural barriers.
- Calls for increased funding and resources for animal shelters.

Economy

Support decriminalizing drug possession and shifting focus to treatment and public health.

Advocates for stronger animal welfare laws and enforcement.

Supports prison reform focused on rehabilitation and workforce training.

- Support decriminalizing drug possession and shifting focus to treatment and public health.
- Advocates for stronger animal welfare laws and enforcement.
- Supports prison reform focused on rehabilitation and workforce training.

Public Safety

Supports expanding Medicaid and protecting Medicare to improve healthcare access.

Advocates for prioritizing preventative care and expanding telehealth services.

Promotes natural medicinal alternatives as part of healthcare and economic development.

Emphasizes mental health care through community-based and non-policing approaches.

Supports improving access to healthcare in rural and underserved communities.

- Supports expanding Medicaid and protecting Medicare to improve healthcare access.
- Advocates for prioritizing preventative care and expanding telehealth services.
- Supports abortion access.
- Promotes natural medicinal alternatives as part of healthcare and economic development.
- Emphasizes mental health care through community-based and non-policing approaches.
- Supports improving access to healthcare in rural and underserved communities.

Healthcare

Prioritizes investment in early childhood education and child development programs.

Supports investing in education and workforce training in underserved areas.

- Prioritizes investment in early childhood education and child development programs.
- Supports investing in education and workforce training in underserved areas.

Education

Advocates for infrastructure investment in underserved areas, including broadband and wastewater systems.

Calls for increased investment in environmental protection and conservation.

Supports increased funding for environmental agencies to protect natural resources.

- Advocates for infrastructure investment in underserved areas, including broadband and wastewater systems.
- Calls for increased investment in environmental protection and conservation.
- Supports increased funding for environmental agencies to protect natural resources.

Energy & the Environment

As of March 27, 2026, Chad "Chig" Martin’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Supports expanding Medicated and protecting Medicare to improve healthcare access.

- Supports expanding Medicated and protecting Medicare to improve healthcare access.
- Advocates for prioritizing preventative care and expanding telehealth services.
- Supports abortion access.
- Promotes natural medicinal alternatives as part of healthcare and economic development.
- Emphasizes mental health care through community-based and non-policing approaches.
- Supports improving access to healthcare in rural and underserved communities.

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- The governor of Alabama is the chief executive of the state and is responsible for enforcing state laws and overseeing the executive branch of government.

- The governor manages state government operations by directing agencies and departments that handle areas such as public safety, healthcare, education, and transportation.

- The governor serves as the state’s chief budget officer and proposes a state budget, which determines how public funds are allocated across programs and services.

- The governor signs or vetoes bills passed by the state legislature. A veto can be overridden by the legislature, but this process allows the governor to influence which laws take effect.

- The governor appoints officials to lead state agencies and fill vacancies in certain public offices, shaping how policies are carried out across the state.

- The governor serves as commander-in-chief of the state’s military forces, including the Alabama National Guard, and can respond to emergencies such as natural disasters.

- In Alabama, the governor is elected in a statewide, partisan election to a four-year term and may serve up to two consecutive terms.

- Candidates must be at least 30 years old, a U.S. citizen for at least ten years, and a resident of Alabama for at least seven years.