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Marty has a bachelor's degree in applied arts and sciences and criminal justice from Mid-Western State University and Kennedy Western University.

Marty is a patrol sergeant. He works at the Harris County Sheriff's Office, where he has been since 1991. He previously worked as a patrol officer and as an agent with the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission.

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Marty previously worked as a patrol sergeant at the Harris County Sheriff's Office, as a patrol officer, and as an agent with the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission.

Marty Rocha is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas’s 9th Congressional District in the Democratic primary on March 3, 2026. He defeated Nelvin Adriatico in the March 5, 2024 Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 28. He previously ran in the March 1, 2022 Democratic primary for Texas House District 85.

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Marty previously ran for Texas House of Representatives District 28 in 2024, but did not win. He also ran in the March 1, 2022 Democratic primary for Texas House District 85, but did not win. 

Supports the abolition of all existing government-enforced monopolies, whether government or private corporations.

Wants to exempt senior citizens age 65 and older from paying school taxes on their homestead property

As of January 22, 2026, Marty Rocha did not have a website or any information online.

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Supports the right of Texans to discuss and vote on independence due to perceived overreach by the U.S. federal government beyond its Constitutional authority.

Supports enforcing current immigration laws and reforming laws to ensure constitutionality.

- Supports enforcing current immigration laws and reforming laws to ensure constitutionality.

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Supports legislation to forbid tolls on highways obtained with tax dollars or through eminent domain, while upholding the right of private enterprise to construct and operate toll roads through free market transactions.

Supports a moratorium on government borrowing and advocates for liquidating government-owned assets to repay outstanding debt.

For Candidate Marty Rocha on Issue public-safety:  
Calls for the complete repeal of the USA-PATRIOT Act and any laws that allow wiretapping or search and seizure of private communications or property without a warrant.

For Candidate Marty Rocha on Issue public-safety:  
Supports legislation that forbids the execution of "no-knock" warrants unless there is substantial probable cause with supportive evidence to avoid death or serious injury to an innocent person.

For Candidate Marty Rocha on Issue public-safety:  
Supports abolishing legal doctrines that shield government employees from liability.

For Candidate Marty Rocha on Issue public-safety: Supports the complete restoration of rights for former offenders to promote rehabilitation, reduce recidivism, and encourage reintegration into society.

Opposes the death penalty and any unnecessary use of force by state agents in response to criminal action.

For Candidate Marty Rocha on Issue public-safety:  
Supports the unalienable right of individuals to purchase, possess, manufacture, trade, own, and carry arms, including body armor, for personal and property defense in accordance with the Second Amendment.

For Candidate Marty Rocha on Issue Economy: Advocates for an end to all taxation, viewing taxes as theft and oppressive, and believes that private charity is more effective than government wealth redistribution.

Opposes the idea of healthcare as a right at others' expense, advocates phasing out Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIPS, supports free market healthcare systems, and opposes single-payer concepts and tax subsidies related to the Affordable Care Act.

For Candidate Marty Rocha on Issue healthcare:  
Opposes government mandates on medical treatments and protective equipment, emphasizing personal liberties.

For Candidate Marty Rocha on Issue healthcare: Supports the right of individuals to end their lives with dignity and opposes the prosecution of those involved in consensual assisted suicide.

For Candidate Marty Rocha on Issue healthcare:  
Opposes the use of tax dollars for medical costs.

For Candidate Marty Rocha on Issue healthcare:  
Supports the right of individuals to seek medical care of their choice, advocates for a free market in healthcare, and opposes government mandates on medical procedures without consent.

Supports eliminating truancy laws and barriers to school choice, advocating for parental authority in education decisions and restoring decision-making to parents, guardians, teachers, and local education boards.

Opposes federal involvement in local school systems, including funding.

For Candidate Marty Rocha on Issue education:  
Supports a nonpartisan education funding policy aimed at equitable use of state funds to eliminate waste and decrease bureaucracy, with the goal of voluntary funding.

Opposes the use of eminent domain in any form.

Supports transparency in publicly funded elections through verifiable ballot receipts and/or electronic tracking, and opposes counting votes outside of public view.

Opposes mandatory party affiliation and partisan labels on the ballot, supporting voting as a voluntary expression of the right to freedom of association.

Supports removing restrictions on eligibility to sign candidate and party petitions, ensuring all eligible voters can voice their opinions without being silenced.

Supports election reform to eliminate the two-party duopoly and corporate influence, advocates for self-funded party primaries, and believes in a more representative election process that includes a choice for None of The Above (NOTA). Supports transparency in campaign financing.

Opposes the mobilization of the Texas National Guard outside the U.S. except upon Congressional declaration of war and supports legislation to enforce this restriction.

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