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'''Ramona Martinez''' (born September 1943<ref name="huff">{{cite news |author=Staff Reports |title=Off the Bus - DNC Colorado Superdelegates
'''Jonathan W. "J.W." Postal'''<ref name="jon">http://www.democracyforamerica.com/press/archives/2005/02</ref> is a member of the [[Democratic National Committee]] from Colorado. An investment consultant, Postal chaired New Mexico Gov. [[Bill Richardson]]'s campaign in Colorado, and is a [[superdelegate]] to the 2008 Democratic National Convention supporting [[Barack Obama]].
|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/off-the-bus-reporter/dnc-colorado-superdelegat_b_88981.html?view=print |work=The Huffington post |date=28 February 2008 |access-date=2008-04-18 }}</ref>) a member of the [[Democratic National Committee]] from [[Colorado]] for 16 years. A businesswoman and former president of the [[Denver City Council]], Martinez has served on the DNC from 1992 to 2009. As a superdelegate to the [[2008 Democratic National Convention]], Martinez has publicly supported [[Bill Richardson]], and then [[Hillary Clinton]]. She was inducted into the [[Colorado Women's Hall of Fame]] in 2010.<ref>[https://www.cogreatwomen.org/project/ramona-martinez/ Colorado Women's Hall of Fame, Ramona Martinez]</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==


Active in politics since the 1970s, Martinez was named chair of the Colorado Voter Registration Project in 1976 and worked for the [[Denver, Colorado]] city council. In 1987, she was elected to represent District 3 on the Denver City Council and served for a total of 16 years. During her tenure, she was elected the first Hispanic female city council president.<ref name="bio">{{cite web |url=http://www.remassociates.org/about.html |title=About Us |access-date=2008-04-18 |work=REM & Associates |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080531142340/http://www.remassociates.org/about.html |archive-date=2008-05-31 }}</ref>
After having worked on many state and local Democratic campaigns,<ref name="richards"/> Postal was elected to represent Colorado on the [[Democratic National Committee]] in 2004.<ref name="graveyard">http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/postalwait-poto.html</ref> He is vice-chair of the DNC's Western Caucus.<ref name="locals"/>
Postal was named principal of HCM group, a pension and investment consulting firm, in October of 2006.<ref name="move">http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/other_business/article/0,2777,DRMN_23916_5105754,00.html</ref><ref name="richards">http://www.gwu.edu/~action/2008/richardson/richardsonorg.html</ref>


With her sister, Sara Barela, Martinez launched a successful travel agency. After leaving the Denver City Council, Martinez helped found REM Associates in 2003,<ref name="huff"/> a campaign management and public relations firm with corporate and political clients.<ref name="bio"/> Martinez is married; she and her husband, Lawrence, have three grown children: Larry, Laura, and Leonard.<ref name="meet2">{{cite news |first=Lynn |last=Bartels |author2=Chris Barge |title=Meet state's superdelegates |url=http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/jun/09/meet-states-superdelegates/ |work=Rocky Mountain News |date=9 June 2008 |access-date=2008-06-14 }}</ref>
In February 2007, Postal was named the Colorado campaign director and spokesman for the presidential campaign of New Mexico Governor [[Bill Richardson]].<ref name="locals">{{cite news |first=Chuck |last=Plunkett |title=Richardson selects 5 locals to run Colorado campaign |url=http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_5277311
|work=Denver Post |date=[[22 February]] [[2007]] |accessdate=2008-02-15 }}1</ref>


Appointed as an at-large member of the Democratic National Committee during the [[Bill Clinton|Clinton]] administration, Martinez has been an active member of the DNC's Hispanic Caucus<ref name="hispanic">{{cite news |author=Staff Reports |title=Colorado DNC Hispanic Caucus Members Applaud the Selection of Denver to Host the 2008 National Democratic Convention |url=http://www.hispanictips.com/2007/01/19/colorado-hispanic-caucus-members-applaud-selection-denver-host-2008-national-democratic-convention/ |work=HispanicTips |date=19 January 2007 |access-date=2008-04-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080603033306/http://www.hispanictips.com/2007/01/19/colorado-hispanic-caucus-members-applaud-selection-denver-host-2008-national-democratic-convention/ |archive-date=3 June 2008 }}</ref> serving as vice-chair<ref name="bio"/> and later acting chair from February to November 2007;<ref name="huff"/> she was elected to head the Hispanic Caucus at the November 2007 DNC meeting.<ref name="decemmeet">{{cite press release | title=DNC Hispanic Caucus Elects New Leadership |publisher=The Democratic Party | date=4 December 2007 | url=http://www.democrats.org/a/2007/12/dnc_hispanic_ca_1.php | access-date=2008-04-18 }}
As a member of the Democratic National Committee, he is a [[superdelegate]] to the [[2008 Democratic National Convention]]. After Richardson dropped out of the presidential race, Postal was heavily lobbied by the campaigns of both New York Sen. [[Hillary Clinton]] and Illinois Sen. [[Barack Obama]], including personal calls from [[Bill Clinton|Bill]] and [[Chelsea Clinton]] and Obama supporter [[Federico Peña]].<ref name="lobbied">http://www.politicswest.com/2008_election/19354/dems_may_see_superdelegate_chaos</ref>
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Martinez has also served as secretary of the DNC Women's Caucus;<ref name="bio"/> and has been an executive committee member of the DNC since at least 2005.<ref name="bio"/><ref name="dean"/> She has also served as Vice Chair of the Board of Directors for NALEO ([[National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials]]) and as the first Chair of the Hispana Leadership Institute.<ref name="bio"/> In 2005, Martinez supported [[Howard Dean]]'s successful bid to become DNC chairman.<ref name="dean">{{cite press release | title=53 New Votes for Gov. Dean |publisher=Democracy for America | date=1 February 2005 | url=http://www.democracyforamerica.com/press/view/63 | access-date=2008-04-18 }}</ref>
Postal announced his intention to vote for Obama<ref name="close">{{cite news |first=David |last=Montero |title=Close Dem race raises status of superdelegates |url=http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/feb/07/close-dem-race-raises-status-of-superdelegates/
|work=Rocky Mountain News |date=[[7 February]] [[2007]] |accessdate=2008-02-16 }}</ref> shortly before Colorado's February caucuses,<ref name="endorse">http://www.squarestate.net/showDiary.do?diaryId=5193</ref> after seeing Obama speak in Denver, Colorado.<ref name="goodfor">http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/feb/08/close-dem-race-good-for-dnc/</ref> Postal's support of Obama in Colorado's caucuses was balanced by that of his wife, Jen Evans, a Clinton supporter. The two have three children, Carly, Jackson, and Calvin.<ref name="splits">http://www.politicswest.com/2008_election/18996/greene_democratic_race_splits_denver_household</ref>


As a member of the Democratic National Committee, Martinez has been a [[superdelegate]] to the 2000 and 2004 Democratic National Conventions,<ref name="green">{{cite web |url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/martinez.html |title=Index to Politicians: Martinez |access-date=2008-04-18 |work=The Political Graveyard }}</ref> and will be a superdelegate to the [[2008 Democratic National Convention]]. In 2007, she announced her intention to vote for New Mexico Gov. [[Bill Richardson]];<ref name="some">{{cite news |first=Steven K. |last=Paulson |title=Some Colorado superdelegates lining up behind candidates |url=http://www.politicswest.com/democratic_national_convention/12294/some_colorado_superdelegates_lining_behind_candidates |work=Denver Post |date=30 October 2007 |access-date=2008-02-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080311021611/http://www.politicswest.com/democratic_national_convention/12294/some_colorado_superdelegates_lining_behind_candidates |archive-date=11 March 2008 }}</ref> after he withdrew from the race in January 2008, she endorsed New York Sen. [[Hillary Clinton]].<ref name="rado">{{cite news |first=Tim |last=Hoover |title=Colorado's "superdelegates" |url=http://www.denverpost.com/ci_8003428?source=rss
=Ramona Martinez=
|work=Denver Post |date=18 January 2008 |access-date=2008-02-16 }}</ref><ref name="hill">{{cite press release | title=Richardson Colorado Campaign Co-Chairs, Superdelegate, and Steering Committee Members Endorse Hillary Clinton |publisher=Hillary for President | date=17 January 2008 | url=http://www.hillaryclinton.com/news/release/view/?id=5265 | access-date=2008-04-18 }}</ref>


Although Martinez faced pressure to switch her convention vote to Illinois Senator [[Barack Obama]] after Obama won Colorado's caucus in February and became the Democrats' presumptive nominee in June, Martinez remained the lone holdout in the Colorado delegation to remain committed to Clinton as late as early August.<ref name="divisions">{{cite news |first=Tina |last=Griego |title=GRIEGO: Divisions mean party is no picnic |url=http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/aug/11/griego-divisions-mean-party-is-no-picnic/ |work=Rocky Mountain News |date=11 August 2008 |access-date=August 11, 2008 }}</ref> Martinez supported Obama following the Democratic National Convention in August.<ref name="latinovote">{{cite news |first=John |last=King |title=Latino vote emerges as swing vote in Colorado |url=http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/23/king.battleground.colorado/ |work=CNNPolitics.com |date=23 September 2008 |access-date=2008-10-14 }}</ref> She was later named to the Colorado Latino Advisory Council for Obama's campaign.<ref name="clac">{{cite press release |title=Obama Campaign Announces Colorado Latino Advisory Council |date=6 September 2008 |publisher=BarackObama.com |url=http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/Barack-The-Vote/gG5WjP |access-date=2008-10-17 }}</ref>
'''Ramona Martinez''' is a member of the [[Democratic National Committee]] from [[Colorado]].


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Martinez is a member of the DNC's Hispanic Caucus.<ref name="hispanic">http://www.hispanictips.com/2007/01/19/colorado-hispanic-caucus-members-applaud-selection-denver-host-2008-national-democratic-convention/</ref>
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As a member of the Democratic National Committee, she is a [[superdelegate]] to the [[2008 Democratic National Convention]]. In 2007, she announced her intention to vote for New Mexico Gov. [[Bill Richardson]],<ref name="some">{{cite news |first=Steven K. |last=Paulson |title=Some Colorado superdelegates lining up behind candidates |url=http://www.politicswest.com/democratic_national_convention/12294/some_colorado_superdelegates_lining_behind_candidates
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080531142340/http://www.remassociates.org/about.html Biographical sketch] at REM Associates.
|work=Denver Post |date=[[30 October]] [[2007]] |accessdate=2008-02-16 }}</ref>, but, after he withdrew from the race in January 2008, she endorsed New York Sen. [[Hillary Clinton]].<ref name="rado">{{cite news |first=Tim |last=Hoover |title=Colorado's "superdelegates" |url=http://www.denverpost.com/ci_8003428?source=rss
{{Colorado Women's Hall of Fame}}
|work=Denver Post |date=[[18 January]] [[2008]] |accessdate=2008-02-16 }}</ref>


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=Mannie Rodriguez=
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'''Mannie Rodriguez''' is a member of the [[Democratic National Committee]] from [[Colorado]].
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[[Category:Women city councillors in Colorado]]
Rodriguez was elected to one of three seats on the Democratic National Committee from Colorado in 2004, after having served as the second vice chair of the [[Colorado Democratic Party]].<ref name="demmanny">http://demnotes.com/?p=267</ref> During his term, he was heavily involved in fundraising for Colorado Democrats, including raising $20,000 for [[Ken Salazar]]'s U.S. Senate race and the Congressional campaigns of [[John Salazar]] and [[Ed Perlmutter]]. In 2007, he announced his candidacy for a second term representing Colorado on the DNC.<ref name="announces">http://blog.coloradodems.org/2007/04/03/mannie-rodriguez-announces-for-dnc-2008/</ref> He is also a member of the DNC's Hispanic Caucus.<ref name="hispanic">http://www.hispanictips.com/2007/01/19/colorado-hispanic-caucus-members-applaud-selection-denver-host-2008-national-democratic-convention/</ref>
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As a member of the Democratic National Committee, he is a [[superdelegate]] to the [[2008 Democratic National Convention]]. In 2007, he announced his intention to vote for New York Sen. [[Hillary Clinton]].<ref name="some">{{cite news |first=Steven K. |last=Paulson |title=Some Colorado superdelegates lining up behind candidates |url=http://www.politicswest.com/democratic_national_convention/12294/some_colorado_superdelegates_lining_behind_candidates
|work=Denver Post |date=[[30 October]] [[2007]] |accessdate=2008-02-16 }}</ref> Despite calls from supporters of Barack Obama to change his support in light of Obama's landslide win in Colorado's February 2008 caucuses, Rodriguez has pledged to vote for Clinton should there be a [[brokered convention]],<ref name="latimes">http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-assess13feb13,0,1745410.story</ref> and has been critical of the Obama campaign's appropriation of the phrase "[[Sí se puede|Yes, we can]]" from the Hispanic community.<ref name="sterling">http://www.journal-advocate.com/articles/2008/02/06/news/local_news/local7.txt</ref>

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For the Paraguayan footballer, see Ramona Martínez. For the Paraguayan nurse, see Ramona Martínez (nurse).

Ramona Martinez (born September 1943[1]) a member of the Democratic National Committee from Colorado for 16 years. A businesswoman and former president of the Denver City Council, Martinez has served on the DNC from 1992 to 2009. As a superdelegate to the 2008 Democratic National Convention, Martinez has publicly supported Bill Richardson, and then Hillary Clinton. She was inducted into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame in 2010.[2]

Biography

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Active in politics since the 1970s, Martinez was named chair of the Colorado Voter Registration Project in 1976 and worked for the Denver, Colorado city council. In 1987, she was elected to represent District 3 on the Denver City Council and served for a total of 16 years. During her tenure, she was elected the first Hispanic female city council president.[3]

With her sister, Sara Barela, Martinez launched a successful travel agency. After leaving the Denver City Council, Martinez helped found REM Associates in 2003,[1] a campaign management and public relations firm with corporate and political clients.[3] Martinez is married; she and her husband, Lawrence, have three grown children: Larry, Laura, and Leonard.[4]

Appointed as an at-large member of the Democratic National Committee during the Clinton administration, Martinez has been an active member of the DNC's Hispanic Caucus[5] serving as vice-chair[3] and later acting chair from February to November 2007;[1] she was elected to head the Hispanic Caucus at the November 2007 DNC meeting.[6]

Martinez has also served as secretary of the DNC Women's Caucus;[3] and has been an executive committee member of the DNC since at least 2005.[3][7] She has also served as Vice Chair of the Board of Directors for NALEO (National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials) and as the first Chair of the Hispana Leadership Institute.[3] In 2005, Martinez supported Howard Dean's successful bid to become DNC chairman.[7]

As a member of the Democratic National Committee, Martinez has been a superdelegate to the 2000 and 2004 Democratic National Conventions,[8] and will be a superdelegate to the 2008 Democratic National Convention. In 2007, she announced her intention to vote for New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson;[9] after he withdrew from the race in January 2008, she endorsed New York Sen. Hillary Clinton.[10][11]

Although Martinez faced pressure to switch her convention vote to Illinois Senator Barack Obama after Obama won Colorado's caucus in February and became the Democrats' presumptive nominee in June, Martinez remained the lone holdout in the Colorado delegation to remain committed to Clinton as late as early August.[12] Martinez supported Obama following the Democratic National Convention in August.[13] She was later named to the Colorado Latino Advisory Council for Obama's campaign.[14]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Staff Reports (28 February 2008). "Off the Bus - DNC Colorado Superdelegates". The Huffington post. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
  2. ^ Colorado Women's Hall of Fame, Ramona Martinez
  3. ^ a b c d e f "About Us". REM & Associates. Archived from the original on 2008-05-31. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
  4. ^ Bartels, Lynn; Chris Barge (9 June 2008). "Meet state's superdelegates". Rocky Mountain News. Retrieved 2008-06-14.
  5. ^ Staff Reports (19 January 2007). "Colorado DNC Hispanic Caucus Members Applaud the Selection of Denver to Host the 2008 National Democratic Convention". HispanicTips. Archived from the original on 3 June 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
  6. ^ "DNC Hispanic Caucus Elects New Leadership" (Press release). The Democratic Party. 4 December 2007. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
  7. ^ a b "53 New Votes for Gov. Dean" (Press release). Democracy for America. 1 February 2005. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
  8. ^ "Index to Politicians: Martinez". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
  9. ^ Paulson, Steven K. (30 October 2007). "Some Colorado superdelegates lining up behind candidates". Denver Post. Archived from the original on 11 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-16.
  10. ^ Hoover, Tim (18 January 2008). "Colorado's "superdelegates"". Denver Post. Retrieved 2008-02-16.
  11. ^ "Richardson Colorado Campaign Co-Chairs, Superdelegate, and Steering Committee Members Endorse Hillary Clinton" (Press release). Hillary for President. 17 January 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
  12. ^ Griego, Tina (11 August 2008). "GRIEGO: Divisions mean party is no picnic". Rocky Mountain News. Retrieved August 11, 2008.
  13. ^ King, John (23 September 2008). "Latino vote emerges as swing vote in Colorado". CNNPolitics.com. Retrieved 2008-10-14.
  14. ^ "Obama Campaign Announces Colorado Latino Advisory Council" (Press release). BarackObama.com. 6 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
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