Walter K. Martinez, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Walter K. Martinez

American politician and lawyer

Date of Birth: 16-Nov-1930

Place of Birth: Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico, United States

Date of Death: 11-May-1986

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Walter Kenneth Martinez, Sr.
(November 16, 1930 – May 11, 1986) was an American lawyer who was a member of the House of Representatives of the state of New Mexico for many years. He was a liberal member of the Democratic Party from a Hispanic background.
He was speaker of the House for eight years before being removed from that position in 1979 in an unusual bipartisan vote, when conservative Democrats allied with Republicans to elect a conservative Democrat as speaker.