U.S. House Candidate Profile

Tekita Martinez

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RepublicanU.S. HouseIllinois07

Background

Tekita Martinez is a Republican candidate for U.S. Representative in Illinois's 7th district in the 2026 election cycle. Tekita Martinez was a candidate in the Democratic primary for U.S. House in Illinois District 7 on March 17, 2026. As of October 18, 2026, Tekita Martinez's ballot status is not_on_general_ballot. Federal Election Commission filings for the 2026 cycle report that Tekita Martinez had total receipts of $0, total disbursements of $0, and cash on hand of $0.

Summary compiled from cited public records. Sources: Official candidate filing records; Federal Election Commission; ballotpedia.org/Tekita_Martinez; Official election records; Federal Election Commission (fec.gov/data/candidate/H6IL07388/).

Last updated 2026-08-19.

Sourced summary

[2009-04-02] Floor speech (senate): [Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 56 (Thursday, April 2, 2009)] govinfo.gov

FEC totals for the 2026 cycle report that Tekita Martinez reported $0 cash on hand. api.open.fec.gov

[1998-06-16] Floor speech (house): [Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 78 (Tuesday, June 16, 1998)] govinfo.gov

[1998-10-09] Floor speech (house): [Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 141 (Friday, October 9, 1998)] govinfo.gov

[1998-09-28] Floor speech (house): [Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 132 (Monday, September 28, 1998)] govinfo.gov

[2006-03-29] Floor speech (senate): [Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 37 (Wednesday, March 29, 2006)] govinfo.gov

[1997-11-05] Floor speech (house): [Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 153 (Wednesday, November 5, 1997)] govinfo.gov

[2005-05-17] Floor speech (senate): [Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 65 (Tuesday, May 17, 2005)] govinfo.gov

Finance snapshot

Tekita Martinez's committee id is C00912253

Tekita Martinez's latest reported receipts $0, disbursements $0, cash on hand $0. fec.gov

Claim timeline

[2007-06-14] Floor speech (senate): [Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 96 (Thursday, June 14, 2007)] govinfo.gov Retrieved 2026-05-14.

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Tekita Martinez profile reference

Profile status: Active candidate. Roster status: challenger. Race status: discovered.

No certified general-election roster row matched this profile.

Valid citations 15. Primary-source references 15. First seen 2026-05-07. Last seen 2026-05-07. Profile record updated 2026-05-07.

Published claim kinds: Background 1, Statements 8, Finance 1.

Other ids: Other irs-990:_run.

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