Martin Hickey | |
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Member of the New Mexico Senate from the 20th district | |
Assumed office January 19, 2021 | |
Preceded by | William Payne |
Personal details | |
Born | Rockford, Illinois, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse |
Mary Cunnane (m. 1982) |
Children | 2 |
Education | Johns Hopkins University (BA) Rush Medical College (MD) University of Wisconsin (MS) |
Martin Hickey is an American politician, businessman, and retired physician serving as a member of the New Mexico Senate from the 20th district. Elected in 2020, he assumed office on January 19, 2021.
Hickey was born in Rockford, Illinois. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in social and behavioral health from Johns Hopkins University, a Doctor of Medicine from Rush Medical College, and a Master of Science in preventive and administrative medicine from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. He completed his residency at the University of Rochester Medical Center.[1]
Prior to entering politics, Hickey worked as a physician. He is the chairman of the board and CEO of True Health New Mexico, an insurance company. Hickey has also worked as a professor of medicine at the University of New Mexico Hospital. In the Democratic primary for the 20th district in the New Mexico Senate, Hickey placed first in a field of four candidates. He defeated Republican nominee John C. Morton in the November general election. Hickey assumed office on January 19, 2021.[2][3][4][5][6]
Hickey and his wife, Mary Cunnane, have two grown sons. Cunnane is an OBGYN.[7]