Fred S. Martin (born April 3, 1950) is an American politician and a Republican former member of the Idaho State Senate, representing District 15 from 2012 until 2022.
Martin, a Republican, ran for re-election to the Idaho State Senate to represent District 15. He lost in the Republican primary on May 17, 2022.
Senator Martin served as the Chairman of the Senate Health and Welfare Committee. He also served on the Commerce and Human Resources Committee, the Economic Outlook and Revenue Assessment Committee, the Joint Millennium Fund, and Joint Occupational Licensing and Certification Laws Interim Committee. Martin also served as co-Vice Chairman of the Joint Finance and Appropriations Committee from 2017-2019.
Senator Martin sits on the Idaho Council on Suicide Prevention, the Idaho Health and Welfare Board, Idaho State Insurance Advisory Committee, Idaho TeleHealth Taskforce and Idaho Welfare Steering Committee.
In March 2019, information had surfaced to the public that local police had investigated Martin for inappropriate behavior involving a Centennial High School (located in his district) locker room in 2012 and 2014. Police ultimately could not find "any criminal activity that is prosecutable."