Biography
In 1996 Martz became the first female Lieutenant Governor of Montana; elected with Marc Racicot. She served as Lieutenant Governor from 1997 to 2001. She was Montana's first female governor. She is a member of the Republican Party, former Olympic skater (the 1964 speed skating team), former Miss Rodeo Montana, and owner and operator, with her husband, Harry, of a garbage disposal service in her hometown of Butte, Montana.
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