▁an ▁administrator ▁for ▁several ▁associations ▁and ▁organis ations ▁including ▁the ▁union ▁of ▁the ▁Union ▁des ▁Product eurs ▁Agr icol es ▁( Saint - An ic et ▁branch ), ▁the ▁local ▁development ▁for ▁the ▁Upper ▁Saint - L aw rence ▁region ▁and ▁the ▁Saint - Jean ▁de ▁Valley field ▁commercial ▁culture ▁union . ▁ ▁Government ▁invol vement ▁ ▁De ▁Martin ▁was ▁first ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁election ▁with ▁ 4 3 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote . ▁Liberal ▁inc umb ent ▁André ▁Chen ail ▁finished ▁second ▁with ▁ 3 1 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote . ▁De ▁Martin ▁was ▁defeated ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁election . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁election ▁campaign , ▁De ▁Martin ▁received ▁the ▁end ors ement ▁of ▁controvers ial ▁but ▁influ ential ▁Hun ting don ▁Mayor ▁St é ph ane ▁G end ron , ▁who ▁reported ly ▁had ▁storm y ▁relations ▁with ▁Chen ail . ▁ ▁De ▁Martin ▁ran ▁for ▁the ▁Conserv ative ▁Party ▁of ▁Quebec ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁election . ▁He ▁will ▁run ▁for ▁the ▁Conserv ative ▁Party ▁of ▁Canada ▁in ▁the ▁up coming ▁federal ▁election . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 5 1 ▁birth s ▁Category : Action ▁dém ocrat ique ▁du ▁Québec ▁M N As ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Pol it icians ▁from ▁Montreal ▁Category : C andid ates ▁in ▁Quebec ▁provincial ▁elections ▁Category : Con serv ative ▁Party ▁of ▁Quebec ▁candidates ▁in ▁Quebec ▁provincial ▁elections ▁Category