martin ran a third time for the district 7 house seat in 1966. this time, his campaign was helped by a strong personal endorsement from tom mccall, oregon's popular secretary of state and future governor. martin easily defeated his democratic opponent in the general election, receiving 59 percent of the votes cast in district 7. he took his seat in the state legislature in january 1967. martin was active in the 1967 legislative session which lasted from 11 january until 14 june. he served on the elections, local government, and fish and game committees. he also served on the tax committee during a special legislative session held in november 1967.