as a lobbyist, martin was particularly active in advocating issues for retail grocers and transportation interest groups. over the years, he was also engaged in lobbying for several public policy issues. in 1984, he led a campaign to get a sales tax initiative on the state ballot. two years later, he headed an effort to defeat an initiative to legalize marijuana in oregon. between 2001 and 2006, he joined democratic congressman earl blumenauer and other former state legislators to oppose legislative term limits.