 In 2008 Martin led the campaign that successfully passed the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment (Legacy Amendment) to the Minnesota Constitution which to this day is still one of the largest conservation finance measures to pass in our nation's history as well as one of the highest vote-getters on a Minnesota ballot.Martin later served as the Executive Director of WIN Minnesota, a Minnesota-based donor collaborative which helped develop, fund and direct independent expenditures during the 2010 election cycle.Immediately after the election, Governor Mark Dayton tapped Martin to direct Dayton's successful recount effort ushering in Minnesota's first Democratic Governor in 24 years.