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Martin Robert
Genter Jr.
Writer, educator & civic leader
Martin Robert Genter Jr. is a writer, educator and civic leader whose work connects classical thought, human dignity, democratic citizenship and responsible technology. He is the author of published essays and independently published editions of Eternal Virtues and Profiles in Heroism. His current flagship book, The Eternal Renaissance, is in development. He has taught middle-school social studies, served as a congressional intern, and was the 2021 Democratic nominee for Michigan’s 8th State Senate District. He serves as Secretary of the Harvard Kennedy School Washington, D.C. Alumni Council. He holds an M.P.S. in Political Management from George Washington University and a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Mississippi.
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- Writer, educator & civic leader
- Flagship manuscript
- The Eternal Renaissance · In development
- Congressional experience
- Congressional intern, Office of Representative Trent Kelly, 2015–2016
- Education
- GWU M.P.S. in Political Management; University of Mississippi B.A. in Political Science; Harvard Kennedy School Executive Education — Participant, Leading Nonviolent Movements for Social Progress (2018)
- Public leadership
- 2021 Michigan State Senate Democratic nominee; elected HKS D.C. Alumni Councilor and Secretary in 2026
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