Ernie is married to Melanie (Kimura) Martin and they have three children, Mallory, Buddy (Ernest Jr.) and Rebecca (Becky.)   Ernie will not hesitate to tell you that he values his time with his family and always makes time to attend all of his children’s educational, recreational and social endeavors.   In fact, he considers his family so important that he has included them in his campaign by naming his wife Melanie as his Campaign Manager.  You should also not be surprised to find at least one of his children with him at most of his campaign outings.