Martinez won his Novi City Council seat in November 2025, finishing 2nd of 7 candidates with 19.5% in an at-large race for 3 open seats. A lifelong Novi resident and grandchild of immigrants, he is the first Latino to serve on Novi City Council. He previously ran for Novi Mayor in 2023 and lost to Justin Fischer, then pivoted to the council race. He serves as Region IX Governor of the Hispanic National Bar Association and sits on the State Bar of Michigan Diversity & Inclusion Advisory Committee.
Won alongside incumbents Brian Smith (20.5%) and Priya Gurumurthy (18%). Seven candidates total. Endorsed by Run for Something. As an HNBA Region IX Governor and grandchild of Mexican immigrants, Martinez brings Latino representation to a city council in Oakland County where Latinos are underrepresented. Novi is a majority-white suburb (population ~66,000) in metro Detroit. Term runs Nov 2025 to Nov 2029.