Nury Martinez
Nury Martinez was a member of the Los Angeles City Council in California, representing District 6. She assumed office in 2013. She left office on October 12, 2022.
Martinez won re-election to the Los Angeles City Council to represent District 6 in California outright in the primary on March 3, 2020, after the general election was canceled.
Before becoming a member of city council, Martinez was a board member of the Los Angeles Unified School District.[1]
On October 10, 2022, Martinez stepped down as Los Angeles City Council president. On October 11, Martinez announced that she would be taking a leave of absence from her seat on the council, and on October 12, 2022, Martinez resigned from the council entirely.[2] [3]
Biography
Martinez obtained a B.A. from California State University, Northridge.[4]
Elections
2020
See also: City elections in Los Angeles, California (2020)
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Los Angeles City Council District 6
Incumbent Nury Martinez won election outright against Benito Bernal and Bill Haller in the primary for Los Angeles City Council District 6 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Nury Martinez (Nonpartisan) | 71.8 | 21,126 |
 | Benito Bernal (Nonpartisan) | 15.6 | 4,580 | |
 | Bill Haller (Nonpartisan)  | 12.6 | 3,698 | |
| Total votes: 29,404 | |||
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2015
The city of Los Angeles, California, held elections for city council on May 19, 2015. A primary election took place on March 3, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was December 3, 2014. Seven of the 15 city council seats were up for election.[5]
In the primary election for District 6, incumbent Nury Martinez faced Cindy Montanez. Because Martinez received over 50% of the vote, the general election for District 6 was called off.[6]
| Los Angeles City Council, District 6, Primary Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
 Nury Martinez Incumbent |
61.1% | 6,625 | |
| Cindy Montanez | 38.9% | 4,219 | |
| Total Votes | 10,844 | ||
| Source: City of Los Angeles, "Official primary election results," accessed May 29, 2015 | |||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Noteworthy events
Resignation as council president (2022)
On October 9, 2022, a recording of Martinez, Councilmembers Gil Cedillo, Kevin de León, and L.A. County Federation of Labor President Ron Herrera was published on Reddit and reported by the Los Angeles Times. In the recording, Martinez can be heard making racist and derogatory comments describing Black people, Jewish people, Oaxacans, and Armenians.[7]
On October 10, 2022, Martinez resigned from her leadership position as president of the Los Angeles City Council, and Herrera resigned from the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor.[8] [9]
On October 11, 2022, Martinez announced that she would be taking a leave of absence from her seat on the council.[2] On October 12, 2022, Martinez resigned from the council.[3]
The Los Angeles City Council voted to censure Cedillo, De León, and Martinez on October 26, 2022.[10]
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Daily News, "Nury Martinez triumphs in L.A. Council District 6 special election," July 23, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 KTLA, "Nury Martinez announces leave of absence amid scandal over leaked racists remarks," October 11, 2022
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Los Angeles Times, "https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-10-12/la-me-nury-martinez-resigns," accessed October 12, 2022
- ↑ Los Angeles City Council, "Nury Martinez," accessed August 7, 2014
- ↑ Los Angeles City Clerk, "2015 Scheduled Elections," accessed September 18, 2014
- ↑ Los Angeles City Clerk, "2015 Official Candidate List," accessed January 26, 2015
- ↑ Los Angeles Times, "Nury Martinez also makes crude comments about Jews and Armenians in leaked audio," accessed October 12, 2022
- ↑ Twitter, "Benjamin Oreskes," accessed October 10, 2022
- ↑ Los Angeles Times, "L.A. Labor head Ron Herrera resigns; federation joins calls for councilmembers to resign," accessed October 12, 2020
- ↑ Los Angeles Times, "City Council censures De León, Cedillo, Martinez after police clear out demonstrators," accessed October 27, 2022
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Los Angeles City Council District 6 2013-2022 |
Succeeded by Imelda Padilla |
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Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education District 6 |
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