Nury Martinez (born July 9, 1973) is an American former politician who served as a member of the Los Angeles City Council for the 6th district from 2013 until her resignation in 2022.

[3] On October 12, facing continued protests and demands to step down from community members and politicians including U.S. president Joe Biden, she resigned her seat on the council.

[6] Early in her career, she ran a support group for women living with AIDS at the Northeast Valley Health Corp.[7] and worked as a special assistant to then-State Senator Alex Padilla.

[12] Martinez was the only woman serving on the City Council for four years, until the election of Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez in July 2017 and was the first Latina member in a quarter century.

In October 2020, she announced a $50 million program to provide one-time grants of $500 to help Angelenos who lost work because of the pandemic pay their utility bills over the holidays.

[16][17] Along with Councilmembers Curren Price and Mike Bonin, Martinez passed a law in 2014 boosting the minimum wage to $15.37 for employees at large hotels in Los Angeles.

In 2014, Martinez passed an ordinance that temporarily prohibited strip clubs, massage parlors and other types of adult businesses from getting city permits along four streets in her district to crack down on prostitution.

[22] In 2015, the Councilwoman led the creation of the Valley Bureau Human Trafficking Task Force, which targets the criminal enterprise behind prostitution and the "johns" that support this activity, as well as provides services to those who are sexually exploited.

[33] In August 2020, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power revealed that there had been methane gas leaks at the Valley Generating Station in Martinez's district for over a year.

[34] The Councilwoman employed two dedicated staffers to pick up trash and deal with illegal dumping in her district to supplement service provided by the city's Sanitation Department.

[36] In 2019, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office ended its investigation into Martinez's 2015 campaign, citing insufficient evidence to pursue a fraud case.

[37] On October 9, 2022, an audio recording of a conversation involving Martinez, fellow council members Gil Cedillo and Kevin de León and Los Angeles County Federation of Labor President Ron Herrera regarding redistricting was leaked anonymously onto Reddit.

"[38] Martinez also called the child a "changuito" according to the Los Angeles Times, a racial slur for a black person meaning "little monkey" or "little ape" in Spanish.

[53] On October 11, 2022, numerous calls for the three councilpersons to step down, which included that of President Joe Biden, as well as a contentious City Council meeting with a heated public comment session combined to put additional pressure on Martinez.

[4] Martinez is married to Gerry Guzman, a man who worked as a district director for Los Angeles area politicians Felipe Fuentes and Raul Bocanegra until forced to resign as a result of sexual remarks in the workplace.