Michael W. Martinez (August 1, 1969) is a former Austin City Council member and former mayoral candidate in Austin, Texas. He served as the Board Chair of the Capital Metropolitan Transit Authority, the Minority-Owned and Women-Owned Business Enterprise and Small Business Council Subcommittee. Martinez was a member of the Judicial Committee, Public Health and Human Services Subcommittee and was on the Cap Metro Board of Directors. He has served on the Board of Directors of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Texas and worked as a diversity trainer with the National Coalition Building Institute.
Martinez previously worked for the Austin Fire Department and was head of the firefighter's union. He graduated from Leadership Austin and completed the LBJ School of Public Affairs West Point Military Leadership Program, however he has never served in the military. Martinez has never received a college degree.
Martinez grew up in Rockdale, Texas, a city 65 miles northeast of Austin, Texas.

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