Leopoldo Martínez Nucete

Martínez Nucete began his political career with the Democratic Action (Acción Democrática) party. In the parliamentary elections of 2000, Leopoldo Martínez was elected as an independent deputy supported by an alliance between Enrique Mendoza with various electoral movements and the Primero Justicia party.[2] His relation with Primero Justicia ended as a result of being called to occupy the position of Minister of Finance in the "de facto" government that was intended to be formed after the coup d'état of April 2002.[3] However, Martínez never accepted that position. As a result of these events, Leopoldo Martínez sat in parliament as an Independent until 2005, resuming his ties to Acción Democrática.

Martínez Nucete resides in McLean, Virginia in the United States, where he is the CEO of the Center for Democracy and Development of the Americas, publishers of IQLatino, and serves as a board member and Chair of the National Committee (after being the first chairman of the board) of the Latino Victory Project.[4]

In 2018, Tom Pérez appointed him to the national leadership of the Democratic National Committee and he also serves as Finance Chair of the DNC's Hispanic Caucus and one of its National Finance Committee Deputy Chairs.[5] Leopoldo Martínez also sits in the Steering Committee and Central Committee of the Democratic Party of Virginia.

He was appointed by the Governor Terry McAuliffe to be Commissioner for Small Business in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and was a member of the Transition Commission between the McAuliffe and Ralph Northam. Martínez Nucete also serves on the board of directors of the University of Mary Washington.[6] As a Board member of the University he serves as the Chair of the Administration, Finance, Advancement and Facilities Committee, and a member of the Audit Committee.