Category: Political Operative
Role: Shelby, Ohio city councilman and Iraq War veteran who helped organize the January 6 “Stop the Steal” rally at the Capitol; connected to Ali Alexander’s organizing network
Priority: P2 (Rally organizer who secured permits for Capitol-area events; misrepresented his involvement to Capitol Police; connected to key Stop the Steal figures)

Accountability Status

Current status: Cooperated informally with J6 Committee; no criminal charges filed; remains on Shelby city council
Legal exposure: J6 Committee subpoena; potential exposure for misrepresentations to Capitol Police; no charges filed

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For Trump Supporters: Questions Worth Considering

Nathan Martin is an Iraq War veteran and an elected city councilman from Shelby, Ohio. He listed his contact information on a permit application to hold a “Stop the Steal” rally at the Capitol on January 6 and was in daily communication with a vendor about the event. When Capitol Police contacted him on January 6 about the permitted rally, Martin denied having any information about the event and directed them to speak with the vendor. The vendor confirmed to Capitol Police they had been in daily communication with Martin. The contrast between what Martin told police and what his own vendor confirmed raises the same pattern as the Kylie Jane Kremer permit at the Ellipse: deliberate concealment of event plans from federal law enforcement.

Here’s a question worth sitting with: Martin is not a nationally prominent political figure — he’s a city councilman and a veteran. His involvement in January 6 rally planning is a reminder that the Stop the Steal operation extended through every level of the Republican Party, from White House staff down to local elected officials in small Ohio cities. When you think about who organized January 6 — how many layers of coordination, permits, logistics, and planning were involved — does that look like a spontaneous citizen response to election concerns? Or does it look like an organized operation that recruited people at every level of the party apparatus?

A second question for an Iraq veteran specifically: Martin served his country in a war fought, in part, under the banner of bringing democratic governance to other nations. He then helped organize and concealed the planning of an event connected to the most serious attack on the US Capitol’s democratic processes in modern history, telling federal authorities he knew nothing about an event he’d been organizing daily. What does the gap between those two parts of his civic biography tell you about what happened to the “protect the Constitution” ethic that defines service at its best?

Sources

• House Select Committee, “Select Committee Issues Subpoenas Related to January 6th Stop the Steal Rally at U.S. Capitol,” October 2021
• Ithaca Journal, “Shelby Councilman Nathan Martin talks to Jan. 6 committee,” January 2022
• Coshocton Tribune, “Shelby councilman Nathan Martin subpoenaed by Capitol riot panel,” October 2021
• Talking Points Memo, “Meet The Jan. 6 Committee’s Latest Targets,” October 2021

Last Updated: May 11, 2026