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Elias Martinez
Portrayed by	Blair Underwood
First appearance	I Haven't Told You Everything
In-story stats
Nickname	Eli
Gender
Place of birth	Miami, FL
Home	Washington, DC; Coral Gables, FL (vacation home); formerly New Haven, CT; formerly Miami, FL
Residence	White House
Occupation	President of the United States
Significant other	Christina Martinez
Child	David Martinez

Elias Martinez is the President of the United States.

Character History

2009

Elias talks with Blake Sterling inside the Oval Office upon receiving a file about the Mount Inostranka Facility. Blake answers Elias that there are 97 prisoners, and Elias says he wants to go to the facility and meet them. (I Haven't Told You Everything)

Sometime later, Blake holds a meeting with President Martinez about the origin of the Inostranka prisoners. Blake tells the President that they are survivors of a 1944 crash and states that they are not of terrestrial origin. After Simon Lee explains their physical differences, the President is informed that they are being held because of their refusal to tell the truth. (To Keep Us Safe)

Elias is accompanied by Blake, Simon Lee and General Whitman as he visits the facility. Sophia, the leader of the prisoners, greets him. (I Haven't Told You Everything)

2010

In the President's Retreat, Elias is celebrating his son's birthday along with other people. Vice President Jarvis whispers in Elias's ear, telling him to attend a meeting with Jarvis, Blake and General Whitman. The trio try to deter him from announcing the close of the Mount Inostranka Facility, but are unsuccessful.

Later, Elias kindly asks Sophia if she is "ready" to speak to the public, to which she replies that she has been ready for a long time. Suddenly, Elias and Sophia are rushed to safety after they witness a plane heading right towards them. In a limousine with his family, Elias watches in shock as the plane disappears into a blue light. When he comes out, Sophia states "they saved us" and informs Elias she hasn't told him everything. (I Haven't Told You Everything) President Martinez and his family are taken to a secure warehouse. Blake informs the President that the plane was hijacked because of the intent to crash into the Presidential compound. In a secure area of a warehouse, the President and Blake are briefed about the mysterious disappearance of Avias 514 and the recording of electromagnetic blasts during the time.

Afterwards, the President rides on a golf cart with Blake on the way to Sophia's cell. He speaks with a recaptured Sophia, questioning the motives of her people. When pressed with more questions, Sophia does not reply and, as a result, the President refuses to free her people until he gets the truth. Sophia claims that that would be a mistake, because her people have been locked up 66 years and their patience is running out. The President interprets this as a threat and leaves the room. (To Keep Us Safe)

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Trivia

• Eli's parents were Cuban refugees. (NBC)
• Eli's mother was friends with Christina's mother in Cuba before they fled to find refuge in the United States. (NBC)
• Eli is a big fan of the Cincinnati Reds. As a child, he looked up to Tony Perez, the Afro-Cuban Hall of Fame third baseman. (NBC)
• Eli played baseball during his freshman year at Yale. He stepped down when he was a sophomore so he could focus all his energy on studying politics and world culture. (NBC)
• President Martinez is a much better cook than his wife. (NBC)
• Eli and Christina are major supporters of Paper Dreams, a charity organization that helps fund education programs for refugee children throughout the world. (NBC)
• President Martinez had a drum set installed in a sound proof room in the basement of the White House, which he plays to relieve stress. (NBC)
• Elias and his Vice President Raymond are members of different political parties. (NBC)

See Also

• For other uses of Elias, see Elias (disambig).
• For other uses of Martinez, see Martinez (disambig).
• For images of Elias Martinez, see images of Elias Martinez.