DUKE MACHADO IS A NATIVE TEXAN WHO SERVED IN THE U.S. AIR FORCE AND HAS SPENT THE LAST 20 YEARS IN THE AUTO INDUSTRY. HE BECAME POLITICALLY ACTIVE IN 2008 AND HAS WORKED THROUGH THE GOP TO HELP DRAW CONSERVATIVE HISPANICS TO THE PARTY.

IN 2010 HE FOUNDED A GOP OUTREACH SITE AND BECAME AN AUXILIARY OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY OF TEXAS. HE IS THE HOST OF THE DUKE MACHADO SHOW, WHICH BRINGS RATIONAL CONVERSATION TO DIFFICULT ISSUES AND ATTEMPTS TO DISTINGUISH THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS.