Katopodis's public service career began in 2003, during the presidency of
Néstor Kirchner, when he worked in the
Ministry of Social Development. In
2007 he ran for the mayoralty of
General San Martín, losing in the primaries against incumbent mayor
Ricardo Ivoskus.
Intendencia of General San Martín In
2011, Katopodis ran for the mayoralty of San Martín for a second time, this time against Daniel Ivoskus, the incumbent mayor's son. Katopodis won in an upset victory by just 7 percentage points. He ran under the Frente Social ticket, aligning himself to the ruling
Front for Victory. Katopodis was re-elected for a second term in
2015, this time beating former mayor Ricardo Ivoskus. Noteworthy achievements of his second term in the mayoralty include the inauguration of a municipality-run safe space for women fleeing gender-based violence in 2018, and the inauguration of the
Metrobus North Line on Route 8 in 2019. In
2019 he ran for a third term, this time on the
Frente de Todos ticket, and was elected with 54.85% of the popular vote, becoming the most voted mayor in the history of General San Martín. In 2020 he denounced that the
previous administration had amassed a
$ 35,000-million debt on public works, and up to 60% of all ongoing works were completely paralyzed. Katopodis stated that due to the accumulated debt, the ministry's priorities would be federal integration, job creation, and the completion of ongoing works. Following the end of his term, he was appointed Minister of Public Works of
Buenos Aires Province, under Governor
Axel Kicillof. ==Personal life==