Deborah Ortiz
Deborah V. Ortiz | |
|---|---|
| Member of the California Senate from the 6th district | |
| In office December 7, 1998 – November 30, 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Leroy F. Greene |
| Succeeded by | Darrell Steinberg |
| Member of the California State Assembly from the 9th district | |
| In office December 2, 1996 – November 30, 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Phillip Isenberg |
| Succeeded by | Darrell Steinberg |
| Member of the Sacramento City Council from the 5th district | |
| In office March 1993 – November 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Joe Serna Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Lauren Hammond |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 19, 1957 Sacramento, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | University of California, Davis University of the Pacific (J.D.) |
Deborah V. Ortiz (born March 19, 1957, in Sacramento) is an American politician from Sacramento, California. A Democrat, she served in both chambers of the California State Legislature. A then-member of Sacramento City Council, Ortiz was elected to the California State Assembly in 1996 and served a single two-year term representing the 9th Assembly district. In 1998, she was elected to the California State Senate from the 6th Senate district with 55% of the vote and won re-election in 2002 with 70.8% of the vote. Term limits prevented her from seeking a third Senate term in 2006; she instead ran unsuccessfully for Secretary of State.