Deborah Ortiz

Deborah V. Ortiz
Member of the California Senate
from the 6th district
In office
December 7, 1998 – November 30, 2006
Preceded byLeroy F. Greene
Succeeded byDarrell Steinberg
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 9th district
In office
December 2, 1996 – November 30, 1998
Preceded byPhillip Isenberg
Succeeded byDarrell Steinberg
Member of the Sacramento City Council from the 5th district
In office
March 1993 – November 1996
Preceded byJoe Serna Jr.
Succeeded byLauren Hammond
Personal details
Born (1957-03-19) March 19, 1957 (age 67)
Sacramento, California, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUniversity of California, Davis
University of the Pacific (J.D.)

Deborah V. Ortiz (born March 19, 1957, in Sacramento)[1] 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.

  1. ^ Who's Who, Marquis (November 2001). Who's Who In the West, Volume 29. Marquis Who's Who. ISBN 9780837909332.