Daniel H. Ortiz | |
---|---|
Member of the Alaska House of Representatives from the 1st District | |
Assumed office January 20, 2015 | |
Preceded by | Peggy Wilson |
Personal details | |
Born | Ottawa,Illinois |
Political party | Not Affiliated |
Spouse | Lori |
Children | Molly Kate,Lucy,Sam |
Residence | Ketchikan,Alaska |
Alma mater | University of Wisconsin (MST) Seattle Pacific University (BA) |
Occupation | teacher (retired) |
Daniel H. Ortiz [1] is a non affiliated member of the Alaska House of Representatives,who has since 2015 represented the 1st District (formally 36th). He is one of three non affiliated members in the Alaska State Legislature. However,he caucuses with the Democratic-led majority for purposes of committee assignments. [2]
Ortiz was elected in November 2014 to succeed retiring Representative Peggy Wilson of Wrangell. He defeated Wilson's endorsed candidate,Republican Chere Klein,by just 104 votes. [3] [4]
Dan Ortiz has a wife,Lori,and three children. He is a former schoolteacher who taught at Ketchikan High School.
The Libertarian Party (LP) is a political party in the United States that promotes civil liberties,non-interventionism,laissez-faire capitalism,and limiting the size and scope of government. The party was conceived in August 1971 at meetings in the home of David F. Nolan in Westminster,Colorado,and was officially formed on December 11,1971,in Colorado Springs. The organizers of the party drew inspiration from the works and ideas of the prominent Austrian school economist,Murray Rothbard. The founding of the party was prompted in part due to concerns about the Nixon administration,the Vietnam War,conscription,and the introduction of fiat money.
Donald Edwin Young was an American politician in Alaska. He was the longest-serving Republican in congressional history,having been the U.S. representative for Alaska's at-large congressional district for 49 years,from 1973 until his death in 2022.
George Kenneth Butterfield Jr. is an American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 1st congressional district from 2004 to 2022. A member of the Democratic Party,he was first elected in a special election after the resignation of Frank Ballance.
Addison Graves "Joe" Wilson Sr. is an American politician and attorney serving as the U.S. representative for South Carolina's 2nd congressional district since 2001. A member of the Republican Party,his district stretches from Columbia to the Georgia–South Carolina border. He served as the South Carolina state senator from the 23rd district from 1985 to 2001.
David Daniel Boren is an American businessman and politician who is the Secretary of Commerce for the Chickasaw Nation,based in Oklahoma. He is a retired American politician,who served as the U.S. representative for Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district from 2005 to 2013. The district included most of the eastern part of the state outside of Tulsa. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He also served as a State Representative in the 28th district of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.
Daniel William Lipinski is an American politician and political scientist who served eight terms as the U.S. representative for Illinois's 3rd congressional district from 2005 to 2021. A member of the Blue Dog Coalition,Lipinski was one of the most socially conservative Democrats in Congress.
Nathaniel Willis "Tan" Parker IV is a businessman and Republican politician who has served in the Texas Senate,representing the 12th district since 2023. He served in the Texas House of Representatives from 2007 to 2023. He was elected in 2006 to represent District 63. Parker sought the position of Texas House Speaker with the retirement of Joe Straus but then withdrew his candidacy in 2018 to support the consensus choice,Representative Dennis Bonnen of Angleton in Brazoria County. As of 2022,Parker was elected to represent Senate District 12,and will continue his public service as a State Senator.
Mark James DeSaulnier is an American politician who has served as a U.S. representative from California since 2015. He has represented the 10th congressional district since 2023,although it was previously numbered the 11th district for his first eight years in office. The district includes most of Contra Costa County,a suburban county in the East Bay. He has been a member of the Democratic Party since 2000;before that,he was a Republican.
The Alaska Republican Party is the affiliate of the Republican Party in Alaska,headquartered in Anchorage.
This is a list of persons who have served as members of U.S. state legislatures while enrolled in third parties. For purposes of this list,a third party is defined as any party other than the Democratic Party or the Republican Party. This list spans the period from 1856 to the present. The time period listed beside each elected official's name is the time period when that elected official has served as a state legislator while enrolled as a member of a third party. State legislators who are independent are not included in this list.
Daniel Timothy Kildee is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Michigan's 8th congressional district since 2013. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Daniel Milton Newhouse is an American politician and agricultural scientist serving as the U.S. representative for Washington's 4th congressional district. The district covers much of the central third of the state,including Yakima and the Tri-Cities. Before his election to Congress,Newhouse served as director of the Washington State Department of Agriculture and as a member of the Washington House of Representatives. He is a member of the Republican Party.
On October 29,2015,during the 114th United States Congress,an election for speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives was necessitated by the impending resignation of John Boehner,set for October 30. Boehner was the first speaker to resign in the middle of a Congressional term since Jim Wright in 1989.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas were held on Tuesday,November 6,2018. Voters elected the 36 U.S. representatives from the state of Texas,one from each of the state's 36 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other offices,including the gubernatorial election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on March 6 and the run-offs were held on May 22.
The 2024 United States elections are scheduled to be held on Tuesday,November 5,2024. During this presidential election year,the president and vice president will be elected. In addition,all 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives and 34 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate will be contested to determine the membership of the 119th United States Congress. Thirteen state and territorial governorships and numerous other state and local elections will also be contested.
Aarón Manuel Ortíz is a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives for the 1st district.
The 2020 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska was held on November 3,2020,to elect the U.S. representative from Alaska's at-large congressional district. The election coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.
The 2020 Alaska House of Representatives election was held on Tuesday,November 3,2020,with the primary election on August 18,2020. Voters in the 40 districts of the Alaska House of Representatives elected their representatives,in conjunction with state senate elections and the biennial United States elections for federal offices.
Eric Sorensen is an American meteorologist and politician serving as the U.S. representative from Illinois's 17th congressional district since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,Sorensen is the first openly gay member of Congress from Illinois.