Jesse Ortiz

Candidate for City Council Member, Woodland, District 1 · Retired Educator

Jesse Ortiz was born and raised in Woodland. He is a graduate of Woodland High School. He also studied at Yuba College, San Jose State, Sacramento State, and Brigham Young University. He spent nearly 38 years working in public education. He worked at every level, from grade school to college. In 2018 he retired as the elected Yolo County Superintendent of Schools. He earlier served on the Woodland School Board. He won the Golden Apple Award for student-centered leadership. He is the only trustee to win that award twice. He also served on the Yolo County Board of Education. He now serves as an elected trustee for the Yuba Community College District. He sits on the state board for California Community College Trustees. He chairs the board of the Farmworkers Institute of Education and Leadership Development. He is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran who served during the Vietnam era. He is an advocate for deported veterans and volunteers with the honor guard at a national cemetery near Sacramento.

No campaign website or news story about Ortiz's plans for the council could be found. His record includes decades of work in schools and colleges. He led as the elected Yolo County Superintendent of Schools. He also served on the Woodland School Board and the Yolo County Board of Education.

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