Gustavo Ortega

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Gustavo Ortega

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August 20, 2024

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Gustavo Ortega ran for election to the Miami-Dade County Public Schools school board to represent District 3 in Florida. He lost in the primary on August 20, 2024.

Ortega completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Gustavo Ortega was born in Jalisco, Mexico. He immigrated to the United States at nine years old. His career experience includes working as a special education teacher.

Elections

2024

See also: Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Florida, elections (2024)

General election

General election for Miami-Dade County Public Schools school board District 3

Joseph Geller defeated Martin Karp in the general election for Miami-Dade County Public Schools school board District 3 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joseph Geller (Nonpartisan)	54.8	60,740
		Martin Karp (Nonpartisan)	45.2	50,021

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 110,761
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Miami-Dade County Public Schools school board District 3

Joseph Geller and Martin Karp defeated Gustavo Ortega, Hayley Ross, and Brent Latham in the primary for Miami-Dade County Public Schools school board District 3 on August 20, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joseph Geller (Nonpartisan)	32.7	9,381
✔		Martin Karp (Nonpartisan)	31.9	9,139
		Gustavo Ortega (Nonpartisan)	13.4	3,833
		Hayley Ross (Nonpartisan)	12.7	3,643
	Submit photo	Brent Latham (Nonpartisan)	9.3	2,661

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 28,657
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Michael Hepburn (Nonpartisan)
• Enid Weisman (Nonpartisan)

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Ortega in this election.

2022

See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Florida House of Representatives District 106

Fabián Basabe defeated Jordan Leonard in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 106 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Fabián Basabe (R)	50.2	26,414
		Jordan Leonard (D)	49.8	26,174

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 52,588
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 106

Jordan Leonard defeated Gustavo Ortega in the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 106 on August 23, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jordan Leonard	74.1	7,132
		Gustavo Ortega	25.9	2,498

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,630
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• David Richardson (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 106

Fabián Basabe defeated Lynn Sutjapojnukul and Douglas Ross in the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 106 on August 23, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Fabián Basabe	37.8	1,845
		Lynn Sutjapojnukul	35.1	1,713
	Submit photo	Douglas Ross	27.1	1,325

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,883
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2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Arizona District 6

Incumbent David Schweikert defeated Anita Malik in the general election for U.S. House Arizona District 6 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Schweikert (R)	55.2	173,140
		Anita Malik (D)	44.8	140,559

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 313,699 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 6

Anita Malik defeated Heather Ross and Garrick McFadden in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 6 on August 28, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Anita Malik	42.2	22,666
		Heather Ross	37.6	20,203
		Garrick McFadden	20.2	10,825

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 53,694 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Gustavo Ortega (D)
• John Williamson (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 6

Incumbent David Schweikert advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 6 on August 28, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Schweikert	100.0	83,406

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2016

See also: Arizona's 7th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Ruben Gallego (D) defeated Eve Nunez (R) and Joe Cobb (L) in the general election on November 8, 2016. No candidate faced a primary opponent in August.

U.S. House, Arizona District 7 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Ruben Gallego Incumbent	75.2%	119,465
	Republican	Eve Nunez	24.7%	39,286
	N/A	Write-in	0%	60
Total Votes				158,811
Source: Arizona Secretary of State

Ortega withdrew from the race prior to the primary.

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Gustavo Ortega completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Ortega's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

A dedicated special education teacher with more than 15 years of experience, aspires to transform Miami-Dade Schools into a national model to be emulated across the entire educational landscape.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Promoting Educational Innovation
• Universal Preschool for 3-Year-old
• Ensuring Student Safety in Our Schools

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Strengthening our students’ success by promoting parental involvement and championing the rights of all students, especially LGBTQ+ youth.

Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.

Campaign website

Ortega's campaign website stated the following:

“	Universal Preschool Starting at 3-Years-Old—Preescolar universal a partir de los 3 años Higher Wages for Teachers and Staff: 65K Starting Salary for Teachers and After 20 Years 100k—Salarios más altos para profesores y personal de apoyo: Salario inicial de 65.000 para profesores y después de 20 años 100.000 Preparing our Students for Future Job Opportunities and create Public/Private Partnerships for our All our Students Including our Special Needs—Preparar a nuestros estudiantes para futuras oportunidades laborales y crear asociaciones público/privadas para todos nuestros estudiantes, incluidos los de necesidades especially. Opposing Censorship in Education—Oponerse a la censura en la educación Promoting Parental Involvement—Promoción de la participación de los padres Ensuring Student Safety for All Our Students Including LGBTQ+ —Garantizar la seguridad estudiantil para todos nuestros estudiantes, incluidos lost estudiantes LGBTQ+de los estudiantes en nuestras escuelas	”
—Gustavo Ortega's campaign website (2024)

2022

Gustavo Ortega completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Ortega's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

My name is Gustavo Ortega, and I'd like to introduce myself. I am a special education teacher seeking to be elected to the Florida House of Representatives District 100. I'm running to help our children have a brighter future, affordable healthcare for all of us, to support small business, to counteract the effects of global warming, and to assist others in achieving the American Dream. I moved to the United States as a child and became a U.S. citizen in 1997. I earned my master's degree and pursued a career as a special education teacher. Dr. Christina Ortega is my beautiful wife, we have two amazing children and Coco our cockapoo dog. You can typically find us outside trying to enjoy all that Florida has to offer.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Education is the most valuable asset anyone will ever attain. Therefore, attain a high-quality education is essential.
• Global Warming threatens our health, our communities, our economy, and our children's futures. This is a problem that has to be addressed right now.
• Creating jobs that support a middle class family.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

The challenges that we all confront today are the areas of public policy that I am personally enthusiastic about. From ensuring that our children receive a high-quality education to affordable daycare, job creation and the economy, healthcare, global warming, and so much more.

Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.

2018

Ballotpedia survey responses

Ortega stated the following about his political philosophy in a biographical submission to Ballotpedia:

“

Education is the key!

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