Simon E. Ortiz (Uvalde County Commissioner Precinct 2, Texas, candidate 2026)

Simon E. Ortiz

Democratic Party

Candidate, Uvalde County Commissioner Precinct 2

Elections and appointments

Last election

March 3, 2026

Education

High school

Uvalde High School

Bachelor's

Angelo State University, 1979

Personal

Profession

Businessman

Contact

Campaign website

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Simon E. Ortiz (Democratic Party) ran for election for Uvalde County Commissioner Precinct 2 in Texas. Ortiz was on the ballot in the Democratic primary on March 3, 2026.^[source]

Ortiz completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Simon E. Ortiz provided the following biographical information via Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey on January 27, 2026:

• High school: Uvalde High School
• Bachelor's: Angelo State University, 1979
• Profession: Businessman
• Incumbent officeholder: No
• Campaign website
• Campaign Facebook
• LinkedIn

Elections

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Uvalde County Commissioner Precinct 2

Incumbent Mariano Jr. Pargas (D), Diana Olvedo-Karau (D), Simon E. Ortiz (D), and Anthony Mark Silva (D) ran in the Democratic primary for Uvalde County Commissioner Precinct 2 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Mariano Jr. Pargas
	Submit photo	Diana Olvedo-Karau
	Submit photo	Simon E. Ortiz
	Submit photo	Anthony Mark Silva

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Uvalde County Commissioner Precinct 2

Michelle Garza (R) ran in the Republican primary for Uvalde County Commissioner Precinct 2 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Michelle Garza

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Endorsements

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Campaign themes

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Simon E. Ortiz completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Ortiz's responses.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Successful Business Owner with a CPA certificate and active Community Leader with a strong proven record and proven results seeking to help improve the quality of life for the citizens of Uvalde County Commission Precinct 2!

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?

• A proven leader who will unit the citizens of Uvalde Precinct 2 because "TOGETHER AS ONE VOICE WE ARE A STRONGER UVALDE"!
• Having secured over $4 million in grants for the City of Uvalde, I want to help develop a new vision and innovative solutions to do the same for the County of Uvalde!
• I want to improve community involvement, be totally accessible and offer total transparency to help the community build trust in their county government!

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

My main focus will be policies that will promote infrastructure improvements, efficient and innovative use of tax revenues through the budget process and aggressive grant strategies.

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