Aarón Manuel Ortíz is a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives for the 1st district.
Prior to his election to the Illinois House of Representatives, Ortíz was a teacher and college counselor at Back of the Yards High School.
[3] Ortíz defeated Daniel J. Burke in the 2018 Democratic primary as part of a slate of Latino candidates backed by now Congressman Chuy García, and Senator Bernie Sanders.
[5] On March 17, 2020, Ortiz handily defeated his primary challenger Alicia Martinez, a worker with Brackenbox, Inc.,[6] and a former staffer and member of Alderman Edward M. Burke's political organization.
[8] On February 5, 2021, Ortiz was elected as the House Chair for the Illinois Legislative Latino Caucus.