Meet
Analise Ortiz
I'm Sen. Analise Ortiz. I'm honored to go to work for the people of Maryvale and Glendale every day at the Arizona State Legislature.
I’m a born-and-raised Arizonan and a Maryvale resident. I grew up in a family of six kids. My parents, who are both educators, taught us the importance of taking care of our community. I graduated summa cum laude from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at ASU and went on to become an investigative reporter. After uncovering government corruption and exposing harmful legislation, I realized I wanted to create policy–not just report about it. I began working at the ACLU and the ACLU of Arizona where I championed criminal justice reform and federal immigration reform. I ran for the Arizona House of Representatives in 2022 because I was tired of elected leaders forgetting they work for us–the people.
During my time as your state representative in Legislative District 24, I negotiated historic levels of investment into affordable housing and homeless services. We held town halls and events to connect with the community. And when Maryvale and Glendale residents have asked for help, I’ve taken action: I got involved when a corporation threatened to evict senior citizens from a housing complex in Maryvale. I made sure the corporation committed to assisting people with finding a new place to live and paying their moving costs.
Thank you for now trusting me to fight for you as your State Senator.
Contact Sen. Ortiz:
602-842-2407
Make housing affordable
Sen. Ortiz leads the Democrats' priorities on housing affordability, renters' rights, and homelessness prevention. She supports limits on rent increases, rental assistance and first-time homebuyer programs, development of more single-family and multi-family housing options, and regulating corporate investors who've disrupted our housing market.
Invest in public schools
Sen. Ortiz supports our public schools and advocates for a new funding formula for our K-12 public schools, an increase in teacher and support staff pay, reductions in classroom size, a cap on the wasteful universal school voucher program, and to restore funding to Maricopa and Pima community colleges.
Build an economy that works for all of us
Our economy has favored big corporations and the wealthiest Arizonans for too long while leaving the working class and small business owners behind. Sen. Ortiz advocates for fair wages, support for small business owners, safe workplace conditions, workforce development, and more clean energy jobs.
Protect civil rights
As ranking member of the Senate Judiciary and Elections Committee, Sen. Ortiz leads the Democrats' strategy to protect voting rights and to make our criminal legal system more fair. She also advocates for reproductive rights, the LGBTQ+ community, and the rights of immigrants.
Sen. Ortiz's Priorities
