Gustavo Ortega

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.[1][2]

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 InnovationUniversal Preschool for 3-Year-oldEnsuring 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.

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[6]

—Gustavo Ortega's campaign website (2024)[7]

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.

Ortega stated the following about his political philosophy in a biographical submission to [the profile publisher]:[8]

Education is the key![6]

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