About
Matt Ortega earned his Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of Arizona in 2006.
He served as a field coordinator for the Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund independent-expenditure campaign against then-Rep. Richard Pombo (R-Tracy, Calif.) for California’s 11th Congressional District seat during the 2006 midterm election. Pombo, who was a seven-term incumbent and chair of the House Resources Committee, was defeated by six points.
That following spring, he joined a consumer and labor-backed healthcare coalition as an online organizer.
During the 2008 presidential campaign, he served in the Internet Department of the Democratic National Committee.
Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, Matt Ortega is based in Washington, D.C.