My name is Jaime Ortiz and I am running for the Tipmont Board of Directors in District 3. I was born in Texas and have spent most of my life in Lafayette. I graduated from McCutcheon High School in 2013 and joined the Marine Corps shortly after, where I was certified by the Navy as a basic electrician and by the Marine Corps as an electronics repairman.
I served for six years in the reserves until I got out in 2020.

I worked for Subaru of Indiana Automotive (SIA) for eight years in various positions, including model change team and quality control, and am currently employed as a trucker delivering parts for SIA. I also served as vice chair of the local Libertarian Party for three years.

I am passionate about the outdoors and pursuing my hobbies. I am an avid student of history and Austrian economics. In my free time, I enjoy reading history, economics, news and science-fiction books, and working on projects around my property. I also enjoy fishing on the Gulf, off-roading, camping and traveling to different states and for political conferences.

I am running to learn more about the energy industry, lower costs, understand the relation between the energy sector and government, and improve service and reliability. I’m also running because I have run for public office twice in the past. I would like to use the knowledge gained from this position to help me in the future when I run for office again. I am committed on working to make the area I live in better in any capacity that I can.