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What motivates you to run for office?

The short answer is to empower others the way others have empowered me. Whether that’s through the example of their life like my grandfather who was an infantryman in WWII, my dad who was an Air Force Academy grad of ‘79, or my mother who migrated from Mexico when she was only 15 years old. It was those values around tenacity, selfless service, and the importance of the community that are the core of my values.

David Ortiz secured a decisive victory in the Democratic primary for Colorado state House District 38 in the party primary election that ended June 30, with a nearly 2-1 advantage over rival Candice Ferguson in unofficial election results.

In unofficial results early July 1, Ortiz held 65.9% of the vote in the Democratic primary to Ferguson's 34.1%.

Ortiz will now face off against Republican incumbent Richard Champion in November, vying to represent the district that covers much of Littleton, Bow Mar, Columbine Valley, west Centennial and parts of unincorporated Jefferson County.