Cassy Ortiz represents an at-large seat on the Orange Cove City Council and serves as Mayor Pro Tem. She led all five candidates in the November 2024 general election with 35.2% of the vote and was sworn in that December, telling attendees, “Politics is a very slow process…the intention and the heart is there.” She informally stepped into Mayor Pro Tem duties during a mayoral absence in July 2026 and was then unanimously appointed to the role later that month, with city leadership praising her handling of the position.
Later in July 2026, Ortiz cast the lone dissenting vote on the council’s 3-1 decision to appoint Jaime Casillas to a vacant council seat, having preferred another candidate based on his history of community collaboration. No verified information on her occupation or education was found in public records, and no other controversies specific to Ortiz were located.
