Daniel H. Ortiz is a former nonaffiliated member of the Alaska House of Representatives, who represented the 1st District (formally 36th) from 2015 to 2025. He caucused with the Democratic-led majority for purposes of committee assignments.
Ortiz was elected in November 2014 to succeed retiring Representative Peggy Wilson of Wrangell. He defeated Wilson's endorsed candidate, Republican Chere Klein, by just 104 votes.
Dan Ortiz has a wife, Lori, and three children. He is a former schoolteacher who taught at Ketchikan High School.