Following Tuesday’s United States elections, the former UFC light heavyweight champion was voted into a city council seat in his native Huntington Beach, Calif.
Ortiz, 45, was one of three to earn a seat out of 15 potential candidates, garnering 11.8 percent of the vote. The others were Dan Kalmick and Natalie Moser, both Democrats.
Ortiz identifies as a Republican conservative and has been a vocal supporter of President Donald Trump. He campaigned on many of the same talking points as the current president, who is currently in a race for re-election against Democratic nominee Joe Biden.
Following the results of the Orange County elections, Ortiz took to social media to tout his victory:
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A post shared by Tito Ortiz (@titoortiz1999) on Nov 3, 2020 at 11:10pm PST
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