Matt Ortega with California Secretary of State Debra Bowen at Netroots Nation.
Matt Ortega is a political new media professional and San Francisco Bay Area native. Born in Oakland, he grew up in Hayward and Danville, then earned his Bachelor’s in political science from the University of Arizona in 2006.
He served as a field coordinator with the Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund against then-Rep. Richard Pombo in California’s 11th Congressional District that fall.
The following year, he worked as an online organizer with a healthcare coalition based out of Oakland and left to join the Democratic National Committee for the presidential year.
He later worked as a government contractor at the U.S. State Department and currently serves as New Media Director at Clean Energy Works.