Editing Tito Ortiz (section)

== Huntington Beach City Council (2020–2021) ==
=== Election ===
In 2020, Ortiz ran for a [[city council]] seat in his hometown of Huntington Beach, with the intention of eventually becoming the mayor. (Huntington Beach does not elect mayors directly, but the mayor is chosen from among city councilmembers.) On November 5, 2020, Ortiz was elected as one of the winners of the open seats.<ref name="election">{{cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/dana-white-congratulates-tito-ortiz-201435043.html|title=Dana White congratulates Tito Ortiz on winning election in California|work=Yahoo.com|date=November 5, 2020|access-date=November 9, 2020}}</ref> On December 7, 2020, Ortiz was sworn in as Mayor Pro Tempore of Huntington Beach.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ocregister.com/2020/12/08/after-one-night-on-the-job-tito-ortiz-is-mayor-pro-tem-of-huntington-beach/|title=UFC legend Tito Ortiz is mayor pro tem of Huntington Beach|last1=Goulding|first1=Susan Christian|publisher=[[The Orange County Register]]|date=December 8, 2020|access-date=December 23, 2020}}</ref>

=== Tenure ===
On November 30, 2020, Ortiz led a [[2020 United States anti-lockdown protests|"curfew breaker" protest]] against COVID-19 regulations on the Huntington Beach pier.<ref>{{cite news |last=Zidan |first=Karim |date=December 17, 2020 |title=Tinfoil gloves: why has MMA become a breeding ground for QAnon? |language=en-GB |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/dec/17/qanon-mma-ufc-tito-ortiz |access-date=December 17, 2020 |issn=0261-3077 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512231627/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/dec/17/qanon-mma-ufc-tito-ortiz |archive-date=May 12, 2021}}</ref>

In May 2021, it surfaced that Ortiz had filed for unemployment in February 2021 despite not being unemployed or underemployed.<ref>{{cite news |title=Huntington Beach Mayor Pro Tem Tito Ortiz filed for unemployment against city |last=Szabo |first=Matt |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-05-05/huntington-beach-mayor-pro-tem-tito-ortiz-unemployment |date=May 5, 2021 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516013106/https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-05-05/huntington-beach-mayor-pro-tem-tito-ortiz-unemployment |archive-date=May 16, 2021}}</ref>

Ortiz resigned from the city council on June 1, 2021 after less than six months in office.<ref name="resignation" />

=== Political positions ===
Ortiz is a longtime supporter of President [[Donald Trump]]. As a tribute to Trump's slogan "[[Make America Great Again]]", Ortiz chose "Make Huntington Beach Safe Again" as his campaign slogan for the 2020 election.<ref name="election2">{{cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/former-ufc-champ-tito-ortiz-wins-city-council-seat-in-huntington-beach-162038895.html|title=Former UFC champ Tito Ortiz wins city council seat in Huntington Beach|work=Yahoo.com|date=November 4, 2020|access-date=November 9, 2020}}</ref> Ortiz has stated his skepticism to [[Coronavirus disease 2019|COVID-19]], calling it "the flu," and a form of "population control."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theringer.com/2020/11/3/21547743/tito-ortiz-huntington-beach-donald-trump-election-city-council|title=The Ultimate Fighting Councilman|work=The Ringer|date=November 3, 2020|access-date=November 9, 2020|first=Bryan|last=Curtis}}</ref> He has also declared his support for law enforcement, legal immigration and the [[Second Amendment to the United States Constitution|second amendment]].<ref name="election2" />

In January 2021, Ortiz was refused service at a TK Burgers restaurant for not wearing a mask, and posted his experience on [[Instagram]]. Ortiz has since apologized, saying "We understand that this is a small business and we don't want to ruin our business."<ref>{{cite news |last=Szabo |first=Matt |date=January 19, 2021 |title=Huntington Beach Mayor Pro Tem Tito Ortiz apologizes after criticizing TK Burgers |url=https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/story/2021-01-19/huntington-beach-mayor-pro-tem-tito-ortiz-apologizes-after-criticizing-tk-burgers |url-status=live |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |location= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516125738/https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/story/2021-01-19/huntington-beach-mayor-pro-tem-tito-ortiz-apologizes-after-criticizing-tk-burgers |archive-date=May 16, 2021 |access-date=May 28, 2021}}</ref>