15 Facts About Rob Ortt

Robert Gary Ortt II was born on May 23,1979 and is an American military veteran, treasurer, and politician who is a member of the New York State Senate.

On June 19,2020, Rob Ortt was named Senate Minority Leader.

Rob Ortt attended St Joseph's Collegiate Institute in Buffalo and graduated from Canisius College, with a degree in international relations and political science.

In October 2001, Rob Ortt enlisted in the New York Army National Guard in response to the September 11 attacks.

From January 1,2010 to December 31,2014, Ortt served as mayor of North Tonawanda, taking over from Lawrence V Soos, a Democrat.

In 2014, when George Maziarz opted not to run for reelection, Rob Ortt ran for his seat, which Maziarz had held since 1995.

Rob Ortt expressed support for a motion to replace Skelos as majority leader.

In 2017, Rob Ortt introduced legislation that would cause the 2013 gun control law known as the NY SAFE Act to be repealed in all areas of New York other than New York City.

In 2018, Rob Ortt helped pass legislation he sponsored that added geothermal heating systems to the list of financeable heating systems in New York State.

Also in 2019, Rob Ortt voted against the following bills that became law:.

Rob Ortt was charged with three counts of offering a false instrument for filing; he pleaded not guilty.

Prosecutors alleged that Republican officials had approached Rob Ortt about running for mayor of North Tonawanda in 2009.

On June 27,2017, all charges against Ortt were dismissed by Judge Peter A Lynch.

Judge Lynch ruled that there was no evidence that Rob Ortt had known that the Niagara County Republican Committee was the source of the payments made to Meghan Rob Ortt.

Rob Ortt did not receive the Republican nomination, and he ended his congressional campaign on February 11,2020.