Sylvia Ortiz-Velez
Sylvia Ortiz-Velez | |
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| Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 8th district | |
| Assumed office January 4, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | JoCasta Zamarripa |
| Member of the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors from the 12th district | |
| In office April 2018 – April 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Peggy A. West |
| Succeeded by | Juan Miguel Martinez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (BA) |
| Occupation | politician, real estate agent |
| Website | |
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Sylvia Ortiz-Velez is an American real estate broker and Democratic politician from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She is a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Wisconsin's 8th Assembly district since 2021. As of September 2025, she has quit the Assembly Democratic caucus after a heated disagreement in which Ortiz-Velez allegedly threatened to shoot three of her colleagues. She previously served on the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors from 2018 until 2022.