Tito Ortiz quits California city council, blaming attacks
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Mayor pro tem Tito Ortiz moments before he resigned his position during the Huntington Beach, CA, city council meeting on Tuesday, June 1, 2021. Jeff Gritchen/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images
Former mixed martial arts fighter Tito Ortiz has resigned from his position on the City Council of Huntington Beach claiming he was prompted to quit because of attacks by the media.
Ortiz, who was the city s mayor pro tem, announced his resignation Tuesday night during the first in-person council meeting of the year, the Orange County Register reported. “This job isn’t working for me,” Ortiz said.
Tito Ortiz bails from post as California city council member
June 2, 2021
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FILE - In this Sept. 12, 2010, file photo, Tito Ortiz arrives at the MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles. Former mixed martial arts fighter Tito Ortiz has resigned from his post the City Council of Huntington Beach, Calif., over what he has called attacks by the media. Ortiz was the city s mayor pro tem and announced his resignation on Tuesday, June 1, 2021.Chris Pizzello/AP
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) Former mixed martial arts fighter Tito Ortiz has quit his post on the City Council of Huntington Beach, California after spending about six months in politics for the first time and attracting harsh criticism for his anti-mask views and for filing for unemployment benefits while serving on the council.