Chris Bortz (born September 10, 1973) is a politician from Cincinnati, Ohio.
He was elected to the Cincinnati City Council in 2005 as a member of the Charter Party.
Because the Charter Party is not recognized by the state of Ohio as an official party, Bortz is a registered Republican.
He currently serves as the chair of the council's Strategic Growth Committee.
Bortz was born in Cincinnati and attended Cincinnati Country Day School for high school; he attended Tufts University for his undergraduate education, and received a J.D.
from the University of Arizona.
Before his time on the City Council, Bortz served on the Charter Committee Board since 1997, as well as the Cincinnati Electoral Reform Commission, a panel created to study Cincinnati government.