Gina Ortiz Jones (born February 1, 1981) is an American Iraq War veteran, intelligence officer, and political candidate.
She was the 2018 Democratic nominee for U.S.
Representative in Texas's 23rd congressional district, and was narrowly defeated by incumbent Republican Will Hurd.
In May 2019 she launched a second campaign for the office.Raised in San Antonio, Texas, Ortiz Jones attended college on an ROTC scholarship, after which she became a United States Air Force intelligence officer and eventually reached the rank of captain.