Robert Ortt

Robert G. Ortt is an American politician and member of the New York State Senate, representing the 62nd district. Ortt served as mayor of North Tonawanda, New York. He was first elected to the State Senate in 2014, when George Maziarz opted not to run for reelection. In July 2016, Ortt and New York Assemblyman Ray Walter asked New York’s comptroller, Thomas DiNapoli, to objectively investigate the state contracting piece of Buffalo Billion, a large state investment into job creation around Buffalo, New York. Their request is due to the multiple investigations into Buffalo Billion and their beliefs that money invested into the project should be scrutinized. In the past, construction workers working for projects in the Buffalo Billion initiative were paid late. As part of the Buffalo Billion project and investigations therein, SolarCity is building a new factory that will be 1.2 million square feet called the SolarCity GigaFactory.