Andy Ortiz, left, took a minute to explain why he did not vote for himself to continue as the Newton USD 373 Board of Education vice president. He chose to vote for Ian Long, center, to try and start taking on the perception that the board is split evenly into two voting blocks. [Screen Capture]
By Chad FreyNewton Kansan When it came time to elect a vice president for the board of education Andy Ortiz, the outgoing vice president, saw…