Laura Terech is an American politician, teacher, community organizer and a former Democratic member of the Arizona House of Representatives, elected to represent District 4 in 2022. Terech resigned from office on June 30, 2024.[1]

Laura Terech
Member of the Arizona House of Representatives
from the 4th district
In office
January 9, 2023 – June 30, 2024
Preceded byBrian Fernandez
Succeeded byEric Meyer
Personal details
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
Residence(s)Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Arizona
WebsiteCampaign Website

Education

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Terech graduated from the University of Arizona, and attended grad school in New York.[2] She went on to become a public school teacher.[3]

Elections

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  • 2022 Terech was unopposed in the Democratic primary. She went on to defeat former Republican State Representative Maria Syms in the general election, but was elected to serve alongside Republican newcomer Matt Gress in the legislature.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ Arcand, Cameron (June 29, 2024). "State Democrat Resigns from Arizona House". The Tennessee Star. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  2. ^ "Get to know Laura". Laura for AZ. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  3. ^ "About Laura". DLCC. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  4. ^ Kmack, Sam (October 11, 2022). "Where Arizona House candidates Matt Gress and Laura Terech stand on key issues for District 4". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  5. ^ "Update: Terech, Gress lead in race for LD4 Arizona House seats". Daily Independent. November 14, 2022. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
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