Senator

Sen. Jorge Luis Garcia (D) ~ Minority Leader

Senate Wing, Room 213
1700 W. Washington St.
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Telephone Number: (602) 926-4171
E-mail: jgarcia@azleg.gov
Member since: 2003; House: 1993-1997
Place born: Nogales, Sonora, Mex.
Residence: Tucson, Ariz.
Degree(s)/Military service: Bachelor of Arts, University of Arizona; master’s degree, Arizona State University
Family: married, wife Maria; children, three
Occupation: social worker
Community affiliations:

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Representative

Rep. Olivia Cajero Bedford (D)

House Wing, Room 338
1700 W. Washington St.
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Telephone Number: (602) 926-5835
E-mail: ocajerobedford@azleg.gov
Member since: 2003
Place born: Tucson, Ariz.
Residence: Tucson, Ariz.
Degree(s)/Military service: Pima Community College; University of Arizona; graduate, Council of State Governments’ Legislative Academy
Family: children, two
Occupation:
Community affiliations: Girl Scouts, Arizona Tourism Advisory Council, National Association of Latino Elected Officials, Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International, Arizona Women’s Caucus, Women in Government and National Conference of State Legislatures

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Representative

Rep. Phil Lopes (D)

House Wing, Room 330
1700 W. Washington St.
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Telephone Number: (602) 926-3278
E-mail: plopes@azleg.gov
Member since: 2003
Place born: Dos Palos, Calif.
Residence: Tucson, Ariz.
Degree(s)/Military service: Associate of Arts, liberal arts, West Hills College; Bachelor of Arts, Latin American studies, University of California – Los Angeles; Master of Arts, anthropology, University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee
Family: married, wife Pam; children, two; grandchildren, two
Occupation: public health worker
Community affiliations: member, first 26 people invited to Peace Corps (Congressional Record June 14, 1961), went to Colombia; Eagle Scout; founding faculty member, Pima Community College,  University of Arizona College of Public Health, University of Phoenix – southern Arizona campus;  senior lecturer, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Arizona – College of Medicine; founder, Arizona Health Care Campaign; member, Independent Citizens Committee, Tucson Unified School District, Arizona Public Health Association Board, Southern Chapter of the Arizona Civil Liberties Union

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