Anna Tovar | |
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Member of the Arizona Corporation Commission | |
In office January 11, 2021 –January 6, 2025 | |
Preceded by | Bob Burns |
Succeeded by | Rachel Walden |
Minority Leader of the Arizona Senate | |
In office October 29,2013 –January 5,2015 | |
Preceded by | Leah Landrum Taylor |
Succeeded by | Katie Hobbs |
Member of the Arizona Senate from the 19th district | |
In office January 14,2013 –January 5,2015 | |
Preceded by | Rich Crandall |
Succeeded by | Lupe Contreras |
Member of the ArizonaHouseofRepresentatives from the 13th district | |
In office January 2009 –January 14,2013 | |
Preceded by | Steve Gallardo |
Succeeded by | Darin Mitchell |
Personal details | |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Arizona State University,Tempe (BA) |
Website | Campaign website |
Anna Tovar is an American politician who served as a member of the Arizona Corporation Commission from 2021 to 2025. She previously served as Mayor of Tolleson,Arizona,as State Senator representing the 19th district,and as a State Representative. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
Tovar was raised in Tolleson,Arizona,where she met her husband,Juan Carlos Tovar. [1] Tovar earned a bachelor's degree in Elementary Education from Arizona State University. Before going into politics,Tovar taught kindergarten and first grade. [2] She and her husband have two children. [3]
In 2002,Tovar was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia,which required her to undergo chemotherapy and two bone-marrow transplants from her brother. [4]
Before being elected to the Arizona legislature,Tovar served on the Tolleson City Council and was also Tolleson's Vice Mayor. [3]
Tovar was elected to the Arizona House of Representatives in 2010. Tovar was elected to the Arizona Senate in 2012;she served on the Appropriations Committee and the Judiciary Committee. She was the Senate Democratic Minority Leader. [5]
Tovar supports raising education spending,reforming the tax code,stopping the expansion of private prisons,and instituting stronger restrictions on gifts to legislators. [2]
Tovar has been affiliated with JAG –Jobs for Arizona Graduates,WiLL/WAND –Women's Actions for New Directions,the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials,and the National Hispanic Caucus for State Legislators. [2]
Tovar announced on February 9,2024,that she would not seek reelection to the Corporation Commission. [6]