Teresa Martinez | |
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| Member of the ArizonaHouseofRepresentatives from the 16th district | |
| Assumed office January 9, 2023 Servingwith Chris Lopez | |
| Preceded by | Jacqueline Parker |
| Member of the ArizonaHouseofRepresentatives from the 11th district | |
| In office November 1,2021 –January 9,2023 | |
| Preceded by | Bret Roberts |
| Succeeded by | Marcelino Quiñonez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Casa Grande,Arizona,U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
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Teresa Martinez is an American politician serving the 16th legislative district in the Arizona House of Representatives. [1] She was initially appointed to the seat in 2021 after incumbent Representative Bret Roberts resigned from office. In 2022,she was elected for a full term. [2]
Martinez was born and raised in Casa Grande,the heart of Pinal County. She is the oldest of 5 children and her dad was a miner at the San Manuel Mine. [3]
She has worked on the staffs for Congressmen Rick Renzi and Paul Gosar,and Arizona Secretary of State Michelle Reagan. [3] She was political director for the Arizona Republican Party. [4]
Before getting into politics,Teresa worked as long-term substitute teacher at her alma mater Casa Grande Union High School for several years and at the Frito Lay factory in Casa Grande. [3]
In 2024,she criticized efforts by Democratic members of the Arizona legislature to legislate protections for abortion rights after the Republican-controlled Arizona Supreme Court ruled that a near-total abortion ban was in effect. She argued,"There is no reason to rush on this very important topic." [5]
