Luz Robles
| Luz Robles Escamilla | |
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| Member of the Utah Senate from the 1st district |
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Assumed office 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Fred J. Fife |
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| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Residence | Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Alma mater | University of Utah |
| Occupation | Banker, business consultant |
Luz Robles Escamilla is the Senator for the Utah State Senate's 1st District (map), defeating Republican Carlton Christensen for the seat November 4, 2008 after having beaten incumbent Sen. Fred Fife for the party nomination earlier that year.
The daughter of two Mexican college professors, Robles was born in 1977 and raised in Mexico. After moving to the United States in 1996, Robles graduated from Marian Catholic High School in San Diego, CA. She then earned her Bachelor of Science at the University of Utah in business marketing in 2000. She also holds a Masters in Public Administration, which she earned from the University of Utah in 2005. Luz is married to former Arizona lawmaker Juan Carlos Escamilla. He proposed to Luz on the Utah Senate floor during the 2014 legislative session.
Luz Escamilla is a director for the Zions Bank Business Resource Center. She is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, who are often referred to as Mormons.
Senator Escamilla serves as the minority assistant whip in the Utah State Senate.[1] Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr. appointed Escamilla to the State Office of Ethnic Affairs in 2005. In 2010, she received the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce Pathfinder Award and the SBA Award. She has also received the Pete Suazo Memorial Award from the University of Utah. Senator Escamilla has also served as a board member for the University of Utah College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, the Regence Caring Foundation, the Utah Health Policy Project, and the Primary Children's Medical Center. Escamilla was first elected to the Utah State Senate in 2008, and was re-elected in 2012. In 2016, Escamilla served on the Executive Appropriations Committee and the Social Services Appropriations Subcommittee. [4] She also served on the following Senate standing committees:
In 2014, Escamilla ran for Congress in Utah's 2nd congressional district. The seat was held by Republican incumbent Chris Stewart, who won reelection.
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