Steve Gallardo | |
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Supervisor for Maricopa County from the 5th District |
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Assumed office January 5, 2015 |
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Member of the Arizona Senate from the 29th district |
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In office January 10, 2013 – January 5, 2015 |
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Succeeded by | Martín Quezada |
Member of the Arizona Senate from the 13th district |
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In office January 10, 2011 – January 5, 2013 |
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Member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 13th district |
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In office January 12, 2003 – January 12, 2009 |
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Preceded by | Gabrielle Giffords |
Succeeded by | Anna Tovar |
Personal details | |
Born |
Phoenix, Arizona |
October 25, 1968
Political party | Democratic |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Steve Michael Gallardo (born October 25, 1968) is an American politician from the state of Arizona. A member of the Democratic Party, Gallardo serves on the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors representing the 5th district. He previously served in the Arizona State Senate, representing the 13th district from 2011 through 2015 and in the Arizona House of Representatives from 2003 through 2009.
Gallardo, a fourth generation Arizonan, was born on October 25, 1968 to Jose Luis Gallardo and Alice Carrillo. He grew up in Maryvale, Arizona. He attended grade school at Starlight Park Elementary School in the Cartwright Elementary School District and Trevor G. Browne High School in the Phoenix Union High School District. He continued his education at Rio Salado Community College. Gallardo served as Maricopa County Campaign Finance Director and Training Officer for 14 years.
Janet Napolitano, the Governor of Arizona, appointed Gallardo to the Arizona Civil Rights Advisory Board, where he served from 1998 through 2002. In 2001, Gallardo was appointed to the Maryvale Village Planning Committee by the Phoenix City Council. Gallardo served on the Governing Board of the Cartwright Elementary School District beginning in 2001. He served through 2004, and was elected in 2010 to another four-year term. He also served on the Governing Board of the Phoenix Union High School District from 2004 through 2008.