Lisa Torraco
Lisa Torraco | |
|---|---|
| Member of the New Mexico Senate from the 18th district | |
| In office January 15, 2013 – January 15, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Mark Boitano |
| Succeeded by | Bill Tallman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 30, 1962 |
| Political party | Republican |
| Residence(s) | Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Education | University of New Mexico (BA, JD) |
| Website | lisatorraco |
Lisa A. Torraco[1] (born April 30, 1962) is an American attorney and politician who served as a Republican member of the New Mexico Senate from January 15, 2013 to January 15, 2017.
Education
[edit]Lisa Torraco earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from the University of New Mexico in 1988 and a Juris Doctor from the University of New Mexico School of Law in 1991.
Career
[edit]She began her legal career as a prosecutor at the Second Judicial District Attorney's office and gained respect as a young prosecutor, and was awarded New Prosecutor of the Year in 1993.
Torraco founded Torraco law in 2006 after finishing ten years teaching at the University of New Mexico School of Law in the District Attorney Clinical law program.[2] Torraco practices law throughout the state of New Mexico in both state and federal court.
Elections
[edit]- 2012 When District 18 Republican Senator Mark Boitano retired and left the seat open, Torraco ran in the June 5, 2012 Republican Primary, winning with 2,045 votes (61%)[3] and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 12,092 votes (51.8%) against Democratic nominee Bill Tallman.[4]
- A leader in Criminal Justice, Torraco quickly rose to leadership position, being the only conservative Republican to hold a committee chair position on the Criminal Justice Reform Subcommittee.[5]
- Torraco's work in voter reforms earned her accolades from both sides of the aisle, streamlining voter registration and voter access for military and overseas voters.[6]
- Torraco was defeated in the 2016 election by the Democratic nominee Bill Tallman.
References
[edit]- ^ "Lisa Torraco's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
- ^ Torraco, Lisa (2005). "Working with a Law School Clinic". The Prosecutor. September/October.
- ^ "Canvass of Returns of Primary Election Held on June 5, 2012 – State of New Mexico" (PDF). Santa Fe, New Mexico: Secretary of State of New Mexico. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 15, 2018. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
- ^ "Canvass of Returns of General Election Held on November 6, 2012 – State of New Mexico" (PDF). Santa Fe, New Mexico: Secretary of State of New Mexico. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 4, 2013. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
- ^ Writer, Joline Gutierrez Krueger | Journal Staff. "Thinking outside the box on crime". www.abqjournal.com. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
- ^ Mexico, Viki Harrison | Executive Director, Common Cause New. "Hooray for online voter registration". www.abqjournal.com. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
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External links
[edit]- Profile at Vote Smart
- Lisa Torraco at Ballotpedia
- Lisa Torraco at the National Institute on Money in State Politics
- 1962 births
- Living people
- New Mexico lawyers
- Republican Party New Mexico state senators
- Politicians from Albuquerque, New Mexico
- University of New Mexico alumni
- University of New Mexico School of Law alumni
- Women state legislators in New Mexico
- 21st-century American legislators
- 21st-century American women politicians