- Rebeca Rios
Rebeca Rios (born c.
1977 ), is a native ofArizona who is running to become a senator on theNovember 2 ,2004 elections, for Arizona's district 23. Rios, who is a Democrat, has no declared rival in these elections; therefore, it is almost a given that she will become senator.Rios was born into a family of
Hispanic politicians: Her father is senatorPete Rios .Rios became interested in politics at a very young age, and she became a legislator in
1998 , dedicating her time at the Arizona State's Legislature House of Representatives to multiple causes.Among the topics that worried her were
education andhealth care. She was an influential sponsor of classroom construction funding, as well as of the state's "proposition 301", which consists of an educationtax and continuous medical plan coverage for working class families. By sponsoring proposition 301, she also helped senior citizens to have prescription drugs covered,When Rios began working for the Arizona Legislature in 1998, she and her father made history, by becoming the first combination of father and daughter to work at Arizona's Legistators' House of Representavies at the same time.
Ms. Rios is a resident of Apache Junction.
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