{{Short description|American politician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Laura Terech | image = Laura Terech by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg | state_house = Arizona | district = 4th | term_start = January 9, 2023 | term_end = June 30, 2024 | predecessor = Brian Fernandez | successor = Eric Meyer | alongside = | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | party = Democratic | spouse = | children = | alma_mater = University of Arizona | profession = | website = [https://www.lauraforaz.com/ Campaign Website] }}
'''Laura Terech''' is an American politician, teacher, community organizer and a former Democratic member of the Arizona House of Representatives, elected to represent District 4 in 2022. Terech resigned from office on June 30, 2024.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tennesseestar.com/elections/state-democrat-resigns-from-arizona-house/tcsquare/2024/06/29/ |title=State Democrat Resigns from Arizona House |publisher=The Tennessee Star |author= Arcand, Cameron |date= June 29, 2024 |accessdate=June 29, 2024}}</ref>
==Education== Terech graduated from the University of Arizona, and attended grad school in New York.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lauraforaz.com/meet-laura |title=Get to know Laura |publisher=Laura for AZ |accessdate=December 10, 2022}}</ref> She went on to become a public school teacher.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://dlcc.org/candidates/laura-terech/ |title=About Laura |publisher=DLCC |accessdate=December 10, 2022}}</ref>
==Elections== *2022 Terech was unopposed in the Democratic primary. She went on to defeat former Republican State Representative Maria Syms in the general election, but was elected to serve alongside Republican newcomer Matt Gress in the legislature.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/elections/2022/10/11/arizona-house-district-2-matt-gress-laura-terech-top-issues/8209011001/ |title=Where Arizona House candidates Matt Gress and Laura Terech stand on key issues for District 4 |publisher=The Arizona Republic |accessdate=December 10, 2022 |date=October 11, 2022 |author=Kmack, Sam}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://yourvalley.net/stories/update-terech-gress-lead-in-race-for-ld4-arizona-house-seats,341392 |title=Update: Terech, Gress lead in race for LD4 Arizona House seats |publisher=Daily Independent |accessdate=December 10, 2022 |date=November 14, 2022}}</ref>
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==External links== * [https://ballotpedia.org/Laura_Terech Biography] at Ballotpedia
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