{{Short description|American politician (born 1973)}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Tory Rocca | image = | alt = | state_senate = Michigan | district = 10th | term_start = January 1, 2011 | term_end = December 31, 2018 | predecessor = Michael Switalski | successor = Michael D. MacDonald | state_house2 = Michigan | district2 = 30th | term_start2 = January 1, 2005 | term_end2 = December 31, 2010 | predecessor2 = Sal Rocca | successor2 = Jeff Farrington | prior_term = | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1973}} | birth_place = Sterling Heights, Michigan, U.S. | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} or {{Death-date and age|Month DD, YYYY|Month DD, YYYY}} (death date then birth date) --> | death_place = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | birth_name = | citizenship = | party = Republican | father = Sal Rocca | mother = Sue Rocca | alma_mater = University of Michigan | occupation = | website = }}

'''Tory Rocca''' (born 1973) is an American lawyer and former politician who represented the 10th district of the Michigan Senate from 2011 until 2018.

== Early life == In 1973, Rocca was born in Sterling Heights, Michigan.<ref name="votesmart_rocca"/> Rocca's father is Sal Rocca and his step-mother is Sue Rocca. Rocca's parents both are politicians in Michigan and previously served in the Michigan House of Representatives.

== Education == Rocca earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan. In 1995, Rocca earned a BBA degree from the University of Michigan Business School. In 1999, Rocca earned a JD from University of Michigan Law School.<ref name="votesmart_rocca"/>

== Career == In the 1970s, at about 5 years old, Rocca became involved in politics, where he volunteered in political campaigns.

Rocca was a lab technician for Johnson Controls.

In 2000, Rocca passed the Michigan Bar. Rocca practiced business law and product liability law.

In November 2004, Rocca was elected as member of the Michigan State House of Representatives for District 30.<ref name="votesmart_rocca">{{cite web |URL=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/37606/tory-rocca |title=Tory Ricca's Biography |publisher=Vote Smart |accessdate=September 18, 2019}}</ref>

In November 2010, Rocca was elected as member of Michigan State Senate for District 10.<ref name="votesmart_rocca"/>

Rocca was the chairman of the Regulatory Reform Committee in the Senate and he was the vice-chair of the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules.

As of June 2018, due to term limits, Rocca will not be able to run for another term.<ref>{{cite web |URL=https://www.politicscentral.org/after-44-years-the-rocca-political-dynasty-appears-to-be-over/ |title=After 44 years, the Rocca political dynasty appears to be over |publisher=politicscentral.org |first=Chad |last=Selweski |date=June 1, 2018 |accessdate=September 18, 2019}}</ref> In November 2018, Rocca's District 10 seat was won by Michael MacDonald.

== See also == * 2004 Michigan House of Representatives election * 2014 Michigan Senate election

== References == {{reflist}}

== External links == * [https://ballotpedia.org/Tory_Rocca Tory Rocca at ballotpedia.org] * [https://www.michiganvotes.org/Legislator.aspx?ID=5260 Tory Rocca at michiganvotes.org]

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