Democrat

Name pronunciation: TOE-var

Age: 37. (09/25/74, Phoenix).

Arizona since: birth.

Occupation: Teacher (kindergarten) and fmr Tolleson City Council member.

Marital: Married (Carlos).

Children: 2.

Religious preference: Catholic.

Education: B.A., elementary education, ASU, 1997.

Political experience: Tolleson City Council, 2001-2009.

Legis exp: House since 2009. (Replaced Steve Gallardo who did not take the oath of office in January 2009 after being re-elected.)

Memberships: Bd member, Friendly House; secretary, Jobs for AZ Graduates Bd of Directors; Nat’l Assn of Latino Elected Officials (NALEO); Nat’l Conf of State Legislators; Nat’l Hispanic Caucus of State Legislatures; vice president, PTA for Tolleson Elementary 2009-2010; Women in Government.

Interests: Taking my boys to their basketball games; watching basketball games, photography, scrapbooking.

Issues: Did not respond.

Campaign finance: private.