Laura Terech is an American politician, teacher, community organizer and a former Democratic member of the

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, elected to represent District 4 in 2022. Terech resigned from office on June 30, 2024.

Education

Terech graduated from the

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, and attended grad school in New York. She went on to become a public school teacher.

Elections

*2022 Terech was unopposed in the Democratic primary. She went on to defeat former Republican State Representative

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in the general election, but was elected to serve alongside Republican newcomer

Matt Gress Matt Gress (born July8, 1988) is an American politician and Republican member of the Arizona House of Representatives elected to represent District 4 in 2022. Early career and education Gress grew up in rural Oklahoma and graduated from the Un ...

in the legislature.

References

External links

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