Tory Rocca (born 1973) is an American lawyer and former politician who represented the
10th district of the
Michigan Senate
The Michigan Senate is the upper house of the Michigan Legislature. Along with the Michigan House of Representatives, it composes the state legislature, which has powers, roles and duties defined by Article IV of the Michigan Constitution, ado ...
from 2011 until 2018.
Early life
In 1973, Rocca was born in
Sterling Heights, Michigan
Sterling Heights is a city in Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. A northern suburb of Detroit, Sterling Heights is located roughly north of downtown Detroit. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 134,346, placing Sterl ...
.
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
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.
Education
Rocca earned a bachelor's degree from
University of Michigan
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. In 1995, Rocca earned an MBA degree from
University of Michigan
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. In 1999, Rocca earned a JD from
University of Michigan Law School
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.
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
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.
In November 2010, Rocca was elected as member of Michigan State Senate for District 10.
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.
In November 2018, Rocca's District 10 seat was won by Michael MacDonald.
See also
*
2004 Michigan House of Representatives election
The 2004 Michigan House of Representatives elections were held on November 2, 2004, with partisan primaries to select the parties' nominees in the various districts on August 3, 2004.
Predictions
Overview
Districts 1-28
...
*
2014 Michigan Senate election
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* 14 (number), the natural number following 13 and preceding 15
* one of the years 14 BC, AD 14, 1914, 2014
Music
* 14th (band), a British electronic music duo
* ''14'' (David Garrett album), 2013
*''14'', an unrele ...
References
External links
Tory Rocca at ballotpedia.orgTory Rocca at michiganvotes.org
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1973 births
Living people
Michigan lawyers
Republican Party Michigan state senators
Republican Party members of the Michigan House of Representatives
People from Sterling Heights, Michigan
University of Michigan Law School alumni
American people of Italian descent
21st-century members of the Michigan Legislature