Liz Ortega

Liz Ortega
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 20th district
Assumed office
December 5, 2022
Preceded byBill Quirk
Personal details
Born
Elizabeth Ortega

(1977-08-26) August 26, 1977 (age 47)
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Jason Toro
(m. 2000)
Children4
ResidenceSan Leandro, California
Alma materUniversity of Phoenix (BS)
ProfessionLabor executive
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WebsiteOfficial website
Campaign website

Elizabeth Ortega-Toro (née Ortega; born August 26, 1977) is an American politician and labor executive who is a member of the California State Assembly from the 20th district since 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, her district includes the southern East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area.

Born in Guadalajara, Mexico, Ortega immigrated to the United States at age three and was raised in Oakland. She has a bachelor of science from the University of Phoenix.[1] She served as the statewide political director for AFSCME Local 3299 before becoming the first Latina elected to serve as the executive secretary-treasurer of the Alameda Labor Council, a central labor council that represents all labor unions in Alameda County.[2]

Ortega was first elected to the Assembly in 2022, defeating Dublin City Councilmember Shawn Kumagai.[3] She assumed office on December 5, 2022.

  1. ^ Maplight, LWVCEF and cavotes.org. "Liz Ortega". Voter's Edge California Voter Guide. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  2. ^ "About". Liz Ortega for Assembly. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  3. ^ "Alameda County Election Results". www.acgov.org. Retrieved December 1, 2022.