Richard Alatorre

Richard Alatorre
Official portrait, 1986
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 55th district
In office
December 2, 1974 – December 20, 1985
Preceded byLeon D. Ralph
Succeeded byRichard Polanco
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 48th district
In office
January 8, 1973 – November 30, 1974
Preceded byBill Brophy
Succeeded byLeon D. Ralph
Member of the Los Angeles City Council from the 14th district
In office
December 21, 1985 – June 30, 1999
Preceded byArthur K. Snyder
Succeeded byNick Pacheco
Assistant President Pro Tempore of the
Los Angeles City Council
In office
July 1, 1993 – June 30, 1995
Preceded byJoan Milke Flores
Succeeded byMike Hernandez
Personal details
Born(1943-05-15)May 15, 1943[1][2]
Boyle Heights, California, U.S.[3]
DiedAugust 13, 2024(2024-08-13) (aged 81)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Children3
Alma materCalifornia State University, Los Angeles (BA)
University of Southern California (MPA)
OccupationLobbyist

Richard Alatorre (May 15, 1943 – August 13, 2024) was an American politician who was a member of the California State Assembly from 1973 to 1985 and the Los Angeles City Council from 1985 to 1999, the second Latino to serve on the council in the 20th century. While working as a lobbyist, he had been called "one of the most influential Latino politicians in the state".[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference LATimesObit was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Juan José Gutiérrez (August 14, 2024). "Murió Richard Alatorre, uno de los más importantes líderes mexicoamericanos de EU" (in Spanish). La Educacion.
  3. ^ "Political Latino trailblazer, former Los Angeles Councilmember, Richard Alatorre dies at 81". Retrieved August 17, 2024.
  4. ^ Boyarsky, Bill (October 22, 1989). "Crossover Dreams". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 17, 2011. Retrieved February 19, 2012.