Amanda Aguirre

About

After serving in the Arizona State Senate from 2006 until 2010, this Democratic politician represented Arizona's twenty-fourth district in the state's House of Representatives.

Before Fame

After earning a chemistry degree from Mexico's University of Sonora, she received a graduate degree in nutrition from California State University, Los Angeles.

Trivia

She was both the first woman and the first person of Hispanic heritage to become an Arizona District 24 state representative.

Family Life

She grew up in Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico, as the daughter of teachers.

Associated With

She and Texas politician Vida Trevino were both born in Mexico.