Liz Vazquez

Liz Vasquez
Liz Vasquez
Member of the Alaska House of Representatives; from the 22nd District
	In office; January 20, 2015 – January 17, 2017
Preceded by	Mia Costello
Succeeded by	Jason Grenn
Personal details
Born	New York City, New York
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Mark R. Davis
Children	1
Residence	Anchorage, Alaska
Alma mater	Cornell University (J.D.); Alaska Pacific University (M.B.A.); University at Albany (B.A.)
Occupation	politician, attorney, judge

Elizabeth Vazquez is an American politician from Alaska. A Republican, she was a member of the Alaska House of Representatives, serving from 2015 until 2017, after she lost her bid for reelection to Jason Grenn. She was elected to the House seat vacated by Mia Costello in 2014, when Costello was elected to the Alaska State Senate.^[1]

Vazquez represented West Anchorage in the House of Representatives. She was an unsuccessful candidate for the Senate seat held by Hollis French in 2012 and for the Anchorage Assembly in 2010.^[2] She previously served as Alaska's assistant attorney general,^[3] worked for the United States Department of the Treasury, and served as an administrative law judge. She has two master's degrees in business administration and a juris doctor.^[4]^[5]

Personal life

Vazquez was born in New York City.^[4] She is of Puerto Rican descent and speaks English as her second language. She spent time growing up in both New York City and Puerto Rico^[5] before moving to Alaska in 1983. She is married with one daughter.^[3]

Nonpartisan primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Matt Claman (incumbent)	4,036	60.1
	Republican	Thomas McKay (withdrew)	1,393	20.7
	Republican	Liz Vazquez	1,287	19.2
Total votes			6,716	100.0

2024 Alaska Senate General election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Matt Claman (incumbent)	9,924	55.24
	Republican	Liz Vazquez	7,989	44.47
	Write-in		53	0.3
Total votes			17,966	100.0
	Democratic hold
	Coalition hold

^ Pinsker, Adam (November 5, 2014). "Alaska GOP loses House seats, makes gains in Senate". KTUU. Archived from the original on February 9, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
^ "Liz Vazquez, candidate for Alaska State Representative District 22, answers questions about the issues". Alaska Dispatch. October 29, 2012. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
^ ^a ^b Anderson, Ben (August 7, 2012). "A pitched battle for hearts, minds and dollars in Anchorage Senate race". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Liz Vazquez–Republican-House District 22" (PDF). Alaska Elections Division. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
^ ^a ^b Moritz, Katie (January 15, 2015). "Governor, Juneau delegation greet newcomers". Juneau Empire. Archived from the original on February 9, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2015.