Steve M. Gallardo is a Democratic

Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

 member of the Arizona State Senate representing District 13. He previously served in the Arizona House of Representatives

Arizona House of Representatives

The Arizona House of Representatives is the lower house of the Arizona Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Arizona. Its members are elected to two-year terms with a term limit of four consecutive terms...

, representing the 13th District from 2003 through 2009. He serves on the Cartwright Elementary School District Governing Board, from 2001 through 2004 and elected in 2010 for a four year term. Previously, he served on Phoenix Union High School District Governing Board, from 2004 through 2008. He was appointed by former Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano to the Arizona Civil Rights Advisory Board, from 1998 through 2002.

History

Steve Micheal Gallardo, a fourth generation Arizonan, was born on October 25, 1968 to Jose Luis Gallardo and Alice Carrillo. He grew up in the playgrounds of Maryvale, Arizona. He attended grade school at Starlight Park Elementary School in the Cartwright Elementary School District

Cartwright Elementary School District

Cartwright Elementary School District is a school district in Phoenix, Arizona, United States which operates several elementary and middle schools.-External links:*...

 and Trevor G. Browne High School

Trevor G. Browne High School

Trevor G. Browne High School is part of the Phoenix Union High School District. The campus is located at 7402 West Catalina Drive, northwest of downtown Phoenix, Arizona, USA. Trevor Browne's enrollment is 2,887 students, over 80 percent of whom are Hispanic...

 in the Phoenix Union High School District

Phoenix Union High School District

The Phoenix Union High School District is a school district based in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. It is one of the state's oldest school districts and its largest high school-only district, serving 26,000 students in 17 schools and employing more than 2,800 people...

. He continue his education at Rio Salado Community College

Rio Salado Community College

Rio Salado College, known as "the college within everyone's reach," is the largest of the 10 Maricopa Community Colleges and has never built a traditional campus...

. Gallardo served as Maricopa County Campaign Finance Director and Training Officer for 14 years. In February 2002, Gallardo resigned from Maricopa County Election Department and announced his candidacy for the Arizona House of Representatives and elected in November 2002, representing Legislative District 13 covering areas of Maryvale, Glendale, Tolleson, Cashion, and Avondale. Gallardo was elected to the Arizona House of Representatives in 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2008. In January 2009, Gallardo step down from Arizona House of Representatives to pursue a consulting firm. Shortly after the passage Arizona SB 1070 into law, he decided to announced his candidacy for Arizona State Senate for Legislative District 13 and elected in November 2010.

External links

• Arizona State Senate – Sen. Steve Gallardo Official Arizona Senate Site
• Follow the Money – Steve Gallardo
  • 2006 2004 2002 campaign contributions