Luz Robles is the Senator for the Utah State Senate's 1st District

1st Utah Senate District

The 1st Utah Senate District is located in Salt Lake County and includes Utah House Districts 20, 22, 23, 26, 29, 31 and 33.The current State Senator representing the 1st district is Luz Robles. Former Senator Fred Fife was elected to the Utah Senate in 2004. Fife was defeated by Robles at the Salt...

 (map), defeating Republican

Utah Republican Party

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 Carlton Christensen for the seat November 4, 2008 after having beaten incumbent Sen. Fred Fife for the party nomination earlier that year.

Biography

Robles earned her Bachelor of Science at the University of Utah

University of Utah

The University of Utah, also known as the U or the U of U, is a public, coeducational research university in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The university was established in 1850 as the University of Deseret by the General Assembly of the provisional State of Deseret, making it Utah's oldest...

 in business marketing

Business marketing

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. She holds a Masters in Public Administration, also from the University of Utah. Robles is the director for the Zions Bank

Zions Bank

Zions Bank is an American bank, and a subsidiary of Zions Bancorporation. According to the company, it is the oldest financial institution in Utah. The bank has 103 full-service branches and 150 ATMs, and over 2,700 employees in both Utah and Idaho.- History :Zion's Savings Bank and Trust Company...

Business Resource Center. The daughter of two Mexican college professors, Robles was born and raised in Mexico, and didn't immigrate to the United States until her early 20s.

Political career

During the 2011 Legislative Session, Robles pioneered groundbreaking immigration reform legislation, SB60, that would issue illegal immigrants already living in Utah an "accountability card" that would give them the right to work without changing their legal status. Immigrants would have to pass a criminal background check and learn English to obtain the permit. Immigration experts have hailed Robles' immigration bill – and Robles herself – as "ground breaking" and "creative." While her SB60 did not pass, it was a model for a guest worker program that ultimately did pass the 2011 Legislature.

External links

• Utah State Legislature – Senator Luz Robles official government website
• Project Vote Smart – Senator Luz Robles (UT) profile
• Follow the Money – Luz Robles
  • 2008 campaign contributions

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