Alicia Suazo was a member of the Utah State Senate from 2001 to 2002. Suazo was born in Tooele, Utah. She received a bachelor's degree from the

University of Utah The University of Utah (U of U, UofU, or simply The U) is a public research university in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is the flagship institution of the Utah System of Higher Education. The university was established in 1850 as the University of De ...

and worked as a teacher in the Salt Lake City school district. She married

Pete Suazo Pete Suazo (died August 2001) was the first Hispanic Utah State Senator. Suazo was born and raised in Salt Lake City. He graduated from the University of Utah The University of Utah (U of U, UofU, or simply The U) is a public research univers ...

who was first elected to the state legislature in 1992. When her husband died in a four-wheeling accident in 2001, Suazo was appointed to finish out his state senate term.

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Utah Women and Families awards list
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