Elizabeth Vazquez is an American politician from

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. A

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, she was a member of the

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, serving from 2015 until 2017, after she lost her bid for reelection to

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. She was elected to the House seat vacated by

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in 2014, when Costello was elected to the

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. Vazquez represented West Anchorage in the House of Representatives. She was an unsuccessful candidate for the Senate seat held by

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in 2012 and for the Anchorage Assembly in 2010. She previously served as Alaska's assistant attorney general, worked for the

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, and served as an administrative law judge. She has two master's degrees in business administration and a

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Personal life

Vazquez was born in

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. She is of Puerto Rican descent and speaks

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as her second language. She spent time growing up in both

and

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before moving to Alaska in 1983. She is married with one daughter.

References

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