Blanca Pacheco

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Blanca Pacheco

| image = Blanca Pacheco.jpg

| state_assembly = California

| district = 64th

| term_start = December 5, 2022

| predecessor = Cristina Garcia

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|4|17}}

| party = Democratic

| education = University of California, Los Angeles (BA)
Loyola Marymount University (JD)

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Blanca Pacheco (born April 17, 1974) is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the California State Assembly for the 64th district, which includes Downey, Norwalk, Whittier, and La Mirada. She assumed office on December 5, 2022.

Early life and education

After graduating from Downey High School, Pacheco earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University of California, Los Angeles and a Juris Doctor from the Loyola Law School.{{Cite web |title=Blanca Pacheco for state Assembly |url=https://www.thedowneypatriot.com/articles/blanca-pacheco-for-state-assembly |access-date=2023-01-13 |website=The Downey Patriot |date=5 October 2022 |language=en-US}}

Career

From 2006 to 2014, Pacheco worked as an attorney and real estate broker at Realty Executives in Pico Rivera, California. From 2006 to 2018, she operated an independent legal practice, specializing in probate, estates, and evictions. Pacheco joined Olivarez Madruga Lemieux O’Neill, LLP, in El Monte in 2020. She also served as a member of the Downey City Council and as Mayor of Downey.{{Cite web |title=Heading to Sacramento, Blanca Pacheco resigns from Downey city council |url=https://www.thedowneypatriot.com/articles/heading-to-sacramento-blanca-pacheco-resigns-from-downey-city-council |access-date=2023-01-13 |website=The Downey Patriot |date=6 December 2022 |language=en-US}} Pacheco was elected to the California State Assembly in November 2022.{{Cite web |title=Blanca Pacheco |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Blanca_Pacheco |access-date=2023-01-13 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}

First Assembly term

Pacheco chairs the Assembly Rules Committee and serves on the Judiciary, Governmental Organization and Local Government committees.

In April 2024, Pacheco reintroduced a bill to permit California residents to use accents, umlauts, tildes, and other diacritical marks on official records.{{Cite web |last=Sammarco |first=Ally |date=2024-04-23 |title=California Assemblywoman Introduces Identity Integrity Act |url=https://lamag.com/politics/california-assemblywoman-introduces-identity-integrity-act |access-date=2024-07-07 |website=LAmag - Culture, Food, Fashion, News & Los Angeles |language=en}}

Electoral history

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| title = 2022 California's 64th State Assembly district election{{cite web |title=Primary Election - Statement of the Vote, June 7, 2022 |url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2022-primary/sov/104-state-assemblymember.pdf|website=California Secretary of State |access-date=June 20, 2024}}{{cite web |title=General Election - Statement of the Vote, November 8, 2022 - State Assembly |url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2022-general/sov/65-state-assemblymember.pdf |website=California Secretary of State |access-date=June 20, 2024}}

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Republican Party

| candidate = Raul Ortiz Jr.

| votes = 18,048

| percentage = 33.0

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = California Democratic Party

| candidate = Blanca Pacheco

| votes = 12,640

| percentage = 23.1