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Angela Cotera
| Angela Cotera | |
| Candidate for Arizona House of Representatives, District 12 | |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Website | Campaign website |
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Cotera was a member of Emerge Arizona and Precinct Committee Member for the Democratic Party from 2007 to 2008. She was also a candidate for the Arizona State Senate in 2008 but was not elected.
Cotera earned her BA in Plan II: Honors Liberal Arts from the University of Texas Austin in 1986. She also received a BS in Engineering Science from the University of Texas at Austin in 1986. She went on to earn her PhD in Applied Physics from Stanford University in 1995.
Cotera was a nuclear engineer for the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station from 1986 to 1988. She then worked as a graduate teaching assistant at Stanford University from 1989 to 1991. From 1991 to 1995, she was a NASA graduate research fellow for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Ames Research Center/Stanford University. Cotera worked as a national research council fellow for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory from 1995 to 1998. She then worked as a research associate for Steward Observatory at the University of Arizona from 1998 to 2002. From 2002 to 2003 she was a lecturer of Astronomy at Arizona State University. Finally, she was employed by the Carl Sagan Center's Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence Institute as principal investigator from 2003 to 2008.
Elections
2010
Cotera was unopposed in the August 24 primary. She was defeated by incumbent Republicans Steve Montenegro and Jerry Weiers in the November 2 general election.[1]
| Arizona House of Representatives, District 12 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Steve Montenegro (R)
|
36,623 | |||
| Jerry Weiers (R)
|
35,724 | |||
| Angela Cotera (D) | 30,543 | |||
| Justin Dahl (G) | 6,762 | |||
External links
- Angela Cotera's campaign website
- Project Vote Smart Biography
- Full list of candidates filed for the Arizona primary
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