OUR TEAM: ALBERTO TORRICO
Alberto Torrico was first elected to California's State Assembly in 2004, where he served three full terms. Called a "rising voice" by the San Jose Mercury News during his first term, Alberto certainly lived up to the hype.
His legislative career culminated when Alberto served as Majority Leader of the State Assembly for two years. In January 2011, Assembly Speaker John Perez appointed Alberto to the California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board. During his three terms in Sacramento, Alberto served as Chair of the influential Public Employee Retirement and Social Security Committee, charged with oversight of the world's two largest pension funds, CALPERS and CALSTRS. He also chaired the Governmental Organization Committee, generally regarded as one of the Capitol's most powerful committees, because of its oversight over alcohol, tobacco, as well as all of California's gaming, including casinos operated by Native American tribes.
Alberto is widely recognized in Sacramento for his willingness and ability to work across the aisle. Over his six-year legislative career, Alberto authored 27 measures that were signed into law. His bills impacted a wide range of issue areas, including education, public safety, transportation, and business. Most of these bills had overwhelming bi-partisan support.
Prior to his legislative tenure, Alberto served as a council member for three years in the East Bay community of Newark. He has been licensed to practice law continuously in California from 1995 to the present, specializing in labor and employment law. Alberto and his wife Raquel have two children, Mateo and Amy-Elyzabeth and they live in West Sacramento.