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Portrait of Blanca Pacheco

Blanca Pacheco

Democratic

State Assembly · Assembly District 64

In office
2022–present
BiographyReporting (Tier 3) · reviewed

Downey is a recurring place in Blanca Pacheco’s public life: she graduated from Downey High School and later served on the City Council and as mayor. Her route to Sacramento also included Cerritos College, UCLA and Loyola Law School, followed by legal and real estate work in Pico Rivera and El Monte. Voters elected her to the California State Assembly in November 2022, and she took office for the 64th district on December 5 of that year. In the Assembly, she chairs the Rules Committee and serves on the Judiciary, Governmental Organization and Local Government committees. In April 2024, she reintroduced a bill concerning the use of accents, umlauts, tildes and other diacritical marks on official records.

BACKGROUND AND FORMATION

Pacheco was born on April 17, 1974. After graduating from Downey High School, she attended Cerritos College and later transferred to the University of California, Los Angeles, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science. She then received a Juris Doctor from Loyola Law School.

Her professional record combines law with real estate. From 2006 to 2014, she worked as an attorney and real estate broker at Realty Executives in Pico Rivera. From 2006 to 2018, she operated an independent legal practice specializing in probate, estates and evictions.

In 2020, Pacheco joined Olivarez Madruga Lemieux O’Neill, LLP, in El Monte. Before her election to the Legislature, her career had included an independent legal practice, real estate brokerage and joining a law firm.

FROM CITY HALL TO THE ASSEMBLY

Pacheco served as a member of the Downey City Council and as mayor of Downey.

She was elected to the Assembly in November 2022 and assumed office on December 5, 2022. She represents the 64th district.

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

THE POLICY SIGNATURE

In April 2024, Pacheco reintroduced a bill that would permit California residents to use accents, umlauts, tildes and other diacritical marks on official records.

Her Assembly work also includes chairing the Rules Committee and serving on the Judiciary, Governmental Organization and Local Government committees.

Record of service
  • State Assembly · Assembly District 64 · 2022–present
BiographyReporting (Tier 3) · reviewed before publication

Downey is a recurring place in Blanca Pacheco’s public life: she graduated from Downey High School and later served on the City Council and as mayor. Her route to Sacramento also included Cerritos College, UCLA and Loyola Law School, followed by legal and real estate work in Pico Rivera and El Monte. Voters elected her to the California State Assembly in November 2022, and she took office for the 64th district on December 5 of that year. In the Assembly, she chairs the Rules Committee and serves on the Judiciary, Governmental Organization and Local Government committees. In April 2024, she reintroduced a bill concerning the use of accents, umlauts, tildes and other diacritical marks on official records.

BACKGROUND AND FORMATION

Pacheco was born on April 17, 1974. After graduating from Downey High School, she attended Cerritos College and later transferred to the University of California, Los Angeles, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science. She then received a Juris Doctor from Loyola Law School.

Her professional record combines law with real estate. From 2006 to 2014, she worked as an attorney and real estate broker at Realty Executives in Pico Rivera. From 2006 to 2018, she operated an independent legal practice specializing in probate, estates and evictions.

In 2020, Pacheco joined Olivarez Madruga Lemieux O’Neill, LLP, in El Monte. Before her election to the Legislature, her career had included an independent legal practice, real estate brokerage and joining a law firm.

FROM CITY HALL TO THE ASSEMBLY

Pacheco served as a member of the Downey City Council and as mayor of Downey.

She was elected to the Assembly in November 2022 and assumed office on December 5, 2022. She represents the 64th district.

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

THE POLICY SIGNATURE

In April 2024, Pacheco reintroduced a bill that would permit California residents to use accents, umlauts, tildes and other diacritical marks on official records.

Her Assembly work also includes chairing the Rules Committee and serving on the Judiciary, Governmental Organization and Local Government committees.

The record

7,572 events, each with its source
Cosponsored
Cosponsored AB 366

Ignition interlock devices.

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AR 10

Be adopted. To Consent Calendar

Cosponsored
Cosponsored AB 394

Public transportation providers.

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SBX 12

SB 2 Wiener Senate Third Reading By GABRIEL Amend By CASTILLO Set #1 Motion to Lay on the Table By AGUIAR-CURRY First Extraordinary Session

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SCR 6

Be adopted. To Consent Calendar

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SB 258

Crimes: rape.

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SBX 11

SB 1 Wiener Senate Third Reading By GABRIEL First Extraordinary Session

VoteYea
Voted Yea on ACR 20

Be adopted. To third reading

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SBX 12

SB 2 Wiener Senate Third Reading By GABRIEL First Extraordinary Session

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SBX 11

SB 1 Wiener Senate Third Reading By GABRIEL Amend By DEMAIO Set #1 Motion to Lay on the Table By AGUIAR-CURRY First Extraordinary Session

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AR 6

HR 6 Connolly Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session

Cosponsored
Cosponsored ACR 24

National Missing Children’s Day.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored AB 352

Crimes: criminal threats.

VoteYea
Voted Yea on ACR 17

ACR 17 Hadwick Consent Calendar Second Day

Cosponsored
Cosponsored ACR 23

Mental Health Peer Appreciation Week.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored AB 343

California Public Records Act: elected or appointed officials.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored ACR 22

National School Counseling Week.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored AR 10

Relative to World Wetlands Day.

VoteYea
Voted Yea on ACR 18

Be adopted. To third reading

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AR 6

Be adopted. To Consent Calendar

VoteYea
Voted Yea on ACR 17

Be adopted. To Consent Calendar

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AR 8

Be adopted. To third reading

Cosponsored
Cosponsored ACR 19

Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day.

VoteYea
Voted Yea on ACR 11

Be adopted. To third reading

Cosponsored
Cosponsored ACR 20

Wear Red Day and American Heart Month.

VoteYea
Voted Yea on ABX 14

AB 4 Gabriel Assembly Third Reading First Extraordinary Session

VoteYea
Voted Yea on ABX 14

AB 4 Gabriel Assembly Third Reading Amend By GALLAGHER Set #1 Motion to Lay on the Table By AGUIAR-CURRY First Extraordinary Session

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SBX 13

SB 3 Wiener Senate Third Reading By GABRIEL First Extraordinary Session

Cosponsored
Cosponsored ACR 18

Maternal Health Awareness Day.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored ACR 17

National Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists Week.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored AB 265

Small Business Recovery Fund Act.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SB 84

Disability access: construction-related accessibility claims: notice of violation and opportunity to correct.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored AB 262

California Housing and Homelessness Agency: PINK Alert.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored ACR 15

California Propane Day.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored ACR 14

Positive Parenting Awareness Month.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored AR 9

Relative to Long COVID Awareness Day.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored ACR 12

Fernando Valenzuela Day.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored AB 223

Jury selection: acknowledgment and agreement.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SCR 10

National Human Trafficking Awareness Month.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored AB 221

Tribal Nation Grant Fund.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored AR 8

Relative to the Lunar New Year.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored ACR 11

Anesthesiologists Week.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored AR 7

Relative to Enrolled Agents’ Day.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored ACR 10

Korean American Day.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored AB 83

The California Elder Financial Abuse Prevention Act.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SCR 6

Korean American Day.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored ACR 9

National Human Trafficking Awareness Month.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored ACR 8

Desert ecosystems.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored AB 74

Vehicles: financial responsibility.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SB 47

February 2025 bar exam: audit.