Advertisement: That 46-year drought ended Jan. 4, when Anna Tovar and Lea Márquez Peterson were sworn in as Arizona Corporation Commissioners – Márquez Peterson as the chair – and became the first Latinas elected to statewide office in Arizona. They also were the only identified Latinas in the country to win a position in statewide elected executive office in 2020. Tovar and Márquez Peterson each drew more than 1.4 million votes in the general election. The election of two political opposites – Tovar is a Democrat, Márquez Peterson a Republican – symbolizes a way forward for Latina political power in office. Experienced and emerging leaders point to pride in identity, the examples set by their families and prodigious preparation and determination as key forces.