Senator Nikki Torres

Biography

Sen. Nikki Torres, R-Pasco, has made her life in the Mid-Columbia region, and is proud to represent the people of the 15th Legislative District. Elected to the state Senate in 2022, Torres is a longtime community leader dedicated to the progress of agriculture, economic development, education, the leading-edge technologies under development at Hanford, and the advancement of the diverse communities and populations of the Yakima Valley and the greater Tri-Cities area.

Nikki attended Pasco High School and earned undergraduate and master’s degrees in business administration from the University of Phoenix. She is a strategic partnership manager for Western Governors University. Previously she specialized in small business lending at GESA credit union. She is a former president of the Tri-Cities Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and served as a member of the Pasco City Council. Other prior community involvements include service on the Washington Childcare Collaborative Task Force and the Kennewick Police Department Foundation, and board positions for Tri-Cities Community Health and Visit Tri-Cities. Nikki has two daughters and is grandmother to three.