Alicia Suazo was a member of the Utah State Senate from 2001 to 2002. Suazo was born in Tooele, Utah. She received a bachelor's degree from the University of Utah and worked as a teacher in the Salt Lake City school district. She married Pete Suazo who was first elected to the state legislature in 1992. When her husband died in a four-wheeling accident in 2001, Suazo was appointed to finish out his state senate term.