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55th Arizona State Legislature
The 55th Arizona State Legislature, consisting of the Arizona Senate and the Arizona House of Representatives, is the current legislative session constituted in Phoenix on January 11, 2021, during the second two years of Doug Ducey's second full term in office. Both the Senate and the House membership remained constant at 30 and 60, respectively. In the November 2020 Senate election, Democrats gained one seat, leaving the Republicans with a 16–14 majority. Republicans maintained an unchanged 31–29 majority in the House after the November 2020 House election. Sessions The Legislature met in its first regular session at the State Capitol in Phoenix. The session opened on January 11, 2021, and adjourned ''sine die'' on June 30, 2021. The second regular session began on January 10, 2022, adjourning on June 25, 2022. There has been one special session, extending from June 15 through June 17, 2021, to address wildfire emergency funding. Senate Members The asterisk (*) denotes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karen Fann
Karen Fann (born September 1, 1954) is a Republican member of the Arizona Senate, representing Arizona Legislative District 1. Fann became President of the Arizona Senate in 2019. After Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election and Donald Trump and other Republicans made false claims of electoral fraud, Fann ordered an audit of the election results in Maricopa County. The audit was widely seen as an illegitimate "effort to undermine valid election results". Fann announced in November 2021 that she would not run for re-election when her current term ends in January 2023. Career Fann is the second female Senate President in the history of Arizona. She was first elected in November 2016 to represent Legislative District 1, which covers 8,000 square miles throughout Yavapai County and portions of Maricopa County. She previously served this district from 2011 to 2016 as a State Representative. Fann moved to Prescott at the age of four and has been a life-long Republican. She conti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirsten Engel
Kirsten Engel is an American lawyer and politician who has served as a member of the Arizona House of Representatives and the Arizona Senate. Engel was the Democratic nominee in 2022 for Arizona's 6th congressional district, losing narrowly to Republican Juan Ciscomani. Early life and education Engel was born and raised in Chicago. She graduated ''magna cum laude'' from Brown University in 1983 and Northwestern University School of Law in 1986. Career After law school, Engel clerked for Judge Myron H. Bright of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Engel worked for the United States Environmental Protection Agency, then for Earthjustice under its former name. She was an assistant attorney general in the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office until 2005. She started working at the University of Arizona in 2005 and is a professor teaching environmental and administrative law at its James E. Rogers College of Law. Engel was elected to the Arizona House of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lela Alston
Lela Alston (born June 26, 1942) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Arizona State Senate representing District 24 since January 14, 2019. She previously served in the Arizona House of Representatives from 2013 to 2019, and from 2011 to 2013 in the District 11 seat, and non-consecutively in the Arizona State Legislature from 1977 until 1995 in the Arizona Senate. Education Alston attended Phoenix College and earned her bachelor's degree from the University of Arizona, and Arizona State University. Elections * 1976 When Republican Senator Bill McCune left the Legislature and left the Senate District 20 seat open, Alston won the November 2, 1976 General election with 10,045 votes (52.9%) against Republican nominee Howard Adams. * 1978 Alston won the November 7, 1978 General election with 7,768 votes (59.5%) against Republican nominee George Hussey. * 1980 Alston won the November 4, 1980 General election with 9,511 votes (64.2%) against Republican nominee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michelle Ugenti
Michelle Ugenti-Rita (born June 28, 1980) is an American politician and a former Republican member of the Arizona State Senate representing District 23 from 2019 to 2023. She previously served in the Arizona House of Representatives from 2013 to 2019. Ugenti served consecutively from January 10, 2011 until January 14, 2013 in the District 8 seat. She was a candidate for Secretary of State of Arizona in the 2022 election, but lost in the Republican primary. Education She attended Desert Mountain high school. Ugenti graduated from Arizona State University in 2003 with a degree in business administration. Career In 2017, Ugenti was the only Republican to oppose a 'Blue Lives Matter' bill that toughens penalties for assaulting off-duty police. In January 2019, she sponsored legislation which would prohibit voters who received early vote ballots from casting those votes at polling places before or on election day (they would only be allowed to cast them through mail). Election offic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Livingston (politician)
David Livingston is an American politician and a Republican member of the Arizona House of Representatives representing District 28. He previously served in the Arizona Senate representing District 22 from 2019 to 2023. He also served in the Arizona House of Representatives from 2013 to 2019. During the 52nd Legislature of Arizona, Livingston was the House Majority Whip. Livingston announced that he was running for State Treasurer in 2022, but withdrew before the primary. Personal life and education Livingston earned his bachelor's degree in finance from Arizona State University. Livingston is married to Tracy Livingston, a member of the Maricopa County Community College District governing board. Career Livingston was a district-level delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Arizona, where he supported Ted Cruz. State Senate In February 2019 Livingston introduced SB 1475, which originally would have required teachers and real estate agents (and others who are r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Gray (Arizona Politician)
Rick Gray (born in Omaha, Nebraska) is an American politician and former member of the Arizona Senate as well as a former Republican member of the Arizona House of Representatives representing District 21. Gray previously served consecutively from January 10, 2011 until January 14, 2013 in the District 9 seat. In 2016, Gray ran for a seat on the Arizona Corporation Commission, but placed fourth in the Republican primary. In 2018, Gray was appointed to fill the Arizona State Senate seat vacated by Debbie Lesko after she resigned to run for Congress. Early life and education Gray was born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree with a dual major of Organizational Leadership and Biblical Studies from Grace University in Omaha, Nebraska. Elections * 2014 Gray and Tony Rivero were unopposed in the Republican primary. Gray and Rivero defeated Esther Duran Lumm in the general election. Republican Bryan Hackbarth was removed from the ballot before the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Boyer (politician)
Paul D. Boyer is an American politician and a former Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the Arizona State Senate representing District 20 from 2019 to 2023. He previously served in the Arizona House of Representatives from 2013 to 2019, including serving as the Chair of the Arizona House of Representatives, Arizona House Education Committee. Early life, education and career Born to Fred and Sharon and a native of Arizona's West Valley (Phoenix metropolitan area), West Valley, Boyer attended Deer Valley High School (Arizona), Deer Valley High School. Boyer earned his bachelor's degree in English studies, English and his Master of Arts, MA in communication studies from Arizona State University at the West campus, Arizona State University West and he teaches 11th grade Humane Letters part-time at North Phoenix Preparatory Academy and previously taught at Veritas Preparatory Academy. Both are part of the Great Hearts Academies. Previously, Boyer served as an off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lupe Contreras
Lupe Chavira Contreras (born July 27, 1975) is a State Representative from Arizona, representing the 22nd district since 2023. He was previously a member of the Arizona Senate, representing the 19th district from 2015 to 2023. Prior to serving in the State Senate, Contreras was elected to the Arizona House of Representatives in 2013. Contreras served on the Federalism and Fiscal Responsibility Committee and the Judiciary Committee. He is a member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party. References External linksProfileat the Arizona SenateVote Smart page {{DEFAULTSORT:Contreras, Lupe 1975 births Living people Hispanic and Latino American state legislators in Arizona Hispanic and Latino American women in politics People from Avondale, Arizona Democratic Party Arizona state senators 21st-century American politicians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean Bowie
Sean Bowie is an American politician and a former Democratic member of the Arizona State Senate elected to represent District 18 in 2016. Bowie previously worked as a Senior Planning Analyst for the Provost's office at Arizona State University and now serves as a Professor of Practice at the ASU College of Public Service & Community Solutions. On September 8, 2021, Bowie announced that he would not seek re-election to the Arizona Senate in 2022. Education Bowie received a bachelor's degree in Political Science and History from Arizona State University and a master's degree in public policy from Carnegie Mellon University. Elections * 2016 Bowie ran unopposed in the Democratic Primary. He defeated Republican Frank Schmuck, who defeated incumbent Jeff Dial in the republican primary, in the general election. References External links Official pageat the Arizona State Legislature Biographyat Ballotpedia Ballotpedia is a nonprofit and nonpartisan online political encyclopedi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelly Townsend
Kelly Townsend (born September 27, 1968) is an American Republican politician. She was a member of the Arizona Senate representing District 16 from 2021 to 2023, and previously was a member of the Arizona House of Representatives from 2013 to 2021, acting as Majority Whip from 2017 to 2018. Early years Townsend grew up in Oregon and served in the United States Navy as an aircraft mechanic. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in human communications and her Master of Applied Science degree in Infant-Family Practice from Arizona State University. She also received a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology and small business from Southern Oregon University. Political career and electoral history Greater Phoenix Tea Party In 2010 Townsend was a member of the Greater Phoenix Tea Party. She first ran for the Arizona House of Representatives in a six-way Republican primary in District 22, placing fourth with 5,446 votes; The next year she campaigned for legislation requiring pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nancy Barto
Nancy K. Barto (born in Chicago, Illinois) is an American politician and a former Republican member of the Arizona State Senate from 2021 to 2023. She previously served in the Arizona House of Representatives from 2019 to 2021 and the Arizona Senate representing District 15 from 2013 to 2019. Barto served consecutively in the Arizona State Legislature from January 2007 until January 10, 2011, in the Arizona House of Representatives District 7 seat, then in the Arizona Senate in the District 7 seat from January 10, 2011, until January 14, 2013. Tenure in office Barto sponsored a bill to prohibit cities and counties in Arizona from banning plastic bags. The governor signed the bill into law in April 2015. A social conservative, Barto has promoted anti-abortion legislation.Bob ChristieBarto declares victory in race against sitting state senator Associated Press (August 6, 2020). She is often allied with the Center for Arizona Policy, a Christian right group.Julia ShumwayBarto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Gowan (politician)
David M. Gowan Sr. is an American politician who currently serves in the Arizona Senate from January 14, 2019, and previously as Speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives for the 2015–2017 legislative session and a Representative for Legislative District 14 from January 14, 2013, to January 9, 2017. Gowan served consecutively from January 2009 until January 14, 2013 in the District 30 seat which redistricted into District 14 in 2012. In 2013, he was elected Majority Leader of the Republican Party in the House of Representatives. In 2015, Gowan was elected to serve as Speaker of the House. On October 5, 2015, Gowan announced his candidacy for Arizona's 1st congressional district, but withdrew before the Republican primary. Career before politics Prior to entering politics, Gowan was a magazine distributor and karate instructor.Hank StephensonA man with a plan: David Gowan defies the odds to become speaker of the House ''Arizona Capitol Times'' (December 1, 2014). Poli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
