Julie Willoughby is an American politician and ER nurse from

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. A Republican, she is a member of the

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and took office on May 5, 2023. Willoughby was appointed in May 2023 from the 13th legislative district, which includes much of

and all of

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. Willoughby originally ran for office in 2018 and lost in the primary to

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and J.D. Mesnard's mother, Nora Ellen. Four years later, in 2022, she ran again and won the Republican primary election alongside

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. Willoughby would go on to lose the general election, placing third to Harris and

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. After Harris was expelled from the

, Willoughby was one of three names submitted to the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors to be appointed to replace Harris. In a 4–1 vote, the Board of Supervisors selected Willoughby and she was sworn in the same day. Even though she is a Republican Representative that fact isn’t disclosed in an ad against Kamala Harris showing her as only a nurse. Willoughby is running for the seat in

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