Sonny Borrelli is an American politician and a

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member of the Arizona Senate, representing the 30th district. He is the Senate Majority Leader. Borrelli formerly served in the Arizona House of Representatives as a representative of District 5, from January 14, 2013, to January 9, 2017.

Early life and career

Borrelli was a

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from 1977 to 1999. He moved to Arizona in 2000 and was a member of the

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City Council from 2010 to 2012.

Political career

In the Arizona House of Representatives, Borrelli was chair of the Military Affairs and Public Safety Committee. In the Senate he has been chair of the Government Committee and Majority Whip.

Elections

In 2012, with incumbent Republican Representatives Chester Crandell running for Arizona Senate and Brenda Barton

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, and with incumbent Republican Representative Doris Goodale redistricted from

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, Borrelli ran in the four-way August 28, 2012 Republican primary, placing second with 8,672 votes, and won the second seat in the November 6, 2012 general election with 35,154 votes above Democratic nominee P. L. Durbin. In 2014 Borrelli and Regina Cobb defeated Jennifer Jones, Sam Medrano and George Schnittgrund in the Republican primary. Borrelli and Cobb defeated Longoria and Weisser in the general election with Borrelli receiving 31,277 votes.

2020 presidential election

Following the 2020 United States presidential election, Borrelli supported the "

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" movement which falsely claimed that

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won the election nationally and in Arizona.

Legal history

In 2001, Borrelli was charged with "class 1 misdemeanor assault with domestic violence" after an altercation with his then-wife; he pleaded guilty to "class 1 misdemeanor disorderly conduct charge tagged with domestic violence", and served 1 day in prison. He subsequently explained that his then-wife had been experiencing a "meltdown" and "psychotic episode", that her injuries had been self-inflicted, and that he had

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ed because otherwise he risked losing custody of his son. Police report provides details of 2001 Borrelli domestic violence case
by Ben Giles, in the ''

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''; published July 25, 2016; retrieved March 7, 2019

References

External links

Official page
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