Maricopa County is a county in the south-central part of the U.S. state of Arizona. As of the 2020 census the population was 4,420,568,or about 62% of the state's total,making it the fourth-most populous county in the United States and the most populous county in Arizona,and making Arizona one of the nation's most centralized states. The county seat is Phoenix,the state capital and fifth-most populous city in the United States.
Peoria Unified School District #11 (PUSD) is a school district headquartered in the District Administration Center (DAC) in Glendale,Arizona. It provides both primary and secondary education for most of Peoria,some areas of Glendale and Youngtown,and a small area of Surprise,and numerous unincorporated areas of Maricopa County. The district has 44 schools.
Senfronia Calpernia Thompson is a state legislator in Texas. A Democrat,she has been a member of the Texas House of Representatives since 1972 representing the 141st District. She is the former dean of women Legislators in Texas. She has been elected to 25 terms in office. Thompson also advises the United Negro College Fund in Texas.
Wickenburg Unified School District #9 (WUSD) is a school district headquartered in Wickenburg,Arizona.
Catherine Miranda is an American politician and member of the Arizona Senate for the 11th legislative district,serving since 2023.
Martín J. Quezada is an American politician who was a Democratic member of the Arizona Senate serving from 2015 to 2023. He is also a member of the Pendergast Elementary School District Governing Board,serving since 2011. He was previously a member of the Arizona House of Representatives from 2013 to 2015. Quezada is also an attorney in private practice,and has served his community in a number of different roles. He previously served as a research analyst and policy adviser to the Arizona state house Democratic caucus.
Debra Kay Lesko is an American politician who has represented Arizona's 8th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2018. The district is in the West Valley portion of the Phoenix metropolitan area and includes Glendale,Surprise,Sun City,Peoria,and part of western Phoenix. A member of the Republican Party,Lesko previously served in the Arizona State Legislature from 2009 to 2018.
Stephanie Gray Chang is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Michigan Senate,representing the 3rd district. She previously served in the Michigan House of Representatives representing the 6th District.
Charlene Fernandez is an American politician who was the Democratic leader of the Arizona House of Representatives from 2019 to 2021. She was first elected to the state House in 2014 and represents Southwestern Arizona,specifically,the majority of Yuma County,western Pima County,southwestern Maricopa County and southwestern Pinal County. She resigned on November 15,2021 to take a position at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Her son Brian Fernandez was appointed by the Yuma County,Arizona Board of Supervisors to succeed her in the Arizona House of Representatives.
Tony Rivero is an American politician and a Republican member of the Arizona House of Representatives representing District 21 since January 5,2015. In 2017 he was listed as the third most absent member of the Arizona House of Representatives. Rivero previously served on the Peoria,Arizona city council.
Denise "Mitzi" Epstein is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Arizona Senate elected to represent District 12 in 2022. She was previously elected to the Arizona House of Representatives to represent District 18 in 2016. She is also a computer Systems Analyst and served on the Kyrene Elementary School District Governing Board from 2005 until 2008. She was selected to serve as Minority Leader of the Arizona Senate in March 2023.
Benjamin Cornel Toma is a Romanian-American politician serving as a member of the Arizona House of Representatives for the 27th district. Elected in November 2016,he assumed office in January 2017. He was selected to be Speaker of the House in 2022,taking office in 2023. From 2021 to 2023,Toma served as majority leader of the Arizona House.
Arizona's 28th legislative district is one of 30 in the state,consisting of a section of Maricopa County. As of 2023,there are 59 precincts in the district,all in Maricopa,with a total registered voter population of 158,777. The district has an overall population of 228,803.
Myron Tsosie is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Arizona House of Representatives representing District 6 since January 9,2023. He previously represented District 7 from 2019 to 2023. Tsosie was elected in 2018 to succeed retiring State Representative Eric Descheenie. Tsosie is a member of the Navajo Nation.
Frank Carroll is an American politician and a Republican member of the Arizona Senate representing District 28 since January 9,2023. He was a member of the Arizona House of Representatives from 2019 to 2023,representing House District 22. Carroll was first elected in 2018 to succeed State Representative David Livingston,who instead ran for State Senate.
Judy Schwiebert is an American politician and educator serving as a member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 2nd district. Elected in 2020 to the 20th district,she assumed office on January 11,2021. She ran for reelection in 2022 for the 2nd district,as a result of redistricting.
Jacqueline Parker is an American politician who has served as a member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 16th legislative district since 2021. She is a member of the Republican Party.
Consuelo Hernandez is an American politician. She is a Democratic member of the Arizona House of Representatives elected to represent District 21 in 2022. She is president of the Sunnyside Unified School District.
Mariana Sandoval is an American politician and paralegal. She is a Democratic member of the Arizona House of Representatives elected to represent District 23 in 2022.
The 2024 Maricopa County Board of Supervisors elections will be held on November 5,2024. Primary elections were held on August 6. All five seats of the Maricopa County,Arizona Board of Supervisors will be up for election.
