Brian Fernandez (politician)

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Brian Fernandez
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Member of the Arizona Senate
from the 23rd district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 9, 2023

Arizona House of Representatives

In November 2021, his mother, Arizona House Democratic Leader Charlene Fernandez, resigned to take a position at the United States Department of Agriculture. [2] On November 22, 2021, the Yuma County Board of Supervisors appointed Brian Fernandez to complete her term representing the 4th Legislative District. [3] During his tenure, he served on the Committee on Transportation and the Committee on Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs. [4]

Arizona Senate

Fernandez ran for the seat left open by the retirement of Senator Lisa Otondo.[ citation needed ] He was uncontested in the primary and won the general election by over 7 points against the Republican candidate Gary Snyder.[ citation needed ]

Fernandez was appointed to the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Environment, the Committee on Finance, the Committee on Natural Resources and Water and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee.[ citation needed ]

Governor Katie Hobbs appointed Fernandez to the Governor’s Independent Prison Oversight Commission.[ citation needed ]

Arizona Legislative Career

At a Yuma town hall in September 2022, Senator Sine Kerr credited Fernandez for securing $5 million in funding for the Northern Arizona University Yuma campus to expand bachelor’s degree programs. She also praised his work to obtain a $35 million expansion and modernization project for Cesar Chavez Boulevard in San Luis. [5]

Electoral history

Arizona House of Representatives District 23, General 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Brian Fernandez42,65853.82
Republican Michelle Altherr36,60246.18
Arizona House of Representatives District 23, Primary 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Brian Fernandez6,94360.35
Democratic Jesus Lugo, Jr.4,56239.65
Arizona House of Representatives District 23, General 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Brian Fernandez29,17553.7
Republican Gary Snyder25,19446.3
Arizona House of Representatives District 23, Primary 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Brian Fernandez13,365100

References

  1. ↑ @AZSenateDems (August 23, 2024). "Happy birthday, Senator @BrianSFernandez! Arizona is so lucky to have a Senator who invests in healthcare, tech, businesses and rural communities like you!" (Tweet). Retrieved October 30, 2024– via Twitter.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Stern, Ray (November 22, 2021). "Like mother, like son: Brian Fernandez chosen to replace mom, Charlene, as Yuma lawmaker". Arizona Republic. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Oxford, Andrew (November 22, 2021). "Yuma supervisors choose Brian Fernandez for Southern Arizona legislative seat". Arizona Public Media. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  4. ↑ "House Member: Brian Fernandez". Arizona State Legislature. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Yuma-area legislators recap last legislative session at town hall". KAWC. September 28, 2022. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
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