The Arizona State Senate is part of the Arizona Legislature,the state legislature of the US state of Arizona. The Senate consists of 30 members each representing an average of 219,859 constituents. Members serve two-year terms with term limits that limit Senators to a maximum four consecutive terms before requiring a one-term respite prior to running again. Members of the Republican Party are currently the majority in the Senate. There are currently 16 women serving in the Senate after Raquel Terán was appointed,making it the first time a majority of the body was composed of female members.
The Arizona State House of Representatives is the lower house of the Arizona Legislature,the state legislature of the U.S. state of Arizona. The upper house is the Senate. The House convenes in the legislative chambers at the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix. Its members are elected to two-year terms,with a term limit of four consecutive terms. Each of the state's 30 legislative districts elects two state house representatives and one state senator,with each district having a population of at least 203,000.
Javan Daniel "J. D." Mesnard is an American politician and a Republican member of the Arizona Senate representing District 13 since 2023. He previously represented District 17 from 2019 to 2023.
Rick Gray 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 the ⠀⠀Arizona Corporation Commission⠀seat 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. Gray would leave office on January 9,2023.
Thomas "Tom" Forese is an American politician,a Republican,and former chairman of the Arizona Corporation Commission. He was also in the Arizona House of Representatives representing District 17. Forese also previously served consecutively from January 10,2011,until January 14,2013,in the District 21 seat.
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.
Jeff Weninger is an American politician and a former Republican member of the Arizona House of Representatives representing District 17 from 2015 to 2023. Before serving in the legislature,Weninger served on the Chandler City Council for eight years and held the position of Vice Mayor. He was a candidate for State Treasurer of Arizona in the 2022 election,but lost the primary to incumbent Treasurer Kimberly Yee.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona were held on November 6,2018,to elect the nine U.S. representatives from the State of Arizona,one from each of the state's nine congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2018 Arizona gubernatorial election,as well as other elections to the U.S. House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The 2018 general elections saw the Democratic party gain the 2nd congressional district,thus flipping the state from a 5–4 Republican advantage to a 5–4 Democratic advantage,the first time since the 2012 election in which Democrats held more House seats in Arizona than the Republicans.
The 2018 Arizona State Legislature elections were held on Tuesday,November 6,2018. A primary election took place on August 28,2018. Voters in all 30 legislative districts of the Arizona Legislature elected one state senator and two state representatives. The elections coincided with the elections of other offices,including for governor and the United States Senate.
Arizona's 13th legislative district is one of 30 in the state,consisting of a section of Maricopa County. As of 2023,there are 45 precincts in the district,all in Maricopa,with a total registered voter population of 141,334. The district has an overall population of 237,866.
Raquel Terán is an American politician who previously served as a member of the Arizona Senate from the 26th district. She previously served in the Arizona House of Representatives and as chair of the Arizona Democratic Party.
Leo Biasiucci is an American politician and a current Republican member of the Arizona House of Representatives representing District 30 since 2023. He previously represented District 5 in the Arizona House of Representatives from 2019 to 2023,before redistricting. Leo Biasiucci was elected in 2018 to succeed embattled State Representative Paul Mosley. Leo Biasiucci defeated Mosley in the Republican primary,and went on to win the general election in November 2018.
Domingo DeGrazia is an attorney from the Southwest United States. He practices appellate law,is a guitarist and music composer,and former member of the Arizona House of Representatives representing District 10 from 2019 to 2023. DeGrazia was elected in 2018,defeating incumbent Republican State Representative Todd Clodfelter. DeGrazia is a citizen of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians through his mother Carol Locust. DeGrazia's father is Southwestern artist Ettore DeGrazia.
Jennifer Jermaine is an American politician and a former Democratic member of the Arizona House of Representatives representing District 18 from 2019 to 2023. She was elected in 2018 to succeed incumbent Republican State Representative Jill Norgaard. She is a member of the White Earth Nation.
Jennifer "Jen" Longdon is an American politician and a former Democratic member of the Arizona House of Representatives representing District 5 from 2023 to 2024. She previously represented District 24 from 2019 to 2023. Longdon was elected in 2018 to succeed State Representative Lela Alston,who instead ran for State Senate.
Amish Shah is an American politician and physician who served as a member of the Arizona House of Representatives for District 5 from 2023 to 2024. He previously served as the Representative for District 24 from 2019 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,he first entered the legislature by defeating incumbent Representative Ken Clark in 2018. Shah was the Democratic candidate for U.S. Congress in Arizona's 1st congressional district in the 2024 election,losing to incumbent Republican David Schweikert.
The 2018 Arizona House of Representatives election took place on Tuesday,November 6,2018,with the primary election held on Tuesday,August 28,2018. Arizona voters elected all 60 members of the Arizona House of Representatives in multi-member districts to serve two-year terms.
Liz Harris is an American politician from Arizona and the Arizona RNC National Committeewoman. A Republican,she was a member of the Arizona House of Representatives from January 2023 to April 2023. Harris was elected in November 2022 from the 13th legislative district,which includes much of Chandler,Arizona.
Julie Willoughby is an American politician and ER nurse from Chandler,Arizona. A Republican,she is a member of the Arizona House of Representatives and took office on May 5,2023. Willoughby was appointed in May 2023 from the 13th legislative district,which includes much of Chandler and the entirety of Sun Lakes.
The 2016 Arizona House of Representatives election took place on Tuesday,November 8,2016,with the primary election held on Tuesday,August 30,2016. Arizona voters elected all 60 members of the Arizona House of Representatives in multi-member districts to serve two-year terms.
