Justin Wilmeth | |
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| Wilmeth in 2024 | |
| Member of the Arizona House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office January 11, 2021 Servingwith Stephanie Simacek | |
| Preceded by | Nancy Barto |
| Constituency | 15th district (2021–2023) 2nd district (2023–present) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 26,1979 |
| Political party | Republican |
| Signature | |
| Website | Campaign website |
Justin Wilmeth is an American politician and former child actor who has been a member of the Arizona House of Representatives since 2021. He is a member of the Republican Party. He was elected to the 15th district in 2020,and was subsequently elected from the 2nd district.
Wilmer ran for a Legislative District 15 seat in the Arizona House of Representatives,in a distinct covering north Phoenix,after incumbent Republican Nancy Barto decided to run for Arizona Senate. [1]
In 2020,Wilmeth and Steve Kaiser won the a two–seat election,defeating Democrat Kristin Dybvig–Pawelko. [2] Following resdistricting,he was placed in Legislative District 2. [3] Wilmeth was reelected in 2022. [3] In the 2024,Democrat Stephanie Simacek came in first place in LD2;for the second seat,Wilmet and fellow Republican by Ari Daniel Bradshaw were separated by 0.08% in the initial count,triggering a recount. [4] In the recount,Wilmeth had 46,943 votes (29.76%),edging out Bradshaw,who received 46,809 votes (29.68%). [5]
In 2022,Wilmeth was named to the 2022 GOPAC Emerging Leaders Class. [6]
In 2023-2024 session,Wilmeth was chairman of the House Commerce Committee. [3] In 2024,Wilmeth sponsored a bill to designate dwarf planet Pluto as Arizona's state planet. [7] [8] (Pluto was discovered by astronomers at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff. [9] [10] ) The bill passed the legislature and was signed into law by Governor Katie Hobbs. [11]
Wilmeth supported Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election. [3]
In 2024,Wilmeth was one of three Republicans in the Arizona State House who voted to repeal Arizona's 1864 ban on abortion (adopted when Arizona was still a territory),a ban which contained no exceptions for rape or incest. [12]