Lea Márquez Peterson | |
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Member of the Arizona Corporation Commission | |
Assumed office May 30, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Andy Tobin |
Personal details | |
Born | Santa Fe,New Mexico,U.S. | January 19,1970
Political party | Republican |
Education | University of Arizona (BS) Pepperdine University (MBA) |
Lea Marquez Peterson is an American politician serving on the Arizona Corporation Commission since 2019. Peterson was appointed by Governor Doug Ducey to replace Andy Tobin following his appointment as Director of the Arizona Department of Administration. Peterson was also the 2018 Republican nominee for Arizona's 2nd Congressional District in the U.S. House.
Marquez Peterson received her undergraduate degrees in Marketing and Entrepreneurship from the University of Arizona,and her Masters in Business Administration from Pepperdine University. From 2009 to 2018,Marquez Peterson served as CEO of the Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. [1]
Marquez Peterson is the first Hispanic woman to hold statewide office in Arizona. [2]
Marquez Peterson has been recognized as the 2022 United States Hispanic Business Woman of the Year by the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. She has also been recognized as a 2021 Most Influential Woman of the Year by AZ Big Media.
Peterson and her husband live in Tucson,Arizona with their two children.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Ann Kirkpatrick | 161,000 | 55% | +12% | |
Republican | Lea Marquez Peterson | 133,083 | 45% | -12% | |
Turnout | 294,152 | 100% | +12% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Anna Tovar | 1,450,194 | 17.5 | |
Republican | Lea Márquez Peterson (incumbent) | 1,449,963 | 17.5 | |
Republican | James O'Connor | 1,434,236 | 17.3 | |
Republican | Eric Sloan | 1,379,804 | 16.7 | |
Democratic | Bill Mundell | 1,295,836 | 15.7 | |
Democratic | Shea Stanfield | 1,264,909 | 15.3 | |
Independent | Christina Gibson (write-in) | 411 | 0.0 | |
Republican | Patrick Finerd (write-in) | 232 | 0.0 | |
Total votes | 8,275,585 | 100.0 |
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