Ann Leila Kirkpatrick is an American politician and retired attorney who served as the U.S. representative for Arizona's 2nd congressional district from 2019 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,she represented Arizona's 1st congressional district from 2009 to 2011,and again from 2013 to 2017. Kirkpatrick was a member of the Arizona House of Representatives from 2005 to 2007.
Patricia 'Pat' V. Fleming is an American politician and a former Democratic member of the Arizona House of Representatives for District 25. She lives in Sierra Vista,Arizona. The seat was previously held by a Republican,Jennifer Burns,who did not seek re-election. Fleming was previously a member of the Arizona Democratic Party State Committee and was selected to chair the Cochise County Democratic Party in 2006. Before her entrance into politics,she worked for the US Army as a budget analyst and a manpower allocations analyst. She retired in August 2005 with over 24 years of service.
Matthew G. Heinz is an American doctor and politician. A Democrat,he was appointed by President Barack Obama in June 2013 as Director of Provider Outreach in the Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs,a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Heinz was tasked with helping Secretary Kathleen Sebelius with the roll-out of the Affordable Care Act,with one aspect of his job to work with LGBT organizations across the country as they inform their members of their options in each state. For one or two weekends per month,Heinz continued his work as a hospitalist in Tucson,Arizona. Heinz left the position in March 2015.
Daniel Hernández Jr. is an American politician and former member of the Arizona House of Representatives. A member of the Arizona Democratic Party,he served alongside Rosanna Gabaldón in Legislative District 2. Hernández interned for U.S. Representative Gabby Giffords and was present when she was shot during a 2011 constituent meeting. He has been credited with helping to save Giffords's life after the incident.
Jamescita Mae Peshlakai is a former Democratic member of the Arizona State Senate,serving from 2017 to 2021. She previously served in the Arizona House of Representatives from 2013 until 2015,and served as co-Minority Whip for the 2018 sitting of the state senate. Peshlakai is a member of the Navajo Nation. She served in the Persian Gulf War. Before her legislative service,Peshlakai provided agricultural outreach to Native Americans on behalf of the USDA.
Victoria Steele is a former Democratic member of the Arizona State Senate representing District 9 from 2019 to 2023. She is a twice elected former Democratic member of the Arizona House of Representatives,serving District 9 in Tucson from 2013 to 2016. She is a board member of the National Organization for Women (NOW). In 2019,she began the podcast Wait,What? Politics with Zuma and Steele,co-hosting with journalist Jimmy Zuma. She was elected as a Justice of the Peace in 2022.
Catherine Miranda is an American politician and member of the Arizona Senate for the 11th legislative district,serving since 2023.
Eric Meyer is a former member of the Arizona House of Representatives. He served in the legislature for four consecutive two-year terms since first elected in the 2008 general election and served as Minority Leader from 2014 until 2016. Prior to becoming politically active,Meyer was Director of Emergency Medicine at Providence Medical Center in Portland,Oregon.
Ethan Orr is an American politician and a former Republican member of the Arizona House of Representatives. He represented District 9 from 2013 through 2015.
Kimberly Yee is an American politician serving as the 45th Arizona state treasurer. She is the first Asian-American woman elected to the Arizona State Legislature.
Greta Johnson is an American attorney and politician. Johnson is the former representative of the 35th district of the Ohio House of Representatives,serving from January 2015 to March 2017. Johnson is a former assistant prosecutor for Summit County,who challenged incumbent representative Zack Milkovich in the 2014 Democratic primary. Johnson defeated Milkovich with 54% of the vote and won the general election with 61% of the vote. She held the seat until 2017,when she resigned to work for the Summit County Executive.
Randall Scott Friese is an American surgeon and politician from the state of Arizona. A member of the Democratic Party,Friese served in the Arizona House of Representatives from 2015 through 2021,when he resigned to focus on his medical career.
J. Christopher Ackerley is an American politician and a former Republican member of the Arizona House of Representatives who represented District 2.
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.
Todd Andrew Clodfelter is an American politician and Republican former member of the Arizona House of Representatives elected to represent District 10 in 2016 until he was defeated for reelection in 2018. He is also the owner of Ace Graphics.
Maria Mazzeo Syms is an American politician and a former Republican member of the Arizona House of Representatives elected to represent District 28 from 2017 to 2019. Syms is an Arizona Assistant Attorney General,a Paradise Valley Town Councilwoman and a former Assistant United States Attorney. She was also on the Paradise Valley planning Commission from 2003 until 2013.
Athena Salman is an American politician and activist who served as a member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 26th and 8th districts from 2017 to 2024. She resigned from the legislature effective January 1,2024.
Sean Bowie is an American politician and a former Democratic member of the Arizona State Senate elected to represent District 18 in 2016. Bowie previously worked as a Senior Planning Analyst for the Provost's office at Arizona State University and now serves as a Professor of Practice at the ASU College of Public Service &Community Solutions. On September 8,2021,Bowie announced that he would not seek re-election to the Arizona Senate in 2022.
Hiral Vyas Tipirneni is an Indian-American politician and physician. She worked for 10 years in Phoenix,Arizona area Emergency Departments,is a cancer research advocate,and serves on the board of directors of the Maricopa Health Foundation. In 2018,she was the Democratic nominee for special election for Arizona's 8th congressional district,which was called to fill the congressional seat after former GOP Representative Trent Franks resigned following a sexual misconduct scandal.
Ethel Reed Maynard was an American politician,activist,and registered nurse who served in the Arizona House of Representatives as a member of the Democratic Party. She was the first black woman to serve in the Arizona Legislature.
