Harold Trent Franks is a former American politician and businessman who served as the U.S. representative for Arizona's 8th congressional district from 2003 to 2017. He is a member of the Republican Party. During his tenure,Franks served as vice chairman of the United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces and chairman of the United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution,Civil Rights and Civil Liberties.
Matthew James Salmon is an American politician who served as a U.S. representative from Arizona from 1995 to 2001 and again from 2013 until 2017. A member of the Republican Party,he retired from office after representing Arizona's 5th congressional district. The district is based in Mesa and includes most of the East Valley;he previously represented Arizona's 1st congressional district. In 2002,he lost by less than 1% to Janet Napolitano in a highly competitive gubernatorial race. He regained a congressional seat in the 2012 election.
The 1910–11 United States Senate election were held on various dates in various states. As these U.S. Senate elections were prior to the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913,senators were primarily chosen by state legislatures. Senators were elected over a wide range of time throughout 1910 and 1911,and a seat may have been filled months late or remained vacant due to legislative deadlock. However,some states had already begun direct elections during this time. Oregon pioneered direct election and experimented with different measures over several years until it succeeded in 1907. Soon after,Nebraska followed suit and laid the foundation for other states to adopt measures reflecting the people's will. By 1912,as many as 29 states elected senators either as nominees of their party's primary or in conjunction with a general election.
Kyrsten Lea Sinema is an American politician and former social worker serving as the senior United States senator from Arizona,a seat she has held since 2019. A former member of the Democratic Party,Sinema became an independent in December 2022.
David Sheridan Schweikert is an American politician and businessman serving as the U.S. representative for Arizona's 6th congressional district from 2013 to 2023 and Arizona's 1st congressional district since 2023. A member of the Republican Party,he first entered Congress in 2011,representing Arizona's 5th congressional district until redistricting. His district includes most of northern Phoenix as well as Scottsdale,Paradise Valley,and Cave Creek.
The 1868–69 United States Senate elections were held on various dates in various states. As these U.S. Senate elections were prior to the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913,senators were chosen by state legislatures. Senators were elected over a wide range of time throughout 1868 and 1869,and a seat may have been filled months late or remained vacant due to legislative deadlock. In these elections,terms were up for the senators in Class 1.
Ronald Charles Gould is a small business owner and a former Republican member of the Arizona Senate from Lake Havasu City,representing the 3rd Senate District from 2005 until 2013.
Michele Reagan is an American Republican politician who served as the 20th Arizona Secretary of State,from 2015 to 2019. She is currently a Justice of the Peace for the Maricopa County McDowell Mountain Precinct.
Juan Jose Mendez is an American politician and State Senator from Arizona. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Brenda Barton is an American politician and former member of the Arizona House of Representatives representing Arizona's 6th Legislative District. She served as the Chairman of the House Agriculture,Water and Lands Committee from 2012 until giving up her position due to term limits in 2018.
Andrew Sherwood is a Democratic former member of the Arizona State Senate,serving from 2015 to 2017. Prior to being appointed to the Senate,Sherwood was the Ranking Democratic member of the House Ways and Means committee and served on the House Appropriations committee and on the Joint Committee for Capital Review.
Warren Petersen is an American politician and a Republican member of the Arizona Senate representing District 14 from January 9,2023. He currently serves as President of the Arizona Senate. He formerly was a State Representative,also representing District 12. He was elected by his peers to serve as Majority Leader from 2018–2019.
Sonny Borrelli is an American politician and a Republican member of the Arizona Senate,representing the 30th district. He is the Senate Majority Leader. Borrelli formerly served in the Arizona House of Representatives as a representative of District 5,from January 14,2013,to January 9,2017.
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.
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.
Charlene Fernandez is an American politician who was the Democratic leader of the Arizona House of Representatives from 2019 to 2021. She was first elected to the state House in 2014 and represents Southwestern Arizona,specifically,the majority of Yuma County,western Pima County,southwestern Maricopa County and southwestern Pinal County. She resigned on November 15,2021 to take a position at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Her son Brian Fernandez was appointed by the Yuma County,Arizona Board of Supervisors to succeed her in the Arizona House of Representatives.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Arizona on November 6,2018. All of Arizona's executive offices were up for election as well as a United States Senate seat and all of Arizona's nine seats in the United States House of Representatives. The Republican Party won the majority of statewide offices,albeit by much narrower margins than in previous elections,while the Democratic Party picked up three statewide offices.
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.
Charles Dale Gray is an American author and politician who served as a member of the Arizona House of Representatives and a member of the Arizona Senate from 2003-2006 and 2007-2011,respectively. During his tenure in the Arizona Senate,Chuck served as the majority leader of the Republican caucus. Before entering politics,he was a police officer for the city of Mesa,Arizona. Chuck is the author of Living the American Dream,a book published in 2013. He is the father of five children and currently resides in Queen Creek,Arizona.
