Janice Kay Brewer is an American politician and author who served as the 22nd governor of Arizona from 2009 to 2015. A member of the Republican Party,Brewer is the fourth woman to be Governor of Arizona. Brewer assumed the governorship as part of the line of succession,as determined by the Arizona Constitution,when Governor Janet Napolitano resigned to become U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security. Brewer had been Secretary of State of Arizona from January 2003 to January 2009.
David Sheridan Schweikert is an American politician and businessman serving as the U.S. representative from Arizona's 1st congressional district since 2023. The district covers northeastern Maricopa County.
Thomas Charles Horne is a Canadian-American politician,attorney,businessman,and activist who has served as the Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction since 2023 and previously from 2003 to 2011. A member of the Republican Party,he was Attorney General of Arizona from 2011 to 2015. Horne ran for reelection as Attorney General but lost to Mark Brnovich in the 2014 Republican primary.
Rubén Marinelarena Gallego is an American politician who is a United States senator-elect from Arizona. He has served as the U.S. representative for Arizona's 3rd congressional district since 2015. A member of the Democratic Party,Gallego was a member of the Arizona House of Representatives,where he was assistant minority leader from 2012 until he resigned to run for Congress. Gallego was first elected to Congress in 2014. His district includes most of southern,western,and downtown Phoenix,and part of Glendale,where he served four terms in the House.
The Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act is a 2010 legislative Act in the U.S. state of Arizona that was the broadest and strictest anti-illegal immigration law in the United States when passed. It has received international attention and has spurred considerable controversy.
Stephen Timothy May is an American politician who served in the Arizona House of Representatives. He was openly gay when he ran for and served in the legislature. He was nevertheless recalled to active duty in the military. He came to national attention in 1999 when the U.S. Army attempted to discharge him from the United States Army Reserve under the gay-exclusionary law known as "don't ask,don't tell" (DADT).
Karen Fann is a former Republican member of the Arizona Senate,representing Arizona Legislative District 1. Fann became President of the Arizona Senate in 2019,and served until 2023.
Kirk Adams is an American politician who served as the 50th Speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives from 2008 to 2011. A member of the Republican Party,he was the Arizona State Representative for the 19th district from 2006 to 2011. Adams also served as Chief of Staff to Governor Doug Ducey from 2015 until 2018.
The 2014 Arizona gubernatorial election was held on November 4,2014,to elect the governor of Arizona,concurrently with elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
Catherine Miranda is an American politician and member of the Arizona Senate for the 11th legislative district,serving since 2023.
Lydia Hernandez is an American politician serving as a member of the Arizona House of Representatives for the 24th district since January 2023. A Democrat,she previously served in the House from 2013 through 2015 representing the 29th district.
David Livingston is an American politician and a Republican member of the Arizona House of Representatives representing District 28. He previously served in the Arizona Senate representing District 22 from 2019 to 2023. He also served in the Arizona House of Representatives from 2013 to 2019. During the 52nd Legislature of Arizona,Livingston was the House Majority Whip. Livingston announced that he was running for State Treasurer in 2022,but withdrew before the primary.
Steven B. Yarbrough is an American politician. A Republican,he was the president of the Arizona Senate,and represented District 17 from January 14,2013 to January 14,2019. Yarbrough served in the Arizona State Legislature from January 2003 until January 2011 in the Arizona House of Representatives District 21 seat,then in the Arizona Senate in the District 21 seat from January 10,2011 until January 14,2013 for his first term in the Senate. This District was renumbered from 21 to 17 in 2012,although it remained substantially the same geographically.
Arizona SB 1062 was an Arizona bill to amend an existing law to give any individual or legal entity an exemption from any state law if it substantially burdened their exercise of religion,including Arizona law requiring public accommodation.
Venden "Vince" Leach is an American politician from Arizona. A Republican,he was a member of the Arizona State Senate from 2019 to 2023,representing District 11. From 2015 to 2019,he was a member of the Arizona House of Representatives representing District 11. Leach won the race for Arizona state senate from Legislative District 17 in the 2024 Arizona Senate election.
Benjamin Cornel Toma is a Romanian-American politician serving as a member of the Arizona House of Representatives for the 27th district. Elected in November 2016,he assumed office in January 2017. He was selected to be Speaker of the House in 2022,taking office in 2023. From 2021 to 2023,Toma served as majority leader of the Arizona House.
Matt Gress is an American politician and Republican member of the Arizona House of Representatives elected to represent District 4 in 2022.
Flavio Bravo is an American politician. He is a Democratic member for the 26th district of the Arizona Senate,after being appointed to the position following the resignation of Raquel Terán. He previously served in the Arizona House of Representatives from January to May 2023.
QuantáCrews is an American politician,minister,real estate appraiser,and former property tax appraiser for county and state government. She is a member for the 26th district of the Arizona House of Representatives,alongside Cesar Aguilar,since 2023. On June 5,2023,she was appointed to the position,replacing incumbent Representative Flavio Bravo,who was appointed to the Arizona Senate.
The 2010 Arizona House of Representatives election took place on Tuesday,November 2,2010,with the primary election held on Tuesday,August 24,2010. Arizona voters elected all 60 members of the Arizona House of Representatives in multi-member districts to serve two-year terms.
