Maricopa County is in the south-central part of the U.S. state of Arizona. As of the 2020 census the population was 4,420,568,or about 62% of the state's total,making it the fourth-most populous county in the United States and the most populous county in Arizona,and making Arizona one of the nation's most centralized states. The county seat is Phoenix,the state capital and fifth-most populous city in the United States.
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. He previously served as the U.S. representative for Arizona's 6th congressional district from 2013 to 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.
Thomas Charles Horne is an 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.
Cartwright Elementary School District is a school district in Phoenix,Arizona,United States which operates 21 schools in the city's Maryvale neighborhood. The district contains twelve K–5 elementary schools,four K–8 elementary schools,four 6th–8th grade middle schools and a preschool. that serve more than 18,000 students.
Rubén Marinelarena Gallego is an American politician who formerly served as a U.S. Marine and now serves as the U.S. representative for Arizona's 3rd congressional district. A Democrat,he previously served as a member of the Arizona House of Representatives,serving as 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,along with a portion of Glendale. He served as the national chair of Eric Swalwell's 2020 presidential campaign. Gallego served and deployed as a USMCR Corporal during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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.
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.
Raquel Terán is an American politician who previously served as a member of the Arizona Senate from the 26th district. She previously served in the Arizona House of Representatives and as chair of the Arizona Democratic Party.
Matt Gress is a 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.
Charles Lucking is an American attorney and politician serving as a member for the Arizona House of Representatives for the 5th district. On February 15,2024,he was sworn in to the position after being appointed by the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors,replacing incumbent Representative Amish Shah,who resigned from the position.
