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This district lies entirely within the borders of Mesa (although there are some county islands included). To the north and east lies District 23. To the south is District 22, which comprises the rest of Mesa and the town of Gilbert. To the west is District 18. The northeast corner of the district is the point where Gilbert Rd. enters ...

CURRENT LEGISLATORS Senate Russell Pearce (R) Mesa; 
former JP, former director DMV, former deputy sheriff. Termed out in 2016. House Cecil Ash (R) Mesa; CEO of the HEAL Foundation (nonprofit NGO). Termed out in 2016. Steve Court (R) Mesa; retired, former owner Brimley’s Chem-Dry. Termed out in 2016. VOTING HISTORY When the Independent Redistricting Commission drew boundaries of LD-18 in ...

Demographics Below are data comparing various demographic categories between the 2000 census and an average of estimates compiled between 2006 and 2009 by the American Community Survey, a division of the U.S. Census Bureau. per 2000 census per 2006-09 American Community Survey estimate Total Population: 174,578 165,729 Race/Ethnicity¹: White 61.2% 49.0% Hispanic 30.7% 42.5% Black 3.2% 2.4% Native American 2.1% ...

This district encompasses most of west Mesa. The northeast corner of the district lies where Price Rd. enters the Salt River channel. The line follows the Salt River channel (which is the northern boundary of Mesa) northeast to McDowell Rd. and then east to Gilbert Rd. It goes south to Broadway Rd., where it jogs two miles east to Val ...

CURRENT LEGISLATORS Senate Meg Burton-Cahill (D) Tempe; ceramic artist. Termed out in 2014. House Ed Ableser (D) Tempe; mental health counselor, ASU faculty associate. Termed out in 2014. David Schapira (D) Tempe; small business owner (consulting), ASU faculty associate. Termed out in 2014. VOTING HISTORY When the Independent Redistricting Commission drew boundaries of LD-17 in 2002, the difference in the ...

Total Population: 641,329 (2007 estimate: 785,959) Ethnicity: White 38.60% Hispanic 50.58% Asian 1.44% Black 2.93% American Indian 5.68% Other 0.78% Voter Registration (August 24, 2010) Democrats 142,283 43.8% Other 107,164 33.0% Republicans 75,437 23.2%

Demographics (per 2000 census) Total Population; 171,767 Race/Ethnicity: White 69.96% Hispanic 18.87% Asian 4.19% Black 3.47% Native American 2.07% Other 1.44% Voter Registration (October 1, 2009) Democrat 31,979 36.1% Other 29,554 33.4% Republican 27,043 30.5% Voting Age Population 139,106 Race/Ethnicity: White 73.68% Hispanic 15.82% Asian 4.35% Black 3.03% Native American 1.80% Other 1.33% Employment Status Civilian Labor Force 100,085 Unemployed 4.6% ...

This district encompasses most of Tempe (all but the southern two miles or so) but does include the southern-most two miles of Scottsdale (everything south of Oak St. and Thomas Rd.). The rest of Scottsdale and District 8 lies to the north. Mesa’s District 18 lies to the east as does the Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community (part of ...

Voter registration in this district has gone from a nearly five-point Republican advantage when district lines were drawn in 2002 to a six-point Democrat advantage in the most recent report from the Secretary of State’s Office. For the first two elections in the decade, Republicans captured one of the three legislative seats; however, in 2006 the Democrats made a clean ...

2002 PRIMARY GENERAL Party Candidate Votes Votes % Democrat Raul Grijalva 14,835 61,256 59.0% Mark Fleisher 2,022 Luis Armando Gonzales 2,105 Jaime P. Gutierrez 5,401 Lisa Otondo 2,302 Elaine Richardson 7,589 Jesus Romo 1,008 Sherry Smith 1,058 Libertarian John Neneth 312 4,088 3.9% Republican Ross Heib 6,426 38,474 37.1% Lori Lustig 2,207 Al Pina 2,372 Joe Sweeney 4,781 2004 PRIMARY ...