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CURRENT LEGISLATORS Senate Leah Landrum Taylor (D) Phoenix; adjunct faculty at Maricopa County Community College. Termed out in 2014. House Cloves Campbell, Jr. (D) Phoenix; publisher of The Arizona Informant (newspaper). Termed out in 2014. Ben Miranda (D) Phoenix; attorney (Miranda & Assoc.). Termed out in 2010. VOTING HISTORY When the Independent Redistricting Commission drew boundaries of LD-16 in 2002, ...

Demographics (per 2000 census) Total Population 168,938 Race/Ethnicity: Hispanic 64.67% White 18.33% Black 13.27% Native American 2.33% Asian 0.66% Other 0.75% Voter Registration (October 1, 2009) Democrat 43,086 50.9% Other 28,257 33.4% Republican 13,378 15.8% Voting Age Population 111,696 Race/Ethnicity: Hispanic 59.65% White 22.94% Black 13.55% Native American 2.33% Asian 0.80% Other 0.73% Employment Status Civilian Labor Force 62,610 Unemployed 10.0% ...

This district encompasses most of Phoenix south of Van Buren Rd. (except Ahwatukee) and the entire town of Guadalupe. District 14 lies to the north, Tempe and District 17 to the east, District 20 is south and districts 13 and 23 are to the west. The northwest corner of the district is the intersection of 83rd Ave. and Encanto Blvd. ...

Cherny, Andrei
Party: Democrat
Age: 34
Campaign Finance: Private
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This is one of four Hispanic majority districts: The others are LD-13 and LD-14 in Maricopa County and LD-29 in Pima County. It is one of three districts in which Democrats enjoy an absolute majority (the others are LD-2 and LD-27). This is the most reliably Democratic district in the state in terms of historical voting behavior, beating even District ...

CURRENT LEGISLATORS Senate Ken Cheuvront (D) Phoenix; general contractor, owner of Cheuvront Wine and Cheese Café. Termed out in 2010. House David Lujan (D) Phoenix; attorney, former Senate Judiciary Committee analyst. Termed out in 2012. Kyrsten Sinema (D) Phoenix; attorney, faculty associate at ASU School of Social Work. Termed out in 2012. VOTING HISTORY When the Independent Redistricting Commission drew ...

Demographics (per 2000 census) Total Population 170,479 Race/Ethnicity: White 46.11% Hispanic 41.13% Black 5.35% Native American 4.06% Asian 1.99% Other 1.35% Voter Registration (October 1, 2009) Democrat 27,189 43.9% Other 20,027 32.4% Republican 14,652 23.7% Voting Age Population 125,205 Race/Ethnicity: White 53.26% Hispanic 34.80% Black 4.85% Native American 3.74% Asian 2.12% Other 1.22% Employment Status Civilian Labor Force 84,913 Unemployed 6.8% ...

McCain, John
Party: Republican
Age: 73
Campaign Finance: Private
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This is another L-shaped district in central Phoenix. It nestles into the L of District 14. The bulk of the district’s population is along the bottom of the L. The vertical part of the L is a 1¼ mile wide by 3½ miles long corridor along I-17, from Camelback Rd. to Butler Dr. (the half-miler between Northern and Dunlap). To ...

Both primary indicators point to a solid advantage for Democrats in this district over Republicans: a voter registration edge of 20 percentage points and an historical voting pattern edge of 15 points. This district has elected only Democrats to the Legislature since 2002. It is one of four districts in the state (the others are Districts 23, 24, and 25) ...