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This district comprises most of Pinal County, along with parts of south Avondale, extreme southwest Phoenix, northeast Maricopa County and two precincts in Gila County north and east of Dudleyville. It includes a wedge-shaped segment of the Phoenix metro area that contains both the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation and the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. The balance of the Maricopa ...

Among non-minority majority districts, this one is the most ethnically diverse in the state with about half the people white, a third Hispanic and one-tenth Native American. Mining employment is second-highest in the state; however, recent layoffs in that industry have resulted in rates of unemployment that exceed the state average.

Total Population: 641,329 (2007 estimate: 716,011) Ethnicity: White 73.9% Hispanic 18.21% Black 3.30% Asian 2.48% American Indian 1.19% Other 0.88% Voter Registration (August 24, 2010) Republicans 157,327 37.3% Democrats 137,982 33.2% Other 124,430 29.5%

CURRENT LEGISLATORS Senate Thayer Verschoor (R) Gilbert; owner of EZ-Pack and Mail, business consultant. Termed out in 2010. House Andy Biggs (R) Gilbert; retired attorney. Termed out in 2010. Laurin Hendrix (R) Gilbert; owner of Mesa-based cabinetry shop. Termed out in 2016. VOTING HISTORY When the Independent Redistricting Commission drew boundaries of LD-22 in 2002, the historical partisan voting pattern ...

2002: no race 2004 PRIMARY GENERAL Party Candidate Votes Votes % Democrat Stuart Starky 173,540 404,507 20.6% Libertarian Ernest Hancock 2,756 51,798 2.6% Republican John McCain 331,720 1,505,372 76.7% 2006 PRIMARY GENERAL Party Candidate Votes Votes % Democrat Jim Pederson 214,455 664,141 43.5% Libertarian Richard Mack 3,311 48,231 3.2% Republican Jon Kyl 297,636 814,398 53.3% Michael Aloisi 155 2008: no ...

Demographics (per 2000 census) Total Population 174,402 Race/Ethnicity: White 81.87% Hispanic 11.36% Asian 2.98% Black 2.16% Native American 0.88% Other 0.74% Voter Registration (October 1, 2009) Republican 71,072 45.2% Other 48,128 30.6% Democrat 38,025 24.2% Voting Age Population 121,388 Race/Ethnicity: White 84.22% Hispanic 9.64% Asian 2.85% Black 1.90% Native American 0.80% Other 0.60% Employment Status Civilian Labor Force 82,844 Unemployed 2.9% ...

This district in the southeast Valley encompasses southeast Mesa, all but the southern-most parts of Gilbert, and a peninsula jutting into Pinal County that includes Apache Junction and Gold Canyon. District 23 lies to the east; District 21 to the south and west, and districts 18 and 19 to the north. The northwest corner of the district lies at the ...

This district has the second-highest number of registered voters in the state (only LD-4 has more with 165,576). Since 2002, the Republican advantage over Democrats has slipped 5 percentage points from 27.5 percent to 22.3 percent. The ranks of those unaffiliated with either major party have grown by seven points. It has the seventh-lowest percentage of residents living under the ...

CURRENT LEGISLATORS Senate Jay Tibshraeny (R) Chandler; self-employed, citrus orchards and real estate development. Termed out in 2010. House Warde Nichols (R) Chandler; self-employed pool builder & pool service. Termed out in 2010. Steve Yarbrough (R) Chandler; lawyer, owner of student tuition organization. Termed out in 2010. VOTING HISTORY When the Independent Redistricting Commission drew boundaries of LD-21 in 2002, ...

Demographics (per 2000 census) Total Population 174,598 Race/Ethnicity: White 69.30% Hispanic 22.02% Black 3.17% Asian 3.00% Native American 1.60% Other 0.89% Voter Registration (October 1, 2009) Republican 58,454 41.3% Other 44,289 31.3% Democrat 38,746 27.4% Voting Age Population 127,721 Race/Ethnicity: White 73.49% Hispanic 18.43% Black 3.00% Asian 2.83% Native American 1.51% Other 0.75% Employment Status Civilian Labor Force 87,313 Unemployed 3.9% ...