New Faces: Janeen Connolly
One of the new members of the House who will represent Legislative District 8 is Democrat Janeen Connolly from Tempe.
New Faces: Aaron Marquez
Aaron Márquez of Phoenix will be Legislative District 5’s newest House representative. Márquez is an Army veteran who served two deployments in Afghanistan. He said education and reproductive rights are […]
Rep. Charles Lucking: From Peace Corps to housing rights attorney to lawmaker
The Democratic caucus in the Arizona House of Representatives has seen seven new members this year following a slew of resignations from elected caucus members. Rep. Charles Lucking, D-Phoenix, was […]
Former Democratic lawmaker gets nod to fill House vacancy
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors appointed a seventh Democrat to the state House of Representatives since January.
Wrap Up with Minority Leader Lupe Contreras
Contreras discussed the challenges of operating as the minority party and his hope to flip the Legislature in a recent interview with the Arizona Capitol Times.
Longdon announces resignation from state House
The Democratic caucus in the state House of Representatives will soon be down another member after a Phoenix representative submitted her letter of resignation on Thursday.
Protesters gather at Capitol to challenge Horne’s anti-dual language rhetoric
English learners, parents and teachers gathered at the state Capitol Thursday to protest Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne’s attack on Arizona’s dual language programs.
Friese plans to resign LD9 House seat
After seven years in the House, Randy Friese is stepping down.
Court allows ex-lawmaker’s ouster to stand
A federal appeals court on July 22 tossed out the claims of former state Rep. Don Shooter that his rights were violated when he was expelled in 2018 from the House of Representatives.
Blame falls on Fernandez for Dems not taking House
Several key races in the state House remain too close to call with the first batch of Election-Day ballots counted, though Democrats, as has been the trend for the last week, are leading in early votes.
Senate to resume Tuesday to vote on House bills
State senators return to the Capitol on Tuesday with the goal of finally finishing out the on-again off-again session that began in January.
House GOP policy plan covers old ground, unfinished battles
Republican leadership in the House of Representatives released a general framework of policy and spending goals for the upcoming legislative session on January 9, laying out a broad-stroke vision for nine key issues to watch in 2020.