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New Faces: Carine Werner
Werner has served on the governing board of the Scottsdale Unified School District since 2022 and will serve as vice chair of the Senate Education Committee next session.
Incumbent Marsh loses lead in narrow LD4 Senate race
A Republican school board member in Scottsdale running for state Senate in Legislative District 4 has taken the lead over a Democrat incumbent. Carine Werner, who currently serves on the […]
Republican House incumbent takes lead in LD4
Two Democrats have taken an early lead in the pivotal Legislative District 4 House race after early election night results.
Dems target GOP incumbent in LD4, push abortion issue
A Republican House incumbent is defending his seat in a pivotal swing district where candidates’ stance on abortion could be a deciding factor. Only one Democrat ran for the House […]
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.
Dems nominate 3 to fill LD4 House vacancy
Democrats in Legislative District 4 nominated three candidates July 10 for the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors to consider for a House vacancy in the district.
7th Democrat to resign from the state House this year
Rep. Laura Terech, D-Scottsdale, issued a statement Monday announcing her upcoming resignation. The first-term lawmaker will resign on Sunday.
Republicans hope to change the tide in LD 4
Gerae Peten is used to working with her back to the wall. It’s a mindset she shares with many of her Democratic colleagues in the state Legislature. Years of subordination […]
Hopkins is back after longshot bid in 2014 barely fell short
In 2014, Republican Richard Hopkins nearly pulled off the extraordinary feat of winning a seat in the state House in an overwhelmingly Democratic district. This year, he failed to even get the 252 signatures necessary in order to run for office.
No safe district: 2 Republicans poised for upsets in Dem-heavy districts
A pair of upsets are catching the political establishment by surprise: Two southern Arizona Democrats in heavily Democratic legislative districts are trailing Republicans in state House races.
Second time’s a charm for Yuma Democrat Fernandez in LD4
It appears the second time's the charm for Yuma Democrat Charlene Fernandez, who is beating her challenger in the Democratic primary for an open House seat in Legislative District 4.
LD4 Republicans pick 3 to replace Burges; Bundgaard ally selected
Republicans from the West Valley on Wednesday nominated a district party chairwoman and two others to replace the House seat formerly held by Sen. Judy Burges.
