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The Arizona Republican Party is the affiliate of the Republican Party in the US state of Arizona.Its headquarters are in Phoenix. [3] The party currently controls six of Arizona's nine U.S. House seats, sixteen of thirty State Senate seats, thirty-one of sixty State House of Representatives seats, four of five seats on the Arizona Corporation Commission and three Statewide Executive Offices ...
State House of Representatives; State Corporation Commission [2] State delegation to the U.S. Senate; State delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives; For years in which a presidential election was held, the table indicates which party's nominees received the state's electoral votes.
Jeffrey James DeWit [1] (born December 21, 1972) is an American businessman and politician who served as the chair of the Arizona Republican Party from January 2023 to January 2024. A member of the Republican Party, DeWit became the State Treasurer of Arizona in 2015, succeeding Doug Ducey.
Gina Swoboda is an American politician election activist who has served as Chairwoman of the Arizona Republican Party since January 27, 2024, following the resignation of Jeff DeWit. DeWit resigned due to an audio release of him allegedly offering a bribe from "Back East" to Kari Lake not to run for Senate in 2024 . [ 1 ]
Russell Keith Pearce (June 23, 1947 – January 5, 2023) was an American politician who was a Republican (GOP) member of the Arizona State Senate.He rose to national prominence as the primary sponsor of Arizona SB1070, a controversial anti-illegal immigrant measure that was signed into law in 2010.
Since Arizona's admission to the Union in February 1912, [1] it has participated in 28 United States presidential elections.. Since the 1950s, Arizona has been considered a stronghold state for the Republican Party, with the party carrying the state in all subsequent elections except 1996 and 2020 (and even then, Democrats won with narrow pluralities). [2]
As the top elected official, the governor is the head of the executive branch of the Arizona state government and is charged with faithfully executing state laws. [5] The governor has the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Arizona State Legislature ; [ 6 ] to convene the legislature; [ 5 ] and to grant pardons , [ 7 ] with the ...
Each of the state's 30 legislative districts elects two state house representatives and one state senator, [a] with each district having a population of at least 203,000. [1] The last election occurred on November 5, 2024, with the Republican Party securing a majority in the House.