The Arizona Republican Party is the affiliate of the
Republican Party in
Arizona
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. Its headquarters are in
Phoenix. The party currently controls four of Arizona's nine
U.S. House seats, both houses of the
state legislature, and the
governorship.
Current structure
Here is the structure of the state party, as of Feb 2019.
Elected officers of the State Committee
State Executive Committee
State Committee
* The 15 county Republican chairmen
* One member for each three elected Republican PCs
The Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer elected at the biannual Statutory Meeting and other officers elected at the biannual Mandatory Meeting (except National Committeeman and Committeewoman, who are elected at quadrennial State Convention).
County committees
County committees include all PCs within that county. They meet in January after general elections to elect a chairman, two vice chairs, a secretary and a treasurer.
Legislative district committees
Legislative district committees exist in counties of more than 500,000 people (
Maricopa and
Pima Counties), and include all PCs within that district. Officers are elected at Organizational Meetings
after the general election including a chairman, two vice chairs, a secretary and a treasurer.
Precinct committeemen
Precinct committeemen are elected one per
precinct
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, plus one additional for each 125 registered voters of that party as of March 1 of the general election year. There are over 1,666 precincts statewide (including over 724 precincts in Maricopa County.)
Federal officials
These are the Republican Party members who hold federal offices.
U.S. Senate
* None
Both of Arizona's
U.S. Senate
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seats have been held by
Democrats since
2020
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Martha McSally
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was the last Republican to represent Arizona in the U.S. Senate. Appointed in 2019 by Governor
Doug Ducey
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after the resignation of
Jon Kyl
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who was appointed to the seat after the death of
John McCain in 2018, McSally lost the
2020 special election to determine who would serve the remainder of the term expiring in 2022. McSally lost the special election to Democratic challenger
Mark Kelly
Mark Edward Kelly (born February 21, 1964) is an American politician, former astronaut, and United States Navy captain who has served as the junior United States senator from Arizona since 2020. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elect ...
, who is running for a full term in
2022
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in a hotly contested race.
John McCain was the last Republican elected to represent Arizona in the U.S. Senate in
2016, while
Jeff Flake
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was the last Republican to represent Arizona for a
full term
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in the U.S. Senate from 2012 to 2018.
U.S. House of Representatives
Out of the nine seats Arizona is apportioned in the
U.S. House of Representatives, four are held by Republicans:
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AZ-04:
Paul Gosar
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AZ-05:
Andy Biggs
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*
AZ-06:
David Schweikert
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*
AZ-08
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:
Debbie Lesko
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State officials
Executive
The Arizona Republican Party controls 7 of 11 elected statewide executive offices:
Senate
The Arizona Republican Party holds the majority in the
Arizona Senate
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, holding 16 of the 30 seats.
House
The Arizona Republican Party holds the majority in the
Arizona House of Representatives
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, holding 31 of the 60 seats.
Mayors
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Gail Barney
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(Queen Creek)
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Bob Barrett (Peoria)
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Kenny Evans (Payson)
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Ed Honea
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(Marana)
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John Insalaco (Apache Junction)
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John Lewis
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(Gilbert)
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Scott LeMarr (Paradise Valley)
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Michael LeVault
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Mark Nexsen
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(Lake Havasu City)
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Lana Mook
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(El Mirage)
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Christian Price
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(Maricopa)
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Thomas Schoaf
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(Litchfield Park)
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Thomas Shope
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(Coolidge)
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(Prescott)
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Scott Smith (Mesa)
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Jay Tibshraeny
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(Chandler)
History
Chairmen
Election results
Presidential
Gubernatorial
Former prominent Arizona Republicans
United States delegates
United States senators
United States representatives
Territorial governors
State governors
See also
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Arizona Democratic Party
The Arizona Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Arizona. Its headquarters are in Phoenix.
Party organization
The Arizona Democratic Party is organized into three parts: the state committee, the executive ...
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Arizona Libertarian Party
The Arizona Libertarian Party (AZLP) is the Arizona affiliate of the national Libertarian Party (LP) and has been active since its foundation on October 7, 1972.
The Arizona Libertarian Party conducted its first ballot access drive in 1975 t ...
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Arizona Green Party
The Arizona Green Party (AZGP) is the officially recognized affiliate of the Green Party in the state of Arizona. It was founded by Carolyn Campbell alongside others in the 1990s. The current Co-Chairpersons of the Arizona Green Party are Sam H ...
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Political party strength in Arizona
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Constitution Party of Arizona
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References
External links
Arizona Republican Party WebsiteArizona Federation of Republican WomenArizona Latino Republican AssemblyArizona College RepublicansMaricopa County Republican Committee
{{State Republican Parties in the US
Republican Party
Arizona
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Political parties in Arizona