Stephanie Stahl Hamilton is an American politician and

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minister serving as a member of the

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for the 21st district. She was previously appointed to the

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for the 10th district, and also served as a member of the

from January to October 2021 for the 10th district.

Education

Hamilton graduated from

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, where her father was the principal. She then attended

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in Quincy,

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, where she received her Bachelor of Arts in Christian education in 1990. She later attended

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, where she received her Master of Divinity in 2003.

Career

Stephanie worked for Flagstaff Federated Community Church as the director of Christian Education and Youth Ministry. She later went on to work at St. Mark's Presbyterian Church, PCUSA as the director of youth ministry in 2004. From 2009 to 2014, Hamilton worked at the Montlure Presbyterian Church Camp as the executive director. She has also served on multiple community-led organizations. She served on the Pima County Interfaith Council and on the TUSD Parent Advocacy Council, with her focus on the Family Life Curriculum. In 2018, Hamilton worked on the Save Our Schools campaign as the regional lead for

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.
Save Our Schools In October 2021, members of the Pima County Board of Supervisors appointed Stahl Hamilton to succeed

Kirsten Engel Kirsten Engel is an American lawyer and politician who served as a member of the Arizona House of Representatives and the Arizona Senate for the 10th district from 2017 to 2021. She is a member of the Democratic Party. Engel started her career ...

in the

Arizona State House of Representatives

In the August 2020 primary, Hamilton ran for the 10th legislative district of the Arizona State House of Representatives. Hamilton and incumbent Domingo DeGrazia won the two seats, beating out candidate Paul Stapleton Smith.Tucson.com Dems Running for Legislature in east Tucson, Oro Valley, Marana focus on schools, health
/ref> Stephanie Stahl Hamilton and Domingo DeGrazia won the general election, defeating Republican opponents, Mabelle Gummere and Michael Hicks.Secretary of State
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Bible disappearances

Early in 2023, officials in the Arizona House of Representatives noticed that two Bibles had been relocated from their normal position within the House's members-only lounge. Security personnel placed hidden cameras within the lounge area, and Stahl-Hamilton was spotted on footage taking the Bibles and hiding them underneath seat cushions in the lounge and in a refrigerator. Stahl-Hamilton was confronted by a CBS 5 Arizona reporter about the incident, but declined to comment, and instead walked away. She did make an apology on the House floor a day later.

References

External links

Profile
at the

Campaign website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hamilton, Stephanie Stahl Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Democratic Party members of the Arizona House of Representatives Eastern Nazarene College alumni 21st-century American women politicians American Presbyterian ministers Women state legislators in Arizona Politicians from Tucson, Arizona 21st-century members of the Arizona State Legislature