Michele Pena
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Michele Pena (Republican Party) is a member of the Arizona House of Representatives, representing District 23. She assumed office on January 9, 2023. Her current term ends on January 11, 2027.
Pena (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Arizona House of Representatives to represent District 23. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Pena was assigned to the following committees:
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Elections
2024
See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Arizona House of Representatives District 23 (2 seats)
Incumbent Michele Pena and incumbent Mariana Sandoval defeated Matias Rosales in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 23 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Michele Pena (R) | 34.2 | 37,967 |
| ✔ |  | Mariana Sandoval (D) | 33.6 | 37,375 |
| Matias Rosales (D) | 32.2 | 35,788 | ||
| Total votes: 111,130 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 23 (2 seats)
Incumbent Mariana Sandoval and Matias Rosales defeated James Holmes in the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 23 on July 30, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mariana Sandoval | 48.6 | 9,194 |
| ✔ | Matias Rosales | 36.0 | 6,811 | |
 | James Holmes | 15.4 | 2,919 | |
| Total votes: 18,924 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 23 (2 seats)
Incumbent Michele Pena advanced from the Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 23 on July 30, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michele Pena | 100.0 | 9,597 |
| Total votes: 9,597 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Pena in this election.
2022
See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Arizona House of Representatives District 23 (2 seats)
Mariana Sandoval and Michele Pena defeated Jesus Lugo Jr. in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 23 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mariana Sandoval (D) | 36.2 | 26,986 |
| ✔ | | Michele Pena (R) | 33.9 | 25,268 |
 | Jesus Lugo Jr. (D) | 29.8 | 22,191 | |
| Total votes: 74,445 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 23 (2 seats)
Mariana Sandoval and Jesus Lugo Jr. advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 23 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mariana Sandoval | 55.9 | 11,201 |
| ✔ | | Jesus Lugo Jr. | 44.1 | 8,827 |
| Total votes: 20,028 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 23 (2 seats)
Michele Pena advanced from the Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 23 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michele Pena (Write-in) | 100.0 | 1,144 |
| Total votes: 1,144 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Joshua Pembleton (R)
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
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Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2024
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In 2024, the Arizona State Legislature was in session from January 8 to June 15.
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2023
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In 2023, the Arizona State Legislature was in session from January 9 to July 31.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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