T.J. Shope

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Republican Party

Arizona State Senate District 16
Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2025

Years in position

1

Predecessor
Prior offices
Arizona House of Representatives District 8
Successor: Frank Pratt
Arizona State Senate District 8
Successor: Juan Mendez
Predecessor: Frank Pratt

Compensation

Base salary

$24,000/year

Per diem

For legislators residing within Maricopa County: $35/day. For legislators residing outside of Maricopa County: $251.66.

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

High school

Coolidge High School, 2003

Bachelor's

Arizona State University, 2008

Personal
Birthplace
Florence, Ariz.
Profession
Business owner
Contact

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Thomas Shope (Republican Party) (also known as T. J.) is a member of the Arizona State Senate, representing District 16. He assumed office on January 9, 2023. His current term ends on January 13, 2025.

Shope (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Arizona State Senate to represent District 16. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

While serving in the state House, Shope held the position of speaker pro tempore.

Shope began serving as state Senate president pro tempore in 2023.

Biography

T.J. Shope was born in Florence, Arizona, and lives in Coolidge, Arizona. Shope graduated from Coolidge High School in 2003. He earned a B.S. in political science from Arizona State University in 2008. His career experience includes co-owning Shope's IGA Supermarket.[1]

Elections

2024

See also: Arizona State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for Arizona State Senate District 16

Incumbent Thomas Shope defeated Stacey Seaman in the general election for Arizona State Senate District 16 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Thomas Shope
Thomas Shope (R)
 
56.6
 
49,606
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Stacey Seaman (D)
 
43.4
 
37,981

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source 1 Source 2

Total votes: 87,587
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Arizona State Senate District 16

Stacey Seaman advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona State Senate District 16 on July 30, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Stacey Seaman
 
100.0
 
14,235

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 14,235
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Arizona State Senate District 16

Incumbent Thomas Shope defeated Judy Nganga in the Republican primary for Arizona State Senate District 16 on July 30, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Thomas Shope
Thomas Shope
 
99.9
 
19,630
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Judy Nganga (Write-in)
 
0.1
 
26

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 19,656
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

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2022

See also: Arizona State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Arizona State Senate District 16

Incumbent Thomas Shope defeated Taylor Kerby in the general election for Arizona State Senate District 16 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Thomas Shope
Thomas Shope (R)
 
55.7
 
41,057
Image of Taylor Kerby
Taylor Kerby (D)
 
44.3
 
32,636

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 73,693
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Arizona State Senate District 16

Taylor Kerby advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona State Senate District 16 on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Taylor Kerby
Taylor Kerby
 
100.0
 
15,172

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 15,172
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Arizona State Senate District 16

Incumbent Thomas Shope advanced from the Republican primary for Arizona State Senate District 16 on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Thomas Shope
Thomas Shope
 
100.0
 
19,177

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 19,177
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Campaign finance

2020

State senate election

See also: Arizona State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Arizona State Senate District 8

Thomas Shope defeated Barbara McGuire in the general election for Arizona State Senate District 8 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Thomas Shope
Thomas Shope (R)
 
58.5
 
50,639
Image of Barbara McGuire
Barbara McGuire (D)
 
41.5
 
35,963

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 86,602
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Arizona State Senate District 8

Barbara McGuire advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona State Senate District 8 on August 4, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Barbara McGuire
Barbara McGuire
 
100.0
 
13,857

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 13,857
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Arizona State Senate District 8

Thomas Shope advanced from the Republican primary for Arizona State Senate District 8 on August 4, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Thomas Shope
Thomas Shope
 
100.0
 
17,413

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 17,413
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Campaign finance

State house election

See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2020

Shope was not able to file for re-election due to term limits.

2018

See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Arizona House of Representatives District 8 (2 seats)

Incumbent David Cook and incumbent Thomas Shope defeated Carmen Casillas and Linda Gross in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 8 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of David Cook
David Cook (R)
 
29.2
 
28,421
✔
Image of Thomas Shope
Thomas Shope (R)
 
28.9
 
28,150
Image of Carmen Casillas
Carmen Casillas (D)
 
21.8
 
21,171
Image of Linda Gross
Linda Gross (D) Candidate Connection
 
20.1
 
19,530

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 97,272
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 8 (2 seats)

Carmen Casillas and Linda Gross defeated Pablo Correa in the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 8 on August 28, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Carmen Casillas
Carmen Casillas
 
39.6
 
6,916
✔
Image of Linda Gross
Linda Gross Candidate Connection
 
30.6
 
5,343
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Pablo Correa
 
29.9
 
5,222

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 17,481
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 8 (2 seats)

Incumbent Thomas Shope and incumbent David Cook advanced from the Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 8 on August 28, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Thomas Shope
Thomas Shope
 
50.9
 
10,432
✔
Image of David Cook
David Cook
 
49.1
 
10,062

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 20,494
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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2016

See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Arizona House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 30, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 1, 2016.[2] Incumbent Frank Pratt (R) did not seek re-election.

David Cook and incumbent Thomas Shope, Jr. defeated Carmen Casillas in the Arizona House of Representatives District 8 general election.[3][4]

Arizona House of Representatives, District 8 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png David Cook 35.82% 31,565
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Thomas Shope, Jr. Incumbent 34.52% 30,416
     Democratic Carmen Casillas 29.66% 26,138
Total Votes 88,119
Source: Arizona Secretary of State


Carmen Casillas ran unopposed in the Arizona House of Representatives District 8 Democratic Primary.[5]

Arizona House of Representatives, District 8 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Carmen Casillas  (unopposed)


Incumbent Thomas Shope, Jr. and David Cook were unopposed in the Arizona House of Representatives District 8 Republican Primary.[6]

Arizona House of Representatives, District 8 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Thomas Shope, Jr. Incumbent
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png David Cook

2014

See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Arizona House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 26, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was May 28, 2014. Carmen Casillas was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbents Frank Pratt and T.J. Shope defeated Wayne Bachmann and Darla Dawald in the Republican primary. Pratt and Shope defeated Casillas in the general election.[7][8][9][10]

Arizona House of Representatives District 8, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngFrank Pratt Incumbent 36.4% 19,458
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngThomas "TJ" Shope Incumbent 35.9% 19,198
     Democratic Carmen Casillas 27.7% 14,847
Total Votes 53,503


Arizona House of Representatives, District 8 Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngFrank Pratt Incumbent 32.2% 5,992
Green check mark transparent.pngT.J. Shope Incumbent 29.9% 5,556
Darla Dawald 21.9% 4,081
Wayne Bachmann 16% 2,974
Total Votes 18,603

2012

See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2012

Shope won election in the 2012 election for Arizona House of Representatives District 8. He and incumbent Frank Pratt won in the August 28, 2012 Republican primary. He won the general election on November 6, 2012.[11][12][13]

Arizona House of Representatives, District 8, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngFrank Pratt Incumbent 27.6% 24,195
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngThomas "T.J." Shope 25.2% 22,102
     Democratic Ernest Bustamante 24.3% 21,258
     Democratic Emily Verdugo 22.9% 20,102
Total Votes 87,657

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Thomas Shope did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2022

Thomas Shope did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Thomas Shope did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Shope was assigned to the following committees:

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2021-2022

Shope was assigned to the following committees:

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2019-2020

Shope was assigned to the following committees:

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2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Arizona committee assignments, 2017
• Commerce
• Rules

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Shope served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Shope served on the following committees:

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.

Campaign finance summary

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Thomas Shope campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Arizona State Senate District 16Won general$165,912 $119,974
2022Arizona State Senate District 16Won general$221,380 $200,451
2020Arizona State Senate District 8Won general$110,850 N/A**
2018Arizona House of Representatives District 8Won general$136,016 N/A**
2016Arizona House of Representatives, District 8Won $114,269 N/A**
2014Arizona State House, District 8Won $99,604 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Arizona State Legislature, "Senate Member Thomas Shope," accessed December 25, 2020
    2. ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Elections Calendar & Upcoming Events," accessed January 11, 2016
    3. ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "General election ," accessed September 9, 2016
    4. ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2016 official general election results," accessed November 11, 2016
    5. ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2016 Election Information - Primary Candidate List," accessed June 3, 2016
    6. ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2016 Election Information - Primary Candidate List," accessed June 3, 2016
    7. ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed August 27, 2014
    8. ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2014 Primary Election," May 27, 2014
    9. ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official general election candidate list," accessed September 11, 2014
    10. ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed August 3, 2015
    11. ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2012 Primary candidate list," accessed December 20, 2013
    12. ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official 2012 Primary Results," accessed December 20, 2013
    13. ↑ trivalleycentral.com, "Shope seeks House seat in new district," December 8, 2011 (dead link)
    14. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named ARA

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