Janae Shamp
Republican · AZ · Arizona State Senator, District 29
Janae Shamp is an Arizona state senator and registered perioperative nurse from Surprise. She holds bachelor's degrees in molecular biosciences and biotechnology from Arizona State University and nursing from Grand Canyon University. First seated in 2023, she served as Senate majority leader in 2025 and currently serves on the Military Affairs and Border Security, Natural Resources, and Health and Human Services committees.
Track record
Environment and Public Health
· 1 record
Shamp co-sponsored HB 2164, enacted in 2025, prohibiting specified ultra-processed ingredients and food dyes in public-school meals.
April 14, 2025For
Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched July 18, 2026
Government Efficiency
· 1 record
Shamp voted for HB 2749, establishing an Arizona reserve fund for Bitcoin and other digital assets.
April 30, 2025For
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Healthcare Affordability
· 2 records
The Arizona Senate passed three Shamp-sponsored informed-consent and infant-death-review bills, SB 1011, SB 1017, and SB 1557.
March 17, 2026For
Source: azsenaterepublicans.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Shamp's SB 1511, requiring coverage for procedures intended to reverse prior gender-transition interventions, passed the Senate Health and Human Services Committee.
February 13, 2024For
Source: azpolicy.org · researched July 18, 2026
Government Spending Reduction
· 1 record
Shamp voted for HB 2704, authorizing tax distributions for reconstruction and operation of the Arizona Diamondbacks' stadium.
June 19, 2025Against
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Public Safety and Crime Control
· 6 records
Shamp-sponsored SB 1092 was signed into law, barring early termination of probation for dangerous crimes against children.
April 10, 2026For
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Shamp voted for HB 2223, requiring disclosure and notification when a registered sex offender requests a legal name change.
April 1, 2026For
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Shamp-sponsored SB 1239 advanced from committee, eliminating the limitations period for prosecuting intentional failure to register as a sex offender.
January 28, 2026For
Source: azsenaterepublicans.gov · researched July 18, 2026
A federal court upheld a child-protection law associated with Shamp's legislative work, requiring the challenger to comply with Arizona sex-offender registration laws.
November 17, 2025For
Source: azsenaterepublicans.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Shamp voted for HB 2112, requiring commercial pornography websites to verify users' ages before granting access.
May 6, 2025For
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Shamp sponsored SB 1231, the Arizona Border Invasion Act, which passed the Senate and classified specified unlawful border crossing as a state crime.
February 21, 2024For
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Public Education Quality
· 1 record
Shamp co-sponsored HB 2164, enacted in 2025, prohibiting specified ultra-processed ingredients and food dyes in public-school meals.
April 14, 2025For
Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched July 18, 2026
Women's Reproductive Rights
· 1 record
Shamp voted against HB 2677, the bill repealing Arizona's 1864 near-total abortion ban.
May 1, 2024Against
Source: azmirror.com · researched July 18, 2026
Election Integrity
· 1 record
Video and social-media evidence placed Shamp at the U.S. Capitol's Lower West Terrace during the January 6 attack; reporting found no evidence that she participated in violence.
January 6, 2021Against
Source: azmirror.com · researched July 18, 2026
Personal Income Tax Reduction
· 1 record
Shamp voted for SB 1106, aligning specified Arizona income-tax provisions with federal tax changes in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
January 15, 2026For
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Data Privacy
· 1 record
Shamp voted for HB 2112, requiring commercial pornography websites to verify users' ages before granting access.
May 6, 2025Against
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Civil Rights
· 2 records
Shamp voted for SB 1635, prohibiting individuals from alerting others to law-enforcement activity in specified circumstances.
March 2, 2026Against
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Shamp's SB 1511, requiring coverage for procedures intended to reverse prior gender-transition interventions, passed the Senate Health and Human Services Committee.
February 13, 2024Against
Source: azpolicy.org · researched July 18, 2026
Corporate Accountability
· 1 record
Shamp voted for HB 2704, authorizing tax distributions for reconstruction and operation of the Arizona Diamondbacks' stadium.
June 19, 2025Against
Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched July 18, 2026
General
· 2 records
The Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry endorsed Shamp in the 2026 Senate District 29 primary.
June 17, 2026
Source: azchamber.com · researched July 18, 2026
The Arizona Technology Council endorsed Shamp for reelection to Arizona Senate District 29 in 2026.
June 10, 2026
Source: aztechcouncil.org · researched July 18, 2026
Integrity and Ethics
· 1 record
The Arizona Senate passed three Shamp-sponsored informed-consent and infant-death-review bills, SB 1011, SB 1017, and SB 1557.
March 17, 2026
Source: azsenaterepublicans.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Elections
- State Senator - District No. 29 · July 21, 2026 · State Senate District 29; Arizona · incumbent
Profile last researched July 18, 2026.