Bob Karp
Democratic · AZ
Bob Karp is the official Democratic write-in candidate for Arizona State Senate District 19 in the July 2026 primary. His campaign identifies him as a UCLA graduate and Sierra Vista resident who owned aerospace-manufacturing, software-development, and real-estate businesses, served as president of the Southeast Arizona Association of Realtors in 2015, and served on the Sierra Vista Planning and Zoning Commission in 2017. He previously ran for the Arizona House in 2018 and for the Arizona Senate in 2020 and 2024.
Track record
Environment and Public Health
· 2 records
Karp opposes new mining operations that threaten groundwater sources or ecologically significant areas such as the Willcox Playa.
July 17, 2026For
Source: rwkarp.com · researched July 18, 2026
Karp supports protecting water rights for small farms and residential well owners.
July 17, 2026For
Source: rwkarp.com · researched July 18, 2026
Reduce Wealth Gap
· 1 record
Karp supports a fairer state tax policy.
July 17, 2026For
Source: rwkarp.com · researched July 18, 2026
Healthcare Affordability
· 1 record
Karp supports expanding Arizona Medicaid access for working families.
July 17, 2026For
Source: rwkarp.com · researched July 18, 2026
Housing Affordability
· 1 record
Karp supports new approaches to Arizona's housing crisis.
July 17, 2026For
Source: rwkarp.com · researched July 18, 2026
Social Programs and Welfare
· 1 record
Karp supports expanding Arizona Medicaid access for working families.
July 17, 2026For
Source: rwkarp.com · researched July 18, 2026
Public Education Quality
· 1 record
Karp supports defending public-school education.
July 17, 2026For
Source: rwkarp.com · researched July 18, 2026
Election Integrity
· 1 record
Karp supports Arizona's nonpartisan election system and opposes efforts he characterizes as attacks on that system.
July 17, 2026For
Source: rwkarp.com · researched July 18, 2026
Corporate Accountability
· 1 record
Karp opposes new mining operations that threaten groundwater sources or ecologically significant areas such as the Willcox Playa.
July 17, 2026For
Source: rwkarp.com · researched July 18, 2026
General
· 5 records
Karp owned and operated a small aerospace-manufacturing company, a software-development company, and an Arizona real-estate brokerage.
July 17, 2026
Source: rwkarp.com · researched July 18, 2026
Karp received 9,989 votes in the 2018 Democratic primary for Arizona House District 14 and advanced as one of the party's two nominees.
August 28, 2018
Source: apps.azsos.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Karp served on the Sierra Vista Planning and Zoning Commission in 2017.
January 1, 2017
Source: rwkarp.com · researched July 18, 2026
Karp served as president of the Southeast Arizona Association of Realtors in 2015.
January 1, 2015
Source: rwkarp.com · researched July 18, 2026
Karp moved to Cochise County in 2005 and lives in Sierra Vista.
January 1, 2005
Source: rwkarp.com · researched July 18, 2026
Elections
- State Senator - District No. 19 · July 21, 2026 · State Senate District 19; Arizona
Profile last researched July 18, 2026.