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Stephanie Simacek

Democratic · AZ · Arizona State Representative, District 2

Stephanie Simacek is the Democratic incumbent in Arizona House District 2, first elected in 2024 and seated in January 2025. A former first-grade teacher, she also serves on the Deer Valley Unified School District governing board. She is running in the July 2026 primary for re-election.

Where Stephanie Simacek stands, based on their records

Supports

Public Education Quality (2 records)

Track record

Track record — Public Education Quality

Public Education Quality · 2 support

  • Representative Stephanie Simacek co-sponsored HB 2500, which proposed creating an Arizona school mental-health-professionals academy and appropriating funds for it.

    January 13, 2025Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: azleg.gov · researched August 20, 2026

  • Introduced an Arizona bill as its lead sponsor (House Bill 2884). It set rules for private schools that take Empowerment Scholarship Account money, the state funds families can spend on private school. It proposed requiring every staff member at those schools to hold a fingerprint background-check clearance card. It also proposed that anyone teaching hold a college degree, three years of teaching experience, or expertise in the subject. It called for a yearly check of each school by the state auditor general. The bill was held in the Rules Committee and never got a floor vote.

    January 13, 2025Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: azleg.gov · researched August 20, 2026

Past race Stephanie Simacek ran in:

Profile last researched July 7, 2026.