Rosanna Gabaldón
Democratic · AZ · Arizona State Senator for Legislative District 21 and Democratic Minority Whip
Rosanna Gabaldon has represented Arizona Legislative District 21 in the State Senate since 2021, after serving as a State Representative from 2013 to 2021 and a Sahuarita Town Council Member from 2009 to 2012. Her priorities include public education, economic development and water sustainability.
Where Rosanna Gabaldón stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record), Housing Affordability (2 records), Social Programs and Welfare (1 record),
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (1 record), Personal Income Tax Reduction (1 record), Corporate Accountability (1 record)
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Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 oppose
Gabaldón voted for HB 2704, authorizing tax distributions for reconstruction and operation of the Arizona Diamondbacks' stadium.
June 19, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched July 18, 2026
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Voted for House Bill 2386, which sets yearly pay benchmarks so the state police can compete with big city and county forces. The Arizona Senate passed it 22-6, and the Governor signed it into law.
June 18, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 2 support
Voted for House Bill 2928, which makes counties allow small second homes on lots zoned for one house. The Arizona Senate passed it 21-6, and the Governor signed it into law.
May 7, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026
Voted for House Bill 2447, which makes cities let staff approve site plans and land splits without a public hearing. The Arizona Senate passed it 19-8, and the Governor signed it into law.
March 26, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support
Gabaldón voted against legislation establishing new enrollment-verification and presumptive-eligibility requirements for Arizona's Medicaid program.
April 9, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched July 18, 2026
Track record — Gun Control
Gun Control · 1 support
Gabaldón voted against legislation expanding Arizona's state preemption of local firearm regulations.
March 6, 2025Supports Gun Control
Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched July 18, 2026
Track record — Personal Income Tax Reduction
Personal Income Tax Reduction · 1 oppose
Gabaldón voted against SB 1106, which aligned specified Arizona income-tax provisions with federal tax changes in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
January 15, 2026Opposes Personal Income Tax Reduction
Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched July 18, 2026
Track record — Data Privacy
Data Privacy · 1 support
Gabaldón voted against HB 2112, requiring commercial pornography websites to verify users' ages before granting access.
May 6, 2025Supports Data Privacy
Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched July 18, 2026
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 3 support
Gabaldón voted against legislation requiring Arizona government employees to enforce and cooperate with federal immigration orders.
April 9, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched July 18, 2026
Gabaldón voted against legislation defining sex and gender terms for Arizona laws, policies, and institutions.
April 8, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched July 18, 2026
Gabaldón voted against legislation requiring county jails to provide federal immigration authorities identifying information for people arrested for specified crimes.
March 10, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched July 18, 2026
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 1 oppose
Gabaldón voted for HB 2704, authorizing tax distributions for reconstruction and operation of the Arizona Diamondbacks' stadium.
June 19, 2025Opposes Corporate Accountability
Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched July 18, 2026
Track record — General
General · 44 records
Voted against House Bill 2374, which raises the offense class for stalking, threats and assault done by agents of a foreign government. The Arizona Senate passed it 16-12, and the Governor signed it into law.
June 18, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026
Voted against House Bill 2195, which makes apps aimed at children keep mature advertising off their screens. The Arizona Senate passed it 16-9, and the Governor signed it into law.
May 7, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026
Voted against House Bill 2895, a bill to make public bodies post task order contracts online. The Arizona Senate passed it 17-11, and the Governor vetoed it.
May 6, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026
Voted against House Bill 2868, a bill to ban diversity, equity and inclusion offices across much of Arizona government. The Arizona Senate passed it 17-11, and the Governor vetoed it.
May 6, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026
Voted against House Bill 2573, a bill to move wine grapes and soil-free crops outside Arizona's irrigation limits. The Arizona Senate passed it 16-13, and the Governor vetoed it.
April 16, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026
Voted against House Bill 2788, a bill to make electric utilities file a 15-year resource plan every three years. The Arizona Senate passed it 17-12, and the Governor vetoed it.
April 16, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026
Voted against House Bill 2574, a bill to let counties approve small subdivisions without a water supply test. The Arizona Senate passed it 16-14, and the Governor vetoed it.
April 16, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026
Voted against House Bill 2527, a bill to bar retiring a power plant until a plant of equal output is available. The Arizona Senate passed it 17-13, and the Governor vetoed it.
April 16, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026
Voted against House Bill 2653, which lets crime victims and witnesses keep their names out of public records. The Arizona Senate passed it 22-7, and the Governor signed it into law.
April 16, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026
Voted against House Bill 2607, which sets fixed 5 to 15 year prison terms for carrying 200 grams or more of fentanyl in a vehicle. The Arizona Senate passed it 17-13, and the Governor signed it into law.
April 16, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026
Voted against House Bill 2375, a bill to make schools answer summer requests to assess a child for a disability within 15 days. The Arizona Senate passed it 17-13, and the Governor vetoed it.
April 15, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026
Voted against House Bill 2169, a bill to make school boards meet in public buildings and post all meeting materials online. The Arizona Senate passed it 17-13, and the Governor vetoed it.
April 15, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026
Voted against House Bill 2438, a bill to stop a person changing the sex recorded on their birth certificate. The Arizona Senate passed it 17-13, and the Governor vetoed it.
April 15, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026
Voted against House Bill 2006, a bill to make private senders of official-looking election mail print Not from a Government Agency on it. The Arizona Senate passed it 16-12, and the Governor vetoed it.
April 10, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026
Voted against House Bill 2007, a bill to ban paying anyone by the number of voter registration forms they collect. The Arizona Senate passed it 17-12, and the Governor vetoed it.
April 10, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026
Voted against House Bill 2514, which makes schools tell parents before releasing a student's directory information. The Arizona Senate passed it 18-11, and the Governor signed it into law.
April 10, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026
Voted against House Bill 2203, a bill to widen the years used to set how much groundwater a farm may keep pumping. The Arizona Senate passed it 16-14, and the Governor vetoed it.
April 9, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026
Voted against House Bill 2088, a bill to let the state water director shrink a groundwater management area. The Arizona Senate passed it 16-14, and the Governor vetoed it.
April 9, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026
Voted against House Bill 2449, a bill to check state health coverage members against gambling records. The Arizona Senate passed it 17-13, and the Governor vetoed it.
April 9, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026
Voted against House Bill 2089, a bill to let voters end a groundwater management area by petition after ten years. The Arizona Senate passed it 16-14, and the Governor vetoed it.
April 9, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026
Voted against House Bill 2202, a bill to let farmers move an old groundwater pumping right onto new ground. The Arizona Senate passed it 16-14, and the Governor vetoed it.
April 9, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026
Voted against House Bill 2099, a bill to require Arizona officials to help enforce federal immigration law. The Arizona Senate passed it 17-13, and the Governor vetoed it.
April 9, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026
Voted against House Bill 2165, a bill to make the state seek federal permission to keep food assistance from being spent on soda. The Arizona Senate passed it 17-11, and the Governor vetoed it.
April 8, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026
Voted against House Bill 2062, a bill to set one meaning for sex-based words across state law. The Arizona Senate passed it 17-11, and the Governor vetoed it.
April 8, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026
Voted against House Bill 2004, a bill to stop county recorders sending voter registration cards to out-of-state addresses. The Arizona Senate passed it 17-11, and the Governor vetoed it.
April 8, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026
Voted against House Bill 2114, which raises the penalty for an adult over 21 who has sex with a teenager aged 15 to 17. The Arizona Senate passed it 17-13, and the Governor signed it into law.
April 2, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026
Voted against House Bill 2291, which ends the rule that a pharmacist must put a red cap on a bottle of prescription opioids. The Arizona Senate passed it 16-13, and the Governor signed it into law.
April 1, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026
Voted against Senate Bill 1089, a bill to make the transport department explain passing over the cheapest bid. The Arizona Senate passed it 17-11, and the Governor vetoed it.
March 13, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026
Voted against Senate Bill 1610, a bill to make county jails send arrestees' details to federal immigration agents. The Arizona Senate passed it 17-10, and the Governor vetoed it.
March 10, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026
Voted against Senate Bill 1705, a bill to let a court fine a local official personally for making local gun rules. The Arizona Senate passed it 16-9, and the Governor vetoed it.
March 6, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026
Voted against Senate Bill 1612, a bill to put the state health program under Arizona's procurement rules. The Arizona Senate passed it 18-11, and the Governor vetoed it.
February 27, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026
Voted against Senate Bill 1164, a bill to push local officials toward federal immigration enforcement and make jails honor detainers. The Arizona Senate passed it 17-12, and the Governor vetoed it.
February 27, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026
Voted against Senate Bill 1020, a bill to stop universities and community colleges banning guns on campus. The Arizona Senate passed it 17-11, and the Governor vetoed it.
February 27, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026
Voted against Senate Bill 1014, a bill to take firearm suppressors off Arizona's list of prohibited weapons. The Arizona Senate passed it 17-11, and the Governor vetoed it.
February 27, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026
Voted against Senate Bill 1060, which makes police forces give an officer the papers 24 hours before an internal inquiry interview. The Arizona Senate passed it 20-9, and the Governor signed it into law.
February 27, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026
Voted against Senate Bill 1310, a bill to make filing a fake claim against someone's property a class 4 felony. The Arizona Senate passed it 17-12, and the Governor vetoed it.
February 26, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026
Voted against Senate Bill 1725, a bill to cut the fentanyl amount that triggers the toughest sentences from 200 grams to 9. The Arizona Senate passed it 17-11, and the Governor vetoed it.
February 26, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026
Voted against Senate Bill 1268, a bill to make hospitals ask patients about their immigration status. The Arizona Senate passed it 17-12, and the Governor vetoed it.
February 26, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026
Voted against Senate Bill 1052, a bill to take the vote away from citizens who have never lived in the United States. The Arizona Senate passed it 17-11, and the Governor vetoed it.
February 26, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026
Voted against Senate Bill 1064, a bill to set minimum security standards for vote counting machines. The Arizona Senate passed it 17-11, and the Governor vetoed it.
February 26, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026
Voted against Senate Bill 1019, a bill to ban photo enforcement of traffic laws. The Arizona Senate passed it 16-13, and the Governor vetoed it.
February 20, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026
Voted against Senate Bill 1256, a bill to bar state agencies from using diversity, equity and inclusion programs in hiring. The Arizona Senate passed it 17-12, and the Governor vetoed it.
February 20, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026
Voted against Senate Bill 1002, a bill to stop school staff using a pupil's chosen name or pronoun without written parental permission. The Arizona Senate passed it 17-12, and the Governor vetoed it.
February 20, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026
Voted against Senate Bill 1003, a bill to make schools provide separate restrooms and changing rooms on request. The Arizona Senate passed it 17-9, and the Governor vetoed it.
February 11, 2025
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026
Race Rosanna Gabaldón is in:
- State Senator - District No. 21 · November 3, 2026 · State Senate District 21; Arizona · incumbent
Past race Rosanna Gabaldón ran in:
- State Senator - District No. 21 · July 21, 2026 · State Senate District 21; Arizona · incumbent
Profile last researched August 9, 2026.