David Christian Farnsworth

Farnsworth voted for legislation allowing qualified international medical graduates to obtain provisional medical licenses in Arizona.

March 4, 2024Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched July 18, 2026

Farnsworth voted against legislation establishing a regulated psilocybin-services program.

February 22, 2024Opposes Healthcare Affordability

Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched July 18, 2026

Voted for House Bill 2570, a bill to let irrigation users petition to cap new irrigation outside groundwater zones. The Arizona Senate passed it 16-12, and the Governor vetoed it.

April 29, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted for 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, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted for 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, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted for 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, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted for 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, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted for 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, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted for 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, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted for 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, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted for Senate Bill 1518, a bill to make old groundwater pumping rights tradable. The Arizona Senate passed it 16-11, and the Governor vetoed it.

March 4, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted for Senate Bill 1308, which tightens the rules for sober living homes. The Arizona Senate passed it 20-7, and the Governor signed it into law.

March 4, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted for 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, 2025Supports Anti-Corruption

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted for House Bill 2233, a bill to make the Corporation Commission vote in public before lobbying. The Arizona Senate passed it 17-12, and the Governor vetoed it.

April 29, 2025Supports Anti-Corruption

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted for House Bill 2222, a bill to require 30 days' warning before a public body settles a case. The Arizona Senate passed it 17-12, and the Governor vetoed it.

April 29, 2025Supports Anti-Corruption

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted for 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, 2025Supports Anti-Corruption

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted for 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, 2025Supports Anti-Corruption

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted for 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, 2025Supports Anti-Corruption

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted for 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, 2025Opposes Immigration

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted for 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, 2025Opposes Immigration

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted for Senate Bill 1088, a bill to tie Arizona government and its contractors to federal immigration enforcement. The Arizona Senate passed it 17-12, and the Governor vetoed it.

March 5, 2025Opposes Immigration

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted for 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, 2025Opposes Immigration

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted for 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, 2025Opposes Immigration

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Farnsworth voted against HB 2704, which authorized tax distributions for a new Arizona Diamondbacks stadium.

June 19, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction

Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched July 18, 2026

Farnsworth voted for SB 1635, prohibiting intentional alerts about law-enforcement activity when intended to help a person avoid arrest.

March 2, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: apps.azleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Voted for 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, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

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

Farnsworth voted for HB 2112, requiring commercial pornography websites to verify users' ages.

May 6, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched July 18, 2026

Voted for House Bill 2221, a bill to stop cities cutting police budgets below the previous year's. The Arizona Senate passed it 16-13, and the Governor vetoed it.

April 29, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted for House Bill 2611, known as Preston's Law, which makes an assault by a group that injures the victim a class 4 felony. The Arizona Senate passed it 18-10, and the Governor signed it into law.

April 29, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted for House Bill 2074, which lets school safety grants pay for safety officers, equipment, training and building work. The Arizona Senate passed it 17-12, and the Governor signed it into law.

April 29, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted for 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, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted for 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, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted for 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, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted for Senate Bill 1351, which creates a new felony of gift card theft. The Arizona Senate passed it 16-10, and the Governor signed it into law.

March 4, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted for 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, 2025Opposes Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted for 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, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted for 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, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted for 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, 2025Opposes Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

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

Voted for House Bill 2450, a bill to tie how long unemployment benefits last to the jobless rate, from 12 to 24 weeks. The Arizona Senate passed it 17-11, and the Governor vetoed it.

April 29, 2025Opposes Social Programs and Welfare

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted for House Bill 2121, a bill to make able-bodied adults under 60 join a work program to keep food assistance. The Arizona Senate passed it 17-12, and the Governor vetoed it.

April 29, 2025Opposes Social Programs and Welfare

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted for House Bill 2122, a bill to stop Arizona easing the work rule attached to food assistance. The Arizona Senate passed it 17-12, and the Governor vetoed it.

April 29, 2025Opposes Social Programs and Welfare

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted for 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, 2025Opposes Social Programs and Welfare

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted for 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, 2025Opposes Social Programs and Welfare

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted for 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, 2025Supports Public Education Quality

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted for 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, 2025Opposes Gun Control

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted for Senate Bill 1143, a bill to block government records showing who owns firearms. The Arizona Senate passed it 17-12, and the Governor vetoed it.

March 5, 2025Opposes Gun Control

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted for 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, 2025Opposes Gun Control

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted for 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, 2025Opposes Gun Control

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Cosponsored an Arizona law requiring abortion providers to care for any fetus delivered alive and to meet added equipment and reporting rules; it was signed in 2017 (Senate Bill 1367).

February 7, 2017Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: legiscan.com · researched July 18, 2026

Voted for House Bill 2440, a bill to shield county supervisors from prosecution for voting against certifying an election. The Arizona Senate passed it 17-11, and the Governor vetoed it.

April 29, 2025Opposes Election Integrity

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted for House Bill 2046, a bill to set out how the hand count check on election results is run. The Arizona Senate passed it 17-12, and the Governor vetoed it.

April 29, 2025Supports Election Integrity

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted for House Bill 2154, a bill to drop voters from the early ballot list when their mail comes back undelivered. The Arizona Senate passed it 17-12, and the Governor vetoed it.

April 29, 2025Supports Election Integrity

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Farnsworth voted for SB 1280, requiring county election officials to send cast-vote records to the Secretary of State within 48 hours after canvass submission.

April 29, 2025Supports Election Integrity

Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched July 18, 2026

Voted for 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, 2025Supports Election Integrity

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted for 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, 2025Supports Election Integrity

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted for 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, 2025Supports Election Integrity

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted for Senate Bill 1098, a bill to require proof of identity to hand in an early ballot. The Arizona Senate passed it 17-12, and the Governor vetoed it.

March 5, 2025Supports Election Integrity

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted for Senate Bill 1123, a bill to set security rules for the paper ballots are printed on. The Arizona Senate passed it 17-12, and the Governor vetoed it.

March 3, 2025Supports Election Integrity

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted for 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, 2025Supports Election Integrity

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Farnsworth voted for SB 1106, aligning Arizona tax rates with federal provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

January 15, 2026Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction

Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched July 18, 2026

Farnsworth voted for SB 1260, reducing Arizona's small-business income-tax rate from 2.8 percent to 2.5 percent.

February 20, 2023Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction

Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched July 18, 2026

Farnsworth voted for HB 2112, requiring commercial pornography websites to verify users' ages.

May 6, 2025Opposes Data Privacy

Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched July 18, 2026

Voted for 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, 2025Supports Data Privacy

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Farnsworth voted for SB 1635, prohibiting intentional alerts about law-enforcement activity when intended to help a person avoid arrest.

March 2, 2026Opposes Civil Rights

Source: apps.azleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Farnsworth voted for SB 1055, requiring state law enforcement to notify federal immigration enforcement when a person without legal status is arrested.

February 23, 2026Opposes Civil Rights

Source: apps.azleg.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Voted for 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, 2025Opposes Civil Rights

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted for House Bill 2880, which bans overnight encampments on university and community college campuses. The Arizona Senate passed it 18-10, and the Governor signed it into law.

April 30, 2025Opposes Civil Rights

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted for House Bill 2017, a bill to close voting centers and cut back early voting sites. The Arizona Senate passed it 17-12, and the Governor vetoed it.

April 29, 2025Opposes Civil Rights

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted for 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, 2025Opposes Civil Rights

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted for 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, 2025Opposes Civil Rights

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted for Senate Bill 1097, a bill to make public schools serve as polling places and close on election days. The Arizona Senate passed it 17-12, and the Governor vetoed it.

March 5, 2025Supports Civil Rights

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted for Senate Bill 1586, a bill to make clinicians liable for the cost of reversing gender transition care given to a minor. The Arizona Senate passed it 17-12, and the Governor vetoed it.

March 5, 2025Opposes Civil Rights

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted for Senate Bill 1694, a bill to cut off state money to any public college that offers a diversity, equity and inclusion course. The Arizona Senate passed it 16-11, and the Governor vetoed it.

March 4, 2025Opposes Civil Rights

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted for Senate Bill 1584, a bill to make the state and local governments hire on merit and nothing else. The Arizona Senate passed it 16-11, and the Governor vetoed it.

March 4, 2025Opposes Civil Rights

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted for 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, 2025Opposes Civil Rights

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted for 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, 2025Opposes Civil Rights

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted for 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, 2025Opposes Civil Rights

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted for 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, 2025Opposes Civil Rights

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Sponsored a bill proposing to withhold state money from Arizona public colleges and universities that offer diversity, equity, and inclusion courses. Governor Katie Hobbs vetoed it on May 5, 2025 (Senate Bill 1694).

February 3, 2025Opposes Civil Rights

Source: azcapitoltimes.com · researched July 18, 2026

Farnsworth voted for SB 1026, prohibiting state tax funding from sponsoring drag shows targeting minors.

March 2, 2023Opposes Civil Rights

Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched July 18, 2026

Voted for 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, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted for 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, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

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

Farnsworth won reelection to Arizona Senate District 10.

November 5, 2024

Source: apps.azsos.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Farnsworth won the 2022 general election for Arizona Senate District 10.

November 8, 2022

Source: apps.azsos.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Farnsworth chaired the Arizona Senate Government Committee during the 2019 legislative session.

February 11, 2019

Source: azsenate.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Farnsworth won reelection to Arizona Senate District 16.

November 6, 2018

Source: multistate.us · researched July 18, 2026

Cosponsored an Arizona law requiring abortion providers to care for any fetus delivered alive and to meet added equipment and reporting rules; it was signed in 2017 (Senate Bill 1367).

February 7, 2017

Source: legiscan.com · researched July 18, 2026

Farnsworth won reelection to Arizona Senate District 16.

November 4, 2014

Source: multistate.us · researched July 18, 2026

Farnsworth began serving in Arizona Senate District 16 after appointment and swearing-in to fill a vacancy.

September 12, 2013

Source: apps.azlibrary.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Farnsworth won election to Arizona Senate District 16.

November 6, 2012

Source: multistate.us · researched July 18, 2026

Farnsworth won election to the Arizona House of Representatives in District 4.

November 8, 1994

Source: apps.azlibrary.gov · researched July 18, 2026