Kristie O'Brien
Democratic · AZ
Kristie O'Brien is a Chandler lawyer and mediator running as a Democrat for Arizona State Senate District 13. She grew up in Chandler, graduated from Dobson High School and Trinity College, worked on Capitol Hill for both Republican and Democratic offices, and later worked at the International Criminal Court in The Hague.
Track record
Environment and Public Health
· 1 record
O'Brien completed Vote Smart's 2014 Political Courage Test, identifying as pro-choice and supporting campaign-finance disclosure, increased K-12 and higher-education funding, alternative-energy investment, gun-sale background checks, Medicaid expansion, and LGBTQ nondiscrimination protections.
October 24, 2014For
Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched July 18, 2026
Anti-Corruption
· 1 record
O'Brien completed Vote Smart's 2014 Political Courage Test, identifying as pro-choice and supporting campaign-finance disclosure, increased K-12 and higher-education funding, alternative-energy investment, gun-sale background checks, Medicaid expansion, and LGBTQ nondiscrimination protections.
October 24, 2014For
Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched July 18, 2026
Healthcare Affordability
· 1 record
O'Brien completed Vote Smart's 2014 Political Courage Test, identifying as pro-choice and supporting campaign-finance disclosure, increased K-12 and higher-education funding, alternative-energy investment, gun-sale background checks, Medicaid expansion, and LGBTQ nondiscrimination protections.
October 24, 2014For
Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched July 18, 2026
Public Education Quality
· 1 record
O'Brien completed Vote Smart's 2014 Political Courage Test, identifying as pro-choice and supporting campaign-finance disclosure, increased K-12 and higher-education funding, alternative-energy investment, gun-sale background checks, Medicaid expansion, and LGBTQ nondiscrimination protections.
October 24, 2014For
Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched July 18, 2026
Gun Control
· 1 record
O'Brien completed Vote Smart's 2014 Political Courage Test, identifying as pro-choice and supporting campaign-finance disclosure, increased K-12 and higher-education funding, alternative-energy investment, gun-sale background checks, Medicaid expansion, and LGBTQ nondiscrimination protections.
October 24, 2014For
Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched July 18, 2026
Women's Reproductive Rights
· 1 record
O'Brien completed Vote Smart's 2014 Political Courage Test, identifying as pro-choice and supporting campaign-finance disclosure, increased K-12 and higher-education funding, alternative-energy investment, gun-sale background checks, Medicaid expansion, and LGBTQ nondiscrimination protections.
October 24, 2014For
Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched July 18, 2026
Civil Rights
· 1 record
O'Brien completed Vote Smart's 2014 Political Courage Test, identifying as pro-choice and supporting campaign-finance disclosure, increased K-12 and higher-education funding, alternative-energy investment, gun-sale background checks, Medicaid expansion, and LGBTQ nondiscrimination protections.
October 24, 2014For
Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched July 18, 2026
General
· 7 records
O'Brien filed for the 2026 Democratic primary for Arizona State Senate District 13 with 1,122 petition signatures.
March 17, 2026
Source: azsos.gov · researched July 18, 2026
The Arizona AFL-CIO endorsed O'Brien following her 2014 state Senate candidacy.
July 1, 2015
Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched July 18, 2026
O'Brien lost the 2014 general election for Arizona Senate District 17 to Steve Yarbrough, receiving 21,619 votes.
November 4, 2014
Source: apps.azsos.gov · researched July 18, 2026
By her 2014 Senate campaign, O'Brien had managed multimillion-dollar litigation, negotiated agreements between government and private industry, monitored international-tribunal trials, and worked for the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee.
August 26, 2014
Source: azmemory.azlibrary.gov · researched July 18, 2026
O'Brien won the 2014 Democratic primary for Arizona Senate District 17 with 7,415 votes.
August 26, 2014
Source: apps.azsos.gov · researched July 18, 2026
O'Brien was admitted to practice law in New York.
January 1, 2011
Source: martindale.com · researched July 18, 2026
O'Brien passed the July 2010 New York bar examination.
July 28, 2010
Source: nybarexam.org · researched July 18, 2026
Integrity and Ethics
· 1 record
New York's Appellate Division suspended O'Brien and other listed attorneys from New York practice, effective immediately and until further order, for failure to meet biennial attorney-registration obligations for at least two consecutive periods.
May 16, 2019
Source: nycourts.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Elections
- State Senator - District No. 13 · July 21, 2026 · State Senate District 13; Arizona
Profile last researched July 18, 2026.