Keshel, Rachel "Jones"
Republican · AZ · Arizona State Representative, District 17
Rachel Keshel is a Republican Arizona state representative for District 17. Before entering the legislature, she worked as a UPS business executive, teacher, and preschool director.
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Public Safety and Crime Control
· 1 record
On February 20, 2025, Rachel Keshel was one of two Arizona House members voting against HB 2581, which established a statewide system for tracking sexual-assault-kit evidence.
February 20, 2025Against
Source: azleg.gov · researched July 9, 2026
Election Integrity
· 3 records
On February 9, 2026, an Arizona House summary identified Rachel Keshel as sponsor of HCR 2016, a voter referral eliminating voting centers and in-person early-voting locations and limiting in-person voting to designated polling places.
February 9, 2026For
Source: azleg.gov · researched July 9, 2026
On April 7, 2025, Rachel Keshel praised President Trump's election executive order and called for Arizona's 2026 elections to use hand-marked, hand-counted paper ballots.
April 7, 2025For
Source: azleg.gov · researched July 9, 2026
On February 12, 2024, Representative Rachel Jones, now Rachel Keshel, proposed an amendment to HCR 2055 calling for Arizona's 11 presidential electors to be appointed to the Republican primary winner and for election-day-only, hand-counted voting.
February 12, 2024Against
Source: azleg.gov · researched July 9, 2026
Civil Rights
· 1 record
On February 20, 2025, the Arizona House passed HB 2438, sponsored by Rachel Keshel, to prohibit amending birth certificates to reflect a sex change; the governor later vetoed the bill.
February 20, 2025Against
Source: kjzz.org · researched July 9, 2026
General
· 1 record
As of July 9, 2026, Turning Point PAC's official endorsement page listed Rachel Keshel as its endorsed candidate for Arizona House District 17.
July 9, 2026
Source: tppac.com · researched July 9, 2026
Integrity and Ethics
· 2 records
On May 12, 2026, a Pima County judge dismissed a harassment injunction filed by Rachel Keshel and her husband against an online critic after they failed to prove the named person controlled the account.
May 12, 2026
Source: tucson.com · researched July 9, 2026
On May 12, 2025, Rachel Keshel co-chaired a Joint Legislative Ad Hoc Committee on Family Court Orders hearing that received presentations from the Arizona Board of Psychologist Examiners and Commission on Judicial Conduct.
May 12, 2025
Source: azleg.gov · researched July 9, 2026
Elections
- State Representative - District No. 17 · July 21, 2026 · State House District 17; Arizona · incumbent
Profile last researched July 9, 2026.