Jamescita Peshlakai
Democratic · AZ · Member of the Arizona State Transportation Board for Transportation District 5
Jamescita Peshlakai co-founded the Peshlakai Cultural Foundation and was Lead Coordinator of DINE Inc., a USDA-funded non-profit agricultural program. She served in the U.S. Army from 1989 to 1997 and holds a master's and a bachelor's in History and Philosophy from Northern Arizona University.
Where Jamescita Peshlakai stands, based on their records
Supports
Government Efficiency (1 record), Government Spending Reduction (1 record), Civil Rights (2 records)
Track record
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
Peshlakai joined a bipartisan group of Arizona legislators in the official 2018 general-election pamphlet supporting Proposition 125, the public-safety pension adjustment measure.
November 6, 2018Supports Government Efficiency
Source: apps.azsos.gov
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support
Peshlakai joined a bipartisan group of Arizona legislators in the official 2018 general-election pamphlet supporting Proposition 125, the public-safety pension adjustment measure.
November 6, 2018Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: apps.azsos.gov
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 2 support
Peshlakai supported legislation barring public schools from prohibiting Indigenous students from wearing tribal regalia or culturally significant objects at graduation; the Senate passed it.
April 13, 2021Supports Civil Rights
Source: kjzz.org
After years of Peshlakai's legislative and public advocacy, Arizona observed Indigenous Peoples' Day under a gubernatorial proclamation; she had first introduced replacement-holiday legislation in 2013.
October 12, 2020Supports Civil Rights
Source: cronkitenews.azpbs.org
Track record — General
General · 7 records
Peshlakai resigned from the Arizona Senate to take a role with the U.S. Department of the Interior after chairing the Legislature's Indigenous Peoples Caucus and advocating on water, education, infrastructure, and tribal representation.
December 22, 2021
Source: azmirror.com
Peshlakai sponsored SB 1110, which established Arizona transaction-privilege-tax exemptions for specified business and retail activity involving tribes and reservation commerce; the governor signed it into law.
July 10, 2021
Source: azleg.gov
Peshlakai sponsored SB 1802, establishing August 14 as National Navajo Code Talkers Day in Arizona; Governor Doug Ducey signed it into law.
March 29, 2021
Source: azleg.gov
Peshlakai won reelection to the Arizona Senate from District 7 in the November 2020 general election.
November 3, 2020
Source: apps.azsos.gov
Peshlakai served as Arizona Senate minority whip during the 54th Legislature.
January 14, 2019
Source: apps.azlibrary.gov
Peshlakai won the Arizona State Senate District 7 election with 54,421 votes.
November 8, 2016
Source: apps.azsos.gov
Peshlakai won election to the Arizona House of Representatives from District 7.
November 6, 2012
Source: apps.azsos.gov
Past races Jamescita Peshlakai ran in:
- State Senator - District No. 6 · November 3, 2026 · State Senate District 6; Arizona
- State Senator - District No. 6 · July 21, 2026 · State Senate District 6; Arizona