Carine Werner
Republican · AZ · Arizona State Senator for Legislative District 4 and Scottsdale Unified School District Governing Board member
Carine Werner is the Republican Arizona state senator for Legislative District 4 and a member of the Scottsdale Unified School District governing board. She joined the Senate in 2025 and in 2026 chairs the Health and Human Services Committee, serves as vice chair of the Education Committee, and sits on Appropriations. Werner immigrated to the United States at age 11 and co-owns a real-estate consulting firm with her husband.
Track record
Environment and Public Health
· 1 record
Werner voted for SB 1309, requiring improvements to the electrical power grid to protect against severe weather and drought conditions.
April 15, 2025For
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Government Efficiency
· 1 record
Following Werner-led oversight hearings and passage of SB 1175, the Arizona Department of Child Safety agreed to administratively require current photographs for children in its care to improve safety documentation.
June 12, 2026For
Source: azsenaterepublicans.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Healthcare Affordability
· 1 record
Werner voted for HB 2693, allowing insurers and Arizona's Medicaid program to limit coverage for genetic sequencing.
April 16, 2025Against
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Government Spending Reduction
· 1 record
Werner voted for HB 2704, authorizing tax distributions for reconstruction and operation of the Arizona Diamondbacks' stadium.
June 19, 2025Against
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Public Safety and Crime Control
· 5 records
Following Werner-led oversight hearings and passage of SB 1175, the Arizona Department of Child Safety agreed to administratively require current photographs for children in its care to improve safety documentation.
June 12, 2026For
Source: azsenaterepublicans.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Werner voted for HB 2223, requiring disclosure and notification when a registered sex offender requests a legal name change.
April 1, 2026For
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Werner voted for SB 1635, prohibiting individuals from alerting others to law-enforcement activity in specified circumstances.
March 2, 2026For
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Werner voted for SB 1055, requiring state law enforcement to notify federal immigration authorities when a person without legal status is arrested.
February 23, 2026For
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Werner voted for HB 2112, requiring commercial pornography websites to verify users' ages before granting access.
May 6, 2025For
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Election Integrity
· 1 record
Werner voted for SB 1280, requiring county election officials to transmit cast-vote records to the Secretary of State within 48 hours after the county canvass.
April 29, 2025For
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Personal Income Tax Reduction
· 1 record
Werner voted for SB 1106, aligning specified Arizona income-tax provisions with federal tax changes in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
January 15, 2026For
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Data Privacy
· 1 record
Werner voted for HB 2112, requiring commercial pornography websites to verify users' ages before granting access.
May 6, 2025Against
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Civil Rights
· 4 records
Werner voted for SB 1635, prohibiting individuals from alerting others to law-enforcement activity in specified circumstances.
March 2, 2026Against
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Werner voted for SB 1520, requiring state law-enforcement agencies to share requested information with the federal government.
February 25, 2026Against
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Werner voted for SB 1055, requiring state law enforcement to notify federal immigration authorities when a person without legal status is arrested.
February 23, 2026Against
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Werner voted for HB 2438, prohibiting changes to Arizona birth certificates to reflect a person's gender identity.
April 15, 2025Against
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Corporate Accountability
· 2 records
Werner voted for HB 2704, authorizing tax distributions for reconstruction and operation of the Arizona Diamondbacks' stadium.
June 19, 2025Against
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Werner voted against SB 1543, which authorized Axon to build a headquarters development in Scottsdale.
April 15, 2025For
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Public Infrastructure
· 1 record
Werner voted for SB 1309, requiring improvements to the electrical power grid to protect against severe weather and drought conditions.
April 15, 2025For
Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched July 18, 2026
Elections
- State Senator - District No. 4 · July 21, 2026 · State Senate District 4; Arizona · incumbent
Profile last researched July 18, 2026.