Teresa Martinez
Republican · AZ · Arizona State Representative, District 16
Teresa Martinez was born and raised in Casa Grande in Pinal County, the oldest of five children of a miner at the San Manuel Mine, and is a single mom. She has held multiple positions for two Members of Congress and for a former Arizona Secretary of State.
Where Teresa Martinez stands, based on their records
Supports
AI Regulation (1 record), Healthcare Affordability (2 records), Anti-Corruption (3 records),
Opposes
Immigration (4 records), Gun Control (4 records)
Mixed record
Environment and Public Health (3 support · 8 oppose), Labor Rights (1 support · 1 oppose), Public Safety and Crime Control (11 support · 3 oppose),
Track record
Track record — AI Regulation
AI Regulation · 1 support
Voted for Senate Bill 1462, which extends the law on sharing explicit images to computer-made fakes of real people. The Arizona House passed it 33-24, and the Governor signed it into law.
April 17, 2025Supports AI Regulation
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 2 support
Voted for Senate Bill 1590, which removes the yearly dollar limit on insurance coverage for autism therapy. The Arizona House passed it 43-12, and the Governor signed it into law.
April 30, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: legiscan.com
Teresa Martinez sponsored HB2451 to create a prescription digital therapeutics pilot program; it passed the House and died in the Senate.
March 21, 2023Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 3 support · 8 oppose
Teresa Martinez sponsored HB2753 changing groundwater replenishment rules in the Pinal Active Management Area; it became law as Chapter 216.
May 23, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 1300, a bill to let Cochise County voters decide groundwater limits for part of the San Simon valley. The Arizona House passed it 31-23, and the Governor vetoed it.
May 6, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 1518, a bill to make old groundwater pumping rights tradable. The Arizona House passed it 32-25, and the Governor vetoed it.
May 5, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 1316, which makes Arizona's review of deaths tied to pregnancy permanent. The Arizona House passed it 42-14, and the Governor signed it into law.
April 28, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for House Bill 2574, a bill to let counties approve small subdivisions without a water supply test. The Arizona House passed it 31-26, and the Governor vetoed it.
March 11, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for House Bill 2573, a bill to move wine grapes and soil-free crops outside Arizona's irrigation limits. The Arizona House passed it 33-27, and the Governor vetoed it.
February 26, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for House Bill 2527, a bill to bar retiring a power plant until a plant of equal output is available. The Arizona House passed it 33-27, and the Governor vetoed it.
February 26, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
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 House passed it 36-22, and the Governor signed it into law.
February 20, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for House Bill 2202, a bill to let farmers move an old groundwater pumping right onto new ground. The Arizona House passed it 32-27, and the Governor vetoed it.
February 12, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for House Bill 2089, a bill to let voters end a groundwater management area by petition after ten years. The Arizona House passed it 32-27, and the Governor vetoed it.
February 12, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for House Bill 2088, a bill to let the state water director shrink a groundwater management area. The Arizona House passed it 32-26, and the Governor vetoed it.
February 11, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Labor Rights
Labor Rights · 1 support · 1 oppose
Voted for Senate Bill 1514, a bill to make arbitration binding for warehouse workers. The Arizona House passed it 34-25, and the Governor vetoed it.
June 18, 2025Opposes Labor Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 1159, which raises the unpaid wage claim a worker can bring to the Industrial Commission from $5,000 to $12,000. The Arizona House passed it 42-15, and the Governor signed it into law.
March 27, 2025Supports Labor Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Anti-Corruption
Anti-Corruption · 3 support
Voted for Senate Bill 1036, a bill to let any resident sue over public money being used to sway an election. The Arizona House passed it 31-27, and the Governor vetoed it.
May 1, 2025Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 1089, a bill to make the transport department explain passing over the cheapest bid. The Arizona House passed it 33-25, and the Governor vetoed it.
April 16, 2025Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 1612, a bill to put the state health program under Arizona's procurement rules. The Arizona House passed it 31-25, and the Governor vetoed it.
April 16, 2025Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Immigration
Immigration · 4 oppose
Voted for Senate Bill 1268, a bill to make hospitals ask patients about their immigration status. The Arizona House passed it 32-25, and the Governor vetoed it.
May 5, 2025Opposes Immigration
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 1088, a bill to tie Arizona government and its contractors to federal immigration enforcement. The Arizona House passed it 31-27, and the Governor vetoed it.
May 1, 2025Opposes Immigration
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 1610, a bill to make county jails send arrestees' details to federal immigration agents. The Arizona House passed it 33-25, and the Governor vetoed it.
April 16, 2025Opposes Immigration
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 1164, a bill to push local officials toward federal immigration enforcement and make jails honor detainers. The Arizona House passed it 33-26, and the Governor vetoed it.
April 10, 2025Opposes Immigration
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 11 support · 3 oppose
Teresa Martinez sponsored HB2114 changing motorcycle registration requirements and safety-fund allocations; it became law as Chapter 260.
June 22, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 1019, a bill to ban photo enforcement of traffic laws. The Arizona House passed it 34-22, and the Governor vetoed it.
June 24, 2025Opposes Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 1351, which creates a new felony of gift card theft. The Arizona House passed it 33-25, and the Governor signed it into law.
May 7, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 1310, a bill to make filing a fake claim against someone's property a class 4 felony. The Arizona House passed it 34-23, and the Governor vetoed it.
May 5, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 1295, which makes using a computer-made voice, image or video of a real person to cheat people a felony. The Arizona House passed it 40-17, and the Governor signed it into law.
May 5, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 1725, a bill to cut the fentanyl amount that triggers the toughest sentences from 200 grams to 9. The Arizona House passed it 31-26, and the Governor vetoed it.
May 1, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 1462, which extends the law on sharing explicit images to computer-made fakes of real people. The Arizona House passed it 33-24, and the Governor signed it into law.
April 17, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 1461, which stops a police officer being fired for failing probation after a promotion. The Arizona House passed it 42-17, and the Governor signed it into law.
April 10, 2025Opposes Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 1060, which makes police forces give an officer the papers 24 hours before an internal inquiry interview. The Arizona House passed it 38-20, and the Governor signed it into law.
March 25, 2025Opposes Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 1437, which makes school board members and substitute teachers report suspected child abuse. The Arizona House passed it 38-20, and the Governor signed it into law.
March 18, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legiscan.com
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 House passed it 46-12, and the Governor signed it into law.
March 3, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for House Bill 2374, which raises the offense class for stalking, threats and assault done by agents of a foreign government. The Arizona House passed it 35-25, and the Governor signed it into law.
February 26, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legiscan.com
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 House passed it 39-20, and the Governor signed it into law.
February 12, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for House Bill 2074, which lets school safety grants pay for safety officers, equipment, training and building work. The Arizona House passed it 35-24, and the Governor signed it into law.
February 3, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 5 support
Voted for Senate Bill 1529, which makes cities keep ready-made house plans any builder can use. The Arizona House passed it 44-12, and the Governor signed it into law.
June 26, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 1353, which gives larger cities 15 working days to answer a single-family home permit request. The Arizona House passed it 44-14, and the Governor signed it into law.
May 7, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for House Bill 2447, which makes cities let staff approve site plans and land splits without a public hearing. The Arizona House passed it 38-22, and the Governor signed it into law.
February 25, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for House Bill 2110, which makes cities open at least 10 percent of older commercial property to housing. The Arizona House passed it 42-16, and the Governor signed it into law.
February 20, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legiscan.com
Teresa Martinez sponsored HB2648 changing condominium and planned-community lien and assessment rules; it became law as Chapter 113.
April 10, 2024Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support · 5 oppose
Voted for Senate Bill 1296, a bill to make unemployment claimants report five job search actions every week. The Arizona House passed it 32-23, and the Governor vetoed it.
April 14, 2025Opposes Social Programs and Welfare
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 1333, which pushes the state to place foster children in family homes rather than group settings. The Arizona House passed it 44-11, and the Governor signed it into law.
April 9, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 1071, a bill to check food assistance households against lottery and gambling winnings. The Arizona House passed it 31-25, and the Governor vetoed it.
March 31, 2025Opposes Social Programs and Welfare
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for House Bill 2122, a bill to stop Arizona easing the work rule attached to food assistance. The Arizona House passed it 33-27, and the Governor vetoed it.
February 25, 2025Opposes Social Programs and Welfare
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for House Bill 2121, a bill to make able-bodied adults under 60 join a work program to keep food assistance. The Arizona House passed it 33-27, and the Governor vetoed it.
February 25, 2025Opposes Social Programs and Welfare
Source: legiscan.com
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 House passed it 32-26, and the Governor vetoed it.
February 20, 2025Opposes Social Programs and Welfare
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 1 support
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 House passed it 33-26, and the Governor vetoed it.
February 17, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Gun Control
Gun Control · 4 oppose
Voted for Senate Bill 1143, a bill to block government records showing who owns firearms. The Arizona House passed it 32-25, and the Governor vetoed it.
May 5, 2025Opposes Gun Control
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 1014, a bill to take firearm suppressors off Arizona's list of prohibited weapons. The Arizona House passed it 31-25, and the Governor vetoed it.
May 1, 2025Opposes Gun Control
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 1020, a bill to stop universities and community colleges banning guns on campus. The Arizona House passed it 31-27, and the Governor vetoed it.
May 1, 2025Opposes Gun Control
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 1705, a bill to let a court fine a local official personally for making local gun rules. The Arizona House passed it 31-24, and the Governor vetoed it.
April 16, 2025Opposes Gun Control
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Election Integrity
Election Integrity · 10 support · 1 oppose
Voted for Senate Bill 1001, a bill to let counties count early ballots on site and tighten late drop-offs. The Arizona House passed it 31-25, and the Governor vetoed it.
June 24, 2025Supports Election Integrity
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 1098, a bill to require proof of identity to hand in an early ballot. The Arizona House passed it 32-25, and the Governor vetoed it.
May 5, 2025Supports Election Integrity
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 1064, a bill to set minimum security standards for vote counting machines. The Arizona House passed it 32-25, and the Governor vetoed it.
May 5, 2025Supports Election Integrity
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 1280, a bill to make counties publish the cast vote record within 48 hours of the county count. The Arizona House passed it 33-25, and the Governor vetoed it.
April 16, 2025Supports Election Integrity
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 1123, a bill to set security rules for the paper ballots are printed on. The Arizona House passed it 31-21, and the Governor vetoed it.
April 15, 2025Supports Election Integrity
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for House Bill 2440, a bill to shield county supervisors from prosecution for voting against certifying an election. The Arizona House passed it 33-24, and the Governor vetoed it.
March 5, 2025Opposes Election Integrity
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for House Bill 2154, a bill to drop voters from the early ballot list when their mail comes back undelivered. The Arizona House passed it 32-26, and the Governor vetoed it.
March 3, 2025Supports Election Integrity
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for House Bill 2004, a bill to stop county recorders sending voter registration cards to out-of-state addresses. The Arizona House passed it 32-27, and the Governor vetoed it.
February 12, 2025Supports Election Integrity
Source: legiscan.com
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 House passed it 37-19, and the Governor vetoed it.
February 6, 2025Supports Election Integrity
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for House Bill 2007, a bill to ban paying anyone by the number of voter registration forms they collect. The Arizona House passed it 34-23, and the Governor vetoed it.
February 6, 2025Supports Election Integrity
Source: legiscan.com
Teresa Martinez co-sponsored HB2492 requiring citizenship verification for voter registration; it became law as Chapter 99.
March 30, 2022Supports Election Integrity
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Limit Foreign Influence
Limit Foreign Influence · 1 support
Voted for House Bill 2374, which raises the offense class for stalking, threats and assault done by agents of a foreign government. The Arizona House passed it 35-25, and the Governor signed it into law.
February 26, 2025Supports Limit Foreign Influence
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 2 support · 8 oppose
Voted for Senate Bill 1097, a bill to make public schools serve as polling places and close on election days. The Arizona House passed it 31-23, and the Governor vetoed it.
May 6, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 1052, a bill to take the vote away from citizens who have never lived in the United States. The Arizona House passed it 32-25, and the Governor vetoed it.
May 5, 2025Opposes Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com
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 House passed it 31-27, and the Governor vetoed it.
May 1, 2025Opposes Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 1003, a bill to make schools provide separate restrooms and changing rooms on request. The Arizona House passed it 31-27, and the Governor vetoed it.
May 1, 2025Opposes Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com
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 House passed it 31-27, and the Governor vetoed it.
May 1, 2025Opposes Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 1378, which stops a homeowners association banning a political flag. The Arizona House passed it 32-25, and the Governor signed it into law.
April 17, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 1584, a bill to make the state and local governments hire on merit and nothing else. The Arizona House passed it 31-21, and the Governor vetoed it.
April 15, 2025Opposes Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for House Bill 2880, which bans overnight encampments on university and community college campuses. The Arizona House passed it 41-17, and the Governor signed it into law.
March 3, 2025Opposes Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for House Bill 2062, a bill to set one meaning for sex-based words across state law. The Arizona House passed it 32-27, and the Governor vetoed it.
February 12, 2025Opposes Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for House Bill 2017, a bill to close voting centers and cut back early voting sites. The Arizona House passed it 32-26, and the Governor vetoed it.
February 11, 2025Opposes Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 4 support · 1 oppose
Teresa Martinez, chair of the House Rural Economic Development Committee, sponsored HB2113 to require state intervention in extreme residential utility rate cases; Governor Katie Hobbs vetoed it.
June 23, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: azleg.gov
Voted for Senate Bill 1514, a bill to make arbitration binding for warehouse workers. The Arizona House passed it 34-25, and the Governor vetoed it.
June 18, 2025Opposes Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 1159, which raises the unpaid wage claim a worker can bring to the Industrial Commission from $5,000 to $12,000. The Arizona House passed it 42-15, and the Governor signed it into law.
March 27, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for House Bill 2788, a bill to make electric utilities file a 15-year resource plan every three years. The Arizona House passed it 31-28, and the Governor vetoed it.
February 26, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com
Teresa Martinez sponsored HB2698 restricting assignments of insurance benefits; it became law as Chapter 157.
April 18, 2022Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 3 support
Voted for Senate Bill 1307, which makes the state plan for small electric aircraft landing pads and charging from September 2026. The Arizona House passed it 44-12, and the Governor signed it into law.
May 1, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 1501, a bill to require electricity grid security reviews every two years. The Arizona House passed it 31-25, and the Governor vetoed it.
March 31, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: legiscan.com
Teresa Martinez co-sponsored HB2809 authorizing reimbursement agreements for public infrastructure improvements; it became law as Chapter 181.
June 19, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — General
General · 6 records
Teresa Martinez sponsored HB2938 establishing a mandatory rounding method for cash transactions; it became law as Chapter 5.
March 12, 2026
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against Senate Bill 1537, which sets up a state license for housing people move into after prison. The Arizona House passed it 31-25, and the Governor signed it into law.
June 26, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against Senate Bill 1247, which raises the age for buying tobacco and vaping products from 18 to 21. The Arizona House passed it 39-13, and the Governor signed it into law.
June 4, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
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 House passed it 32-23, and the Governor vetoed it.
April 28, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate Bill 1256, a bill to bar state agencies from using diversity, equity and inclusion programs in hiring. The Arizona House passed it 33-25, and the Governor vetoed it.
April 16, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
An Arizona House advisory identified Teresa Martinez as House majority whip during the 56th Legislature.
January 11, 2024
Source: azleg.gov
Past races Teresa Martinez ran in:
- State Representative - District No. 16 · November 3, 2026 · State House District 16; Arizona · incumbent
- State Representative, District 16 · July 21, 2026 · State House District 16; Arizona · incumbent