Judy Schwiebert
AZ
Judy Schwiebert served in the Arizona House of Representatives from 2021 to 2025 after 27 years teaching in Glendale and Peoria high schools. She co-founded Theater Works, a Glendale nonprofit education group.
Where Judy Schwiebert stands, based on their records
Supports
Government Efficiency (6 records)
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (3 support · 15 oppose), Public Education Quality (16 support · 1 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 6 support
Questioned Superintendent Tom Horne at an audit-committee hearing about federal school-funding allocations and communication, and pressed for an audit.
September 18, 2024Supports Government Efficiency
Source: azhousedemocrats.com
Joined five colleagues in requesting a special audit of state school-improvement and Title I funding, the federal aid for schools serving low-income students.
August 7, 2024Supports Government Efficiency
Source: azauditor.gov
Introduced HB2560 seeking tighter sober-home licensing and continued state enforcement when owners changed. The House did not pass it.
January 17, 2024Supports Government Efficiency
Source: azleg.gov
Introduced HB2782 seeking a separate state-budget line for the expanded private-school voucher program. The House did not pass it.
February 13, 2023Supports Government Efficiency
Source: azleg.gov
Introduced HB2829 seeking $300,000 and three staff positions for state audits of charter schools. The House did not pass it.
May 24, 2021Supports Government Efficiency
Source: azleg.gov
Introduced HB2825 seeking a study of online schools’ academic results and special-education spending. The House did not pass it.
February 8, 2021Supports Government Efficiency
Source: azleg.gov
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 3 support · 15 oppose
Voted for HB2897, the fiscal 2025 state spending bill. The budget cut base funding for Arizona’s three public universities by 3.45%.
June 15, 2024Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: azleg.gov
Introduced HB2863 seeking state funding to renovate or replace aging public-school buildings. The House did not pass it.
February 6, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: azleg.gov
Introduced HCR2044 seeking an 8.9% school trust-fund payout in fiscal 2026–2036 to fund school staff, buildings and support services. The House did not pass it.
February 1, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: azleg.gov
Introduced HB2649 seeking insurance and Medicaid coverage for inherited-cancer genetic screening, counseling and tests. The House did not pass it.
January 25, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: azleg.gov
Introduced HB2557 seeking to direct 55% of state unclaimed-property receipts to the Housing Trust Fund. The House did not pass it.
January 17, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: azleg.gov
Voted for SB1720, the general spending bill for Arizona’s $17.8 billion fiscal 2024 state budget.
May 10, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: azhouse.gov
Introduced HB2779 seeking $1.2 billion to raise teacher pay to the national median and school support-staff pay by $4 an hour. The House did not pass it.
February 13, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: azleg.gov
Collected signatures for the Stop Voucher Expansion petition, seeking a public vote on Arizona’s expanded private-school voucher program.
October 11, 2022Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: currently.att.yahoo.com
Introduced HB2816 seeking $1 billion more in basic state funding for public schools. The House did not pass it.
June 23, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: azleg.gov
Introduced HB2530 seeking $5 million to expand state tuition scholarships to trainees in school counseling, psychology and social work. The House did not pass it.
June 23, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: azleg.gov
Voted against HB2853, which expanded taxpayer-funded private-school vouchers to all Arizona students eligible for public school and added $2.2 million for administration.
June 22, 2022Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: azhouse.gov
Voted for HCR2039, allowing school districts to spend already-funded local revenues above the constitutional spending cap for fiscal 2022.
February 15, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: azhouse.gov
Introduced HB2817 seeking $3 million for training and support staff in districts with less-experienced teachers. The House did not pass it.
February 8, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: azleg.gov
Voted for HB2001 in the wildfire special session, approving $99.5 million for fire response, recovery and prevention.
June 17, 2021Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: azhouse.gov
Introduced HB2829 seeking $300,000 and three staff positions for state audits of charter schools. The House did not pass it.
May 24, 2021Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: azleg.gov
Sponsored and voted for HB2824, seeking $5 million for adult education and college credentials. It passed the House 42–18 but stalled in the Senate.
March 4, 2021Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: azleg.gov
Introduced HB2730 seeking protection from pandemic enrollment funding losses and equal funding for distance-learning students. The House did not pass it.
February 4, 2021Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: azleg.gov
Introduced HB2729 seeking more special-education funding and $5 million for students with unusually costly needs. The House did not pass it.
February 2, 2021Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: azleg.gov
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 16 support · 1 oppose
Voted for HB2897, the fiscal 2025 state spending bill. The budget cut base funding for Arizona’s three public universities by 3.45%.
June 15, 2024Opposes Public Education Quality
Source: azleg.gov
Introduced HB2863 seeking state funding to renovate or replace aging public-school buildings. The House did not pass it.
February 6, 2024Supports Public Education Quality
Source: azleg.gov
Introduced HCR2044 seeking an 8.9% school trust-fund payout in fiscal 2026–2036 to fund school staff, buildings and support services. The House did not pass it.
February 1, 2024Supports Public Education Quality
Source: azleg.gov
Voted for SB1315, requiring school emergency plans to explain how responders communicate with and help students with disabilities.
April 26, 2023Supports Public Education Quality
Source: azhouse.gov
Introduced HB2779 seeking $1.2 billion to raise teacher pay to the national median and school support-staff pay by $4 an hour. The House did not pass it.
February 13, 2023Supports Public Education Quality
Source: azleg.gov
Collected signatures for the Stop Voucher Expansion petition, seeking a public vote on Arizona’s expanded private-school voucher program.
October 11, 2022Supports Public Education Quality
Source: currently.att.yahoo.com
Introduced HB2816 seeking $1 billion more in basic state funding for public schools. The House did not pass it.
June 23, 2022Supports Public Education Quality
Source: azleg.gov
Introduced HB2530 seeking $5 million to expand state tuition scholarships to trainees in school counseling, psychology and social work. The House did not pass it.
June 23, 2022Supports Public Education Quality
Source: azleg.gov
Voted against HB2853, which expanded taxpayer-funded private-school vouchers to all Arizona students eligible for public school and added $2.2 million for administration.
June 22, 2022Supports Public Education Quality
Source: azhouse.gov
Voted for HCR2039, allowing school districts to spend already-funded local revenues above the constitutional spending cap for fiscal 2022.
February 15, 2022Supports Public Education Quality
Source: azhouse.gov
Introduced HB2818 seeking college credit for approved high-school career courses through a statewide transfer agreement. The House did not pass it.
February 8, 2022Supports Public Education Quality
Source: azleg.gov
Introduced HB2817 seeking $3 million for training and support staff in districts with less-experienced teachers. The House did not pass it.
February 8, 2022Supports Public Education Quality
Source: azleg.gov
Introduced HB2829 seeking $300,000 and three staff positions for state audits of charter schools. The House did not pass it.
May 24, 2021Supports Public Education Quality
Source: azleg.gov
Voted for SCR1044, sending voters a proposal for in-state college tuition for qualifying Arizona graduates without lawful immigration status.
May 10, 2021Supports Public Education Quality
Source: azhouse.gov
Sponsored and voted for HB2824, seeking $5 million for adult education and college credentials. It passed the House 42–18 but stalled in the Senate.
March 4, 2021Supports Public Education Quality
Source: azleg.gov
Introduced HB2730 seeking protection from pandemic enrollment funding losses and equal funding for distance-learning students. The House did not pass it.
February 4, 2021Supports Public Education Quality
Source: azleg.gov
Introduced HB2729 seeking more special-education funding and $5 million for students with unusually costly needs. The House did not pass it.
February 2, 2021Supports Public Education Quality
Source: azleg.gov
Track record — General
General · 30 records
Served on Opportunity Arizona’s board. Her prior work included 27 years teaching at Greenway and Cactus high schools and co-founding TheaterWorks.
September 18, 2026
Source: opportunityarizona.org
Endorsed Kyle Clayton for Arizona Senate District 27.
July 14, 2026
Source: kyleforarizona.com
Received the Maricopa college faculty PAC’s at-large board endorsement. She also served on Paradise Valley Community College’s president’s advisory council.
February 18, 2026
Source: mccfa.org
Co-founded Desert Progressives, which protested for better education policies and Trump’s impeachment at the Arizona Capitol in January 2018.
February 9, 2025
Source: spiegel.de
Received Everytown for Gun Safety’s endorsement for Arizona Senate District 2.
July 19, 2024
Source: everytown.org
Voted for HB2677, repealing Arizona’s near-total abortion ban.
April 24, 2024
Source: azleg.gov
Introduced HB2861 seeking stronger appraisal protections and higher relocation payments for owners forced to sell their condos. The House did not pass it.
February 8, 2024
Source: azleg.gov
Introduced HB2862 seeking to limit tuition increases at private schools accepting vouchers to the annual inflation rate. The House did not pass it.
February 6, 2024
Source: azleg.gov
Introduced HB2559 seeking to extend federal negotiated drug-price limits to purchases and reimbursements statewide. The House did not pass it.
January 22, 2024
Source: azleg.gov
Introduced HB2558 seeking limits on unjustified large price increases for essential generic drugs. The House did not pass it.
January 22, 2024
Source: azleg.gov
Introduced HB2561 seeking to ban extra facility fees at hospital-owned outpatient centers, with a Medicare exception. The House did not pass it.
January 17, 2024
Source: azleg.gov
Joined three House Education members in requesting attorney-general guidance on approved bilingual school programs and access to English-learner funding.
June 30, 2023
Source: azag.gov
Voted against SB1040, restricting transgender students’ access to school restrooms and allowing related lawsuits. The governor vetoed it.
May 15, 2023
Source: azhouse.gov
Voted for HR2003, expelling Representative Liz Harris from the Arizona House.
April 12, 2023
Source: azhouse.gov
Introduced HB2780 seeking protections against forced condo sales without each owner’s agreement. It failed in the House Commerce Committee.
February 7, 2023
Source: azleg.gov
Introduced HB2784 seeking each condo owner’s agreement on a sales price before transfer of title. The House did not pass it.
February 7, 2023
Source: azleg.gov
Introduced HCR2011 seeking a voter decision on restoring local authority to regulate short-term rentals. The House did not pass it.
January 26, 2023
Source: azleg.gov
Introduced HB2161 seeking a cap on annual rent increases, with an exception for major remodeling. The House did not pass it.
January 23, 2023
Source: azleg.gov
Introduced HB2163 seeking an increase in the maximum fine for health-facility violations from $500 to $1,000. The House did not pass it.
January 17, 2023
Source: azleg.gov
Received assignments to the House Education and Appropriations committees and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee.
December 7, 2022
Source: azhousedemocrats.com
Received the Human Rights Campaign PAC’s endorsement for Arizona House District 2.
August 19, 2022
Source: hrc.org
Received the Arizona AFL-CIO’s endorsement for Arizona House District 2.
August 16, 2022
Source: azaflcio.org
Received NARAL Pro-Choice Arizona’s endorsement for Arizona House District 2.
July 12, 2022
Source: reproductivefreedomforall.org
Introduced HB2628 seeking regular tests of contaminants in sport fish and bilingual health warnings. The House did not pass it.
January 31, 2022
Source: azleg.gov
Joined state lawmakers in urging the U.S. Senate to remain in session and pass the Freedom to Vote Act and John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.
December 14, 2021
Source: dfadcoalition.org
Voted against SB1828, which phased in a 2.5% flat Arizona income tax.
June 24, 2021
Source: azhouse.gov
Introduced HB2888 seeking a study of pandemic enrollment losses and children who left school. The House did not pass it.
February 10, 2021
Source: azleg.gov
Received EMILYs List’s endorsement for Arizona House District 20.
July 2, 2020
Source: emilyslist.org
Received Sister District’s endorsement for Arizona House District 20.
April 8, 2020
Source: stateswin.org
Directed the Whole Life Center at Shadow Rock church.
December 13, 2017
Source: swcucc.org
Past race Judy Schwiebert ran in:
- Maricopa County Community College District Governing Board Member, At-Large · November 3, 2026 · Maricopa County, Arizona