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Justin Wilmeth

Republican · AZ · Arizona State Representative, District 2

Justin Wilmeth is the Republican incumbent in Arizona House District 2, first elected in 2022. An Arizona State University graduate who has worked in communications andpolicy advising, he touts a bipartisan record of bills signed into law. He is running in the July 2026 primary for re-election.

Where Justin Wilmeth stands, based on their records

Supports

Government Efficiency (3 records), Public Infrastructure (1 record)

Opposes

Government Spending Reduction (1 record)

Track record

Track record — Government Efficiency

Government Efficiency · 3 support

  • Representative Justin Wilmeth (LD 2) sponsored HCR 2005, a proposed constitutional amendment requiring the Legislature to adjourn sine die by April 30; the measure was listed in the Government Committee summary.

    January 30, 2026Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: azleg.gov · researched August 20, 2026

  • Wilmeth sponsored HB 2979, which modernizes Arizona's state credit union charter by removing outdated statutory restrictions; Governor Katie Hobbs signed it into law on June 19, 2025.

    June 19, 2025Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: thecreditunionconnection.com · researched July 7, 2026

  • Sponsored a 2025 Arizona law setting what architects, engineers, land surveyors and landscape architects licensed in another state must show to be registered in Arizona (House Bill 2200). Applicants need a valid out-of-state license plus a certification from their profession's national council, and land surveyors must also pass an Arizona exam on surveying methods and law. The governor signed it on April 7, 2025 as Chapter 44.

    January 23, 2025Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: azleg.gov · researched August 20, 2026

Track record — Government Spending Reduction

Government Spending Reduction · 1 oppose

  • Representative Justin Wilmeth (LD 2) sponsored HB 2871, an appropriation of $10 million to the Arizona Department of Health Services for ibogaine clinical research; the measure was listed in the Appropriations Committee summary.

    February 20, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: azleg.gov · researched August 20, 2026

Track record — Public Infrastructure

Public Infrastructure · 1 support

  • Sponsored an Arizona bill barring counties from using zoning rules to block small nuclear reactors of 300 megawatts or less built next to a large industrial customer, if the operator gives public notice and holds a comment session. The House passed it 32-22 on March 2, 2026 (House Bill 2456).

    March 2, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: azleg.gov · researched August 20, 2026

Track record — General

General · 3 records

  • Sponsored a bill letting Arizona cities and counties set up tourism improvement areas, where lodging businesses pay up to $5 or 5% per room per night to fund tourism promotion. The governor signed it into law (House Bill 2950, Chapter 206).

    February 6, 2026

    Source: azleg.gov · researched August 20, 2026

  • Sponsored an Arizona bill letting cities and counties create tourism improvement areas, zones where hotels and motels pay an added fee that funds local tourism promotion (House Bill 2873).

    February 13, 2025

    Source: azleg.gov · researched August 20, 2026

  • Sponsored a bill to move the Arizona Space Commission's strategic plan to odd-numbered years and stagger its members' terms; the bill stalled in the Senate and never became law (House Bill 2687, 2025).

    January 31, 2025

    Source: azleg.gov · researched August 20, 2026

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Profile last researched July 7, 2026.