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Martin Quezada

AZ · Member, Pendergast Elementary School District Governing Board

Martin J. Quezada has served on the Pendergast Elementary School District governing board since 2011 and practices law. He served in the Arizona Senate from 2015 to 2023 and in the Arizona House from 2013 to 2015.

Where Martin Quezada stands, based on their records

Supports

Government Efficiency (1 record), Civil Rights (2 records)

Opposes

Government Spending Reduction (1 record)

Campaign finance information not available

Track record

Track record — Government Efficiency

Government Efficiency · 1 support

  • As an Arizona representative, Martín Quezada sponsored HB 2611 to prevent school boards from renegotiating superintendent contracts more than 15 months before expiration; the House Education Committee advanced it 8-0.

    February 18, 2013Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: azleg.gov · researched July 10, 2026

Track record — Government Spending Reduction

Government Spending Reduction · 1 oppose

  • Quezada offered a floor amendment creating a state family and medical leave insurance program with worker protections, wage-replacement benefits, and domestic-violence safe leave.

    May 25, 2021Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: azleg.gov · researched July 10, 2026

Track record — Civil Rights

Civil Rights · 2 support

  • After leaving the Arizona Senate, Quezada testified in federal litigation challenging two 2022 voting laws and described racially motivated comments he said were made during the legislative process.

    December 12, 2023Supports Civil Rights

    Source: kjzz.org · researched July 10, 2026

  • As a state senator, Quezada championed 'ban the box' legislation to remove the felony-conviction checkbox from Arizona state-agency job applications, part of a broader criminal-justice-reform push; the measure was blocked in the Republican-controlled Legislature during the 2017 session.

    June 5, 2017Supports Civil Rights

    Source: cronkitenews.azpbs.org · researched July 10, 2026

Track record — General

General · 1 record

  • Quezada offered a floor amendment creating a state family and medical leave insurance program with worker protections, wage-replacement benefits, and domestic-violence safe leave.

    May 25, 2021

    Source: azleg.gov · researched July 10, 2026

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Profile last researched August 7, 2026.