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Pamela Carter

Republican · AZ · Arizona State Representative

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Pamela Carter is an Arizona state representative and a small-business owner. Her legislative work has included public safety, consumer protection, military-family tax relief, and energy policy.

Where Pamela Carter stands, based on their records

Supports

AI Regulation (1 record), Healthcare Affordability (1 record), Anti-Corruption (3 records),

Opposes

Labor Rights (1 record), Immigration (4 records), Gun Control (4 records)

Mixed record

Environment and Public Health (2 support · 8 oppose), Public Safety and Crime Control (12 support · 3 oppose), Social Programs and Welfare (1 support · 6 oppose),

Campaign finance information not available

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 · researched September 5, 2026

Track record — Healthcare Affordability

Healthcare Affordability · 1 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 · researched September 5, 2026

Track record — Environment and Public Health

Environment and Public Health · 2 support · 8 oppose
  • Voted for 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, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 5, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 5, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 5, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 5, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 5, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 5, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 5, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 5, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 5, 2026

Track record — Labor Rights

Labor Rights · 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 · researched September 5, 2026

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 · researched September 5, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 5, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 5, 2026

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 · researched September 5, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 5, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 5, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 5, 2026

Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control

Public Safety and Crime Control · 12 support · 3 oppose
  • Sponsored HB2666, enacted as Chapter 61, increasing the penalty for adult sexual extortion of a 15-, 16-, or 17-year-old and requiring consecutive sentencing.

    April 13, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: azleg.gov · researched August 20, 2026

  • Sponsored HB2665, enacted as Chapter 60, expanding Arizona manslaughter law to cover an adult's directed online advice or encouragement that a minor uses to die by suicide.

    April 13, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: azleg.gov · researched August 20, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 5, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 5, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 5, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 5, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 5, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 5, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 5, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 5, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 5, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 5, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 5, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 5, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 5, 2026

Track record — Housing Affordability

Housing Affordability · 1 support
  • 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 · researched September 5, 2026

Track record — Social Programs and Welfare

Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support · 6 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 · researched September 5, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 5, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 5, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 2165, a bill to make the state seek federal permission to keep food assistance from being spent on soda. The Arizona House passed it 32-27, and the Governor vetoed it.

    February 26, 2025Opposes Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 5, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 5, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 5, 2026

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 · researched September 5, 2026

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 · researched September 5, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 5, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 5, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 5, 2026

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 · researched September 5, 2026

  • Sponsored HB2376, enacted as Chapter 202, expanding the Citizens Clean Elections Commission voter-education guide to include countywide and county-board-of-supervisors candidates.

    May 13, 2025Supports Election Integrity

    Source: azleg.gov · researched August 20, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 5, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 5, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 5, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 5, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 5, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 5, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 5, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 5, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 5, 2026

Track record — Civil Rights

Civil Rights · 3 support · 10 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 · researched September 5, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 5, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 5, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 5, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 5, 2026

  • 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, 2025Opposes Civil Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 5, 2026

  • 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, 2025Opposes Civil Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 5, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 5, 2026

  • Voted for House Bill 2173, which bars health licensing boards from asking applicants whether they ever sought mental health help. The Arizona House passed it 34-25, and the Governor signed it into law.

    February 26, 2025Supports Civil Rights

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 5, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 5, 2026

Track record — Corporate Accountability

Corporate Accountability · 2 support · 1 oppose
  • Pamela Carter sponsored HB 2323, a measure extending Arizona vehicle-warranty protections to leased vehicles; the governor signed it.

    April 14, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

    Source: azleg.gov · researched July 12, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 5, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 5, 2026

Track record — Public Infrastructure

Public Infrastructure · 1 support
  • 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 · researched September 5, 2026

Track record — General

General · 11 records
  • Sponsored HB2666, enacted as Chapter 61, increasing the penalty for adult sexual extortion of a 15-, 16-, or 17-year-old and requiring consecutive sentencing.

    April 13, 2026

    Source: azleg.gov · researched August 20, 2026

  • Sponsored HB2665, enacted as Chapter 60, expanding Arizona manslaughter law to cover an adult's directed online advice or encouragement that a minor uses to die by suicide.

    April 13, 2026

    Source: azleg.gov · researched August 20, 2026

  • 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 · researched September 5, 2026

  • Voted against 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, 2025

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

  • Sponsored HB2376, enacted as Chapter 202, expanding the Citizens Clean Elections Commission voter-education guide to include countywide and county-board-of-supervisors candidates.

    May 13, 2025

    Source: azleg.gov · researched August 20, 2026

  • Voted against 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, 2025

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

  • Voted against 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, 2025

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

  • Voted against 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, 2025

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

  • Sponsored HB2009, enacted as Chapter 78, expanding Arizona vehicle-license-tax and registration-fee exemptions for deployed military members and allowing refunds for qualifying active-duty periods.

    April 18, 2025

    Source: azleg.gov · researched August 20, 2026

  • Voted against 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, 2025

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

  • Voted against 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, 2025

    Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

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