Shawnna Bolick
Republican · AZ · Arizona State Senator for Legislative District 2
Shawnna Bolick is the Republican Arizona state senator for Legislative District 2. She was appointed to the Senate in July 2023 and elected in 2024 after serving two terms in the Arizona House. Her professional background includes more than two decades in education policy and school-choice advocacy, and in 2026 she chairs the Senate Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency Committee while serving on Judiciary and Elections, Ethics, and Finance.
Track record
Environment and Public Health
· 1 record
Bolick voted for SB 1309, requiring improvements to Arizona's electrical grid to protect against severe weather and drought conditions.
April 15, 2025For
Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched July 18, 2026
Government Efficiency
· 1 record
Bolick voted for HB 2749, establishing an Arizona reserve fund for Bitcoin and other digital assets.
April 30, 2025For
Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched July 18, 2026
Government Spending Reduction
· 1 record
Bolick voted for HB 2704, authorizing tax distributions for reconstruction and operation of the Arizona Diamondbacks' stadium.
June 19, 2025Against
Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched July 18, 2026
Public Safety and Crime Control
· 7 records
Bolick-sponsored SB 1326 cleared the Legislature, allowing courts to award attorney fees when a party intentionally, knowingly, or with gross negligence violates a crime victim's rights.
June 12, 2026For
Source: azsenaterepublicans.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Bolick-sponsored SB 1416 unanimously passed the Arizona House, adding reporting and training requirements for law enforcement agencies handling missing-child cases.
June 9, 2026For
Source: azsenaterepublicans.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Bolick voted for HB 2223, requiring disclosure and notification when a registered sex offender requests a legal name change.
April 1, 2026For
Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched July 18, 2026
Bolick-sponsored SB 1211 was signed into law, extending lifetime no-contact injunction eligibility to felony aggravated harassment involving domestic violence.
March 27, 2026For
Source: azsenaterepublicans.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Bolick voted for SB 1055, requiring state law enforcement to notify federal immigration authorities when a person without legal status is arrested.
February 23, 2026For
Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched July 18, 2026
Governor Katie Hobbs signed Bolick-sponsored SB 1507 establishing an Independent Correctional Oversight Office, although the office was not funded in the enacted budget.
July 2, 2025For
Source: azsenaterepublicans.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Bolick voted for HB 2112, requiring commercial pornography websites to verify users' ages before granting access.
May 6, 2025For
Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched July 18, 2026
Social Programs and Welfare
· 1 record
Bolick-sponsored SB 1477 passed the Senate with bipartisan support and went to the governor, setting background-check, insurance, and professional standards for compensated assisted-living referral agents.
June 9, 2026For
Source: azsenaterepublicans.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Public Education Quality
· 1 record
Governor Katie Hobbs signed HB 2484, which incorporated language from Bolick's SB 1226 requiring school districts to limit student cellphone use during the school day.
April 14, 2025For
Source: azsenaterepublicans.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Women's Reproductive Rights
· 1 record
Bolick voted for HB 2677, joining Democrats and one other Republican to repeal Arizona's 1864 near-total abortion ban.
May 1, 2024For
Source: apnews.com · researched July 18, 2026
Election Integrity
· 1 record
Bolick voted for a constitutional amendment changing judicial-retention rules and making them retroactive to the 2024 retention election.
June 12, 2024Against
Source: apnews.com · researched July 18, 2026
Personal Income Tax Reduction
· 1 record
Bolick voted for SB 1106, aligning specified Arizona income-tax provisions with federal tax changes in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
January 15, 2026For
Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched July 18, 2026
Data Privacy
· 2 records
Bolick voted for HB 2112, requiring commercial pornography websites to verify users' ages before granting access.
May 6, 2025Against
Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched July 18, 2026
Governor Katie Hobbs signed HB 2484, which incorporated language from Bolick's SB 1226 requiring school districts to limit student cellphone use during the school day.
April 14, 2025Against
Source: azsenaterepublicans.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Civil Rights
· 5 records
Bolick voted for SB 1635, prohibiting individuals from alerting others to law-enforcement activity in specified circumstances.
March 2, 2026Against
Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched July 18, 2026
Bolick voted for SB 1520, requiring state law-enforcement agencies to share requested information with the federal government.
February 25, 2026Against
Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched July 18, 2026
Bolick voted for SB 1055, requiring state law enforcement to notify federal immigration authorities when a person without legal status is arrested.
February 23, 2026Against
Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched July 18, 2026
As Senate Ethics Committee chair, Bolick referred an ethics complaint concerning Senator Analise Ortiz's public warning about immigration enforcement activity to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
September 3, 2025Against
Source: azsenaterepublicans.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Bolick voted for HB 2438, prohibiting changes to Arizona birth certificates to reflect a person's gender identity.
April 15, 2025Against
Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched July 18, 2026
Corporate Accountability
· 2 records
Bolick-sponsored SB 1477 passed the Senate with bipartisan support and went to the governor, setting background-check, insurance, and professional standards for compensated assisted-living referral agents.
June 9, 2026For
Source: azsenaterepublicans.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Bolick voted for HB 2704, authorizing tax distributions for reconstruction and operation of the Arizona Diamondbacks' stadium.
June 19, 2025Against
Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched July 18, 2026
Public Infrastructure
· 1 record
Bolick voted for SB 1309, requiring improvements to Arizona's electrical grid to protect against severe weather and drought conditions.
April 15, 2025For
Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched July 18, 2026
Integrity and Ethics
· 2 records
As Senate Ethics Committee chair, Bolick referred an ethics complaint concerning Senator Analise Ortiz's public warning about immigration enforcement activity to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
September 3, 2025
Source: azsenaterepublicans.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Governor Katie Hobbs signed Bolick-sponsored SB 1507 establishing an Independent Correctional Oversight Office, although the office was not funded in the enacted budget.
July 2, 2025
Source: azsenaterepublicans.gov · researched July 18, 2026
Elections
- State Senator - District No. 2 · July 21, 2026 · State Senate District 2; Arizona · incumbent
Profile last researched July 18, 2026.