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State Representative - District No. 19

Unofficial result: Won — David Gowan (Republican), Lupe Diaz (Republican)

Source: app.enhancedvoting.com

State House District 19; Arizona
My vote power: Above average

What does this office do?

  • Voting on how much you pay in state taxes
  • Voting on how much money your local public schools get
  • Voting on which roads and highways get built or repaired

Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,

Candidates:

Democratic

Army veteran with nearly 20 years of service as a human intelligence professional, focused on rural southeastern Arizona. Priorities are expanding AHCCCS and funding rural clinics, and increasing investment in public schools.

Republican

Arizona state senator for District 19, a Sierra Vista Realtor who served as the 52nd Speaker of the Arizona House and chaired Senate Appropriations. He chairs Military Affairs & Border Security and focuses on veterans and first responders.

Records: Public Safety and Crime Control 11 for, 2 against, Environment and Public Health 2 for, 9 against, Civil Rights 1 for, 9 against,

Democratic

Jackie O'Donnell Anderson is a retired emergency-department registered nurse with 42 years of healthcare experience, including 19 years at an Arizona critical-access hospital. Her priorities include rural healthcare, public education, and accountable government.

Republican · Incumbent

Lupe Diaz serves in the Arizona House and has been a pastor at Grace Chapel Benson since 1988, also serving as principal of Grace Christian Academy. He holds a theological studies degree.

Records: Public Safety and Crime Control 10 for, 3 against, Civil Rights 3 for, 8 against, Election Integrity 9 for, 1 against,

Sources: apps.arizona.vote · azsos.gov