State Representative - District No. 27
State House District 27; Arizona
My vote power
Above average
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General election · 2 seats
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: Above average · 65 out of 100
This district is a good deal smaller than its state, so each vote here carries more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 243,762 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(7,378,838 ÷ 243,762) ÷ ln(50,000) = 65.76, measured against a statewide vote in AZ (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
Above average representation → My vote power: Above average.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information.
About this office
- 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 · declared
Deborah Howard is a public-affairs professional and Arizona community advocate. Her career has included work at the U.S. Department of Labor, AARP, and private-sector organizations, and she led an Indivisible statewide redistricting team in 2021.
Republican · Incumbent · declared
Lisa Fink serves in the Arizona House and is a parental rights activist. She earned a bachelor's degree from Brigham Young University and has worked as a healthcare professional.
Records: Civil Rights 3 for, 12 against, Public Safety and Crime Control 9 for, 3 against, Election Integrity 10 for, 1 against,
Republican · Incumbent · declared
Tony Rivero is a Republican Arizona state representative for District 27 and chair of the House International Trade Committee. He previously served in the Arizona House from 2015 through 2021 and returned in 2025.
Records: Public Safety and Crime Control 10 for, 3 against, Civil Rights 2 for, 10 against, Environment and Public Health 3 for, 8 against,
Sources: apps.arizona.vote · azsos.gov