Phoenix Union High School District Governing Board Member - Ward 5
Phoenix Union High School District, Arizona
My vote power
Below average
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General election
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 · 60 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 734,490 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 ÷ 734,490) ÷ ln(50,000) = 60.66, 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: None · only 1 candidate
One candidate is running unopposed, so votes can't change the outcome.
Above average representation + an uncontested race → My vote power: Below average.
About this office
- Deciding how school district money is spent
- Picking the superintendent
- Choosing curriculum, within state rules
Affects: Government Efficiency, Government Spending Reduction, Public Safety and Crime Control,
Candidates
Nonpartisan · declared
Steve Gallardo filed a Statement of Interest to run for the Phoenix Union High School District Governing Board in the November 3, 2026 general election. PROVISIONAL: this is a pre-nomination-petition Statement of Interest (ARS 16-311(H)); the Maricopa County School Superintendent's certified ballot-qualified list posts after 2026-07-06.
Records: Government Spending Reduction 2 against, Government Efficiency 1 for, Public Infrastructure 1 for
Sources: schoolsup.org · mcss.knack.com · pxu.org