State Senator - District No. 2
State Senate District 2; Arizona
My vote power
Above 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 · 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 253,802 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 ÷ 253,802) ÷ ln(50,000) = 65.57, 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
Amelia Gallitano is a board-certified psychiatrist, neuroscientist and professor who moved to Phoenix nearly two decades ago to help build the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix. She raised her two sons in the district, where they attended local public schools.
Republican · Incumbent · declared
Shawnna Bolick chairs the Senate Committee on Regulatory Affairs & Government Efficiency and serves on the Judiciary & Elections, Ethics and Finance Committees. Before joining the Senate in July 2023 she served two terms in the Arizona House, sponsoring legislation on education accountability.
Records: Public Safety and Crime Control 18 for, 2 against, Civil Rights 1 for, 15 against, Environment and Public Health 3 for, 9 against,
Sources: apps.arizona.vote · azsos.gov