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Arizona, State House, District 2

Arizona House of Representatives District 2
Current incumbentsRosanna Gabaldon Democratic Party
Daniel Hernandez Jr. Democratic Party

Arizona’s second state house district is represented by Democratic Representatives Rosanna Gabaldon and Daniel Hernandez Jr.

Arizona state representatives represent an average of 106,534 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 85,511 residents.

About the office

Members of the Arizona House of Representatives serve two-year terms with term limits, limiting representatives to four terms (a total of eight years). Arizona legislators assume office on the first day of the session after they are elected. Each regular session begins on the second Monday in January.

Qualifications

Article 4, Part 2, Section 2 of the Arizona Constitution states: "No person shall be a member of the Legislature unless he shall be a citizen of the United States at the time of his election, nor unless he shall be at least twenty-five years of age, and shall have been a resident of Arizona at least three years and of the county from which he is elected at least one year before his election."

Salaries

State legislators
SalaryPer diem
$24,000/year$35/day for legislators who live in Maricopa County; $60/day for legislators who live outside of Maricopa County.

Term limits

The Arizona legislature is one of 15 state legislatures with term limits. Voters enacted the Arizona Term Limits Act in 1992. That initiative said that Arizona senators are subject to term limits of no more than four two-year terms, or a total of eight years.

The first year that the term limits enacted in 1992 impacted the ability of incumbents to run for office was in 2000.

Vacancies

If there is a vacancy in the Arizona State Legislature, the Board of County Supervisors must select a replacement. The political party committee is involved in the appointment process only if the legislative district has thirty or more elected precinct committeemen.

If the legislative district has 30 or more elected precinct committeemen:

The secretary of state is required to contact the state party chairperson to give notice of the vacancy. The state chairperson must give notice of a meeting to fill the seat within three days of receiving notice.

The precinct committeemen must nominate three qualified electors as replacements. If the Legislature is in session, this must occur within five days. If the Legislature is out of session, the committeemen have 21 days to nominate potential replacements. Each elector must receive a majority of the committeemen to earn a nomination. The chair then forwards the three nominees to the Board of Supervisors. The Board of Supervisors appoints a nominee from the three names. If the committeemen do not submit a list of names within the allotted timeframe, the Board of Supervisors proceed with the vacancy as if the district had fewer than 30 elected precinct committeemen.

If the legislative district has fewer than 30 elected precinct committeemen:

The Board of County Supervisors appoints a panel of citizen supervisors within three business days of a vacancy occurring. That panel has seven business days to submit the name of three qualified electors of the same political party as the previous incumbent to the Board of Supervisors. Within five business days of receiving the list, the Board of Supervisors must select a replacement by a majority vote.

The person selected to fill the seat serves the remainder of the unfilled term.

Elections

2020

Elections for the office of Arizona House of Representatives will take place in 2020. The general election will be held on November 3, 2020. A primary is scheduled for August 4, 2020. The filing deadline is April 6, 2020.

2018

General election
General election for Arizona House of Representatives District 2 (2 seats)

Incumbent Daniel Hernandez Jr. (D) and incumbent Rosanna Gabaldon (D) defeated John "Chris" Ackerley (R) and Anthony Sizer (R) in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 2 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Daniel Hernandez Jr. (D)
29.3
30,613

Rosanna Gabaldon (D)
29.2
30,481

John "Chris" Ackerley (R)
21.0
21,927

Anthony Sizer (R)
20.6
21,543

Total votes: 104,564
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 2 (2 seats)

Incumbent Rosanna Gabaldon and incumbent Daniel Hernandez Jr. advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 2 on August 28, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Rosanna Gabaldon (D)
51.0
12,577

Daniel Hernandez Jr. (D)
49.0
12,066

Total votes: 24,643
(100.00% precincts reporting)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 2 (2 seats)

John "Chris" Ackerley and Anthony Sizer advanced from the Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 2 on August 28, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

John "Chris" Ackerley (R)
51.3
9,035

Anthony Sizer (R)
48.7
8,579

Total votes: 17,614
(100.00% precincts reporting)

2016

Elections for the Arizona House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 30, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 1, 2016.

Daniel Hernandez and incumbent Rosanna Gabaldon defeated incumbent John Christopher Ackerley in the Arizona House of Representatives District 2 general election.

Arizona House of Representatives, District 2 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Daniel Hernandez 34.86% 32,651
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Rosanna Gabaldon Incumbent 34.70% 32,495
Republican John Christopher Ackerley Incumbent 30.44% 28,506
Total Votes 93,652
Source: Arizona Secretary of State

Incumbent Rosanna Gabaldon and Daniel Hernandez defeated Aaron Baumann in the Arizona House of Representatives District 2 Democratic Primary.

Arizona House of Representatives, District 2 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Rosanna Gabaldon Incumbent 37.74% 8,730
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Daniel Hernandez 33.68% 7,790
Democratic Aaron Baumann 28.58% 6,610
Total Votes 23,130

Incumbent John Christopher Ackerley ran unopposed in the Arizona House of Representatives District 2 Republican Primary.

Arizona House of Representatives, District 2 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png John Christopher Ackerley Incumbent (unopposed)

This district was included in the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee's list of "2016 Essential Races." Read more »

2014

Elections for the Arizona House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 26, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was May 28, 2014. Incumbents Demion Clinco and Rosanna Gabaldon were unopposed in the Democratic primary. John Christopher Ackerley was unopposed in the Republican primary. Gabaldon and Ackerley defeated Clinco in the general election.

Arizona House of Representatives District 2, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngRosanna Gabaldón Incumbent 36.6% 21,200
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Christopher Ackerley 33.9% 19,656
Democratic Demion Clinco Incumbent 29.5% 17,080
Total Votes 57,936

2012

Elections for the office of Arizona House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on August 28, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was May 30, 2012. Democratic candidates Andrea Dalessandro and Rosanna Gabaldon defeated John Christopher Ackerley in the general election. The candidates ran unopposed in the August 28 primary elections.

Arizona House of Representatives, District 2, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngAndrea Dalessandro 35.8% 28,266
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngRosanna Gabaldon 34.3% 27,081
Republican John Christopher Ackerley 30% 23,677
Total Votes 79,024

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Arizona House of Representatives District 2 raised a total of $1,024,646. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $24,396 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Arizona House of Representatives District 2

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $254,787 4 $63,697
2014 $121,325 3 $40,442
2012 $117,388 4 $29,347
2010 $47,474 5 $9,495
2008 $66,257 4 $16,564
2006 $69,113 3 $23,038
2004 $42,058 4 $10,515
2002 $71,064 9 $7,896
2000 $235,180 6 $39,197
Total $1,024,646 42 $24,396