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Arizona, State House, District 30

Arizona House of Representatives District 30
Current incumbentsRobert Meza Democratic Party
Raquel Teran Democratic Party

Arizona’s thirtieth state house district is represented by Democratic Representatives Robert Meza and Raquel Teran.

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 30 (2 seats)

Raquel Teran (D) and Robert Meza (D) defeated Gary Spears (R) in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 30 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Raquel Teran (D)
39.3
20,831

Robert Meza (D)
37.4
19,794

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Gary Spears (R)
23.3
12,329

Total votes: 52,954
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 30 (2 seats)

Robert Meza and Raquel Teran defeated Alejandro Larios and Bill Brotherton in the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 30 on August 28, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Robert Meza (D)
31.1
5,401

Raquel Teran (D)
30.9
5,380

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Alejandro Larios (D)
20.2
3,514

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Bill Brotherton (D)
17.8
3,091

Total votes: 17,386
(100.00% precincts reporting)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 30 (2 seats)

Gary Spears advanced from the Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 30 on August 28, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Gary Spears (R)
100
5,281

Total votes: 5,281
(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. Incumbent Debbie McCune-Davis (D) did not seek re-election.

Ray Martinez and Tony Navarrete defeated Gary Cox in the Arizona House of Representatives District 30 general election.

Arizona House of Representatives, District 30 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Ray Martinez 37.78% 22,853
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Tony Navarrete 37.71% 22,810
Republican Gary Cox 24.52% 14,831
Total Votes 60,494
Source: Arizona Secretary of State

Ray Martinez and Tony Navarrete defeated incumbent Jonathan Larkin in the Arizona House of Representatives District 30 Democratic Primary.

Arizona House of Representatives, District 30 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Ray Martinez 33.64% 4,089
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Tony Navarrete 33.90% 4,121
Democratic Jonathan Larkin Incumbent 32.46% 3,945
Total Votes 12,155
Source: Arizona Secretary of State

Gary Cox ran unopposed in the Arizona House of Representatives District 30 Republican Primary.

Arizona House of Representatives, District 30 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Gary Cox (unopposed)

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 Jonathan Larkin and Debbie McCune-Davis were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Michael Gidwani and John Lyon were unopposed in the Republican primary. Larkin and McCune-Davis defeated Gidwani, Lyon and Angel Garcia (I) in the general election.

Arizona House of Representatives District 30, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngDebbie McCune-Davis Incumbent 30.8% 11,980
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJonathan Larkin Incumbent 29% 11,252
Republican John Lyon 21% 8,158
Republican Michael Aaron Gidwani 19.2% 7,445
Independent Angel Garcia (Write-in) 0% 11
Total Votes 38,846

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. Democrat Jonathan Larkin and incumbent Democrat Debbie McCune-Davis defeated Republican write-in candidate Aaron Gidwani in the general election. Larkin and McCune-Davis defeated Mike Snitz in the August 28 Democratic primary.

Arizona House of Representatives, District 30, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngDebbie McCune-Davis Incumbent 51.5% 21,951
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJonathan Larkin 48.1% 20,502
Republican Aaron Gidwani (Write-in) 0.4% 157
Total Votes 42,610

Arizona House of Representatives, District 30 Democratic Primary, 2012

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngDebbie McCune-Davis Incumbent 38.1% 4,606
Green check mark transparent.pngJonathan Larkin 35.7% 4,313
Mike Snitz 26.2% 3,169
Total Votes 12,088

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Arizona House of Representatives District 30 raised a total of $1,511,067. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $34,342 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Arizona House of Representatives District 30

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $124,535 4 $31,134
2014 $82,938 5 $16,588
2012 $108,936 4 $27,234
2010 $241,326 7 $34,475
2008 $284,121 5 $56,824
2006 $243,865 5 $48,773
2004 $183,107 5 $36,621
2002 $133,243 4 $33,311
2000 $108,996 5 $21,799
Total $1,511,067 44 $34,342