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Arizona, State House, District 28

Arizona House of Representatives District 28
Current incumbentsKelli Butler Democratic Party
Aaron Lieberman Democratic Party

Arizona’s twenty-eighth state house district is represented by Democratic Representatives Kelli Butler and Aaron Lieberman.

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 28 (2 seats)

Incumbent Kelli Butler (D) and Aaron Lieberman (D) defeated incumbent Maria Syms (R) and Kathy Petsas (R) in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 28 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Kelli Butler (D)
27.9
48,003

Aaron Lieberman (D)
25.1
43,196

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Maria Syms (R)
23.7
40,798

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Kathy Petsas (R)
23.3
40,064

Total votes: 172,061
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 28 (2 seats)

Incumbent Kelli Butler and Aaron Lieberman advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 28 on August 28, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Kelli Butler (D)
57.3
17,298

Aaron Lieberman (D)
42.7
12,903

Total votes: 30,201
(100.00% precincts reporting)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 28 (2 seats)

Incumbent Maria Syms and Kathy Petsas advanced from the Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 28 on August 28, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Maria Syms (R)
53.6
16,240

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Kathy Petsas (R)
46.4
14,058

Total votes: 30,298
(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. Incumbents Eric Meyer (D) and Kate Brophy McGee (R) did not seek re-election.

Kelli Butler and Maria Syms defeated Mary Hamway in the Arizona House of Representatives District 28 general election.

Arizona House of Representatives, District 28 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Kelli Butler 35.04% 49,139
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Maria Syms 33.33% 46,739
Republican Mary Hamway 31.63% 44,355
Total Votes 140,233
Source: Arizona Secretary of State

Kelli Butler ran unopposed in the Arizona House of Representatives District 28 Democratic Primary.

Arizona House of Representatives, District 28 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Kelli Butler (unopposed)

Mary Hamway and Maria Syms defeated Kenneth Bowers, Matt Morales and Alberto Gutier in the Arizona House of Representatives District 28 Republican Primary.

Arizona House of Representatives, District 28 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Mary Hamway 25.87% 9,264
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Maria Syms 32.90% 11,785
Republican Kenneth Bowers 14.83% 5,312
Republican Matt Morales 17.41% 6,236
Republican Alberto Gutier 8.99% 3,219
Total Votes 35,816

This district was included in the Republican State Leadership Committee's list of "16 in '16: Races to Watch." 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. Incumbent Eric Meyer was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Kate Brophy McGee and Shawnna Bolick defeated Mary Hamway in the Republican primary. Meyer and McGee defeated Bolick and Zhani Doko (L) in the general election.

Arizona House of Representatives District 28, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngKate Brophy McGee Incumbent 36% 37,054
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngEric Meyer Incumbent 30.7% 31,646
Republican Shawnna Bolick 28.2% 29,061
Libertarian Zhani Doko 5.1% 5,306
Total Votes 103,067


Arizona House of Representatives, District 28 Republican Primary, 2014

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngKathy Brophy McGee Incumbent 46.4% 16,900
Green check mark transparent.pngShawnna Bolick 27.3% 9,952
Mary Hamway 26.3% 9,562
Total Votes 36,414

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 incumbent Eric Meyer and Republican incumbent Kate Brophy McGee defeated Republican Amanda Reeve and Libertarian Jim Iannuzo in the general election. The candidates ran without primary opposition.

Arizona House of Representatives, District 28, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngKate Brophy McGee Incumbent 32.8% 46,225
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngEric Meyer Incumbent 30.6% 43,081
Republican Amanda Reeve Incumbent 29.2% 41,102
Libertarian Jim Iannuzo 7.5% 10,589
Total Votes 140,997

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Arizona House of Representatives District 28 raised a total of $2,433,257. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $52,897 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Arizona House of Representatives District 28

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $581,146 6 $96,858
2014 $825,836 5 $165,167
2012 $243,533 5 $48,707
2010 $219,634 6 $36,606
2008 $15,143 2 $7,572
2006 $121,189 5 $24,238
2004 $100,714 6 $16,786
2002 $138,816 6 $23,136
2000 $187,246 5 $37,449
Total $2,433,257 46 $52,897