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Arizona, State House, District 27

Arizona House of Representatives District 27
Current incumbentsDiego Rodriguez Democratic Party
Reginald Bolding Democratic Party

Arizona’s twenty-seventh state house district is represented by Democratic Representatives Diego Rodriguez and Reginald Bolding.

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 27 (2 seats)

Diego Rodriguez (D) and incumbent Reginald Bolding (D) won election in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 27 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Diego Rodriguez (D)
51.8
31,521

Reginald Bolding (D)
48.2
29,360

Total votes: 60,881
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 27 (2 seats)

Incumbent Reginald Bolding and Diego Rodriguez defeated Roberto Garcia and Talonya Adams in the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 27 on August 28, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Reginald Bolding (D)
35.5
8,226

Diego Rodriguez (D)
22.9
5,304

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Roberto Garcia (D)
21.4
4,964

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Talonya Adams (D)
20.2
4,683

Total votes: 23,177
(100.00% precincts reporting)
Republican primary election

No Republican candidates ran in the primary.

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 Rebecca Rios and incumbent Reginald Bolding were unopposed in the Arizona House of Representatives District 27 general election.

Arizona House of Representatives, District 27 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Rebecca Rios Incumbent 57.77% 37,701
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Reginald Bolding Incumbent 42.23% 27,559
Total Votes 65,260
Source: Arizona Secretary of State

Incumbent Reginald Bolding and incumbent Rebecca Rios defeated Edward Blackwell and Dave Braun in the Arizona House of Representatives District 27 Democratic Primary.

Arizona House of Representatives, District 27 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Reginald Bolding Incumbent 34.90% 6,213
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Rebecca Rios Incumbent 45.93% 8,176
Democratic Edward Blackwell 9.69% 1,725
Democratic Dave Braun 9.47% 1,686
Total Votes 17,800

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. Reginald Bolding and Rebecca Rios defeated incumbent Norma A. Munoz, Marcelino Quinonez and Edward Blackwell in the Democratic primary. Myron L. Jackson, Sr. and Jose Tello were unopposed in the Republican primary. Bolding and Rios defeated Jackson and Tello in the general election.

Arizona House of Representatives District 27, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngRebecca Rios 40.4% 16,576
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngReginald Bolding 34% 13,950
Republican Jose Tello 12.8% 5,261
Republican Myron L. Jackson, Sr. 12.8% 5,261
Total Votes 41,048

Arizona House of Representatives, District 27 Democratic Primary, 2014

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngRebecca Rios 29.6% 4,797
Green check mark transparent.pngReginald Bolding 26.6% 4,307
Norma Muñoz Incumbent 25.1% 4,067
Marcelino Quiñonez 18.4% 2,977
Edward Blackwell 0.2% 31
Total Votes 16,179

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 incumbents Ruben Gallego and Catherine H. Miranda defeated Republican Daniel Coleman and Green Party candidate Angel Torres. Gallego and Miranda defeated Reginald Bolding in the August 28 Democratic primary. Art Olivas filed as a write-in candidate in the August 28 Republican primary, but his name did not appear on the official list of general election candidates.

Arizona House of Representatives, District 27, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngRuben Gallego Incumbent 40.5% 27,522
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngCatherine Miranda Incumbent 39.2% 26,683
Republican Daniel Coleman 14.8% 10,088
Green Angel Torres 5.4% 3,702
Total Votes 67,995

Arizona House of Representatives, District 27 Democratic Primary, 2012

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngRuben Gallego Incumbent 38.1% 4,996
Green check mark transparent.pngCatherine Miranda Incumbent 36.6% 4,800
Reginald Bolding 25.4% 3,334
Total Votes 13,130

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Arizona House of Representatives District 27 raised a total of $1,187,850. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $25,823 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Arizona House of Representatives District 27

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $197,147 4 $49,287
2014 $172,205 6 $28,701
2012 $135,136 5 $27,027
2010 $304,865 11 $27,715
2008 $124,505 6 $20,751
2006 $66,176 3 $22,059
2004 $13,205 2 $6,603
2002 $79,417 6 $13,236
2000 $95,194 3 $31,731
Total $1,187,850 46 $25,823