Patricia Contreras
2023 - Present
2027
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Patricia Contreras (Democratic Party) (also known as Patty) is a member of the Arizona House of Representatives, representing District 12. She assumed office on January 9, 2023. Her current term ends on January 11, 2027.
Contreras (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Arizona House of Representatives to represent District 12. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Patricia "Patty" Contreras was born in Somerton, Arizona, and lives in Phoenix, Arizona. Her career experience includes working for the City of Phoenix in the parks and recreation and human services departments.[1]
Sponsored legislation
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Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Contreras was assigned to the following committees:
Elections
2024
See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Arizona House of Representatives District 12 (2 seats)
Incumbent Patricia Contreras and incumbent Anastasia Travers defeated Lawrence Hudson, Marc Johnston, and Benjamin Wirtz in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 12 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Patricia Contreras (D) | 36.4 | 65,931 | |
| ✔ | Anastasia Travers (D) | 36.0 | 65,115 | |
| Lawrence Hudson (R) | 27.6 | 49,932 | ||
| Marc Johnston (L) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 89 | ||
| Benjamin Wirtz (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 35 | ||
| Total votes: 181,102 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 12 (2 seats)
Incumbent Patricia Contreras and incumbent Anastasia Travers advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 12 on July 30, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Patricia Contreras | 51.7 | 18,996 | |
| ✔ | Anastasia Travers | 48.3 | 17,734 | |
| Total votes: 36,730 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 12 (2 seats)
Lawrence Hudson advanced from the Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 12 on July 30, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lawrence Hudson | 100.0 | 16,793 | |
| Total votes: 16,793 | ||||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2022
See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Arizona House of Representatives District 12 (2 seats)
Patricia Contreras and Anastasia Travers defeated Terry Roe and James Chaston in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 12 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Patricia Contreras (D) | 29.3 | 55,454 | |
| ✔ | Anastasia Travers (D) | 28.8 | 54,484 | |
| Terry Roe (R) | 21.1 | 40,024 | ||
| James Chaston (R) | 20.8 | 39,298 | ||
| Total votes: 189,260 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 12 (2 seats)
Patricia Contreras and Anastasia Travers defeated Paul Weich, Ajlan Kurdoglu, and Sam Huang in the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 12 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Patricia Contreras | 27.7 | 13,050 | |
| ✔ | Anastasia Travers | 27.1 | 12,738 | |
| Paul Weich | 20.8 | 9,796 | ||
| Ajlan Kurdoglu | 15.1 | 7,083 | ||
| Sam Huang | 9.3 | 4,363 | ||
| Total votes: 47,030 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 12 (2 seats)
Terry Roe and James Chaston advanced from the Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 12 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Terry Roe | 52.0 | 16,355 | |
| ✔ | James Chaston | 48.0 | 15,104 | |
| Total votes: 31,459 | ||||
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Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Patricia Contreras did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Patricia Contreras completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Contreras' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Patty has lived in Arizona her whole life and has lived in the Phoenix area for over 40 years. She knows her community and the struggles Arizonans face now, and will be a voice for all of us. She will be a strong advocate for education, our environment, and our senior citizens.
- We only have one environment and unfortunately it's not being protected like it should. I will work with environmental scientists and water conservationists to protect our state and to make sure that generations to come have adequate water and land to live on.
- Education is such a critical part of our community yet we are the lowest in per pupil funding in the entire country. We need to return funding to all aspects: our students, our teachers and staff, and our buildings. I have been at the Capital with Save Our Schools and Arizona Education Association to fight for our schools and I will continue to do so once elected.
- For over 25 years I provided services and resources for senior citizens through the City of Phoenix. I will continue to be a voice in the house for our seniors by ensuring they can age in place and have the best in-home care.
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Campaign finance summary
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2024
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In 2024, the Arizona State Legislature was in session from January 8 to June 15.
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2023
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In 2023, the Arizona State Legislature was in session from January 9 to July 31.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Arizona House of Representatives District 12 |
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