Jamescita Peshlakai

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Jamescita Peshlakai

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Prior offices
Arizona House of Representatives District 7

Arizona State Senate District 7

Education

Bachelor's

Northern Arizona University, 1997

Graduate

Northern Arizona University, 2004

Personal
Profession
Business owner
Contact

Jamescita Peshlakai (Democratic Party) was a member of the Arizona State Senate, representing District 7. She assumed office on January 9, 2017. She left office on December 22, 2021.

Peshlakai (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Arizona State Senate to represent District 7. She won in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Peshlakai is also a former Democratic member of the Arizona House of Representatives, representing District 7 from 2013 to 2015.

Peshlakai was a 2014 Democratic candidate of the District 7 of the Arizona State Senate.

Peshlakai resigned from the Arizona State Senate in December 2021 to accept a job with the U.S. Department of the Interior.[1]

Biography

Jamescita Peshlakai earned a B.S. in history and an M.A. in educational psychology from Northern Arizona University in 1997 and 2004, respectively. Peshlakai's career experience includes owning Navajo Beauty Way and working as a Native American liaison with the U.S. Department of the Interior; a veterans, youth, and elders liaison with The Navajo Nation Office of the President and Vice-President; and the policy director of the Arizona Foundation For Women. She served as an intern with the Youth Conservation Corps.[2]

Elections

2020

See also: Arizona State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Arizona State Senate District 7

Incumbent Jamescita Peshlakai won election in the general election for Arizona State Senate District 7 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Jamescita Peshlakai (D)
 
100.0
 
68,824

Total votes: 68,824
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Arizona State Senate District 7

Incumbent Jamescita Peshlakai advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona State Senate District 7 on August 4, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Jamescita Peshlakai
 
100.0
 
23,490

Total votes: 23,490
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Campaign finance

2018

See also: Arizona State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Arizona State Senate District 7

Incumbent Jamescita Peshlakai defeated J.L. Mealer in the general election for Arizona State Senate District 7 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Jamescita Peshlakai (D)
 
67.2
 
43,179
Image of J.L. Mealer
J.L. Mealer (R) Candidate Connection
 
32.8
 
21,091

Total votes: 64,270
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Arizona State Senate District 7

Incumbent Jamescita Peshlakai advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona State Senate District 7 on August 28, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Jamescita Peshlakai
 
100.0
 
23,503

Total votes: 23,503
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Arizona State Senate District 7

J.L. Mealer advanced from the Republican primary for Arizona State Senate District 7 on August 28, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of J.L. Mealer
J.L. Mealer Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
9,483

Total votes: 9,483
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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2016

See also: Arizona State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Arizona State Senate 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 Carlyle Begay (R) did not seek re-election.

Jamescita Peshlakai ran unopposed in the Arizona State Senate District 7 general election.[3][4]

Arizona State Senate, District 7 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Jamescita Peshlakai  (unopposed) 100.00% 54,421
Total Votes 54,421
Source: Arizona Secretary of State


Jamescita Peshlakai defeated Steven Begay in the Arizona State Senate District 7 Democratic Primary.[5]

Arizona State Senate, District 7 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Jamescita Peshlakai 53.59% 11,774
     Democratic Steven Begay 46.41% 10,198
Total Votes 21,972


2014

See also: Arizona State Senate elections, 2014

Elections for the Arizona State Senate 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 Carlyle Begay defeated Eric Descheenie and Representative Jamescita Peshlakai in the Democratic primary and defeated Kelly Gneiting (Americans Elect of Arizona) in the general election.[6][7][8][9]

Arizona State Senate District 7, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngCarlyle Begay Incumbent 83.7% 38,513
     Independent Kelly Gneiting 16.3% 7,494
Total Votes 46,007
Arizona State Senate, District 7 Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngCarlyle Begay Incumbent 43.2% 10,331
Eric Descheenie 28.8% 6,900
Jamescita Peshlakai 28% 6,700
Total Votes 23,931

2012

See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2012

Peshlakai won election in the 2012 election for Arizona House of Representatives District 7. She and incumbent Albert Hale defeated Phil Stago in the Democratic primary on August 28, 2012. She won the general election on November 6, 2012.[10][11]

Arizona House of Representatives, District 7, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngAlbert Hale Incumbent 58.7% 40,245
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJaescita Peshlakai 41.3% 28,269
Total Votes 68,514
Arizona House of Representatives, District 7 Democratic Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngAlbert Hale Incumbent 49.1% 13,890
Green check mark transparent.pngJamescita Peshlakai 27.6% 7,803
Phil Stago 23.2% 6,570
Total Votes 28,263

Campaign themes

2020

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2016

Peshlakai's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

Education

  • I will work for you to restore educational funding for our children. Arizona must to stop cutting the budget of k-12, higher education, and training programs while funding private prisons as a business.

Environment

  • Protecting our environment is key to my proactive participation as a mother, community member and leader. I am committed to protecting our environment for future generations.

Workforce

  • We must attract good employers to Arizona that will create a better economic environment for families and our communities. This is especially true for rural Arizona.[12]
—Jamescita Peshlakai[13]

Committee assignments

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2021-2022

Peshlakai was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Peshlakai was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Arizona committee assignments, 2017
Natural Resources, Energy and Water
Transportation and Technology

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Peshlakai served on the following committees:

Arizona committee assignments, 2013
Energy, Environment and Natural Resources
Public Safety, Military and Regulatory Affairs

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Campaign finance summary


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Jamescita Peshlakai campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2020Arizona State Senate District 7Won general$10,250 N/A**
2018Arizona State Senate District 7Won general$12,620 N/A**
2016Arizona State Senate, District 7Won $26,920 N/A**
2012Arizona State House, District 7Won $1,841 N/A**
Grand total$51,631 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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2021

In 2021, the Arizona State Legislature was in session from January 11 to June 30.

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2020


2019


2018


2017



Endorsements

2016

In 2016, Peshlakai's endorsements included the following:[13]

  • Stonewall Democrats of Arizona

2014

In 2014, Peshlakai's endorsements included the following:[14]

  • Sierra Club
  • Arizona Rep. Anne Tovar
  • Arizona Rep. Catherine Miranda, Candidate, Arizona Senate
  • Rueben Gallego, Candidate, US Congress CD7, US Marine Corps Veteran
  • Arizona Rep. Mark Cardenas

See also


External links

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
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Arizona State Senate District 7
2017-2021
Succeeded by
Theresa Hatathlie (D)
Preceded by
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Arizona House of Representatives District 7
2013-2015
Succeeded by
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