Anastasia Travers
2023 - Present
2027
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Anastasia Travers (Democratic Party) (also known as Stacey) 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.
Travers (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
Anastasia Travers was born in Athens, Greece. She served in the U.S. Army as a Russian intelligence interceptor. Travers earned a B.S. in geosciences from the University of Arizona in Tucson. Her career experience includes working as a radio producer for the BBC.[1]
Sponsored legislation
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Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Travers 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
Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Anastasia Travers completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Travers' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- We need to be more aggressive in managing our water resources, investing in clean, renewable energy, and creating both green jobs and a sustainable environment. Phoenix continues to rank as one of the worst cities for air quality, and our more rural communities are not much better. There is much we can accomplish at the state level to improve the air and water quality and the quality of life for everyone. As a scientist I will work tirelessly on legislation to protect our environment for generations to come.
- Equal access to quality, fully-funded education is essential for all Arizona children, as are educational opportunities outside of traditional college, so that students stay engaged in learning past the 12th grade. I see an Arizona where young people can pursue both college and alternative career preparation programs, including apprenticeships that will help create a skilled workforce and one that's ready for the future. I will work to make sure that our education gets the funding that is long overdue.
- Every eligible voter has the right to have their voice heard in free and fair elections, regardless of political party. Efforts to prevent citizens from voting must be uncovered and stopped, and I will work to stop these attacks on our voting rights once in office. We must protect the right to accessible voting opportunities for every eligible voter, including providing multilingual resources, expanding polling hours and locations, keeping mail-in voting, and provide protection for in-person voting.
I am also passionate about protecting our veterans, even more so as a veteran myself. We must maintain and expand services and programs for veterans here in Arizona. They deserve expanded access to quality healthcare, affordable housing, and civilian employment. Veterans are confronted with a difficult transition back into civilian life and they suffer an unacceptable amount of homelessness and high suicide rates. This must change.
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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 |
Officeholder Arizona House of Representatives District 12 |
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