Richard Andrade

Richard Andrade (Democratic Party) was a member of the Arizona House of Representatives, representing District 29. He assumed office on January 12, 2015. He left office on January 9, 2023.

Andrade (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Arizona State Senate to represent District 22. He lost in the Democratic primary on August 2, 2022.

Biography

Assemblymember Andrade was born in Winslow, AZ and spent parts of his childhood in Arizona, California, and New Mexico. In 1982, Andrade graduated from Gallup High School in Gallup, New Mexico and immediately afterward served in the U.S. Air Force from 1982 to 1990. Stationed at Luke Air Force Base in Glendale, AZ, Andrade was an Aircraft Pneudraulics System Specialist on F-15 aircraft. While serving, he also attended Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) Leadership Schools. Richard was also the assistant NCO in charge of Luke AFB, Honor Guard. After serving, Andrade would work in restaurant management and as a Lab Technician for Allied Signal Aerospace until 1994. In 1994, Richard joined the former Santa Fe Railroad, now BNSF Railway. Shortly after, he was promoted to certified locomotive engineer.^[1]

In November of 2014, Andrade was elected to represent Arizona's 29th District. After election, Andrade became a sitting member of the Military Affairs and Public Safety Committee, as well as the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.^[2]

Committee assignments

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2021-2022

Andrade was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Andrade 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
• Military, Veterans and Regulatory Affairs
• Transportation and Infrastructure

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Andrade served on the following committees:

Arizona committee assignments, 2015
• Military Affairs and Public Safety
• Transportation and Infrastructure

Elections

2022

State Senate

General election

General election for Arizona State Senate District 22

The following candidates ran in the general election for Arizona State Senate District 22 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Eva Diaz (D) (Write-in)	59.0	6,629
		Steven Robinson (R) (Write-in)	33.1	3,722
		Steven Chapman (D) (Write-in)	4.8	545
		Stephen Diehl (Independent) (Write-in)	0.9	100
	Submit photo	Ryan Benson (R) (Write-in)	0.8	94
	Submit photo	Jeffrey Norwood (R) (Write-in)	0.7	76
	Submit photo	Kenya Raymond (D) (Write-in)	0.5	59
	Submit photo	Paul Valach (D) (Write-in)	0.1	7
	Submit photo	Richard Weed (R) (Write-in)	0.0	5
	Submit photo	Justin Crawford (D) (Write-in)	0.0	4

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,241
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Arizona State Senate District 22

Diego Espinoza defeated Richard Andrade in the Democratic primary for Arizona State Senate District 22 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Diego Espinoza	52.6	6,224
		Richard Andrade	47.4	5,600

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,824
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Campaign finance

State House

See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2022

Richard Andrade was not able to file for re-election due to term limits.