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Victoria Steele
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Democratic Party

Pima County Justice of the Peace Precinct 1
Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

2

Predecessor
Prior offices
Arizona House of Representatives District 9
Arizona State Senate District 9
Successor: Eva Burch
Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 8, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

Prescott College

Graduate

University of Phoenix

Personal
Religion
Spiritual
Profession
Real estate agent
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Victoria Steele (Democratic Party) is a judge for Precinct 1 of the Pima County Justice of the Peace in Arizona. She assumed office on January 1, 2023. Her current term ends on January 1, 2027.

Steele (Democratic Party) ran for election for the Precinct 1 judge of the Pima County Justice of the Peace in Arizona. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Steele is a former Democratic member of the Arizona House of Representatives, representing District 9 from 2012 to January 11, 2016.[1]

Steele was a candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 2nd Congressional District of Arizona in 2016.[2] Steele was defeated by Matt Heinz in the Democratic primary on August 30, 2016.[3]

Biography

Steele grew up in a small town in northwest Pennsylvania and is of Seneca/Mingo ancestry.[4] She earned a bachelor's degree in counseling psychology from Prescott College and her master's degree in counseling from the University of Phoenix. Her career experience includes working as a real estate agent, as a licensed professional counselor, as a psychology and counseling teacher at the University of Phoenix (at Tucson), and a mentor to students at Prescott College.[5] In addition to this experience, she was a television and radio news anchor for 25 years for stations such as KOLD-TV, KNST, and KFYI Radio.[6]

In November 2012, Steele was elected to the Arizona State House of Representatives to represent Arizona's 9th District. In November 2018, Steele was elected to represent Arizona's 9th District in the Arizona State Senate. After the election, she became a sitting member on the Ethics Committee, the Government Committee, the Health & Human Services Committee, and the Water and Agriculture Committee.[7]

Elections

2022

Justice of the Peace

See also: Municipal elections in Pima County, Arizona (2022)

General election

General election for Pima County Justice of the Peace Precinct 1

Victoria Steele won election in the general election for Pima County Justice of the Peace Precinct 1 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Victoria Steele
Victoria Steele (D)
 
97.2
 
47,681
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.8
 
1,356

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 49,037
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pima County Justice of the Peace Precinct 1

Victoria Steele advanced from the Democratic primary for Pima County Justice of the Peace Precinct 1 on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Victoria Steele
Victoria Steele
 
99.8
 
20,771
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
32

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 20,803
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State Senate

See also: Arizona State Senate elections, 2022

Victoria Steele did not file to run for re-election.

2020

See also: Arizona State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Arizona State Senate District 9

Incumbent Victoria Steele won election in the general election for Arizona State Senate District 9 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Victoria Steele
Victoria Steele (D) Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
83,482

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 83,482
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Arizona State Senate District 9

Incumbent Victoria Steele advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona State Senate District 9 on August 4, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Victoria Steele
Victoria Steele Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
35,558

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 35,558
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

To view Steele endorsements in the 2020 election, please click here.

2018

See also: Arizona State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Arizona State Senate District 9

Victoria Steele defeated Randy Fleenor in the general election for Arizona State Senate District 9 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Victoria Steele
Victoria Steele (D)
 
62.8
 
58,571
Image of Randy Fleenor
Randy Fleenor (R)
 
37.2
 
34,758

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 93,329
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Arizona State Senate District 9

Victoria Steele defeated Jim Love in the Democratic primary for Arizona State Senate District 9 on August 28, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Victoria Steele
Victoria Steele
 
82.2
 
23,895
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Jim Love
 
17.8
 
5,174

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 29,069
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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2016

See also: Arizona's 2nd Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Martha McSally (R) defeated former state Rep. Matt Heinz (D) and Ed Tilton Jr. (L write-in) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Heinz defeated Victoria Steele in the Democratic primary on August 30, 2016.[8][9][10][3][11]

U.S. House, Arizona District 2 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMartha McSally Incumbent 57% 179,806
     Democratic Matt Heinz 43% 135,873
Total Votes 315,679
Source: Arizona Secretary of State


U.S. House, Arizona District 2 Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngMatt Heinz 52.8% 32,017
Victoria Steele 47.2% 28,658
Total Votes 60,675
Source: Arizona Secretary of State

2014

See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 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. Incumbent Victoria Steele and Randall Friese were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Ethan Orr was unopposed in the Republican primary. Steele and Friese defeated Orr in the general election. Orr's candidacy was challenged prior to the Republican primary.[12][13][14][15][16]

Arizona House of Representatives District 9, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngVictoria Steele Incumbent 33.6% 33,425
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngRandy Friese 33.3% 33,059
     Republican Ethan Orr Incumbent 33.1% 32,928
Total Votes 99,412

2012

See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2012

Steele won election in the 2012 election for Arizona House of Representatives District 9. She and Mohur Sidhwa defeated Dustin Cox in the Democratic primary on August 28, 2012. SShe won the general election on November 6, 2012.[17][18]

Arizona House of Representatives, District 9, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngEthan Orr 35.1% 44,609
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngVictoria Steele 33.5% 42,626
     Democratic Mohur Sarah Sidhwa 31.5% 40,034
Total Votes 127,269
Arizona House of Representatives, District 9 Democratic Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngVictoria Steele 35.7% 11,661
Green check mark transparent.pngMohur Sidhwa 35.2% 11,490
Dustin Cox 29.1% 9,500
Total Votes 32,651

Endorsements

A full list of endorsements can be found on Steele's campaign website. Steele received endorsements from:[19]

  • AFL–CIO: The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations National trade union
  • Arizona Women’s Political Caucus: Arizona Affiliate of the National Women’s Political Caucus
  • Arizona List
  • Planned Parenthood Advocates of Arizona (PPAA)
  • Progressive Majority
  • Arizona Education Association
  • AZ Fraternal Order of Police
  • Communications Workers of American – Arizona Council
  • Arizona Nurses Association
  • Las Adelitas Arizona
  • Arizona N.O.W.
  • Arizona Building and Construction Trades Council
  • Tucson Metro Chamber
  • National Association of Social Workers – Arizona Chapter
  • Arizona Technology Council
  • Arizona League of Conservation Voters
  • Arizona Construction Association
  • Humane Voters of Arizona

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Victoria Steele did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

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Candidate Connection

Victoria Steele completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Steele's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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I am a twice-elected former Democratic member of the Arizona House of Representatives, serving from 2013 - 2016 for Arizona Legislative District 9 and I am the current State Senator for Arizona Legislative District 9 running for re-election.

During my current term in the Arizona State Senate, I co-authored a bill creating a task force to investigate the epidemic of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. My bill SB1250 to help sexual assault victims get restraining orders passed through the House and Senate unanimously. As a member of the Senate Water and Agriculture Committee, I worked on the critical Drought Contingency Plan to protect Arizona's share of CAP water. One bill that I helped pass this session, written by a Republican, gave child rape survivors more time to sue in civil court and a one-year window beyond the statute of limitations.

I am of Seneca/Mingo Native American and German ancestry. I hold a master's degree in Counseling Psychology. I have had a 25-year career in television and radio news and I am a mental health counselor and personal life-coach. I created the Native Ways program at The Haven, an award-winning substance use residential treatment program for Indigenous women.
  • I will work to refund public schools in Arizona to pre-2008 levels and fund grades K through 12 for current needs that have grown. Every child in Arizona deserves a quality education that prepares them for 21st Century career opportunities.
  • I want every Arizona family to have a good-paying job with a future. We all deserve a thriving economy where everyone has the chance to succeed
  • I will continue fighting for justice, equal pay for equal work, and the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.
I am very concerned about the state of our environment, particularly our water issues. As a member of the Senate Water and Agriculture Committee during the 2019-20 legislative session, I participated in the passage of the critical Drought Contingency Plan to protect Arizona's share of CAP water. At the most positive estimation we may be less than two years away from enacting drought plan limitations on our water. We need to start acting on how that will look now. This last session, I introduced four bills that address making electric vehicles more accessible for more people: SB1201, SB1202, SB1203, and SB1634. Sadly none were passed. It is so critical that we consider the kind of Arizona we want to leave to not just our grandchildren, but given the urgency, our children.
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsurg - She has spent her entire adult life fighting for women's equality and I am working to make her dream of getting the Equal Rights Amendment into the Constitution come true.
Wisdom, patience, empathy, good listening, perserverence
To listen carefully and work hard to understand what the people of the community need and give them plenty of information and education on the issues so they can be involved.
Because of some childhood trauma I have very few memories of the 60's but I remember the day my Mom heard on the radio that Robert F. Kennedy had been shot....she cried and we listened to the radio all day.
I was a Candy Striper (hospital volunter) in cute little red and white stripped dress age 14-16, then at age 16 I became a nursing assistant and worked full-time through high school 3-11pm shift. I continued that work at the hospital and doctors offices through age 20.
Wonder Woman - because she has a lasso of truth.  ;)
Change is Gonna Come - Sam Cook
Helpful but not critical.
Protecting our water supply in Arizona and addressing climate change.
Equal and separate with open, transparent, frequent communication.
Good governance and leadership cannot happen without strong, trusting relationships.
I like the independent redistricting committee process that now exists in Arizona.
Senate Health & Human Services Committee - As a counselor and advocate for children and victims of violence, I have a strong interest and much experience that lends itself well to this committee.

Water and Agriculture - I have a strong interest in water and agriculture and feel I can make a difference in protecting our supply of water.

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2016

The following issues were listed on Steele's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

“
  • Jobs and the Economy: Victoria’s top priority is turning our economy around and creating good-paying jobs.
  • Women and the Economy: As a single mom who struggled to make ends meet, Victoria knows first-hand that the continued success of working families relies on the economic security of women and families. It is imperative that women receive equal pay for equal work, have access to affordable childcare, and can take paid sick leave in order to balance their families and careers.
  • Fighting for Arizona Seniors: Victoria knows that Social Security and Medicare are a sacred contract with every American worker. Seniors have spent their working lives paying into these programs and they deserve all the benefit they were promised.
  • Protecting Our Environment: We need leaders who will take courageous action now, while we can still ensure clean water and clean air for our children. Victoria supports developing alternative energy sources in Arizona like solar to lessen our dependence on fossil fuels while creating 21st century jobs.
  • Education: Today our children are competing for jobs with the whole world so Arizona’s children need a world-class education that prepares them for 21st century jobs.[20]
 ”
—Victoria Steele's campaign website, http://www.victoriasteeleforcongress.com/issues

2014

Steele's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[21]

Children

  • Excerpt: "When Representative Steele learned that more than 6,500 child abuse cases reported to CPS had been ignored she responded immediately, calling for an emergency special legislative session to take the necessary action to protect our most vulnerable children."

Jobs

  • Excerpt: "Representative Steele is strongly focused on creating a true and sustainable economy for Arizona, one that keeps our state on track with effective and lasting resolutions to the issues facing our state today and in the future."

Transportation

  • Excerpt: "From potholes to public transportation and ports of entry, as the ranking Democrat on the State House Transportation Committee, Representative Steele continues to promote the development of a healthy transportation infrastructure in order to build and grow Arizona’s economy."

Environment

  • Excerpt: "Victoria is fiercely dedicated to preserving our world-renowned environment through the use of alternative and renewable energy. She continues to fight for these valuable assets that draw tourists and businesses alike to our high quality of life."

Civil Rights

  • Excerpt: "Representative Steele believes that rights and equality for all individuals have come too far to ever consider going back. She is taking on the multi-faceted challenges of defending women’s rights, pay equity for all workers, marriage equality, and every Arizonan’s right to vote."

2012

Steele's campaign website listed the following issues:[22]

  • My top priority is creating higher paying jobs in a sustainable economy.
Excerpt: "Most of us still believe in the American dream. We believe that if you work hard, you can raise a family, own a home, send your kids to college, and set aside money for retirement. That dream has faded for Arizonans. Hard work no longer brings the assurance of success it once did. There is a need for a renewal of fairness and balance."
  • Investing in education gives us a competitive edge that is so critical to our future.
Excerpt: "Arizona’s public education system needs to become one of the best in the nation to ensure Arizona’s place in the world economy. The education of our children is one of the most important issues facing Arizona. However, instead of making education a top priority, the current out of balance legislature has focused on allowing guns on school campuses and creating Bible classes, while banning ethnic studies."
  • Preserving Arizona’s spectacular beauty is not only an inherent part of our tradition, it is critical for our economy.
Excerpt: "Many of our hard-won environmental protections have been and continue to be destroyed. We must protect our precious water resources and help make Arizona a world leader in renewable energy and sustainability."
  • Arizonans deserve access to affordable health care including mental health and reproductive health services.
Excerpt: "Our current Republican-controlled legislature has systematically dismantled access to affordable health care and declared war on women’s health, endangering their lives and setting the quality of health care back to the 1950s."

Campaign finance summary

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Victoria Steele campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2020Arizona State Senate District 9Won general$40,727 N/A**
2018Arizona State Senate District 9Won general$46,442 N/A**
2014Arizona State House, District 9Won $108,888 N/A**
Grand total$196,057 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal 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.

State legislative tenure

Committee assignments

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2021-2022

Steele was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Steele was assigned to the following committees:

2015 legislative session

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

2013-2014

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

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.

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2022

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Tucson.com, "Rep. Victoria Steele resigns to run against Martha McSally," accessed January 11, 2016
    2. ↑ The Tucson Weekly, "It's Official: State Rep. Victoria Steele is Running for Congress & Hopes to Unseat McSally," July 7, 2015
    3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Politico, " Arizona House Primaries Results," August 30, 2016
    4. ↑ Arizona State Legislature, "Victoria Steele," accessed September 30, 2019
    5. ↑ LinkedIn, "Victoria Steele," accessed September 30, 2019
    6. ↑ Arizona State Legislature, "Victoria Steele," accessed September 30, 2019
    7. ↑ Vote Smart, "Victoria Steele," accessed September 30, 2019
    8. ↑ The Tucson Weekly, "It's Official: State Rep. Victoria Steele is Running for Congress & Hopes to Unseat McSally," July 7, 2015
    9. ↑ Azcentral, "Democrat joins race for Congress against Martha McSally," July 30, 2015
    10. ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Candidates," accessed June 2, 2016
    11. ↑ CNN, "Election Results," accessed November 8, 2016
    12. ↑ arizonadailyindependent.com, "Candidate challenges," June 12, 2014
    13. ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed August 27, 2014
    14. ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2014 Primary Election," May 27, 2014
    15. ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official general election candidate list," accessed September 11, 2014
    16. ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed August 3, 2015
    17. ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2012 Primary candidate list," accessed December 20, 2013
    18. ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official 2012 Primary Results," accessed December 20, 2013
    19. ↑ Steele for Arizona House, "Endorsements," accessed September 20, 2012
    20. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
    21. ↑ Steele for House, "About Victoria," accessed October 16, 2014
    22. ↑ steeleforhouse.com, "Issues," accessed April 7, 2014
    23. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named ARA

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