Diego Espinoza
Diego Espinoza | |
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| Member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 19th district | |
| In office January 5, 2015 – September 5, 2022 Serving with Lorenzo Sierra | |
| Succeeded by | Lupe Diaz |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Phoenix, Arizona |
Diego Espinoza is a former Democratic member of the Arizona House of Representatives, serving since 2015. On September 5, 2022, he resigned from the Arizona House of Representatives, and withdrew from the Arizona Senate election, to pursue a career outside of politics.[1]
Elections
[edit]- 2014 Espinoza and Mark Cardenas were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Cardenas and Espinoza defeated Sophia Johnson in the general election.[2]
- Despite having won the Democratic primary in August 2022, Espinoza unexpectedly resigned his seat September 5, 2022 to pursue a career outside of politics. With no other candidates, potential candidates have until 5:00 p.m. on November 3 to file as write-ins.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Democratic Arizona House member who won Senate primary race resigns seat for new career". 2 September 2022.
- ^ "State of Arizona Official Canvass 2014 General Election November 4, 2014" (PDF). Phoenix, Arizona: Secretary of State of Arizona. p. 9. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
- ^ "Democratic Arizona House member who won Senate primary race resigns seat for new career". KTAR.com. September 2, 2022.
- ^ Christie, Bob (2022-09-02). "Democratic Lawmaker Who Just Won Senate Primary Resigns". U.S. News & World Report. Archived from the original on 2022-09-07.
External links
[edit]- Legislative website Archived 2016-09-15 at the Wayback Machine