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Lynne Pancrazi

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Lynne Pancrazi
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Democratic Party

Prior offices
Arizona House of Representatives District 24
Arizona State Senate District 4

Education

Bachelor's

Point Loma Nazarene College

Contact

Personal website

Lynne Pancrazi is a former Democratic member of the Arizona State Senate, representing District 4 from 2013 to 2017.

On October 29, 2013, Pancrazi was elected to replace Linda Lopez as State Senate Assistant Minority Leader. Lopez voluntarily resigned the post in order to focus on new job responsibilities.[1]

Pancrazi served in the Arizona House of Representatives, representing District 24 from 2007 to 2013.

Biography

Pancrazi's professional experience includes working as a substitute teacher at Yuma Elementary School District Number 1.

Committee assignments

2015 legislative session

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

2013-2014

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

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Pancrazi served on these committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Pancrazi served on these committees:

Issues

Senate Democratic leadership change-up

In an 8-5 vote on October 29, 2013, Senate Democrats ousted Leah Landrum Taylor as minority leader in favor of Anna Tovar, who had served as State Senate Minority Whip during the 2013 legislative session. The leadership change-up drew a heated reaction from several party members with Sens. Taylor, Linda Lopez, David Bradley, Olivia Cajero Bedford and Barbara McGuire reportedly storming from the room following the vote. The eight remaining caucus members then picked Pancrazi to serve as State Senate Assistant Minority Leader and Steve Gallardo as State Senate Minority Whip. Following the meeting, Taylor — who is exploring a bid for Arizona Secretary of State in 2014 — expressed shock over her removal. The caucus had met with the purpose of replacing Lopez, who resigned her post as State Senate Assistant Minority Leader in order to focus on new job responsibilities. Taylor said the caucus had no cause to remove her from the minority leader position, adding that the vote was “the most blatant, racist, disrespectful move I’ve ever seen in my life.” According to Gallardo, who opened up the floor to elect a new minority leader, the decision wasn't personal, "...it was just about the caucus wanting to go in a different direction." Tovar refuted Taylor's comments about the vote being over race. “I feel sorry she feels that way, because that is definitely not the case. If you look at me I’m a female and I’m a minority as well, and that was not the issue,” she said. According to reports, party members had called into question Taylor's effectiveness as a party leader while running for statewide office.[2][1][3]

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.


Elections

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 Lynne Pancrazi (D) did not seek re-election.

Lisa Otondo ran unopposed in the Arizona State Senate District 4 general election.[4][5]

Arizona State Senate, District 4 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Lisa Otondo  (unopposed) 100.00% 37,668
Total Votes 37,668
Source: Arizona Secretary of State


Lisa Otondo ran unopposed in the Arizona State Senate District 4 Democratic Primary.[6]

Arizona State Senate, District 4 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Lisa Otondo  (unopposed)



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 Lynne Pancrazi was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Connie Uribe was unopposed in the Republican primary. Pancrazi defeated Uribe in the general election.[7][8][9][10]

Arizona State Senate District 4, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngLynne Pancrazi Incumbent 53.8% 14,464
     Republican Connie Uribe 46.2% 12,423
Total Votes 26,887

2012

See also: Arizona State Senate elections, 2012

Pancrazi won election in the 2012 election for Arizona State Senate District 4. She ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on August 28, 2012. She won the general election on November 6, 2012.[11][12]

After redistricting, Pancrazi announced her bid for the new District 4 seat in January 2012, admitting that she wanted to announce prior to Don Shooter of Yuma, whose district was split into the new 4th and 13th Districts.[13] Shooter later opted to run for Senate in the 13th District.[14]

Arizona State Senate, District 4, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngLynne Pancrazi 100% 29,823
Total Votes 29,823

2010

See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2010

Pancrazi won re-election to the 24th District seat in 2010. She and John Weil faced no opposition in the August 24 primary election. She and incumbent Republican Russell Jones defeated John Weil in the November 2 general election.[15]

Arizona House of Representatives, District 24 General Election (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Russell Jones (R) 19,226
Green check mark transparent.png Lynne Pancrazi (D) 15,298
John Weil (D) 13,146

2008

See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2008

On November 4, 2008, Pancrazi and Russell Jones were elected to the 24th District Seat in the Arizona House of Representatives, defeating opponent Theresa Ulmer (D).[16]

Pancrazi raised $62,135 for the campaign, Jones raised $71,889, and Ulmer raised $40,421.[17]

Arizona State House, District 24 (2008)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Lynne Pancrazi (D) 22,680
Green check mark transparent.png Russell Jones (R) 21,197
Theresa Ulmer (D) 18,767

Campaign themes

2012

In an interview with The Yuma Sun in January 2012, Pancrazi described herself as focused on small business and education.[13]

Campaign finance summary

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Lynne Pancrazi campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2014Arizona State Senate, District 4Won $50,602 N/A**
2012Arizona State Senate, District 4Won $19,683 N/A**
2010Arizona State House, District 24Won $39,418 N/A**
2008Arizona State House, District 24Won $60,135 N/A**
2006Arizona State House, District 24Won $35,919 N/A**
Grand total$205,757 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.

Scorecards

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2017

In 2017, the 53rd Arizona State Legislature was in session from January 9 through May 4.

Legislators are scored on their stances on conservative fiscal policy.
  • Center for Arizona Policy: Senate and House Voting Records
Legislators' votes are recorded by the Center for Arizona Policy on bills related to family issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to family issues.
Legislators are scored on their stances on animal issues.
  • Secular Coalition for Arizona: Senate and House Voting Records
Legislators are scored on their stances on secular policy.
Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
Legislators are scored on their support of business policies.


2016


2015


2014


2013

Endorsements

2014

In 2014, Pancrazi's endorsements included the following:[19]

  • AEA Fund for Public Education
  • Arizona Academy of Family Physicians
  • Arizona AFL-CIO
  • Arizona Association of Realtors
  • Arizona Fraternal Order of Police
  • Arizona Nurses Association PAC
  • Arizona Police Association
  • Arizona State Contractor's Coalition
  • Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce
  • National Association of Social Workers

Personal

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Pancrazi is a member of the National Association of Realtors, National Education Association and the Yuma Association of Realtors. She is a former president of the Yuma Elementary Education Association.[20]

Recent news

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See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "AZ Capitol Times," "Democrats oust Landrum Taylor as Senate Minority Leader in favor of Tovar," accessed October 30, 2013
  2. ↑ "ArizonaCentral.com," "Sen. Leah Landrum Taylor ousted as minority leader," accessed October 30, 2013
  3. ↑ "Seattlepi.com," "Ariz. Senate Dems oust Landrum Taylor as leader," accessed October 30, 2013
  4. ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "General election ," accessed September 9, 2016
  5. ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2016 official general election results," accessed November 11, 2016
  6. ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2016 Election Information - Primary Candidate List," accessed June 3, 2016
  7. ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed August 27, 2014
  8. ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2014 Primary Election," May 28, 2014
  9. ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official general election candidate list," accessed September 11, 2014
  10. ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed August 3, 2015
  11. ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2012 Primary candidate list," accessed December 20, 2013
  12. ↑ C-SPAN/Associated Press, "August 28, 2012 Primary Results - Arizona," accessed August 28, 2012
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Yuma Sun, "Rep. Pancrazi announces Senate bid," January 25, 2012. Retrieved May 21, 2012 (dead link)
  14. ↑ Yuma Sun, "Sen. Shooter will move to Republican-leaning district," April 6, 2012. Retrieved May 21, 2012 (dead link)
  15. ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "General election results," accessed December 13, 2013
  16. ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official 2008 General election results," accessed April 7, 2014
  17. ↑ Follow The Money, "Arizona House spending, 2008," accessed April 7, 2014
  18. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named ARA
  19. ↑ Pancrazi for Senate, "Supporters," accessed October 14, 2014
  20. ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed April 7, 2014
Political offices
Preceded by
' 		Arizona State Senate District 4
2013–2017 		Succeeded by
Lisa Otondo (D)
Preceded by
' 		Arizona House District 24
2007–2013 		Succeeded by
'


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