Michelle Ugenti

Michelle Ugenti
Arizona House of Representatives District 23
Incumbent
In office
2011-Present
Term ends
January 5, 2015
Years in position	2
Party	Republican
Compensation
Base salary	$24,000/year
Per diem	$35/day for the first 120 days of regular session and for special sessions and $10/day thereafter.
Elections and appointments
First elected	November 6, 2012
Next election	November 4, 2014
Term limits	Four consecutive terms
Education
Bachelor's	Arizona State University, 2004
Personal
Profession	International Realty
Websites
Office website
Personal website

Michelle Ugenti is a Republican member of the Arizona House of Representatives, representing District 23 since 2013. Ugenti previously represented the then-8th district from January 10, 2011 to 2013.

Ugenti graduated from Arizona State University in 2004 with a degree in Business Administration. She then worked as a real estate agent for Marcus & Millichap and Russ Lyon Sotheby's International Realty.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

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

Arizona Committee Assignments, 2013
• Appropriations
• Government, Chair
• Budget

2011-2012

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

Arizona Committee Assignments, 2011
• Appropriations
• Government, Vice Chair

Issues

Campaign themes

2012

Ugenti's campaign website lists the following issues:

• Immigration and Border Control

Excerpt: "I have a huge respect for the rich cultural heritage of the Hispanic community in Arizona and all they have done to help build our state and America. Mexico is our neighbor and ally, not our enemy, and all American’s, not just Arizonan’s, must nurture and help grow our relationship to the best of our ability."

• Budget and Economy

Excerpt: "Unlike some of the other issues, the economic discussion cannot be restricted to Arizona, because what happens virtually anywhere in the world has the potential to affect us here."

• State’s Rights

Excerpt: "Article II, Section II of the Arizona constitution says “All political power is inherent in the people, and governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed, and are established to protect and maintain individual rights.” I completely support this concept."

Elections

2012

See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2012

Ugenti won re-election in the 2012 election for Arizona House of Representatives District 23. She and incumbent John Kavanagh defeated Jennifer Petersen in the August 28, 2012, Republican primary. She won the general election on November 6, 2012.

Arizona House of Representatives, District 23, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	John Kavanagh Incumbent	50.6%	68,527
	Republican	Michele Ugenti Incumbent	49.4%	66,827
Total Votes				135,354

Arizona House of Representatives, District 23 Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
John Kavanagh Incumbent	41.3%	20,922
Michelle Ugenti Incumbent	35.7%	18,106
Jennifer Petersen	23%	11,672
Total Votes		50,700

2010

See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2010

Ugenti and incumbent John Kavanagh won the August 24 primary. They then defeated Democrat John Kriekard in the November 2 general election.

Arizona House of Representatives, District 8 General Election (2010)
Candidates		Votes
John Kavanagh (R)		42,867
Michelle Ugenti (R)		38,055
John Kriekard (D)		28,084

Arizona House of Representatives, District 8 Republican Primary (2010)
Candidates		Votes
John Kavanagh (R)		17,256
Michelle Ugenti (R)		9,146
Michael Blaire (R)		5,680
Paula Pennypacker (R)		5,657
Ray Mahoubi (R)		2,582
Eric Ulis (R)		2,570

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, Ugenti raised $38,888 in contributions.

Her largest contributor was the Public Fund, which donated $35,798 to her campaign.

Scorecards

Goldwater Institute

See also: Goldwater Institute's Legislative Report Card

The Goldwater Institute releases its "Legislative Report Card" annually for all Arizona legislators. This report card tracks how legislators voted on key votes and assigns them a letter grade based on how closely their votes agree with the Institute's positions. The primary values emphasized in the ratings are whether votes expand or restrict liberty.

2012

Ugenti received a score of 65 out of 100 in the 2012 report card for a grade of B according to the Goldwater Institute’s grading scale. This score was the same as her score on the 2011 report card. Ugenti’s 65 in 2012 was tied for the 16th highest grade among all 60 Arizona State Representatives.

Recent news

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Michelle Ugenti News Feed

• AZ Legislature: Budget Showdown Set for Thursday - Tucson Weekly
• Fixes for consolidated elections stall, leaving cities in dark about when to ... - Arizona Capitol Times
• Ariz. State Senate bill would provide tax revenue to tribes - Native American ... - Native Times

Personal

Ugenti and her husband Frank have two children.

External links

Suggest a link

• Michele Ugenti's campaign website
• House website
• Project Vote Smart Biography
• Project Vote Smart legislative profile
• Campaign Contributions: 2010
• Facebook page
• Twitter feed

References

Political offices
Preceded by '	Arizona House, District 23 2013–present	Succeeded by NA
Preceded by Michele Reagan	Arizona House, District 8 2011–2013	Succeeded by '

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