Steve Gallardo

Steve Gallardo
Arizona State Senate District 29
Incumbent
In office
2011-Present
Term ends
January 5, 2015
Years in position	2
Party	Democratic
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
Prior offices
Arizona State House of Representatives
2003-2009
Personal
Birthday	October 25, 1968
Place of birth	Phoenix, Arizona
Religion	Catholic
Websites
Office website

Steve Gallardo (b. October 25, 1968) is a Democratic member of the Arizona State Senate, representing District 29 since 2013.

Gallardo previously was a Democratic member of the Arizona State Senate. He was elected in 2010 and represented the 13th district until 2013.

Gallardo has served in the following positions: Democratic Precinct Committee Member for the Starlight Precinct, First Vice Chairman for District 13 Democrats Committee, Arizona Senate of the Cartwright Elementary School District Board, and member of the Arizona State Democratic Committee. He also served in the Arizona House of Representatives from 2003 to 2009. During this time, he served as Minority Whip.

Gallardo is a former Assistant Elections Director/Campaign Finance Administrator for Maricopa County.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

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

Arizona Committee Assignments, 2013
• Commerce, Energy and Military
• Elections
• Judiciary
• Audit

2011-2012

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

Arizona Committee Assignments, 2011
• Border Security, Federalism and States Sovereignty
• Government Reform
• Judiciary
• Water, Land Use and Rural Development

Elections

2012

See also: Arizona State Senate elections, 2012

Gallardo won election in the 2012 election for Arizona State Senate District 29. He ran unopposed in the August 28, 2012, Democratic primary. He won the general election on November 6, 2012.

Arizona State Senate, District 29, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Steve Gallardo Incumbent	100%	27,931
Total Votes				27,931

2010

See also: Arizona State Senate elections, 2010

Gallardo won in the November 2 general election, unopposed.

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, Gallardo raised $10,306 in contributions.

His largest contributor was Pinnacle West, which donated $1,664 to his 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

Gallardo received a score of 42 out of 100 in the 2012 report card for a grade of D- according to the Goldwater Institute’s grading scale. This score was 11 higher than his score on the 2011 report card. Gallardo’s 42 in 2012 was tied for the 23rd highest grade among all 30 Arizona State Senators.

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

Gallardo received a score of 42 out of 100 in the 2012 report card for a grade of D- according to the Goldwater Institute’s grading scale. This score was 11 higher than his score on the 2011 report card. Gallardo’s 42 in 2012 was tied for the 43rd highest grade among all 60 Arizona State Representatives.

Recent news

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Steve Gallardo News Feed

• Arizona Steve Gallardo Slams Attorney General Tom Horne for violating "rule of ... - Tucson Citizen
• Arizona senators add millions to budget plan; CPS, universities, gene ... - Arizona Daily Star
• Arizona senator calls for impeachment trial for Attorney General Horne - azcentral
• Study: Employer sanctions don't work - Prescott Daily Courier
• Arizona Senate Democrats: we won't stall Medicaid debate - Arizona Capitol Times
• Arizona Senate to move budget as Medicaid fight looms - KTAR.com
• Medicaid-expansion decision took courage - AZCentral.com - Arizona Republic
• Editorial: Laws don't work when not enforced - Prescott Daily Courier
• Arizona budget stalemate broken by Senate leader - AZCentral.com - azcentral
• Arizona Senate introduces budget bills - Mohave Valley News

Personal

Gallardo is single.

External links

Suggest a link

• Senate website
• Project Vote Smart Biography
• Project Vote Smart Legislative profile
• Campaign Contributions: 2010

References

Political offices
Preceded by Linda Lopez (D)	Arizona State Senate District 29 20201312–present	Succeeded by NA
Preceded by Richard Miranda	Arizona State Senate District 13 2011–2013	Succeeded by Don Shooter (R)

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