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Arlando Teller
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Arizona House of Representatives District 7

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Arlando Teller (Democratic Party) was a member of the Arizona House of Representatives, representing District 7. He assumed office in 2019. He left office on January 29, 2021.

Teller (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Arizona House of Representatives to represent District 7. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Teller resigned on January 29, 2021, to join the Biden administration as deputy assistant secretary for tribal affairs at the U.S. Department of Transportation.[1][2]

Teller was an unsuccessful 2014 Democratic candidate for District 7 of the Arizona House of Representatives.


Biography

Teller's Navajo clans are the Zuni clan adopted into Red Streaked-Forehead clan, born for the Waters Flow Together Clan. His maternal grandfathers were of the Bitter Water clan and his paternal grandfathers were of the Salt People Clan.[3]

Teller began his career in aviation by becoming the first Native American graduate from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in 1995. After graduation, he entered the City of Mesa's Falcon Field Airport's General Aviation Management Internship program. Teller continued his aviation career first as an airport planner for the City of Phoenix's Aviation Department and later as the Airport Management intern for Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. In 2009, Teller returned to the Navajo Nation to work as a senior transportation planner for the Navajo Nation Division of Transportation. He was promoted to program manager for the new Department of Airports Management within the Division of Transportation and later served as the deputy division director.[3][4]

In November 2018, Teller was elected to the Arizona Legislature to represent Arizona's 7th District. After the election, Teller became a sitting member on the Land & Agriculture Committee and the Transportation Committee.[3]

Committee assignments

2019-2020

Teller was assigned to the following committees:


Elections

2020

See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Arizona House of Representatives District 7 (2 seats)

Incumbent Myron Tsosie and incumbent Arlando Teller defeated Jim Parks, David Peelman, and Dylan Wisener in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 7 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Myron Tsosie
Myron Tsosie (D)
 
35.4
 
51,897
Image of Arlando Teller
Arlando Teller (D)
 
28.9
 
42,272
Jim Parks (R)
 
18.4
 
26,897
Image of David Peelman
David Peelman (R) Candidate Connection
 
17.4
 
25,424
Dylan Wisener (R) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
23

Total votes: 146,513
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 7 (2 seats)

Incumbent Myron Tsosie and incumbent Arlando Teller advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 7 on August 4, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Myron Tsosie
Myron Tsosie
 
59.8
 
19,160
Image of Arlando Teller
Arlando Teller
 
40.2
 
12,872

Total votes: 32,032
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 7 (2 seats)

Jim Parks and David Peelman advanced from the Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 7 on August 4, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Jim Parks
 
51.6
 
7,328
Image of David Peelman
David Peelman Candidate Connection
 
48.4
 
6,860

Total votes: 14,188
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Campaign finance

2018

See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Arizona House of Representatives District 7 (2 seats)

Myron Tsosie and Arlando Teller defeated Doyel Shamley in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 7 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Myron Tsosie
Myron Tsosie (D)
 
41.2
 
34,739
Image of Arlando Teller
Arlando Teller (D)
 
31.8
 
26,810
Image of Doyel Shamley
Doyel Shamley (R)
 
26.9
 
22,677

Total votes: 84,226
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 7 (2 seats)

Myron Tsosie and Arlando Teller advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 7 on August 28, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Myron Tsosie
Myron Tsosie
 
63.1
 
19,257
Image of Arlando Teller
Arlando Teller
 
36.9
 
11,282

Total votes: 30,539
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 7 (2 seats)

Doyel Shamley advanced from the Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 7 on August 28, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Doyel Shamley
Doyel Shamley
 
100.0
 
9,920

Total votes: 9,920
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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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 Albert Hale and Jennifer Benally defeated Joshua Lavar Butler and Arlando Teller (write-in) in the Democratic primary. Hale and Benally were unchallenged in the general election.[5][6][7][8]

Arizona House of Representatives, District 7 Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngAlbert Hale Incumbent 42.8% 12,897
Green check mark transparent.pngJennifer Benally 33% 9,953
Joshua Lavar Butler 23.1% 6,955
Arlando Teller 1.1% 339
Total Votes 30,144

Campaign themes

2020

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Noteworthy events

Tested positive for coronavirus on November 27, 2020

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On November 27, 2020, Teller was admitted to the hospital because of complications related to COVID-19.[9]

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Scorecards

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2021

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