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Arlando Teller
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 | ||
| ✔ |  | Myron Tsosie (D) | 35.4 | 51,897 |
| ✔ |  | Arlando Teller (D) | 28.9 | 42,272 |
| Jim Parks (R) | 18.4 | 26,897 | ||
 | David Peelman (R)  | 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 | ||
| ✔ | | Myron Tsosie | 59.8 | 19,160 |
| ✔ | | 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 | |
| ✔ | | David Peelman | 48.4 | 6,860 |
| Total votes: 14,188 | |||
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Campaign finance
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 | ||
| ✔ | | Myron Tsosie (D) | 41.2 | 34,739 |
| ✔ | | Arlando Teller (D) | 31.8 | 26,810 |
 | 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 | ||
| ✔ | | Myron Tsosie | 63.1 | 19,257 |
| ✔ | | 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 | ||
| ✔ | | Doyel Shamley | 100.0 | 9,920 |
| Total votes: 9,920 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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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]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
 Albert Hale Incumbent |
42.8% | 12,897 |
| Jennifer Benally |
33% | 9,953 |
| Joshua Lavar Butler | 23.1% | 6,955 |
| Arlando Teller | 1.1% | 339 |
| Total Votes | 30,144 | |
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Noteworthy events
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On November 27, 2020, Teller was admitted to the hospital because of complications related to COVID-19.[9]
See also
2020 Elections
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2020
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In 2020, the Arizona State Legislature was in session from January 13 to May 26.
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2019
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In 2019, the Arizona State Legislature was in session from January 14 through May 28.
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ AZ Central, "Arizona Democratic lawmaker Arlando Teller resigns to take position with Biden administration," February 1, 2021
- ↑ Twitter, "Nathan Brown," February 1, 2021
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Arizona State Legislature, "Arlando Teller," accessed September 27, 2019
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Arlando Teller," accessed February 8, 2021
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed August 27, 2014
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2014 Primary Election," May 27, 2014
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official general election candidate list," accessed September 11, 2014
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed August 3, 2015
- ↑ Navajo Times, "State rep admitted into hospital for COVID-19," November 27, 2020
