Ben R. Miranda
Ben R. Miranda was a Democratic member of the Arizona House of Representatives, representing the 16th District from 2003 to 2011. He was a member of the Roosevelt School Board.
Biography
Miranda's professional experience includes working as an attorney in private practice and hosting a legal radio program. He is a member of the American Red Cross Board, Arizona Trial Lawyers Association Board, and founder of Proyeto Manzana.[1]
Committee assignments
- Judiciary Committee, Arizona House of Representatives
- Rules Committee, Arizona House of Representatives
Issues
Sponsored legislation
Miranda's sponsored bills include:
- HB 2102 - financial institution records; disclosure; notice
- HB 2106 - prohibit photo radar; state highways
- HB 2521 - university tuition; fund sweeps; prohibition
- HB 2606 - civil rights; discrimination; employment
For a full listed of sponsored bills see the House website.
Elections
2010
Miranda was ineligible to run for re-election in 2010 due to the term limits of the Arizona House of Representatives.
2008
On November 4, 2008, Miranda and Cloves Campbell Jr. were elected to the 16th District Seat in the Arizona House of Representatives, defeating opponent Raymond Williams (R).[2]
Miranda raised $35,347 for the campaign, Campbell raised $12,980, and Williams raised $1,600.[3]
| Arizona State House, District 16 (2008) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Cloves Campbell Jr. (D)
|
26,247 | |||
| Ben Miranda (D)
|
28,654 | |||
| Raymond Williams (R) | 11,733 | |||
Campaign finance summary
Ballotpedia currently provides campaign finance data for all federal- and state-level candidates from 2020 and later. We are continuously working to expand our data to include prior elections. That information will be published here as we acquire it. If you would like to help us provide this data, please consider donating to Ballotpedia.
Recent news
The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for "Ben + Miranda + Arizona + House"
See also
- Arizona State Legislature
- Arizona House of Representatives
- Arizona House Committees
- Arizona state legislative districts
External links
- Arizona House of Representatives - Representative Ben R. Miranda
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2008
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
Arizona State House District 16 2003–2011 |
Succeeded by Ruben Gallego |
