Brendan Lyons

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Brendan Lyons

Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 3, 2020

Education

Graduate

University of Arizona, 2019

Personal

Birthplace

Newport Beach, Calif.

Religion

Catholic

Contact

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Brendan Lyons (Republican Party) ran for election to the Arizona House of Representatives to represent District 9. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.

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Biography

Brendan Lyons was born in Newport Beach, California. He earned an undergraduate degree in May 2017 after studying at Pima Community College and Northern Arizona University and a master's degree in public administration in May 2019 from the University of Arizona.

Elections

2020

See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Arizona House of Representatives District 9 (2 seats)

Incumbent Pamela Powers Hannley and incumbent Randall Friese defeated Brendan Lyons in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 9 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Pamela Powers Hannley (D)	36.5	64,781
✔		Randall Friese (D)	36.5	64,772
		Brendan Lyons (R)	27.0	48,026

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 177,579
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 9 (2 seats)

Incumbent Pamela Powers Hannley and incumbent Randall Friese advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 9 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Pamela Powers Hannley	50.7	29,885
✔		Randall Friese	49.3	29,038

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 58,923
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 9 (2 seats)

Brendan Lyons advanced from the Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 9 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brendan Lyons	100.0	18,194

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 18,194
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Steve Remus (L)

Endorsements

To view Lyons' endorsements in the 2020 election, please click here.

Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Brendan Lyons completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Lyons' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Brendan Lyons is an energetic and results driven candidate. Over the past decade, he's earned a positive reputation as a community leader and has developed a track record of winning quality of life improvements for Arizona. His journey into public service began when he fulfilled his childhood dream of becoming a firefighter. As a public safety advocate, he became concerned about distracted driving after responding to far too many crashes. In 2012, he launched a non-profit in Southern Arizona, which fosters an environment of safety for all who utilize our public roads. A year later, he became a statistic of the very message he was advocating; struck from behind by a distracted motorist while bicycling. As he recovered, he threw himself into fighting for tougher laws against distracted driving, putting pressure on local jurisdictions throughout the state to adopt policies to make our roads safer. Then in April 2019, Governor Ducey signed Arizona's Hands-Free bill into law. Brendan holds a Masters in Public Administration focusing in Collaborative Governance. Southern Arizona deserves a brilliant future and Brendan Lyons will continue to be a results-driven leader who works across party lines to deliver on issues that we all care about.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• "A United Future For Arizona": Together, we can do more. Together, we can be more. Together, we will be better.
• People Focused. Results Driven.
• A Public Servant. Not A Politician.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

COVID-19: Responsibly opening up Arizona and getting businesses back up and running to get people working again.

Growing Jobs and the Economy: To support public/private partnerships (such as Rio Nuevo) that contribute to our economy.

Supporting Public Safety: I want to protect those who protect us.

Improving Quality Education: Communities can't thrive without investing in childhood education.

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

Brendan Lyons is an energetic and results driven candidate. Over the past decade, he has earned a positive reputation as a community leader and has developed a track record of winning quality of life improvements for Arizona. Southern Arizona deserves a brilliant future, and Brendan Lyons will continue to be a results-driven leader who tirelessly works across party lines to deliver on the issues that we all care about.

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Footnotes

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Current members of the Arizona House of Representatives

Leadership

Speaker of the House:Steve Montenegro

Majority Leader:Michael Carbone

Minority Leader:Oscar De Los Santos

Representatives

District 1

Selina Bliss (R)

Quang Nguyen (R)

District 2

Stephanie Simacek (D)

Justin Wilmeth (R)

District 3

Joseph Chaplik (R)

Alexander Kolodin (R)

District 4

Pamela Carter (R)

Matt Gress (R)

District 5

Sarah Liguori (D)

Aaron Marquez (D)

District 6

Mae Peshlakai (D)

Myron Tsosie (D)

District 7

Walter Blackman (R)

David Marshall (R)

District 8

Janeen Connolly (D)

Brian Garcia (D)

District 9

Lorena Austin (D)

Seth Blattman (D)

District 10

Ralph Heap (R)

Justin Olson (R)

District 11

Junelle Cavero (D)

Oscar De Los Santos (D)

District 12

Patricia Contreras (D)

Anastasia Travers (D)

District 13

Jeff Weninger (R)

Julie Willoughby (R)

District 14

Laurin Hendrix (R)

Khyl Powell (R)

District 15

Neal Carter (R)

Michael Way (R)

District 16

Chris Lopez (R)

Teresa Martinez (R)

District 17

Rachel Keshel (R)

Kevin Volk (D)

District 18

Nancy Gutierrez (D)

Christopher Mathis (D)

District 19

Lupe Diaz (R)

Gail Griffin (R)

District 20

Alma Hernandez (D)

Betty Villegas (D)

District 21

Consuelo Hernandez (D)

Stephanie Stahl Hamilton (D)

District 22

Lupe Contreras (D)

Elda Luna-Nájera (D)

District 23

Michele Pena (R)

Mariana Sandoval (D)

District 24

Anna Abeytia (D)

Lydia Hernandez (D)

District 25

Michael Carbone (R)

Nick Kupper (R)

District 26

Cesar Aguilar (D)

Quantá Crews (D)

District 27

Lisa Fink (R)

Tony Rivero (R)

District 28

David Livingston (R)

Beverly Pingerelli (R)

District 29

Steve Montenegro (R)

James Taylor (R)

District 30

Leo Biasiucci (R)

John Gillette (R)

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Democratic Party (27)