Caden Darrow

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Caden Darrow

Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

Arizona State University, 2020

Personal

Birthplace

Rapid City, S.D.

Religion

Christian

Profession

Diamond consultant

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Caden Darrow (Republican Party) ran for election to the Arizona House of Representatives to represent District 8. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Caden Darrow was born in Rapid City, South Dakota. He earned a bachelor's degree from Arizona State University in 2020. Darrow's career experience includes working as a diamond consultant. He has been associated with the Kiwanis Club of Tempe Sunrise.

Elections

2024

See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Arizona House of Representatives District 8 (2 seats)

Janeen Connolly and Brian Garcia defeated Caden Darrow and Tre Rook in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 8 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Janeen Connolly (D)	35.1	49,065
✔		Brian Garcia (D)	34.3	47,977
		Caden Darrow (R)	25.2	35,180
		Tre Rook (G)	5.4	7,559

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 139,781
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 8 (2 seats)

Brian Garcia and Janeen Connolly defeated Juan Mendez in the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 8 on July 30, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brian Garcia	34.3	9,078
✔		Janeen Connolly	33.5	8,856
		Juan Mendez	32.2	8,510

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 26,444
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 8 (2 seats)

Caden Darrow advanced from the Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 8 on July 30, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Caden Darrow	100.0	9,281

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,281
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Green primary election

Green primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 8 (2 seats)

Tre Rook advanced from the Green primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 8 on July 30, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tre Rook (Write-in)	100.0	7

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7
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Endorsements

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Pledges

Darrow signed the following pledges.

• U.S. Term Limits

2022

District 8

See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Arizona House of Representatives District 8 (2 seats)

Incumbent Melody Hernandez and incumbent Athena Salman defeated Caden Darrow and Bill Loughrige in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 8 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Melody Hernandez (D)	31.7	40,378
✔		Athena Salman (D)	30.9	39,386
		Caden Darrow (R)	18.7	23,848
		Bill Loughrige (R)	18.6	23,725

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 127,337
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 8 (2 seats)

Incumbent Melody Hernandez and incumbent Athena Salman advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 8 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Melody Hernandez	50.1	14,840
✔		Athena Salman	49.9	14,758

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 29,598
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 8 (2 seats)

Bill Loughrige and Caden Darrow advanced from the Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 8 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bill Loughrige	52.4	9,194
✔		Caden Darrow	47.6	8,355

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 17,549
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District 26

See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Arizona House of Representatives District 26 (2 seats)

Cesar Aguilar and Flavio Bravo won election in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 26 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cesar Aguilar (D)	54.0	21,795
✔		Flavio Bravo (D)	46.0	18,554

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 40,349
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Frank Roberts (R)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 26 (2 seats)

Cesar Aguilar and Flavio Bravo defeated incumbent Christian Solorio and Gil Hacohen in the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 26 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cesar Aguilar	31.4	5,156
✔		Flavio Bravo	28.9	4,743
		Christian Solorio	26.7	4,381
		Gil Hacohen	12.9	2,119

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 16,399
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 26 (2 seats)

Frank Roberts advanced from the Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 26 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Frank Roberts (Write-in)	100.0	335

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 335
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Caden Darrow (R)

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Caden Darrow did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

Caden Darrow completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Darrow's 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.

Caden was born and raised in Rapid City, South Dakota where he learned the true values of life, hard work, a sense of strong community, family values, and the role of government within our lives.

Caden moved to Tempe, Arizona in 2017, but his passion for public service and his desire to improve his community go back much further, leading him to a life of volunteerism on behalf of good causes and people.

Caden is a graduate of ASU and works in the retail jewelry industry. His hobbies include hiking around Arizona's beautiful landscapes and spending time with his family.

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?

• Audit the Arizona Public Education System
• Further reduce the state’s income tax
• Support our police, fire, EMS, and border agents

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Today, partisanship is poisoning our political system, and that has to end. Our district’s Democratic elected officials campaign on education every two years, yet they vote against education funding, classroom funding, university funding, and teacher funding, 100% of the time, because the funding bills are introduced by Republicans. Our kids, teachers and schools deserve better than partisan games.

Caden is committed to improving our K-12 schools and universities, boosting our state economy, giving parents more say over their child’s education, stopping the flow of crime and drugs coming over our open Southern border, and supporting our local law enforcement to keep our neighborhoods safe.

The current members who represent our district in the State House oppose all of these common-sense positions, even though most Democrats, Republicans, and Independents support them.

Caden Darrow is running for State House because we all deserve better government than we are getting.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

The first historical event that I can remember was September 11, 2001 when I was 5 years old.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

At the age of 14 I started my first job at KFC in Rapid City, South Dakota. I worked with the company throughout my High School years where I excelled and became the stores Assistant Manager.

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Caden Darrow campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Arizona House of Representatives District 8	Lost general	$20,553	$18,676
2022	Arizona House of Representatives District 8	Lost general	$12,088	$10,999
Grand total			$32,641	$29,676
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

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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)

Republican Party (33)

Democratic Party (27)