Gail Griffin
2023 - Present
2027
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Gail Griffin (Republican Party) is a member of the Arizona House of Representatives, representing District 19. She assumed office on January 9, 2023. Her current term ends on January 11, 2027.
Griffin (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Arizona House of Representatives to represent District 19. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Griffin's professional experience includes working as an associate broker for Sierra Vista Realty since 1975. Griffin served as Chair of the Cochise County Republican Committee from 2002 to 2006. She was also 3rd Vice Chair of the District 30 Republican Committee from 2003 to 2006.
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Griffin was assigned to the following committees:
- Land, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs
- Natural Resources, Energy and Water Committee, Chair
- House Rules Committee, Vice Chair
2021-2022
Griffin was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Griffin was assigned to the following committees:
- Natural Resources, Energy and Water Committee, Chairman
- Federal Relations Committee, Vice Chairman
- House Health and Human Services Committee
- Land, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
Arizona committee assignments, 2017 |
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• Government |
• Natural Resources, Energy and Water, Chair |
• Rules |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Griffin served on the following committees:
Arizona committee assignments, 2015 |
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• Financial Institutions |
• Rural Affairs and Environment, Vice chair |
• Rules |
• Water and Energy, Chair |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Griffin served on the following committees:
Arizona committee assignments, 2013 |
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• Appropriations |
• Government and Environment, Chair |
• Natural Resources and Rural Affairs, Vice Chair |
• Public Safety |
• Rules |
• Capital Review |
• Homeland Security |
• Transportation between Sonora, Mexico and Arizona |
• Water Salinity Issues Study |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Griffin served on these committees:
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• Border Security, Federalism and States Sovereignty |
• Commerce and Energy, Vice Chair |
• Natural Resources and Transportation |
• Veterans and Military Affairs |
• Water, Land Use and Rural Development, Chair |
• Border Security Advisory |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Arizona House of Representatives District 19 (2 seats)
Incumbent Gail Griffin and incumbent Lupe Diaz defeated Gregg Frostrom Jr. in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 19 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Gail Griffin (R) | 39.2 | 65,504 | |
✔ | ![]() | Lupe Diaz (R) | 35.4 | 59,188 |
Gregg Frostrom Jr. (D) | 25.4 | 42,468 |
Total votes: 167,160 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 19 (2 seats)
Gregg Frostrom Jr. advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 19 on July 30, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Gregg Frostrom Jr. | 100.0 | 16,616 |
Total votes: 16,616 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 19 (2 seats)
Incumbent Gail Griffin and incumbent Lupe Diaz advanced from the Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 19 on July 30, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Gail Griffin | 56.0 | 27,154 | |
✔ | ![]() | Lupe Diaz | 44.0 | 21,348 |
Total votes: 48,502 | ||||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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Pledges
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2022
See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Arizona House of Representatives District 19 (2 seats)
Incumbent Gail Griffin and incumbent Lupe Diaz defeated Sanda Clark in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 19 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Gail Griffin (R) | 38.6 | 53,891 | |
✔ | ![]() | Lupe Diaz (R) | 35.5 | 49,561 |
![]() | Sanda Clark (D) ![]() | 25.9 | 36,242 |
Total votes: 139,694 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 19 (2 seats)
Sanda Clark advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 19 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Sanda Clark ![]() | 100.0 | 18,315 |
Total votes: 18,315 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 19 (2 seats)
Incumbent Gail Griffin and incumbent Lupe Diaz advanced from the Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 19 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Gail Griffin | 55.0 | 27,898 | |
✔ | ![]() | Lupe Diaz | 45.0 | 22,821 |
Total votes: 50,719 | ||||
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Campaign finance
2020
See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Arizona House of Representatives District 14 (2 seats)
Incumbent Gail Griffin and incumbent Becky Nutt defeated Kimberly Moschetti, Ronnie Maestas-Condos, and Joshua Hampton in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 14 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Gail Griffin (R) | 32.7 | 63,170 | |
✔ | ![]() | Becky Nutt (R) | 32.5 | 62,722 |
![]() | Kimberly Moschetti (D) ![]() | 18.3 | 35,289 | |
![]() | Ronnie Maestas-Condos (D) ![]() | 16.6 | 32,070 | |
Joshua Hampton (D) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 16 |
Total votes: 193,267 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 14 (2 seats)
Kimberly Moschetti and Ronnie Maestas-Condos advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 14 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Kimberly Moschetti ![]() | 53.8 | 14,172 |
✔ | ![]() | Ronnie Maestas-Condos ![]() | 46.2 | 12,178 |
Total votes: 26,350 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 14 (2 seats)
Incumbent Gail Griffin and incumbent Becky Nutt advanced from the Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 14 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Gail Griffin | 50.9 | 23,836 | |
✔ | ![]() | Becky Nutt | 49.1 | 23,004 |
Total votes: 46,840 | ||||
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Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for Arizona House of Representatives District 14 (2 seats)
Gail Griffin and incumbent Becky Nutt defeated Shelley Renne-Leon and Bob Karp in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 14 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Gail Griffin (R) | 32.7 | 46,797 | |
✔ | ![]() | Becky Nutt (R) | 32.2 | 46,155 |
Shelley Renne-Leon (D) | 17.9 | 25,651 | ||
![]() | Bob Karp (D) ![]() | 17.1 | 24,539 |
Total votes: 143,142 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 14 (2 seats)
Shelley Renne-Leon and Bob Karp advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 14 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Shelley Renne-Leon | 52.7 | 11,149 | |
✔ | ![]() | Bob Karp ![]() | 47.3 | 9,989 |
Total votes: 21,138 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 14 (2 seats)
Gail Griffin and incumbent Becky Nutt advanced from the Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 14 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Gail Griffin | 52.7 | 21,414 | |
✔ | ![]() | Becky Nutt | 47.3 | 19,253 |
Total votes: 40,667 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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2016
- See also: Arizona State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Arizona State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 30, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 1, 2016.
Incumbent Gail Griffin defeated Jaime Alvarez in the Arizona State Senate District 14 general election.[1][2]
Arizona State Senate, District 14 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Republican | ![]() |
62.66% | 54,084 | |
Democratic | Jaime Alvarez | 37.34% | 32,229 | |
Total Votes | 86,313 | |||
Source: Arizona Secretary of State |
Jaime Alvarez ran unopposed in the Arizona State Senate District 14 Democratic Primary.[3]
Arizona State Senate, District 14 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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Democratic | ![]() |
Incumbent Gail Griffin ran unopposed in the Arizona State Senate District 14 Republican Primary.[4]
Arizona State Senate, District 14 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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2014
- See also: Arizona State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for the Arizona State Senate 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 Gail Griffin was unopposed in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[5][6][7][8]
2012
- See also: Arizona State Senate elections, 2012
Griffin won election in the 2012 election for Arizona State Senate District 14. She ran unopposed in the Republican primary on August 28, 2012. She won the general election on November 6, 2012.[9][10]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Republican | ![]() |
61.7% | 49,647 | |
Democratic | Patricia V. Fleming | 38.3% | 30,808 | |
Total Votes | 80,455 |
2010
- See also: Arizona State Senate elections, 2010
Griffin ran in the 2010 election for Arizona State Senate District 25. She defeated Craig Smith in the August 24 primary election. She then defeated incumbent Democrat Manuel Alvarez in the November 2 general election.[11][12]
Arizona State Senate, District 25 General Election (2010) | ||||
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Candidates | Votes | |||
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29,830 | |||
Manuel Alvarez (D) | 24,074 |
Arizona State Senate, District 25 Republican Primary (2010) | ||||
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Candidates | Votes | |||
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9,165 | |||
Craig Smith (R) | 5,356 |
Campaign themes
2024
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2022
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2020
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2012
Griffin's website highlighted the following campaign themes:
- "Secure Our Borders"
- "Protect Jobs & Economic Stability of Our Communities"
- "Protect Our Property & Water Rights"
- "Improve Academic Achievement by Ensuring Taxpayer Dollars Get to the Classroom for Students & Teachers"[13]
Medicaid expansion lawsuit
Gail Griffin was one of the 36 Republican members of the Arizona State Legislature who signed onto a lawsuit brought by the Goldwater Institute in September 2013 against Arizona Governor Jan Brewer (R) over the expansion of Medicaid in Arizona under provisions of the Affordable Care Act.[14] Brewer announced her support for Medicaid expansion in Arizona in 2013, and by June of that year the legislature passed a bill expanding Medicaid in the state .[15] In September 2013, the Goldwater Institute, a conservative think tank, filed a lawsuit seeking to block the law's implementation. They argued that the law contained a tax, and its implementation under the control of the executive branch violated state laws enforcing the separation of powers.[14] In 2015, a Maricopa County Superior Court judge ruled against the 36 Republican lawmakers and the Goldwater Institute, saying that the law contained an assessment, not a tax. The Arizona Court of Appeals upheld the Superior Court's 2015 ruling on March 16, 2017.[16]
Campaign finance summary
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2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
Griffin was a district-level delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Arizona. She was bound to support Donald Trump for one ballot.
Delegate rules
In Arizona, district-level and at-large delegates were selected at the Arizona Republican State Convention. Under state law, these delegates were required to vote on the first ballot at the Republican National Convention for the winner of the statewide primary.
Arizona primary results
- See also: Presidential election in Arizona, 2016
Arizona Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
Jeb Bush | 0.7% | 4,393 | 0 | |
Ben Carson | 2.4% | 14,940 | 0 | |
Chris Christie | 0.2% | 988 | 0 | |
Tim Cook | 0% | 243 | 0 | |
Ted Cruz | 27.6% | 172,294 | 0 | |
Carly Fiorina | 0.2% | 1,270 | 0 | |
Lindsey Graham | 0.1% | 498 | 0 | |
Mike Huckabee | 0.2% | 1,300 | 0 | |
John Kasich | 10.6% | 65,965 | 0 | |
George Pataki | 0% | 309 | 0 | |
Rand Paul | 0.4% | 2,269 | 0 | |
Marco Rubio | 11.6% | 72,304 | 0 | |
Rick Santorum | 0.1% | 523 | 0 | |
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45.9% | 286,743 | 58 | |
Totals | 624,039 | 58 | ||
Source: The New York Times and Arizona Secretary of State |
Delegate allocation
Arizona had 58 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 27 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's nine congressional districts). Arizona's district delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the candidate who won the plurality of the statewide vote received all of the state's district delegates.[17][18]
Of the remaining 31 delegates, 28 served at large. At-large delegates were also allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the candidate who won the plurality of the statewide vote received all of the state's at-large delegates. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention. The RNC delegates were required to pledge their support to the winner of the state's primary.[17][18]
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2024
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In 2024, the Arizona State Legislature was in session from January 8 to June 15.
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2023
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In 2023, the Arizona State Legislature was in session from January 9 to July 31.
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2022
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In 2022, the Arizona State Legislature was in session from January 10 to June 25.
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2021
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In 2021, the Arizona State Legislature was in session from January 11 to June 30.
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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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2018
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In 2018, the 54th Arizona State Legislature was in session from January 8 through May 4.
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2017
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In 2017, the 53rd Arizona State Legislature was in session from January 9 through May 4.
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2016
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In 2016, the 52nd Arizona State Legislature was in session from January 11 through May 7.
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2015
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In 2015, the 52nd Arizona State Legislature was in session from January 12 to April 2.
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2014
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In 2014, the 51st Arizona State Legislature was in session from January 13 to April 24.
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2013
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In 2013, the 51st Arizona State Legislature was in session from January 14 to June 14.
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Footnotes
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "General election ," accessed September 9, 2016
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2016 official general election results," accessed November 11, 2016
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2016 Election Information - Primary Candidate List," accessed June 3, 2016
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2016 Election Information - Primary Candidate List," accessed June 3, 2016
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed August 27, 2014
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2014 Primary Election," May 28, 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
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2012 Primary candidate list," accessed December 20, 2013
- ↑ C-SPAN/Associated Press, "August 28, 2012 Primary Results - Arizona," accessed August 28, 2012
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2010 Primary results," accessed December 20, 2013
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "General election results," accessed December 13, 2013
- ↑ gailgriffinforsenate.com, "Campaign website," accessed April 7, 2014
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Arizona Republic, "Goldwater Institute sues over Arizona Medicaid law," September 12, 2013
- ↑ Office of the Arizona Governor, "State of the State Address," January 14, 2013
- ↑ AZCentral, "Court rejects Arizona GOP lawmakers' Medicaid challenge," March 16, 2017
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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Preceded by Lorenzo Sierra (D) |
Arizona House of Representatives District 19 2023-Present |
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Arizona House of Representatives District 14 2019-2023 |
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Arizona State Senate District 14 2013-2019 |
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Arizona State Senate District 25 2011-2013 |
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Arizona House of Representatives District 8 1997-2001 |
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