Gail Griffin

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Gail Griffin
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Arizona House of Representatives District 19
Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

2

Predecessor
Prior offices
Arizona House of Representatives District 8

Arizona State Senate District 25

Arizona State Senate District 14

Arizona House of Representatives District 14

Compensation

Base salary

$24,000/year

Per diem

For legislators residing within Maricopa County: $35/day. For legislators residing outside of Maricopa County: $251.66.

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Personal
Profession
Real Estate Associate Broker
Contact

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:

2021-2022

Griffin was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Griffin was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Arizona committee assignments, 2017
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:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Griffin served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Griffin served on these committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


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
Image of Gail Griffin
Gail Griffin (R)
 
39.2
 
65,504
Image of Lupe Diaz
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
Image of Gail Griffin
Gail Griffin
 
56.0
 
27,154
Image of Lupe Diaz
Lupe Diaz
 
44.0
 
21,348

Total votes: 48,502
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

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Pledges

Griffin signed the following pledges.

  • U.S. Term Limits

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
Image of Gail Griffin
Gail Griffin (R)
 
38.6
 
53,891
Image of Lupe Diaz
Lupe Diaz (R)
 
35.5
 
49,561
Image of Sanda Clark
Sanda Clark (D) Candidate Connection
 
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
Image of Sanda Clark
Sanda Clark Candidate Connection
 
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
Image of Gail Griffin
Gail Griffin
 
55.0
 
27,898
Image of Lupe Diaz
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
Image of Gail Griffin
Gail Griffin (R)
 
32.7
 
63,170
Image of Becky Nutt
Becky Nutt (R)
 
32.5
 
62,722
Image of Kimberly Moschetti
Kimberly Moschetti (D) Candidate Connection
 
18.3
 
35,289
Image of Ronnie Maestas-Condos
Ronnie Maestas-Condos (D) Candidate Connection
 
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
Image of Kimberly Moschetti
Kimberly Moschetti Candidate Connection
 
53.8
 
14,172
Image of Ronnie Maestas-Condos
Ronnie Maestas-Condos Candidate Connection
 
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
Image of Gail Griffin
Gail Griffin
 
50.9
 
23,836
Image of Becky Nutt
Becky Nutt
 
49.1
 
23,004

Total votes: 46,840
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Campaign finance

2018

See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 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
Image of Gail Griffin
Gail Griffin (R)
 
32.7
 
46,797
Image of Becky Nutt
Becky Nutt (R)
 
32.2
 
46,155
Shelley Renne-Leon (D)
 
17.9
 
25,651
Image of Bob Karp
Bob Karp (D) Candidate Connection
 
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
Image of Bob Karp
Bob Karp Candidate Connection
 
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
Image of Gail Griffin
Gail Griffin
 
52.7
 
21,414
Image of Becky Nutt
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
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Gail Griffin Incumbent 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
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Jaime Alvarez  (unopposed)


Incumbent Gail Griffin ran unopposed in the Arizona State Senate District 14 Republican Primary.[4]

Arizona State Senate, District 14 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Gail Griffin Incumbent (unopposed)

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]

Arizona State Senate, District 14, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngGail Griffin Incumbent 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)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Gail Griffin (R) 29,830
Manuel Alvarez (D) 24,074
Arizona State Senate, District 25 Republican Primary (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Gail Griffin (R) 9,165
Craig Smith (R) 5,356

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

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2020

Gail Griffin did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

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

See also: Can Arizona conservatives beat the clock to block Medicaid expansion from taking effect Jan. 1?

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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Gail Griffin campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Arizona House of Representatives District 19Won general$64,075 $50,337
2022Arizona House of Representatives District 19Won general$38,223 $26,138
2020Arizona House of Representatives District 14Won general$68,239 N/A**
2018Arizona House of Representatives District 14Won general$55,987 N/A**
2016Arizona State Senate, District 14Won $52,668 N/A**
2014Arizona State Senate, DistrictWon $48,598 N/A**
2012Arizona State Senate, District 14Won $28,733 N/A**
2010Arizona State Senate, District 25Won $30,410 N/A**
2006Arizona State House, District 25Lost $28,495 N/A**
2000Arizona State Senate, District 8Lost $50,314 N/A**
1998Arizona State House, District 8Won $64,599 N/A**
1996Arizona State House, District 8Won $23,736 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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

See also: RNC delegate guidelines from Arizona, 2016 and Republican delegates from Arizona, 2016

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
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
Green check mark transparent.pngDonald Trump 45.9% 286,743 58
Totals 624,039 58
Source: The New York Times and Arizona Secretary of State

Delegate allocation

See also: 2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules
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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]

Scorecards

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See also


External links

Footnotes

  1. Arizona Secretary of State, "General election ," accessed September 9, 2016
  2. Arizona Secretary of State, "2016 official general election results," accessed November 11, 2016
  3. Arizona Secretary of State, "2016 Election Information - Primary Candidate List," accessed June 3, 2016
  4. Arizona Secretary of State, "2016 Election Information - Primary Candidate List," accessed June 3, 2016
  5. Arizona Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed August 27, 2014
  6. Arizona Secretary of State, "2014 Primary Election," May 28, 2014
  7. Arizona Secretary of State, "Official general election candidate list," accessed September 11, 2014
  8. Arizona Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed August 3, 2015
  9. Arizona Secretary of State, "2012 Primary candidate list," accessed December 20, 2013
  10. C-SPAN/Associated Press, "August 28, 2012 Primary Results - Arizona," accessed August 28, 2012
  11. Arizona Secretary of State, "2010 Primary results," accessed December 20, 2013
  12. Arizona Secretary of State, "General election results," accessed December 13, 2013
  13. gailgriffinforsenate.com, "Campaign website," accessed April 7, 2014
  14. 14.0 14.1 Arizona Republic, "Goldwater Institute sues over Arizona Medicaid law," September 12, 2013
  15. Office of the Arizona Governor, "State of the State Address," January 14, 2013
  16. AZCentral, "Court rejects Arizona GOP lawmakers' Medicaid challenge," March 16, 2017
  17. 17.0 17.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
  18. 18.0 18.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
  19. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named ARA

Political offices
Preceded by
Lorenzo Sierra (D)
Arizona House of Representatives District 19
2023-Present
Succeeded by
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Preceded by
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Arizona House of Representatives District 14
2019-2023
Succeeded by
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Preceded by
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Arizona State Senate District 14
2013-2019
Succeeded by
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Preceded by
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Arizona State Senate District 25
2011-2013
Succeeded by
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Preceded by
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Arizona House of Representatives District 8
1997-2001
Succeeded by
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