Jesus Lugo Jr.

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Jesus Lugo Jr.

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

July 30, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

Arizona State University, 2014

Graduate

Grand Canyon University, 2024

Personal

Birthplace

Yuma, Ariz.

Religion

Catholic

Profession

Social worker

Contact

Campaign website

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Jesus Lugo Jr. (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Arizona State Senate to represent District 23. He lost in the Democratic primary on July 30, 2024.

Biography

Jesus Lugo Jr. was born in Yuma, Arizona. Lugo's professional experience includes working as a social worker. He earned a bachelor's degree from Arizona State University in 2014 and a graduate degree from Grand Canyon University in 2024.

Elections

2024

See also: Arizona State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for Arizona State Senate District 23

Incumbent Brian Fernandez defeated Michelle Altherr in the general election for Arizona State Senate District 23 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brian Fernandez (D)	53.8	42,658
	Submit photo	Michelle Altherr (R)	46.2	36,602

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 79,260
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Arizona State Senate District 23

Incumbent Brian Fernandez defeated Jesus Lugo Jr. in the Democratic primary for Arizona State Senate District 23 on July 30, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brian Fernandez	60.3	6,943
		Jesus Lugo Jr.	39.7	4,562

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,505
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Arizona State Senate District 23

Michelle Altherr advanced from the Republican primary for Arizona State Senate District 23 on July 30, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Michelle Altherr	100.0	9,657

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,657
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Endorsements

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2022

See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Arizona House of Representatives District 23 (2 seats)

Mariana Sandoval and Michele Pena defeated Jesus Lugo Jr. in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 23 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mariana Sandoval (D)	36.2	26,986
✔		Michele Pena (R)	33.9	25,268
		Jesus Lugo Jr. (D)	29.8	22,191

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 74,445
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 23 (2 seats)

Mariana Sandoval and Jesus Lugo Jr. advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 23 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mariana Sandoval	55.9	11,201
✔		Jesus Lugo Jr.	44.1	8,827

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 20,028
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 23 (2 seats)

Michele Pena advanced from the Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 23 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michele Pena (Write-in)	100.0	1,144

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,144
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Joshua Pembleton (R)

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Jesus Lugo Jr. completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Lugo'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.

Hi, my name is Jesus Lugo Jr. I’m running for state representative in District 23. I was born in Yuma, Az and raised in Gadsden, Az. The reason why I decided to run as a state representative is because I represent the values, morals, and work ethic of my community. I will bring leadership to LD23, which will improve the life of working families, children, the elderly, the sick, and the poor. I will be a leader that will bring our people together and make us stronger. The issues that matter to me are education, mental health,substance abuse and victims of domestic violence.I will also fight to provide more resources for our middle class.

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?

• Substance abuse
• Education
• Women rights

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Substance abuse, pro choice.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

Congressman Raul Grijalva.

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

My first job was working in the Lettuce Fields.

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Campaign finance summary

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Jesus Lugo Jr. campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Arizona State Senate District 23	Lost primary	$2,523	$2,848
2022	Arizona House of Representatives District 23	Lost general	$13,107	$18,071
Grand total			$15,630	$20,919
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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Footnotes

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Current members of the Arizona State Senate

Leadership

Senate President:Warren Petersen

Majority Leader:Janae Shamp

Minority Leader:Priya Sundareshan

Senators

District 1

Mark Finchem (R)

District 2

Shawnna Bolick (R)

District 3

John Kavanagh (R)

District 4

Carine Werner (R)

District 5

Lela Alston (D)

District 6

Theresa Hatathlie (D)

District 7

Wendy Rogers (R)

District 8

Lauren Kuby (D)

District 9

Kiana Sears (D)

District 10

David Farnsworth (R)

District 11

Catherine Miranda (D)

District 12

Denise Epstein (D)

District 13

Javan Mesnard (R)

District 14

Warren Petersen (R)

District 15

Jake Hoffman (R)

District 16

Thomas Shope (R)

District 17

Vince Leach (R)

District 18

Priya Sundareshan (D)

District 19

David Gowan (R)

District 20

Sally Gonzales (D)

District 21

Rosanna Gabaldón (D)

District 22

Eva Diaz (D)

District 23

Brian Fernandez (D)

District 24

Analise Ortiz (D)

District 25

Tim Dunn (R)

District 26

Flavio Bravo (D)

District 27

Kevin Payne (R)

District 28

Frank Carroll (R)

District 29

Janae Shamp (R)

District 30

Hildy Angius (R)

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