Josh Barnett

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Josh Barnett

Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

July 30, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

Purdue University

Personal

Birthplace

Indianapolis, Ind.

Religion

Catholic

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Josh Barnett (Republican Party) ran for election to the Arizona State Senate to represent District 2. He lost in the Republican primary on July 30, 2024.

Biography

Josh Barnett was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. He earned his undergraduate degree from Purdue University.

Elections

2024

See also: Arizona State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for Arizona State Senate District 2

Incumbent Shawnna Bolick defeated Judy Schwiebert and Dennis Pugsley in the general election for Arizona State Senate District 2 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Shawnna Bolick (R)	50.8	52,100
		Judy Schwiebert (D)	47.2	48,333
	Submit photo	Dennis Pugsley (G)	2.0	2,076

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 102,509
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Arizona State Senate District 2

Judy Schwiebert advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona State Senate District 2 on July 30, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Judy Schwiebert	100.0	14,351

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 14,351
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Arizona State Senate District 2

Incumbent Shawnna Bolick defeated Josh Barnett in the Republican primary for Arizona State Senate District 2 on July 30, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Shawnna Bolick	53.7	10,469
		Josh Barnett	46.3	9,018

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 19,487
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Green primary election

Green primary for Arizona State Senate District 2

Dennis Pugsley advanced from the Green primary for Arizona State Senate District 2 on July 30, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Dennis Pugsley	100.0	10

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10
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Endorsements

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2022

See also: Arizona's 1st Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Arizona District 1

Incumbent David Schweikert defeated Jevin Hodge in the general election for U.S. House Arizona District 1 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Schweikert (R)	50.4	182,336
		Jevin Hodge (D)	49.6	179,141

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 361,477
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 1

Jevin Hodge defeated Adam Metzendorf and Delina DiSanto in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 1 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jevin Hodge	61.9	46,144
		Adam Metzendorf	37.9	28,267
		Delina DiSanto (Write-in)	0.2	175

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 74,586
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Ginger Sykes Torres (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 1

Incumbent David Schweikert defeated Elijah Norton and Josh Barnett in the Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 1 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Schweikert	43.6	52,067
		Elijah Norton	33.0	39,435
		Josh Barnett	23.4	27,999

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 119,501
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Kelly Townsend (R)
• Katherine Gallant (R)
• Steven Beaver (R)

2020

See also: Arizona's 7th Congressional District election, 2020

Arizona's 7th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 4 Democratic primary)

Arizona's 7th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 4 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Arizona District 7

Incumbent Ruben Gallego defeated Josh Barnett, Roxanne Rodriguez, and J.Travis Kirkham in the general election for U.S. House Arizona District 7 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ruben Gallego (D)	76.7	165,452
		Josh Barnett (R)	23.3	50,226
		Roxanne Rodriguez (L) (Write-in)	0.0	51
	Submit photo	J.Travis Kirkham (R) (Write-in)	0.0	3

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 215,732
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 7

Incumbent Ruben Gallego advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 7 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ruben Gallego	100.0	56,108

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 7

Josh Barnett advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 7 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Josh Barnett	100.0	15,245

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 15,245
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Chris Hindle (R)
• Nina Becker (R)

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Josh Barnett did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

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Josh Barnett completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Barnett'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.

People Over Politics

Small Business Owner committed to protecting our Constitutional Republic.

Pro God. Pro Gun. Pro Life. Pro Equality. America First

Barnettforaz.com @barnettforaz Twitter

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?

• I will always put People Over Politics.
• I believe the Constitution is the supreme law of the land.
• I believe in equality and opportunity for ALL Americans.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

1) We need to streamline the legal immigration process to reward good, honest and hard working immigrants.

2) Our constitutional right to due process must be fully restored in EVERY court. Specifically, Family and CPS courts.

3) I firmly stand against any unconstitutional red flag laws.

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

The fall of the Berlin Wall stands out to me. I was 13 years old.

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

Mowing lawns for a landscaping company. 2 summers.

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Josh Barnett campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Arizona State Senate District 2	Lost primary	$24,806	$25,424
2022	U.S. House Arizona District 1	Lost primary	$60,276	$62,913
2020	U.S. House Arizona District 7	Lost general	$28,093	$17,883
Grand total			$113,175	$106,219
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 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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Democratic Party (13)