Judy Schwiebert

Judy Schwiebert

Democratic Party

Prior offices

Arizona House of Representatives District 20

Successor: Andres Cano

Predecessor: Anthony Kern

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Arizona House of Representatives District 2

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

Arizona State University, 1978

Graduate

Ottawa University, 2001

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Birthplace

Phoenix, Ariz.

Profession

Teacher

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Judy Schwiebert (Democratic Party) was a member of the Arizona House of Representatives, representing District 2. She assumed office on January 9, 2023. She left office on January 13, 2025.

Schwiebert (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Arizona State Senate to represent District 2. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Judy Schwiebert was born in Phoenix, Arizona. She earned a bachelor's degree in education from Arizona State University in 1978 and a master's degree in education from Ottawa University in 2001. Schwiebert's career experience includes working as a teacher. She co-founded Theater Works.

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Schwiebert was assigned to the following committees:

• House Appropriations Committee
• House Education Committee
• Joint Legislative Budget Committee

2021-2022

Schwiebert was assigned to the following committees:

• House Appropriations Committee
• House Education Committee

Sponsored legislation

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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 House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

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

Incumbent Judy Schwiebert and incumbent Justin Wilmeth defeated Christian Lamar in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 2 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Judy Schwiebert (D)	35.2	40,130
✔		Justin Wilmeth (R)	33.3	37,977
		Christian Lamar (R)	31.5	35,987

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 114,094
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Democratic primary election

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

Incumbent Judy Schwiebert advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 2 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Judy Schwiebert	100.0	16,728

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 16,728
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Republican primary election

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

Incumbent Justin Wilmeth and Christian Lamar defeated Pierce Waychoff in the Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 2 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Justin Wilmeth	36.7	12,298
✔		Christian Lamar	35.0	11,736
	Submit photo	Pierce Waychoff	28.3	9,472

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 33,506
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Neil DeSanti (R)
• Reynold Ramsey (R)

2020

See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Arizona House of Representatives District 20 (2 seats)

Judy Schwiebert and incumbent Shawnna Bolick defeated incumbent Anthony Kern in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 20 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Judy Schwiebert (D)	34.4	50,633
✔		Shawnna Bolick (R)	33.5	49,268
		Anthony Kern (R)	32.0	47,094

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 146,995
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 20 (2 seats)

Judy Schwiebert advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 20 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Judy Schwiebert	100.0	18,520

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 18,520
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 20 (2 seats)

Incumbent Anthony Kern and incumbent Shawnna Bolick advanced from the Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 20 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Anthony Kern	50.6	16,164
✔		Shawnna Bolick	49.4	15,760

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 31,924
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Endorsements

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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Judy Schwiebert did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

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

I have spent my life serving LD 20 as the mom of two successful now-adult sons, a teacher for 27 years at Cactus and Greenway High Schools, and a community leader. A teacher, team mom for soccer and Little League teams, co-founder of Theater Works, church board member, and community center director, I know that we all do better when everyone gets their chance to succeed. Now, I'm running for office because as a teacher and mom, it breaks my heart that students in over 1800 Arizona classrooms had no permanent, qualified teacher this year. We're failing our children - and our economy. I am committed to listening to the people of this district and working together to get things done for our community. This is my home.

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 work to make smart investments in our schools so that every student gets a quality education and teachers are treated with the respect they deserve
• I will foster a strong economy that comes from ensuring that we have a strong, educated workforce, good-paying jobs, opportunity for all, and a sustainable community for our children.
• I will work to expand access to quality, affordable healthcare, help reduce costs, and protect people with pre-existing conditions.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

We must invest in education in order to ensure that everyone has their chance at the American dream - and that we're able to grow a strong economy that benefits all of us. I grew up in Arizona at a time when my dad could support our family of five on his teaching salary. He and my mom inspired me to become a teacher as well, and I was able to continue to do the work I loved even after becoming a single mom of two sons. But more recently, while volunteering with a master 2nd-grade teacher, I was horrified to learn that she had to work four jobs to make ends meet. Finally, she left Arizona for a much higher-paying teaching job in another state. As we know, this has become an epidemic - and it's because too many of our elected leaders do not value the essential role of educators.

Arizona has been at the bottom of the nation for over a decade in every measure of education funding. It is vital to our economy and our future that we have qualified, certified, highly trained teachers and education support professionals in our classrooms, and that our students have safe modern facilities and resources.

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

One of the legislators that I look up to is Polly Rosenbaum. As someone who appreciates Arizona history, I admire that she was an energetic figure in the Arizona State House for 45 years until 1997 when she was 95. She was truly an example of living history in our state.

First, I think I relate to her because we both have deep and wide roots in our communities that come from having been high school teachers and active in our districts.

I would like to follow her example as a strong warrior for fighting abuses of taxpayer money, and as a staunch supporter of education, a leader in strengthening our community college system, and an advocate for libraries, culture and the preservation of Arizona history. It's also important for me to continue her work to stand up for and ensure opportunities for women.

I deeply appreciate her advice that, "Nobody does anything alone. You have one vote, you have to have a lot of others with you...If you feel that you are right, you have to be persistent until you accomplish what you want to do."

Ultimately, though, I share her reason for serving in the legislature. She said that there were "things I wanted to do and get done. I wanted many, many things for my constituents. There wasn't anything for myself I wanted, but for the things that they needed in different parts of Arizona."

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Campaign finance summary

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Judy Schwiebert campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Arizona State Senate District 2	Lost general	$590,759	$646,101
2022	Arizona House of Representatives District 2	Won general	$309,782	$297,294
2020	Arizona House of Representatives District 20	Won general	$582,043	N/A**
Grand total			$1,482,584	$943,395
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
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2024

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2023

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In 2023, the Arizona State Legislature was in session from January 9 to July 31. Arizona Free Enterprise Club: Senate and House Legislators are scored on their votes on the association's policy platform. Center for Arizona Policy Action Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to family issues. Children's Action Alliance Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to family issues. Humane Voters of Arizona Legislators are scored on their stances on animal issues. Progress Arizona Legislators are scored on their votes on the association's policy platform. Secular Coalition for Arizona Legislators are scored on their stances on secular policy. Sierra Club Grand Canyon Chapter Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental policy. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues. The Arizona Center for Economic Progress Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic policy.

2022

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2021

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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)

Republican Party (17)

Democratic Party (13)

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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)