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Justin Wilmeth
2023 - Present
2027
2
Justin Wilmeth (Republican Party) is a member of the Arizona House of Representatives, representing District 2. He assumed office on January 9, 2023. His current term ends on January 11, 2027.
Wilmeth (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Arizona House of Representatives to represent District 2. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Justin Wilmeth was born in Odessa, Texas, and lives in the Deer Valley area of Arizona. Wilmeth earned a B.S. in political science, cum laude, from Arizona State University in 2013 and an M.P.A. from Arizona State University in 2019. His career experience includes working as an actor, a newswriter for KFOR Oklahoma's News 4, a campaign manager and field representative, a communications specialist for the Oklahoma House of Representatives, a deputy state director for Americans for Prosperity - Oklahoma, a communications editor for AH Strategies and a policy advisor to the Arizona House of Representatives. Wilmeth also founded Firebrand Strategic Consulting.[1][2][3]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Wilmeth was assigned to the following committees:
- House Commerce Committee, Chair
- Federalism, Military Affairs, and Elections Committee
- Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
2021-2022
Wilmeth was assigned to the following committees:
- Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Vice-Chair
- House Commerce Committee
- House Health and Human Services Committee
Sponsored legislation
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 2 (2 seats)
Stephanie Simacek and incumbent Justin Wilmeth defeated Ari Bradshaw and Tom Simes in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 2 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Stephanie Simacek (D) | 30.3 | 47,797 |
✔ | ![]() | Justin Wilmeth (R) | 29.8 | 46,943 |
![]() | Ari Bradshaw (R) ![]() | 29.7 | 46,809 | |
![]() | Tom Simes (Independent) ![]() | 10.1 | 15,947 |
Total votes: 157,496 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 2 (2 seats)
Stephanie Simacek advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 2 on July 30, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Stephanie Simacek | 100.0 | 14,072 |
Total votes: 14,072 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 2 (2 seats)
Incumbent Justin Wilmeth and Ari Bradshaw defeated Danielle Hagen in the Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 2 on July 30, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Justin Wilmeth | 54.5 | 14,896 |
✔ | ![]() | Ari Bradshaw ![]() | 45.3 | 12,382 |
Danielle Hagen (Write-in) ![]() | 0.2 | 43 |
Total votes: 27,321 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Neil DeSanti (R)
Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Wilmeth in this election.
Pledges
Wilmeth signed the following pledges.
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 |
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 |
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 |
Pierce Waychoff ![]() | 28.3 | 9,472 |
Total votes: 33,506 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Neil DeSanti (R)
- Reynold Ramsey (R)
Campaign finance
Endorsements
To view Wilmeth's endorsements in the 2022 election, please click here.
2020
See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Arizona House of Representatives District 15 (2 seats)
Steve Kaiser and Justin Wilmeth defeated Kristin Dybvig-Pawelko in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 15 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Steve Kaiser (R) | 37.1 | 71,900 |
✔ | ![]() | Justin Wilmeth (R) ![]() | 34.3 | 66,482 |
![]() | Kristin Dybvig-Pawelko (D) | 28.5 | 55,259 |
Total votes: 193,641 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 15 (2 seats)
Kristin Dybvig-Pawelko advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 15 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Kristin Dybvig-Pawelko | 100.0 | 20,540 |
Total votes: 20,540 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 15 (2 seats)
Steve Kaiser and Justin Wilmeth defeated Jarret Hamstreet and Bill Spata in the Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 15 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Steve Kaiser | 42.5 | 21,168 |
✔ | ![]() | Justin Wilmeth ![]() | 30.2 | 15,051 |
Jarret Hamstreet | 27.2 | 13,522 | ||
Bill Spata (Write-in) | 0.0 | 21 |
Total votes: 49,762 | ||||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
To view Wilmeth's endorsements in the 2020 election, please click here.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Justin Wilmeth did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Justin Wilmeth completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Wilmeth's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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|Justin got his start in politics when he helped a friend run for office in 2004. Since then, he has served in various grassroots and policy positions in Oklahoma before moving to Phoenix to serve as a policy advisor for the Republican Caucus in the Arizona House of Representatives. Justin is a graduate from Arizona State University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in Political Science as well as a Master’s in Public Administration.
Between his life experiences and education, Justin has proven to be an adept state legislator. He first won election to the House in 2020. In only one term at the Arizona House of Representatives, he was the prime sponsor of 18 bills that were signed into law. He set a record in the 2021 legislative session, seeing a whopping 8 of his sponsored bills signed into law, a first-year freshman record.- Secure the Border
- Strong Economic Environment
- Restoring confidence in elections
Transportation issues matter to me a bunch. We can't get anywhere without quality roads. Phoenix is a big city but the traffic here is fairly smooth most of the time. We must continue to invest in roads and bridges to keep Arizona moving.
I enjoyed Commerce because the topics touched on business and economic matters that directly benefited Arizonans.
Transportation was interesting to me because we need to ensure we have solid investments in infrastructure so we can all get around.
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2020
Justin Wilmeth completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Wilmeth's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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|- I want an Arizona friendly to individual liberties
- I'm a life member of the NRA and 100 percent pro-2nd Amendment
- I want to streamline state government wherever possible and reform the tax code to make it easier on everyday Arizonans
-- Military Affairs and Public Safety
-- Water issues
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Campaign finance summary
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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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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Candidate Arizona House of Representatives District 2 |
Officeholder Arizona House of Representatives District 2 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Justin Wilmeth," accessed January 12, 2023
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 12, 2020
- ↑ Justin Wilmeth 2022 campaign website, "About," accessed January 12, 2023