Kat Stratford

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Kat Stratford

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

August 2, 2022

Contact

Campaign website

Kat Stratford (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Arizona House of Representatives to represent District 18. She lost in the Democratic primary on August 2, 2022.

Stratford completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

Elections

2022

See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Arizona House of Representatives District 18 (2 seats)

Nancy Gutierrez and incumbent Christopher Mathis defeated Linda Evans in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 18 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Nancy Gutierrez (D)	38.2	61,960
✔		Christopher Mathis (D)	36.4	59,063
		Linda Evans (R)	25.4	41,217

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 162,240
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 18 (2 seats)

Nancy Gutierrez and incumbent Christopher Mathis defeated Kat Stratford, Nathan Davis, and Charles Verdin in the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 18 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Nancy Gutierrez	34.0	22,045
✔		Christopher Mathis	21.8	14,106
		Kat Stratford	20.7	13,404
	Submit photo	Nathan Davis	19.3	12,498
		Charles Verdin	4.3	2,772

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 64,825
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 18 (2 seats)

Linda Evans advanced from the Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 18 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Linda Evans	100.0	20,906

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 20,906
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Peter McMillan (L)

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Kat Stratford completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Stratford'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.

Kat Stratford is a single mom to a brilliant daughter and an extraordinary trans son. A twenty year resident of Tucson, Kat is an outspoken advocate for victims of violent crime, and has spent the last two years focused on policies that would help survivors of sexual and domestic violence. As a survivor herself, she is dedicated to removing obstacles that keep people in dangerous situations.

Kat has been living with Meniere’s Disease since 2020 and is acquiring deafness and learning ASL. She is currently a candidate for State House in the newly redistricted LD 18, and plans to focus on these issues as well as climate change, reproductive and voting rights, and expanding access to education.

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 am the only candidate in this race endorsed by Planned Parenthood because of my unflinching dedication to fighting for reproductive justice.
• I'm a strong supporter of funding public education. Our state is ranked 48th in the country due to lack of funds.
• We need to conserve water and fight climate change. I am dedicated to making sure our state remains inhabitable for generations to come.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

My special interests are intersecting. I'm a passionate supporter of LGBTQ rights, of reproductive justice, disability rights, and criminal justice reform. I am a disabled, single parent to a trans child, and a survivor of sexual and domestic violence. My lived experience has shown me how these issues intersect, and I'm running to change this experience for others.

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Candidate

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Footnotes

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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)