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Kelli Butler
2023 - Present
2026
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Kelli Butler is an at-large member of the Maricopa County Community College District in Arizona. She assumed office on January 1, 2023. Her current term ends on December 31, 2026.
Butler (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Arizona House of Representatives to represent District 4. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Butler was born and raised in Scottsdale. She pursued a degree in Elementary Education at the University of Arizona from 1986 to 1989 before moving to San Fransisco where she worked in healthcare management and real estate.[1]
After returning to Arizona, Butler served as the office manager at Butler Family Dental. In November 2016, Butler was elected to represent Arizona's 28th district. After election, Butler became a sitting member on the Commerce Committee, the Health & Human Services Committee, and the Technology Committee.[2]
Elections
2024
See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Arizona House of Representatives District 4 (2 seats)
Incumbent Matt Gress and Pamela Carter defeated Kelli Butler and Karen Gresham in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 4 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Matt Gress (R) | 27.5 | 75,669 |
| ✔ |  | Pamela Carter (R)  | 25.1 | 69,077 |
 | Kelli Butler (D) | 24.1 | 66,407 | |
 | Karen Gresham (D) | 23.3 | 64,038 | |
| Total votes: 275,191 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 4 (2 seats)
Kelli Butler and Karen Gresham advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 4 on July 30, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kelli Butler | 52.5 | 20,949 |
| ✔ | | Karen Gresham | 47.5 | 18,956 |
| Total votes: 39,905 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 4 (2 seats)
Incumbent Matt Gress and Pamela Carter advanced from the Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 4 on July 30, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Matt Gress | 55.6 | 24,366 |
| ✔ | | Pamela Carter | 44.4 | 19,454 |
| Total votes: 43,820 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2022
Maricopa County Community College District
See also: Municipal elections in Maricopa County, Arizona (2022)
General election
General election for Maricopa County Community College District At-large
Kelli Butler defeated Randy Kaufman (Unofficially withdrew) in the general election for Maricopa County Community College District At-large on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kelli Butler (Nonpartisan) | 64.2 | 656,939 |
| Randy Kaufman (Nonpartisan) (Unofficially withdrew) | 35.2 | 360,129 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 6,264 | ||
| Total votes: 1,023,332 | |||
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Arizona House of Representatives
Kelli Butler did not file to run for re-election.
2020
See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Arizona House of Representatives District 28 (2 seats)
Incumbent Kelli Butler and incumbent Aaron Lieberman defeated Jana Jackson and Kenneth Bowers in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 28 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kelli Butler (D) | 27.6 | 60,871 |
| ✔ |  | Aaron Lieberman (D) | 26.2 | 57,760 |
 | Jana Jackson (R) | 23.9 | 52,839 | |
 | Kenneth Bowers (R) | 22.3 | 49,306 | |
| Total votes: 220,776 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 28 (2 seats)
Incumbent Kelli Butler and incumbent Aaron Lieberman advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 28 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kelli Butler | 53.3 | 24,823 |
| ✔ | | Aaron Lieberman | 46.7 | 21,734 |
| Total votes: 46,557 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 28 (2 seats)
Kenneth Bowers and Jana Jackson advanced from the Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 28 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kenneth Bowers | 52.8 | 17,506 |
| ✔ | | Jana Jackson | 47.2 | 15,625 |
| Total votes: 33,131 | |||
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Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for Arizona House of Representatives District 28 (2 seats)
Incumbent Kelli Butler and Aaron Lieberman defeated incumbent Maria Syms and Kathy Petsas in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 28 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kelli Butler (D) | 27.9 | 48,003 |
| ✔ | | Aaron Lieberman (D) | 25.1 | 43,196 |
| Maria Syms (R) | 23.7 | 40,798 | ||
| Kathy Petsas (R) | 23.3 | 40,064 | ||
| Total votes: 172,061 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 28 (2 seats)
Incumbent Kelli Butler and Aaron Lieberman advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 28 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kelli Butler | 57.3 | 17,298 |
| ✔ | | Aaron Lieberman | 42.7 | 12,903 |
| Total votes: 30,201 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 28 (2 seats)
Incumbent Maria Syms and Kathy Petsas advanced from the Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 28 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Maria Syms | 53.6 | 16,240 | |
| ✔ | Kathy Petsas | 46.4 | 14,058 | |
| Total votes: 30,298 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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2016
Elections for the Arizona House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 30, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 1, 2016.[3] Incumbents Eric Meyer (D) and Kate Brophy McGee (R) did not seek re-election.
Kelli Butler and Maria Syms defeated Mary Hamway in the Arizona House of Representatives District 28 general election.[4][5]
| Arizona House of Representatives, District 28 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Kelli Butler |
35.04% | 49,139 | |
| Republican | Maria Syms |
33.33% | 46,739 | |
| Republican | Mary Hamway | 31.63% | 44,355 | |
| Total Votes | 140,233 | |||
| Source: Arizona Secretary of State | ||||
Kelli Butler ran unopposed in the Arizona House of Representatives District 28 Democratic Primary.[6]
| Arizona House of Representatives, District 28 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Kelli Butler (unopposed) | |
Mary Hamway and Maria Syms defeated Kenneth Bowers, Matt Morales and Alberto Gutier in the Arizona House of Representatives District 28 Republican Primary.[7]
| Arizona House of Representatives, District 28 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Mary Hamway |
25.87% | 9,264 | |
| Republican | Maria Syms |
32.90% | 11,785 | |
| Republican | Kenneth Bowers | 14.83% | 5,312 | |
| Republican | Matt Morales | 17.41% | 6,236 | |
| Republican | Alberto Gutier | 8.99% | 3,219 | |
| Total Votes | 35,816 | |||
2014
- See also: Arizona State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for the Arizona State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 26, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was May 28, 2014. Kelli Butler was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Adam Driggs was unopposed in the Republican primary. Driggs defeated Butler and Jim Iannuzo (L) in the general election.[8][9][10][11]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Adam Driggs Incumbent |
53.2% | 34,455 | |
| Democratic | Kelli Butler | 43.1% | 27,902 | |
| Libertarian | Jim Iannuzo | 3.7% | 2,392 | |
| Total Votes | 64,749 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
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2020
Kelli Butler did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2014
Butler's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[12]
Invest in public education
- Excerpt: "Arizona ranks near the bottom in student funding and graduation rates. Over $3 billion has been cut from the K-12 budget since 2008. Our state universities lost 50 percent of their public funding, forcing them to substantially raise tuition rates. Support for public education, from K-12 through college, is critical to Arizona's economic recovery and as your State Senator I will commit to restoring education funding."
Attract businesses and create quality jobs
- Excerpt: "We need more high paying jobs in established industries and in emerging sectors, including bioscience and sustainability. As your State Senator I will commit to policies that revitalize our infrastructure and build an educated workforce so these new jobs are available in Arizona."
Protect children and families
- Excerpt: "The failures of Child Protective Services were tragic. As your State Senator, I will ensure that the new Department of Child Safety has the resources and oversight needed to protect our children. I will work to restore funds for preventive services that help families and keep children in their homes."
Campaign finance summary
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State legislative tenure
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2022
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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2020
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In 2020, the Arizona State Legislature was in session from January 13 to May 26.
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2019
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In 2019, the Arizona State Legislature was in session from January 14 through May 28.
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2018
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In 2018, the 54th Arizona State Legislature was in session from January 8 through May 4.
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2017
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In 2017, the 53rd Arizona State Legislature was in session from January 9 through May 4.
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Sponsored legislation
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Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Butler was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Butler was assigned to the following committees:
- House Commerce Committee
- House Health and Human Services Committee
- Technology Committee (Decommissioned)
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Arizona committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Banking and Insurance |
| • Health |
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Arizona House of Representatives District 4 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ Arizona State Legislature, "Kelli Butler," accessed September 26, 2019
- ↑ Arizona State Legislature, "Kelli Butler," accessed September 26, 2019
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Elections Calendar & Upcoming Events," accessed January 11, 2016
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "General election ," accessed September 9, 2016
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2016 official general election results," accessed November 11, 2016
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2016 Election Information - Primary Candidate List," accessed June 3, 2016
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2016 Election Information - Primary Candidate List," accessed June 3, 2016
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed August 27, 2014
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2014 Primary Election," May 28, 2014
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official general election candidate list," accessed September 11, 2014
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed August 3, 2015
- ↑ Kelli Butler's campaign website, "Issues," accessed October 15, 2014
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by - |
Maricopa County Community College District At-large 2023-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Arizona House of Representatives District 28 2017-2023 |
Succeeded by David Livingston (R) |
