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Khyl Powell

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Khyl Powell
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Arizona House of Representatives District 14
Tenure

2025 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

0

Compensation

Base salary

$24,000/year

Per diem

For legislators residing within Maricopa County: $35/day. For legislators residing outside of Maricopa County: $251.66.

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

High school

West High School

Associate

Phoenix College

Personal
Profession
Real Estate developer
Contact

Khyl Powell (Republican Party) is a member of the Arizona House of Representatives, representing District 14. He assumed office on January 13, 2025. His current term ends on January 11, 2027.

Powell (Republican Party) ran for election to the Arizona House of Representatives to represent District 14. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Powell completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Khyl Powell earned a high school diploma from West High School and an associate degree from Phoenix College. His career experience includes working as a real estate developer. He has been affiliated with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.[1]

Elections

2024

See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Arizona House of Representatives District 14 (2 seats)

Incumbent Laurin Hendrix and Khyl Powell defeated Scott Menor in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 14 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Laurin Hendrix
Laurin Hendrix (R)
 
43.3
 
75,359
Image of Khyl Powell
Khyl Powell (R) Candidate Connection
 
40.2
 
69,985
Image of Scott Menor
Scott Menor (G) Candidate Connection
 
16.5
 
28,653

Total votes: 173,997
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 14 (2 seats)

No candidate advanced from the primary.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kristin Clark
Kristin Clark (Write-in)
 
100.0
 
356

Vote totals may be incomplete for this race.

Total votes: 356
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 14 (2 seats)

Incumbent Laurin Hendrix and Khyl Powell defeated Andrew Jackson, Lalani Hunsaker, and Joel Coen in the Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 14 on July 30, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Laurin Hendrix
Laurin Hendrix
 
26.9
 
13,611
Image of Khyl Powell
Khyl Powell Candidate Connection
 
23.8
 
11,998
Image of Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson Candidate Connection
 
20.9
 
10,539
Image of Lalani Hunsaker
Lalani Hunsaker Candidate Connection
 
18.5
 
9,324
Image of Joel Coen
Joel Coen Candidate Connection
 
10.0
 
5,038

Total votes: 50,510
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Green primary election

Green primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 14 (2 seats)

Scott Menor advanced from the Green primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 14 on July 30, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Scott Menor
Scott Menor (Write-in) Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
3

Total votes: 3
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Khyl Powell completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Powell's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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BIOGRAPHY

• I love God, my country, my family and my personal liberty. • A person is defined by character attributes of integrity, altruism, honesty, loyalty, virtue and hard work • I was taught to love my fellowman, to defend our freedoms, to help the weak and the oppressed, to sustain our constitution and to never be afraid to stand up for what is right. • I served the greater Phoenix area as the President and owner of a multi-million dollar service company for 24 years. • I have consulted and engineered service solutions for fortune 500 companies. • I served in the BSA organization for over 35 years and was a recipient of the BSA Silver Beaver award. • I own and manage a successful Industrial Real Estate Development company in Gilbert for the last 21 years. • I served on the Planning and Zoning Board for the Town of Gilbert. • I served on the Small Business Alliance board lobbying the Town of Gilbert as an advocate for small businesses.

• I served as a local precinct committeeman and helped with the 2020 elections.
  • WHY AM I RUNNING • I love the State of Arizona and our Nation. I am a fierce defender of our God-given constitution. I'm running to serve my fellowman. I’m not interested in any accolades, fame, glory or a new career.
  • To defend our God-given liberties and restore a government that is truly of, by and for the people.
  • To protect life, our right to conscience, our right to control our property and our right to life.
CORE VALUES

• Family – Protect family integrity - Parental Rights – School Choice
• Secure our borders
• 1st and 2nd Amendments – Religious freedom, free speech
• Right to Life – Every child has a right to live
• Election Integrity
• Girls Sports – Play according to DNA
• Universal school choice
• The Right and Control of Property
• Public Safety – Back the Blue and keep our state safe
• Rule of Law – Administered in equity and justice
• Honor/Sustain the Constitution – Government should protect our inalienable rights, not provide equal things
• Limited Taxes
• Inflation –Free market economy – Less Government regulations
• Economy and Jobs
• Stop woke ideology, DEI, CRT, corporatism

• Keep Arizona from becoming the next California
I admire my father who dedicated his whole life to defending the US Constitution and our freedoms
Personal integrity, a moral foundation of decency, forthrightness, compassion and respect for others, and courage to defend our families, communities, and our state against bad government policy.
1. Be well educated and committed to following the US and State Constitutions.

2. Foremost to serve diligently and transparently representing your constituents.
3. Build a solid support team of educated well grounded constitutional conservatives

4. Have an open door policy for anyone that wants to discuss issues.
I believe that actions speak louder than words. I simply would like to be known as a man of integrity that served his country and community faithfully.
In college it was my goal to serve in law enforcement. My first job was with the Federal Bureau of Investigations in Washington DC.
The 5000 Year Leap by Cleon Skousen
I have been self-employed for 45 years. It has always been a constant struggle to pay all the cost and meet all the burdens of excessive government regulations.
The Arizona State Constitution defines the powers of each branch of the government. Each branch works together with the other branches to serve the general welfare of the people.
Border Security

Intrastate infrastructure
The economy and Inflation
Protecting the rights of state citizens as defined by the 1st and 2nd amendments

Protecting the integrity of families and the rights of parents
No, the best servant of the people would be someone who understands that all men are created equal, and that the role of government is to maintain and defend our God given inalienable rights and that government is not responsible for providing people with equal things.
Of course. It is essential that all legislators have a sense of moral decency and respect toward each other. Courtesy, kindness, benevolence and a general sense of cooperation will produce the best results.
I am grateful for the service and sacrifice of the following legislators:
Andy Biggs, Eddie Farnsworth, Warren Petersen, Travis Grantham, Laurin Hendrix, Jared Taylor and many others that have valiantly served our communities and the State of Arizona.
I am not running to begin a new career. I'm not interested in any fortune, fame, or glory. I'm running to serve my fellowman.
Too much government has become overwhelmingly burdensome on the rights of the people. Too many businesses and too many people have suffered under the abuses of government. Recently, while participating in a community event the host explicitly stated that we did not get our rights from God, we are given our rights from the government. It's time to return to recognizing that our freedoms come from God, that the US Constitution was written by wise men who were fleeing tyranny and that our freedoms defined in the US Constitution and the Bill of Rights are superior to any single or combined branch of government.
The State and US legislators have no right to exercise any emergency powers unless defined and enumerated by the State and US Constitutions.
Finance and Commerce, Ways and Means and the Appropriation committees.
Debt of any kind leads to destruction. All governments are created to serve the general welfare of the people. Therefore, it is essential for the government to set and follow a budget with complete transparency and accountability back to the people; it's the people's money and they have a right to know how it is spent.
Initiatives allow the people to exercise their sovereign rights and to control abuses of the government

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Campaign finance summary


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Khyl Powell campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Arizona House of Representatives District 14Won general$93,924 $89,007
Grand total$93,924 $89,007
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal 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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Footnotes

  1. Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on June 21, 2024


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