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Laura Pastor
2014 - Present
2027
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Laura Pastor is a member of the Phoenix City Council in Arizona, representing District 4. She assumed office in 2014. Her current term ends on April 19, 2027.
Pastor (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Arizona's 3rd Congressional District. She did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on July 30, 2024.
On August 18, 2023, Pastor withdrew from the race for U.S. House in Arizona's 3rd Congressional District. [1]
Biography
Pastor graduated from St. Mary’s High School and earned a B.A. in education from Arizona State University. She also holds an MPA from City University of New York. Pastor has worked as an elementary school teacher, project director for the City of Chicago, and a training coordinator for the Arizona Department of Economic Security. Pastor is the director of the Achieving a College Education Program (ACE) at South Mountain Community College.[2]
Elections
2024
See also: Arizona's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024
Arizona's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024 (July 30 Republican primary)
Arizona's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024 (July 30 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Arizona District 3
Yassamin Ansari defeated Jeffrey Zink, Alan Aversa, and Candace Cunningham in the general election for U.S. House Arizona District 3 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Yassamin Ansari (D)  | 70.9 | 143,336 |
 | Jeffrey Zink (R) | 26.6 | 53,705 | |
 | Alan Aversa (G) | 2.5 | 5,008 | |
| Candace Cunningham (G) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 16 | ||
| Total votes: 202,065 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 3
Yassamin Ansari defeated Raquel Terán and Duane Wooten in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 3 on July 30, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Yassamin Ansari | 44.6 | 19,087 |
 | Raquel Terán | 44.5 | 19,045 | |
 | Duane Wooten | 10.9 | 4,687 | |
| Total votes: 42,819 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Hector Jaramillo (D)
- Ylenia Aguilar (D)
- Laura Pastor (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 3
Jeffrey Zink defeated Jesus Mendoza and Nicholas Glenn in the Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 3 on July 30, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeffrey Zink | 65.5 | 9,243 |
 | Jesus Mendoza | 34.3 | 4,840 | |
 | Nicholas Glenn (Write-in) | 0.3 | 37 | |
| Total votes: 14,120 | |||
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Green primary election
Green primary for U.S. House Arizona District 3
Alan Aversa advanced from the Green primary for U.S. House Arizona District 3 on July 30, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Alan Aversa | 100.0 | 29 |
| Total votes: 29 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Pastor in this election.
2022
See also: City elections in Phoenix, Arizona (2022)
General election
General election for Phoenix City Council District 4
Incumbent Laura Pastor won election in the general election for Phoenix City Council District 4 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Laura Pastor (Nonpartisan) | 97.6 | 26,226 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.4 | 658 | ||
| Total votes: 26,884 | |||
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2018
General election
The general election was canceled. Laura Pastor (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
2017
Incumbent Laura Pastor ran unopposed in the general election for the District 4 seat on the Phoenix City Council.
| Phoenix City Council, District 4 General Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Laura Pastor Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 7,945 |
| Total Votes | 7,945 | |
| Source: City of Phoenix, "Election Results," September 6, 2017 | ||
2014
The Maricopa County Education Service Agency recommended that the election be canceled and that the unopposed candidates be appointed to the governing board by the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors.[3] The board of supervisors elected to do so at their September 10, 2014, meeting.[4] Pastor was appointed to a second term on the governing board.
Funding
Pastor reported no contributions or expenditures to the Maricopa County Recorder's office.[5]
Endorsements
Pastor received no official endorsements.
2010
The 2010 election for Ward 4 was canceled as Laura Pastor ran unopposed to retain the seat.[6]
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Laura Pastor did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Laura Pastor did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate U.S. House Arizona District 3 |
Officeholder Phoenix City Council District 4 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ ‘’KTAR News', “Laura Pastor drops out race for Arizona congressional seat once held by father,” August 18, 2023
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedbio - ↑ Maricopa County Education Service Agency, "Recommended Cancellations," September 8, 2014
- ↑ Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, "FORMAL MEETING SUMMARY, Wednesday, September 10, 2014," accessed September 18, 2014
- ↑ Maricopa County Recorder, "Campaign Finance Report: Laura Pastor," August 22, 2014
- ↑ The Arizona Republic, "Candidates for some Phoenix governing boards may be appointed," August 31, 2010
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by - |
Phoenix City Council District 4 2014-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Phoenix Union High School District, Ward 4 2010-2023 |
Succeeded by Ceyshe Napa |
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