Liz Vazquez

Liz Vazquez

Republican Party

Prior offices

Alaska House of Representatives District 22

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

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Liz Vazquez (Republican Party) was a member of the Alaska House of Representatives, representing District 22. She assumed office in 2015. She left office in 2017.

Vazquez (Republican Party) ran for election to the Alaska State Senate to represent District H. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Vazquez is a former Republican member of the Alaska House of Representatives, representing District 22 from 2015 to 2017.

Committee assignments

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Vazquez served on the following committees:

Alaska committee assignments, 2015
• Education
• Health & Social Services, Vice chair
• State Affairs
• Energy, Chair

Sponsored legislation

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Elections

2024

See also: Alaska State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for Alaska State Senate District H

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Matt Claman in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Matt Claman	55.2	9,924	0	Won (1)
		Liz Vazquez	44.5	7,989	0	1
		Undeclared Write-insUndeclared write-in candidates may advance past the first round in some ranked-choice elections. If the official source reports write-in votes by candidate name, Ballotpedia displays them alongside the ballot-qualified candidates. However, if write-in votes are reported without a name, they will instead be included in the total write-in votes figure in Round 1. Please consult the official elections source for more details about unnamed write-in candidate vote totals past Round 1.	0.3	53	0

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 17,966
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Thomas McKay (R)

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Alaska State Senate District H

Incumbent Matt Claman, Thomas McKay, and Liz Vazquez advanced from the primary for Alaska State Senate District H on August 20, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Matt Claman (D)	60.1	4,036
✔		Thomas McKay (R)	20.7	1,393
✔		Liz Vazquez (R)	19.2	1,287

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,716
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Endorsements

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Pledges

Vazquez signed the following pledges.

• U.S. Term Limits

2022

State house

See also: Alaska House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Alaska House of Representatives District 16

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Jennifer Armstrong in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Jennifer Armstrong	55.1	4,237	0	Won (1)
		Liz Vazquez	44.6	3,432	0	1
		Undeclared Write-insUndeclared write-in candidates may advance past the first round in some ranked-choice elections. If the official source reports write-in votes by candidate name, Ballotpedia displays them alongside the ballot-qualified candidates. However, if write-in votes are reported without a name, they will instead be included in the total write-in votes figure in Round 1. Please consult the official elections source for more details about unnamed write-in candidate vote totals past Round 1.	0.3	24	0

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,693
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Joel McKinney (R)
• Richard Beckes (Constitution Party of Alaska)

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 16

Jennifer Armstrong, Liz Vazquez, Joel McKinney, and Richard Beckes advanced from the primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 16 on August 16, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jennifer Armstrong (D)	53.2	3,107
✔		Liz Vazquez (R)	34.5	2,012
✔	Submit photo	Joel McKinney (R)	10.1	590
✔	Submit photo	Richard Beckes (Constitution Party of Alaska)	2.2	127

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,836
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Anchorage Assembly

See also: City elections in Anchorage, Alaska (2022)

General election

General election for Anchorage Assembly District 3 Seat D

Incumbent Kameron Perez-Verdia defeated Liz Vazquez and Nial Sherwood Williams in the general election for Anchorage Assembly District 3 Seat D on April 5, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kameron Perez-Verdia (Nonpartisan)	52.2	6,801
		Liz Vazquez (Nonpartisan)	42.1	5,486
	Submit photo	Nial Sherwood Williams (Nonpartisan)	5.1	670
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5	62

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 13,019
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Nick Danger (Nonpartisan)

2019

See also: City elections in Anchorage, Alaska (2019)

General election

General election for Anchorage Assembly District 3 Seat D

Kameron Perez-Verdia defeated Liz Vazquez and Dustin Darden in the general election for Anchorage Assembly District 3 Seat D on April 2, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kameron Perez-Verdia (Nonpartisan)	50.5	6,161
		Liz Vazquez (Nonpartisan)	39.8	4,852
		Dustin Darden (Nonpartisan)	8.8	1,077
		Other/Write-in votes	0.9	104

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,194
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2018

See also: Alaska House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Alaska House of Representatives District 22

Sara Rasmussen defeated incumbent Jason Grenn and Dustin Darden in the general election for Alaska House of Representatives District 22 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sara Rasmussen (R)	47.1	3,478
		Jason Grenn (Independent)	41.1	3,031
		Dustin Darden (D)	11.7	860
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	9

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,378
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 22

Sara Rasmussen defeated Liz Vazquez in the Republican primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 22 on August 21, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sara Rasmussen	53.3	1,014
		Liz Vazquez	46.7	890

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,904
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Alaska Democratic, Libertarian, and Independence parties primary election

Alaska Democratic, Libertarian, and Independence parties primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 22

Dustin Darden advanced from the Alaska Democratic, Libertarian, and Independence parties primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 22 on August 21, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dustin Darden	100.0	691

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 691
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2016

See also: Alaska House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Alaska House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 16, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 1, 2016.

Jason Grenn defeated incumbent Liz Vazquez and Dustin Darden in the Alaska House of Representatives District 22 general election.

Alaska House of Representatives, District 22 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Unaffiliated	Jason Grenn	46.45%	3,561
	Republican	Liz Vazquez Incumbent	44.03%	3,375
	Alaskan Independent	Dustin Darden	9.52%	730
Total Votes				7,666
Source: Alaska Secretary of State

Ed Cullinane ran unopposed in the Alaska House of Representatives District 22 Democratic Primary.

Alaska House of Representatives, District 22 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Ed Cullinane  (unopposed)

Incumbent Liz Vazquez defeated David Nees in the Alaska House of Representatives District 22 Republican Primary.

Alaska House of Representatives, District 22 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Liz Vazquez Incumbent	62.94%	992
	Republican	David Nees	37.06%	584
Total Votes				1,576

2014

See also: Alaska House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Alaska House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 19, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 2, 2014. Marty M. McGee was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Liz Vazquez defeated Sherri R. Jackson in the Republican primary. Vazquez defeated McGee and David Nees (R write-in) in the general election.

Alaska House of Representatives, District 22, General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Liz Vazquez	56.6%	4,143
	Democratic	Marty M. McGee	42.9%	3,138
	Republican	David Nees (Write-in)	0.5%	36
Total Votes				7,317

Alaska House of Representatives, District 22 Republican Primary, 2014

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Liz Vazquez	52.5%	1,694
Sherri Jackson	47.5%	1,532
Total Votes		3,226

2012

See also: Alaska State Senate elections, 2012

Vazquez ran in the 2012 election for Alaska State Senate District 10 (J). She was defeated by Bob Bell in the Republican primary on August 28, 2012.

Alaska State Senate, District 10 (J) Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Bob Bell	60.5%	2,622
Liz Vazquez	39.5%	1,710
Total Votes		4,332

Campaign themes

2024

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2022

State house

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Anchorage Assembly

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2019

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2014

Vazquez's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

Economy

• Excerpt: "Create a competitive economic climate to sustain Alaskans for years to come."
• Excerpt: "Encourage resource development."
• Excerpt: "Construction and maintenance of infrastructure that will lead to future economic prosperity."
• Excerpt: "Economic diversification."
• Excerpt: "Repair & good maintenance of roads."
• Excerpt: "Reliable & affordable energy."

Education

• Excerpt: "Support educational alternatives, including vocational."
• Excerpt: "Expand the availability of programs that have waiting lists."

Fiscal Responsibility

• Excerpt: "Hold the line and provide greater incentives to reduce state spending."
• Excerpt: "Increase rewards for employees that suggest lower costs and increase efficiencies."

Campaign finance summary

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Liz Vazquez campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Alaska State Senate District H	Lost general	$12,256	$11,806
2022	Alaska House of Representatives District 16	Lost general	$112,391	$106,451
2018	Alaska House of Representatives District 22	Lost primary	$20,154	N/A**
2014	Alaska State House, District 22	Won	$38,228	N/A**
2010	Alaska State Senate, District J	Lost	$84,191	N/A**
Grand total			$267,220	$118,257
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal 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
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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2016

In 2016, the Alaska State Legislature was in session from January 19 through May 18 (extended session). The Legislature held a special session from May 23, 2016, to June 19, 2016. The Legislature held a second special session from July 11 to July 18.

• The Alaska Business Report Card

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• The American Conservative Union

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2015

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In 2015, the Alaska State Legislature was in session from January 20 through April 27 (Session extended). The first special session was held from April 28 to May 21. The second special session was held from May 21 to June 11. A third special session was held from October 24 to November 5. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

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Preceded by Chris Tuck (D)	Alaska House of Representatives District 22 2015–2017	Succeeded by Jason Grenn (I)

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Current members of the Alaska State Senate

Leadership

Senate President:Gary Stevens

Majority Leader:Catherine Giessel

Senators

District A

Bert Stedman (R)

District B

Jesse Kiehl (D)

District C

Gary Stevens (R)

District D

Jesse Bjorkman (R)

District E

Catherine Giessel (R)

District F

James Kaufman (R)

District G

Elvi Gray-Jackson (D)

District H

Matt Claman (D)

District I

Loki Tobin (D)

District J

Forrest Dunbar (D)

District K

Bill Wielechowski (D)

District L

Kelly Merrick (R)

District M

Shelley Hughes (R)

District N

Robert Yundt (R)

District O

Mike Shower (R)

District P

Scott Kawasaki (D)

District Q

Robert Myers (R)

District R

Mike Cronk (R)

District S

Lyman Hoffman (D)

District T

Donald Olson (D)

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