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Lorenzo Sierra
Lorenzo Sierra (Democratic Party) was a member of the Arizona House of Representatives, representing District 19. He assumed office on January 14, 2019. He left office on January 9, 2023.
Sierra (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Arizona House of Representatives to represent District 22. He lost in the Democratic primary on August 2, 2022.
Sierra completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Sierra was an unsuccessful 2012 Democratic candidate for District 19 of the Arizona House of Representatives.
Biography
Representative Sierra was born and raised in Tucson and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Arizona State University in 1992. His career experience includes working as a marketing consultant. In addition, he has served several different board appointments, including sitting on Canyon State Credit Union's board, sitting on the City of Phoenix Business and Workforce Development Commission, sitting on the Hispanic Leadership Forum del Oeste, serving as secretary of Sheriff Paul Penzone’s Hispanic Advisory Board, and serving as vice-chair of the Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.[1][2]
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Sierra was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Sierra was assigned to the following committees:
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2022
See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Arizona House of Representatives District 22 (2 seats)
Lupe Contreras and Leezah Sun defeated Jeannette Garcia and Roberto Escobedo in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 22 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lupe Contreras (D) | 51.0 | 25,787 |
| ✔ |  | Leezah Sun (D) | 45.1 | 22,814 |
 | Jeannette Garcia (R) (Write-in) | 2.7 | 1,347 | |
| Roberto Escobedo (R) (Write-in) | 1.2 | 632 | ||
| Total votes: 50,580 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jay Nagamalla (R)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 22 (2 seats)
Lupe Contreras and Leezah Sun defeated incumbent Lorenzo Sierra and Natacha Chavez in the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 22 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lupe Contreras | 28.5 | 5,512 |
| ✔ | | Leezah Sun | 26.8 | 5,186 |
 | Lorenzo Sierra | 24.2 | 4,670 | |
| Natacha Chavez | 20.5 | 3,952 | ||
| Total votes: 19,320 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 22 (2 seats)
Jay Nagamalla advanced from the Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 22 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jay Nagamalla (Write-in) | 100.0 | 179 | |
| Total votes: 179 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2020
See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Arizona House of Representatives District 19 (2 seats)
Incumbent Diego Espinoza and incumbent Lorenzo Sierra defeated Joe Quijada in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 19 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Diego Espinoza (D) | 52.9 | 43,372 | |
| ✔ | | Lorenzo Sierra (D) | 47.1 | 38,617 |
| Joe Quijada (D) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 34 | ||
| Total votes: 82,023 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 19 (2 seats)
Incumbent Diego Espinoza and incumbent Lorenzo Sierra defeated Leezah Sun in the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 19 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Diego Espinoza | 41.6 | 9,160 | |
| ✔ | | Lorenzo Sierra | 36.5 | 8,037 |
| Leezah Sun | 21.9 | 4,835 | |
| Total votes: 22,032 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Arturo Ramirez (D)
Republican primary election
No Republicans filed for this race. Shelby Busch ran as a write-in and received 150 votes. Write-in candidates were required to receive at least 263 votes to make the general election ballot.
Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for Arizona House of Representatives District 19 (2 seats)
Incumbent Diego Espinoza and Lorenzo Sierra won election in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 19 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Diego Espinoza (D) | 53.1 | 26,428 | |
| ✔ | | Lorenzo Sierra (D) | 46.9 | 23,319 |
| Total votes: 49,747 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 19 (2 seats)
Incumbent Diego Espinoza and Lorenzo Sierra defeated Devin Del Palacio in the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 19 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Diego Espinoza | 42.6 | 6,080 | |
| ✔ | | Lorenzo Sierra | 31.7 | 4,524 |
 | Devin Del Palacio | 25.8 | 3,681 | |
| Total votes: 14,285 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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2012
Sierra ran in the 2012 election for Arizona House of Representatives District 19. He was defeated by Lupe Contreras and Mark Cardenas in the Democratic primary on August 28, 2012. The general election took place on November 6, 2012.[3]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
 Mark Cardenas |
30.6% | 3,005 |
| Lupe Contreras |
26.1% | 2,566 |
| Lorenzo Sierra | 24.8% | 2,433 |
| Bryan Kilgore | 18.6% | 1,824 |
| Total Votes | 9,828 | |
Campaign themes
2022
Video for Ballotpedia
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Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Lorenzo Sierra completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Sierra's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Education: I have delivered millions of dollars to our LD 22 schools.
- Jobs: My votes have led to the creation of thousands of union jobs.
- Community: I have delivered real resources to real people in LD 22.
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2020
Lorenzo Sierra did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2012
Sierra's campaign website listed the following issues:[4]
- Home-Grown Job Growth
- Excerpt: "I have a great amount of faith in the ingenuity and work ethic of my fellow Arizonans. As your representative, I will champion new priorities, creating an environment where your sole proprietorship or small business can thrive."
- Smart and Effective Business Development
- Excerpt: "Our first priority should be to help Arizona businesses start, grow and thrive. I am also in favor of attracting out-of-state businesses, but not at the expense of home-grown, Arizona businesses. Rather than racing to the bottom with other states in the region with ineffective tax breaks, I propose new priorities to take our state in a new direction."
- Increasing Academic Success for Children
- Excerpt: "Dr. David Berliner, a professor at ASU West, has written a groundbreaking study that shows how out of school factors like poor nutrition and lack of after-school activities adversely impact students’ grades. While it will take time to overcome the majority party’s war against education and their devastating budget cuts, I believe our children and neighborhoods deserve new priorities for a new direction."
- Ensure Children’s Safety
- Excerpt: "I envision a day when we watch the local news and there are no stories about the horrific death of a child at the hands of his or her “caregivers.” With new priorities and leadership, it’s possible."
- Make the Tax System Work for ALL of Us
- Excerpt: "If you want to join an elitist golf club, the state of Arizona will give you a tax break. If you want to hire new employees at your small business, you’re on your own. Arizona has an unfair and outdated tax system. The time has come to close loopholes for special interests and the wealthy."
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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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Noteworthy events
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On October 5, 2020, Arizona House Democrats announced that Sierra had been admitted to the hospital due to complications related to COVID-19.[5]
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Sierra for Arizona, "About," accessed March 16, 2020
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 4, 2022
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2012 Primary candidate list," accessed December 20, 2013
- ↑ Campaign website, Issues
- ↑ AZ Central', "Arizona state Rep. Lorenzo Sierra hospitalized with COVID-19; lawmaker in ICU, intubated," October 5, 2020
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| Preceded by - |
Arizona House of Representatives District 19 2019-2023 |
Succeeded by Gail Griffin (R) |
