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Maria Syms
Maria Syms (Republican Party) was a member of the Arizona House of Representatives, representing District 28. She assumed office on January 9, 2017. She left office on January 13, 2019.
Syms (Republican Party) ran for election to the Arizona House of Representatives to represent District 4. She lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
She was first elected to the chamber in 2016.
Committee assignments
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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| • Commerce |
| • Health |
| • Judiciary and Public Safety |
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 4 (2 seats)
Matt Gress and Laura Terech defeated Maria Syms in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 4 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Matt Gress (R) | 34.7 | 61,527 |
| ✔ |  | Laura Terech (D) | 33.5 | 59,292 |
| Maria Syms (R) | 31.8 | 56,383 | ||
| Total votes: 177,202 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 4 (2 seats)
Laura Terech advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 4 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Laura Terech | 100.0 | 25,571 |
| Total votes: 25,571 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 4 (2 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 4 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Maria Syms | 25.7 | 16,417 | |
| ✔ | | Matt Gress | 24.9 | 15,878 |
| Vera Gebran | 18.1 | 11,567 | ||
| John Arnold | 15.1 | 9,610 | ||
 | Jana Jackson | 8.6 | 5,507 | |
 | Kenneth Bowers | 7.6 | 4,825 | |
| Total votes: 63,804 | |||
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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.[1] 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.[2][3]
| Arizona House of Representatives, District 28 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.[4]
| Arizona House of Representatives, District 28 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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.[5]
| 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 | |||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2016
Syms' campaign website highlighted the following issues:
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Increasing Job Growth
Improving Education
Keeping Families Safe
Saving Your Money
Securing The Border
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| —Maria Syms[7] | ||
Campaign finance summary
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Endorsements
2016
In 2016, Syms' endorsements included the following:[8]
- Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry
- Arizona Fraternal Order of Police
- Arizona Free Enterprise Club
- Arizona Multihousing Association
- Arizona Rock Products Association
- Cox Arizona Political Action Committee
- Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce
- Home Builders Association of Central Arizona
- National Federation of Independent Business
- Professional Fire Fighters of Arizona
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2018
In 2018, the 54th Arizona State Legislature was in session from January 8 through May 4.
- Legislators' votes are recorded by the Center for Arizona Policy on bills related to family issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to family issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental policy.
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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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2022 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Syms for AZ, "Priorities," accessed August 17, 2016
- ↑ Syms for AZ, "Endorsements," accessed August 17, 2016
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Arizona House of Representatives District 28 2017-2018 |
Succeeded by NA |
