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Mark Cardenas
Mark A. Cardenas was a Democratic member of the Arizona House of Representatives, representing District 19. He was first elected to the chamber in 2012, and he served until January 2019. Cardenas did not file to run for re-election in 2018.
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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| • Appropriations |
| • Ways and Means |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Cardenas served on the following committees:
| Arizona committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Appropriations |
| • Military Affairs and Public Safety |
| • Ways and Means |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Cardenas served on the following committees:
| Arizona committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Public Safety, Military and Regulatory Affairs |
| • Ways and Means |
Campaign themes
2012
Cardenas' campaign website highlighted the following campaign themes:[1]
- Education
- Excerpt: "Using our budget surplus to restore funding to schools and universities, ensuring our kids have a better chance of succeeding"
- Jobs
- Excerpt: "Change the emphasis from offering tax breaks to out of state businesses and allow local businesses the first chance to obtain financial incentives "
- Safety and Health
- Excerpt: "Refuse to allow budget cuts to Child Protective Services to protect our kids"
- Veterans
- Excerpt: "Form partnerships between the Department of Veterans Affairs and organizations such as the VFW to reduce the high number of disability claims "
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
2018
Mark Cardenas did not file to run for re-election.
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.[2]
Incumbent Diego Espinoza and incumbent Mark Cardenas were unopposed in the Arizona House of Representatives District 19 general election.[3][4]
| Arizona House of Representatives, District 19 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Diego Espinoza Incumbent |
52.96% | 30,693 | |
| Democratic | Mark Cardenas Incumbent |
47.04% | 27,263 | |
| Total Votes | 57,956 | |||
| Source: Arizona Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Mark Cardenas and incumbent Diego Espinoza were unopposed in the Arizona House of Representatives District 19 Democratic Primary.[5]
| Arizona House of Representatives, District 19 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Mark Cardenas Incumbent | |
| Democratic | Diego Espinoza Incumbent | |
2014
Elections for the Arizona House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 26, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was May 28, 2014. Incumbent Mark Cardenas and Diego Espinoza were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Sophia Johnson was unopposed in the Republican primary. Cardenas and Espinoza defeated Johnson in the general election.[6][7][8][9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Mark Cardenas Incumbent |
37.8% | 10,999 | |
| Democratic | Diego Espinoza |
34.6% | 10,076 | |
| Republican | Sophia E. Johnson | 27.6% | 8,029 | |
| Total Votes | 29,104 | |||
2012
Cardenas won election in the 2012 election for Arizona House of Representatives District 19. He and Lupe Contreras defeated Bryan Kilgore, and Lorenzo Sierra in the Democratic primary on August 28, 2012.[10][11] He won the general election on November 6, 2012.[12]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lupe Chavira Contreras |
50.7% | 23,674 | |
| Democratic | Mark A. Cardenas |
49.3% | 23,007 | |
| Total Votes | 46,681 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
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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 finance summary
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Scorecards
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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.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
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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2016
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In 2016, the 52nd Arizona State Legislature was in session from January 11 through May 7.
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2015
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In 2015, the 52nd Arizona State Legislature was in session from January 12 to April 2.
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2014
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In 2014, the 51st Arizona State Legislature was in session from January 13 to April 24.
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2013
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In 2013, the 51st Arizona State Legislature was in session from January 14 to June 14.
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Endorsements
2012
In 2012, Cardenas' endorsements included the following:[14]
- City of Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton
- State house Minority Leader Chad Campbell (District 14)
- State house Minority Whip Anna Tovar (District 13)
- State representative Martin Quezada (District 13)
- State representative Ruben Gallego (District 16)
- State representative Katie Hobbs (District 15)
- Former state senator Kyrsten Sinema (District 15)
- U.S. Representative Raul Grijalva
- City of Phoenix Councilmember Michael Nowakowski
- City of Phoenix Councilmember Daniel Valenzuela
- City of Phoenix Councilmember Bill Gates
- Mayor of Tolleson Adolfo Gamez
- City of Tolleson Councilmember Juan F. Rodriguez
- City of Tolleson Councilmember Diego Espinoza
- City of Tolleson Councilmember Clorinda Erives
- United Food and Commerical Workers Local 99
- Daniel Ortega Jr. - Attorney
- Avondale Elementary School District Boardmember Roy Garza
- Alhambra Elementary School District Boardmember Adam Lopez Falk
- VoteVets.org
- Arizona Education Association
- AFL-CIO
- Sheet Metal Workers Local 359
- United Transportation Union
- Planned Parenthood
- Communication Workers of America - Arizona Council
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Mark + Cardenas + Arizona + House"
See also
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- Treasurer of Arizona
- Arizona Treasurer election, 2018
- Arizona House of Representatives
- Arizona House Committees
- Arizona House of Representatives District 19
- Arizona State Legislature
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Treasurer of Arizona
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions via Follow the Money
Footnotes
- ↑ cardenasforhouse.com, "Issues," accessed April 7, 2014
- ↑ 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, "Official primary election results," accessed August 27, 2014
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2014 Primary Election," May 27, 2014
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official general election candidate list," accessed September 11, 2014
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed August 3, 2015
- ↑ AP Results, "August 28 Election Results," accessed September 5, 2012
- ↑ WALB, "State House Primary Election Results," accessed September 5, 2012 (dead link)
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2012 Primary candidate list," accessed December 20, 2013
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedARA - ↑ Cardenas for State House, "Endorsements," accessed September 21, 2012
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