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Mark Finchem
2025 - Present
2027
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Mark Finchem (Republican Party) is a member of the Arizona State Senate, representing District 1. He assumed office on January 13, 2025. His current term ends on January 11, 2027.
Finchem (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the Arizona State Senate to represent District 1. He declared candidacy for the Republican primary scheduled on August 4, 2026.[source]
Biography
Finchem was born in Detroit, Michigan, and graduated from Kalamazoo Central High School in 1975.[1][2] He graduated from the Southwest Michigan Regional Police Academy in 1982 and received an associate degree in criminal justice from Kalamazoo Valley Community College in 1986.[2] Finchem received a bachelor's degree in government administration from Grand Canyon University in 2019.[3]
Finchem worked for the Kalamazoo, Michigan, department of public safety for 21 years as a firefighter, paramedic, and public safety officer. After retiring in 1999 and moving to Arizona, Finchem worked as a senior sales manager at Intuit, a real estate broker, a personal development coach, and a vice president of Clean Power Technologies LLC.[3][4]
As of 2015, Finchem was the Arizona coordinator for the Coalition of Western States.[5][6]
Elections
2026
See also: Arizona State Senate elections, 2026
General election
The primary will occur on August 4, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arizona State Senate District 1
Incumbent Mark Finchem is running in the Republican primary for Arizona State Senate District 1 on August 4, 2026.
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2024
See also: Arizona State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for Arizona State Senate District 1
Mark Finchem defeated Mike Fogel in the general election for Arizona State Senate District 1 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mark Finchem (R) | 65.9 | 94,947 |
 | Mike Fogel (D) | 34.1 | 49,108 | |
| Total votes: 144,055 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arizona State Senate District 1
Mike Fogel advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona State Senate District 1 on July 30, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Fogel | 100.0 | 17,334 |
| Total votes: 17,334 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arizona State Senate District 1
Mark Finchem defeated incumbent Ken Bennett and Steve Zipperman in the Republican primary for Arizona State Senate District 1 on July 30, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mark Finchem | 48.4 | 26,660 |
 | Ken Bennett | 33.3 | 18,356 | |
 | Steve Zipperman | 18.3 | 10,081 | |
| Total votes: 55,097 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Finchem received the following endorsements.
- Former President Donald Trump (R)
2022
Secretary of State
See also: Arizona Secretary of State election, 2022
General election
General election for Arizona Secretary of State
Adrian Fontes defeated Mark Finchem in the general election for Arizona Secretary of State on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Adrian Fontes (D) | 52.4 | 1,320,619 |
| Mark Finchem (R) | 47.6 | 1,200,411 | |
| Total votes: 2,521,030 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Peter Yeaple (L)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arizona Secretary of State
Adrian Fontes defeated Reginald Bolding in the Democratic primary for Arizona Secretary of State on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Adrian Fontes | 52.5 | 302,681 |
 | Reginald Bolding | 47.5 | 273,815 | |
| Total votes: 576,496 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Dennis Florian (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arizona Secretary of State
Mark Finchem defeated Beau Lane, Shawnna Bolick, and Michelle Ugenti-Rita in the Republican primary for Arizona Secretary of State on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mark Finchem | 42.6 | 329,884 |
 | Beau Lane | 23.4 | 181,058 | |
 | Shawnna Bolick | 19.3 | 149,779 | |
 | Michelle Ugenti-Rita | 14.8 | 114,391 | |
| Total votes: 775,112 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Wade Wilson (R)
- Remo Paul (R)
State House
Mark Finchem was not able to file for re-election due to term limits.
2020
See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Arizona House of Representatives District 11 (2 seats)
Incumbent Bret Roberts and incumbent Mark Finchem defeated Felipe Perez and Wade Murphy in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 11 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Bret Roberts (R) | 34.7 | 68,805 |
| ✔ | | Mark Finchem (R) | 34.4 | 68,101 |
 | Felipe Perez (D) | 30.9 | 61,245 | |
| Wade Murphy (R) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 42 | ||
| Total votes: 198,193 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 11 (2 seats)
Felipe Perez advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 11 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Felipe Perez | 100.0 | 24,875 |
| Total votes: 24,875 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 11 (2 seats)
Incumbent Mark Finchem and incumbent Bret Roberts advanced from the Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 11 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mark Finchem | 53.7 | 25,762 |
| ✔ | | Bret Roberts | 46.3 | 22,205 |
| Total votes: 47,967 | |||
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Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for Arizona House of Representatives District 11 (2 seats)
Bret Roberts and incumbent Mark Finchem defeated Hollace Lyon and Marcela Quiroz in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 11 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bret Roberts (R) | 28.2 | 48,697 |
| ✔ | | Mark Finchem (R) | 28.1 | 48,563 |
 | Hollace Lyon (D) | 22.0 | 37,992 | |
| Marcela Quiroz (D) | 21.6 | 37,265 | ||
| Total votes: 172,517 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 11 (2 seats)
Hollace Lyon and Marcela Quiroz defeated Barry McCain in the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 11 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Hollace Lyon | 42.6 | 12,374 |
| ✔ | Marcela Quiroz | 42.2 | 12,283 | |
| Barry McCain | 15.2 | 4,420 | ||
| Total votes: 29,077 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 11 (2 seats)
Incumbent Mark Finchem and Bret Roberts defeated Howell Jones in the Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 11 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mark Finchem | 43.9 | 18,977 |
| ✔ | | Bret Roberts | 37.6 | 16,246 |
| Howell Jones | 18.6 | 8,030 | ||
| Total votes: 43,253 (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.[7]
Incumbent Mark Finchem and incumbent Vince Leach defeated Corin Hammond in the Arizona House of Representatives District 11 general election.[8][9]
| Arizona House of Representatives, District 11 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Mark Finchem Incumbent |
36.41% | 52,509 | |
| Republican | Vince Leach Incumbent |
34.12% | 49,209 | |
| Democratic | Corin Hammond | 29.47% | 42,511 | |
| Total Votes | 144,229 | |||
| Source: Arizona Secretary of State | ||||
Corin Hammond ran unopposed in the Arizona House of Representatives District 11 Democratic Primary.[10]
| Arizona House of Representatives, District 11 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Corin Hammond (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Mark Finchem and incumbent Vince Leach were unopposed in the Arizona House of Representatives District 11 Republican Primary.[11]
| Arizona House of Representatives, District 11 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Mark Finchem Incumbent | |
| Republican | Vince Leach 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. Holly Lyon was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Mark Finchem and Vince Leach defeated Jo Grant in the Republican primary. Finchem and Leach defeated Lyon and write-in candidate Barry McCain (D) in the general election.[12][13][14][15]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mark Finchem |
37.3% | 36,732 | |
| Republican | Vince Leach |
34.8% | 34,274 | |
| Democratic | Holly Lyon | 27.8% | 27,392 | |
| Democratic | Barry McCain (Write-In) | 0% | 49 | |
| Total Votes | 98,447 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Vince Leach |
41.8% | 15,596 |
| Mark Finchem |
36.5% | 13,584 |
| Jo Grant | 21.7% | 8,087 |
| Total Votes | 37,267 | |
Campaign themes
2026
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2024
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2022
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2020
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2014
Finchem submitted the following statement to Ballotpedia:[2]
| “ | Somewhere along the way government has come by the idea that every nook and cranny of life should be taxed; that there are bureaucrats who know better how to live our lives than we do. I stand for personal freedom, economic freedom, and a debt-free future. Government has a bias to slip into mismanagement, it is my belief it must constantly be refreshed with new talent and personalities.[16] | ” |
Campaign finance summary
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Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Finchem was assigned to the following committees:
- Natural Resources, Energy and Water Committee
- House Judiciary Committee
- Federalism, Military Affairs, and Elections Committee
2019-2020
Finchem was assigned to the following committees:
- House Judiciary Committee
- Natural Resources, Energy and Water Committee
- Federal Relations Committee, Chairman
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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| • Federalism, Property Rights and Public Policy, Vice chair |
| • Judiciary and Public Safety |
| • Military, Veterans and Regulatory Affairs, Vice chair |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Finchem served on the following committees:
| Arizona committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Energy, Environment and Natural Resources |
| • Federalism and States' Rights |
| • Military Affairs and Public Safety, Vice chair |
Sponsored legislation
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2022
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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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2018
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In 2018, the 54th Arizona State Legislature was in session from January 8 through May 4.
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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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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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See also
2026 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Mark Finchem 2014 campaign website, "About Mark," archived June 14, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Information submitted through Ballotpedia's biographical submission form on June 10, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 LinkedIn, "Mark Finchem," accessed October 3, 2022
- ↑ [https://votefinchem.com/about/ Mark Finchem 2022 campaign website, "Meet Mark Finchem," accessed October 3, 2022
- ↑ Coalition of Western States, "Press Release," December 11, 2015
- ↑ OPB, "GOP Politicians Planned And Participated In Key Aspects Of Refuge Occupation," March 16, 2016
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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| Preceded by Ken Bennett (R) |
Arizona State Senate District 1 2025-Present |
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| Preceded by - |
Arizona House of Representatives District 11 2015-2023 |
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