Randall Friese
Randall Friese (Democratic Party) was a member of the Arizona House of Representatives, representing District 9. He assumed office on January 5, 2015. He left office on November 15, 2021.
Friese (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Arizona's 2nd Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on August 2, 2022.
Friese was first elected to the Arizona House in 2014. He served as assistant minority leader.
Friese resigned on November 15, 2021, to focus on his medical career.[1]
Biography
Dr. Friese was born in Baltimore and earned both his biochemistry undergraduate degree and his medical degree from the University of Maryland. He subsequently completed both his medical residency and trauma research fellowship at the University of Colorado's Department of Surgery. Dr. Friese then served on active duty in the U.S. Navy Medical Corps from 1997 to 2001. After serving, he completed a critical care fellowship at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. In 2008, Dr. Friese became a trauma surgeon and professor of surgery at the University of Arizona College of Medicine.[2]
In November 2014, Dr. Friese was elected to represent Arizona's 9th District. After election, Dr. Friese became a sitting member of the Appropriations Committee and was eventually selected to become the assistant Democratic leader.[2]
Committee assignments
2021-2022
Friese was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Friese was assigned to the following committees:
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 |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Friese served on the following committees:
| Arizona committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Government and Higher Education |
| • Health |
| • Judiciary |
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's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Arizona District 2
Eli Crane defeated incumbent Tom O'Halleran and Chris Sarappo in the general election for U.S. House Arizona District 2 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Eli Crane (R)  | 53.9 | 174,169 |
 | Tom O'Halleran (D) | 46.1 | 149,151 | |
 | Chris Sarappo (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 76 | |
| Total votes: 323,396 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 2
Incumbent Tom O'Halleran advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 2 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tom O'Halleran | 100.0 | 71,391 |
| Total votes: 71,391 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Randall Friese (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 2
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 2 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Eli Crane | 35.8 | 38,681 |
 | Walter Blackman | 24.4 | 26,399 | |
 | Mark DeLuzio | 17.1 | 18,515 | |
 | Andy Yates | 6.9 | 7,467 | |
 | John W. Moore | 6.8 | 7,327 | |
 | Steven Krystofiak | 5.5 | 5,905 | |
 | Ron Watkins | 3.5 | 3,810 | |
| Total votes: 108,104 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Marissa Mitchell (R)
- Myron Lizer (R)
2020
See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Arizona House of Representatives District 9 (2 seats)
Incumbent Pamela Powers Hannley and incumbent Randall Friese defeated Brendan Lyons in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 9 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Pamela Powers Hannley (D) | 36.5 | 64,781 |
| ✔ |  | Randall Friese (D) | 36.5 | 64,772 |
 | Brendan Lyons (R) | 27.0 | 48,026 | |
| Total votes: 177,579 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 9 (2 seats)
Incumbent Pamela Powers Hannley and incumbent Randall Friese advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 9 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Pamela Powers Hannley | 50.7 | 29,885 |
| ✔ | | Randall Friese | 49.3 | 29,038 |
| Total votes: 58,923 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 9 (2 seats)
Brendan Lyons advanced from the Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 9 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brendan Lyons | 100.0 | 18,194 |
| Total votes: 18,194 | |||
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Libertarian primary election
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Steve Remus (L)
Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for Arizona House of Representatives District 9 (2 seats)
Incumbent Randall Friese and incumbent Pamela Powers Hannley defeated Ana Henderson in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 9 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Randall Friese (D) | 36.8 | 49,755 |
| ✔ | | Pamela Powers Hannley (D) | 36.2 | 49,011 |
 | Ana Henderson (R) | 27.0 | 36,613 | |
| Total votes: 135,379 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 9 (2 seats)
Incumbent Randall Friese and incumbent Pamela Powers Hannley defeated JP Martin in the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 9 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Randall Friese | 45.4 | 20,365 |
| ✔ | | Pamela Powers Hannley | 43.2 | 19,392 |
 | JP Martin | 11.4 | 5,127 | |
| Total votes: 44,884 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 9 (2 seats)
Ana Henderson advanced from the Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 9 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ana Henderson | 100.0 | 17,193 |
| Total votes: 17,193 (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.[3]
Incumbent Randall Friese and Pamela Powers Hannley defeated Ana Henderson in the Arizona House of Representatives District 9 general election.[4][5]
| Arizona House of Representatives, District 9 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Randall Friese Incumbent |
36.92% | 51,033 | |
| Democratic | Pamela Powers Hannley |
32.84% | 45,387 | |
| Republican | Ana Henderson | 30.24% | 41,792 | |
| Total Votes | 138,212 | |||
| Source: Arizona Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Randall Friese and Pamela Powers Hannley defeated incumbent Matt Kopec in the Arizona House of Representatives District 9 Democratic Primary.[6]
| Arizona House of Representatives, District 9 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Randall Friese Incumbent |
42.11% | 14,994 | |
| Democratic | Pamela Powers Hannley |
32.67% | 11,630 | |
| Democratic | Matt Kopec Incumbent | 25.22% | 8,979 | |
| Total Votes | 35,603 | |||
Ana Henderson ran unopposed in the Arizona House of Representatives District 9 Republican Primary.[7]
| Arizona House of Representatives, District 9 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Ana Henderson (unopposed) | |
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Endorsements
In 2016, Friese's endorsements included the following:[8]
- Arizona Education Association
- Arizona Academy of Family Physicians.
- Tucson Chamber of Commerce
- Sierra Club
- The Network for Public Education
- Equality Arizona
- AFL-CIO
- Southern Arizona Technology Council
- Arizona Pipe Trades - Local 469
- Las Adelitas Arizona
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 Victoria Steele and Randall Friese were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Ethan Orr was unopposed in the Republican primary. Steele and Friese defeated Orr in the general election. Orr's candidacy was challenged prior to the Republican primary.[9][10][11][12][13]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Victoria Steele Incumbent |
33.6% | 33,425 | |
| Democratic | Randy Friese |
33.3% | 33,059 | |
| Republican | Ethan Orr Incumbent | 33.1% | 32,928 | |
| Total Votes | 99,412 | |||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
Randall Friese did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2014
Friese's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[14]
Public Education
- Excerpt: "Dr. Friese will work to fully fund our public schools and support assistance for higher education."
Guns
- Excerpt: "Dr. Friese will fight for responsible gun safety legislation."
Choice
- Excerpt: "Dr. Friese believes in a woman’s right to make her own health care decisions. Period."
- Excerpt: "Dr. Friese supports, and will work for, medically accurate sex education."
Healthcare
- Excerpt: "Dr. Friese supports the Affordable Care Act."
Environment
- Excerpt: "Dr. Friese will actively seek out ways to enhance our tourism industry through protecting our environment and promoting tourism."
Campaign finance summary
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2021
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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
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Arizona Republic, "More vacancies at Legislature: Reps. Charlene Fernandez, Randy Friese submit resignations," November 4, 2021
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Arizona State Legislature, "Randall Friese," accessed September 28, 2019
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Dr. Randall Friese for House, "Endorsements," accessed August 5, 2016
- ↑ arizonadailyindependent.com, "Candidate challenges," June 12, 2014
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Dr. Friese for House, "Issues," accessed October 16, 2014
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