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Randall Friese
Democratic Party
Prior offices:
Arizona House of Representatives District 9
Years in office: 2015 - 2021
Elections and appointments
Last election
August 2, 2022
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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
• Appropriations

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Friese served on the following committees:

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
✔
Image of Eli Crane
Eli Crane (R) Candidate Connection
 
53.9
 
174,169
Image of Tom O'Halleran
Tom O'Halleran (D)
 
46.1
 
149,151
Image of Chris Sarappo
Chris Sarappo (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
76

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

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
✔
Image of Tom O'Halleran
Tom O'Halleran
 
100.0
 
71,391

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 71,391
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

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
✔
Image of Eli Crane
Eli Crane Candidate Connection
 
35.8
 
38,681
Image of Walter Blackman
Walter Blackman
 
24.4
 
26,399
Image of Mark DeLuzio
Mark DeLuzio Candidate Connection
 
17.1
 
18,515
Image of Andy Yates
Andy Yates Candidate Connection
 
6.9
 
7,467
Image of John W. Moore
John W. Moore Candidate Connection
 
6.8
 
7,327
Image of Steven Krystofiak
Steven Krystofiak Candidate Connection
 
5.5
 
5,905
Image of Ron Watkins
Ron Watkins
 
3.5
 
3,810

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 108,104
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

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
✔
Image of Pamela Powers Hannley
Pamela Powers Hannley (D)
 
36.5
 
64,781
✔
Image of Randall Friese
Randall Friese (D)
 
36.5
 
64,772
Image of Brendan Lyons
Brendan Lyons (R) Candidate Connection
 
27.0
 
48,026

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

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
✔
Image of Pamela Powers Hannley
Pamela Powers Hannley
 
50.7
 
29,885
✔
Image of Randall Friese
Randall Friese
 
49.3
 
29,038

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

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
✔
Image of Brendan Lyons
Brendan Lyons Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
18,194

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 18,194
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Libertarian primary election

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Campaign finance

2018

See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 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
✔
Image of Randall Friese
Randall Friese (D)
 
36.8
 
49,755
✔
Image of Pamela Powers Hannley
Pamela Powers Hannley (D)
 
36.2
 
49,011
Image of Ana Henderson
Ana Henderson (R)
 
27.0
 
36,613

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

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
✔
Image of Randall Friese
Randall Friese
 
45.4
 
20,365
✔
Image of Pamela Powers Hannley
Pamela Powers Hannley
 
43.2
 
19,392
Image of JP Martin
JP Martin
 
11.4
 
5,127

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

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
✔
Image of Ana Henderson
Ana Henderson
 
100.0
 
17,193

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 17,193
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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2016

See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 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
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Randall Friese Incumbent 36.92% 51,033
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png 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
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Randall Friese Incumbent 42.11% 14,994
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png 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
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png 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

See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 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]

Arizona House of Representatives District 9, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngVictoria Steele Incumbent 33.6% 33,425
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngRandy 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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Randall Friese did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

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

Note: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. Depending on the election or state, this may represent only a portion of all the funds spent on their behalf. Satellite spending groups may or may not have expended funds related to the candidate or politician on whose page you are reading this disclaimer. Campaign finance data from elections may be incomplete. For elections to federal offices, complete data can be found at the FEC website. Click here for more on federal campaign finance law and here for more on state campaign finance law.

Randall Friese campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022U.S. House Arizona District 2Withdrew primary$705,958 $705,958
2020Arizona House of Representatives District 9Won general$71,913 N/A**
2018Arizona House of Representatives District 9Won general$61,860 N/A**
2016Arizona House of Representatives, District 9Won $93,062 N/A**
2014Arizona State House, District 9Won $154,749 N/A**
Grand total$1,087,542 $705,958
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Election Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Arizona Republic, "More vacancies at Legislature: Reps. Charlene Fernandez, Randy Friese submit resignations," November 4, 2021
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Arizona State Legislature, "Randall Friese," accessed September 28, 2019
    3. ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Elections Calendar & Upcoming Events," accessed January 11, 2016
    4. ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "General election ," accessed September 9, 2016
    5. ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2016 official general election results," accessed November 11, 2016
    6. ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2016 Election Information - Primary Candidate List," accessed June 3, 2016
    7. ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2016 Election Information - Primary Candidate List," accessed June 3, 2016
    8. ↑ Dr. Randall Friese for House, "Endorsements," accessed August 5, 2016
    9. ↑ arizonadailyindependent.com, "Candidate challenges," June 12, 2014
    10. ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed August 27, 2014
    11. ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2014 Primary Election," May 27, 2014
    12. ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official general election candidate list," accessed September 11, 2014
    13. ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed August 3, 2015
    14. ↑ Dr. Friese for House, "Issues," accessed October 16, 2014


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