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Reginald Bolding
Reginald Bolding (Democratic Party) was a member of the Arizona House of Representatives, representing District 27. He assumed office on January 12, 2015. He left office on January 9, 2023.
Bolding (Democratic Party) ran for election for Arizona Secretary of State. He lost in the Democratic primary on August 2, 2022.
Bolding began serving as state House minority leader in 2021. He previously served as minority whip in the state House.
Biography
Reginald Bolding graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a B.S. in criminal justice and international security. After graduation he became a special education teacher in South Phoenix. At 28 years old Bolding was elected to the Arizona House of Representatives representing Arizona's 27th District, which is comprised of downtown Phoenix, South Phoenix, Laveen, Tempe, and the Gila River Indian Community.[1]
In the 2018 session Bolding served as the ranking member of the Education Committee and sat on the Ways & Means Committee. In that same session he was elected to serve as the House Minority Whip. In addition to his duties in the General Assembly, Bolding is a member of the City of Phoenix's Community Development Review Committee. He serves as the Chair of Business and Economic Development for the National Black Caucus of State Legislators, and sits on the Board of Directors for the Children's Museum of Phoenix and Leading for Change.[2]
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Bolding was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Bolding 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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| • Education |
| • Ways and Means |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Bolding served on the following committees:
| Arizona committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • County and Municipal Affairs |
| • Education |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
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)
Campaign finance
State House
Reginald Bolding 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 27 (2 seats)
Incumbent Diego Rodriguez and incumbent Reginald Bolding defeated Tatiana Peña in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 27 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Diego Rodriguez (D) | 43.0 | 48,039 |
| ✔ | | Reginald Bolding (D) | 38.8 | 43,334 |
 | Tatiana Peña (R) | 18.1 | 20,236 | |
| Total votes: 111,609 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 27 (2 seats)
Incumbent Reginald Bolding and incumbent Diego Rodriguez defeated Catherine H. Miranda in the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 27 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Reginald Bolding | 41.2 | 14,064 |
| ✔ | | Diego Rodriguez | 35.4 | 12,064 |
 | Catherine H. Miranda | 23.4 | 7,999 | |
| Total votes: 34,127 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 27 (2 seats)
Tatiana Peña advanced from the Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 27 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tatiana Peña | 100.0 | 4,943 |
| Total votes: 4,943 | |||
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Campaign finance
2018
Julian Szymanski ran as a write-in candidate.
General election
General election for Arizona House of Representatives District 27 (2 seats)
Diego Rodriguez and incumbent Reginald Bolding won election in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 27 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Diego Rodriguez (D) | 51.8 | 31,521 |
| ✔ | | Reginald Bolding (D) | 48.2 | 29,360 |
| Total votes: 60,881 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 27 (2 seats)
Incumbent Reginald Bolding and Diego Rodriguez defeated Roberto Garcia and Talonya Adams in the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 27 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Reginald Bolding | 35.5 | 8,226 |
| ✔ | | Diego Rodriguez | 22.9 | 5,304 |
| Roberto Garcia | 21.4 | 4,964 | ||
| Talonya Adams | 20.2 | 4,683 | ||
| Total votes: 23,177 (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 Rebecca Rios and incumbent Reginald Bolding were unopposed in the Arizona House of Representatives District 27 general election.[4][5]
| Arizona House of Representatives, District 27 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Rebecca Rios Incumbent |
57.77% | 37,701 | |
| Democratic | Reginald Bolding Incumbent |
42.23% | 27,559 | |
| Total Votes | 65,260 | |||
| Source: Arizona Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Reginald Bolding and incumbent Rebecca Rios defeated Edward Blackwell and Dave Braun in the Arizona House of Representatives District 27 Democratic Primary.[6]
| Arizona House of Representatives, District 27 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Reginald Bolding Incumbent |
34.90% | 6,213 | |
| Democratic | Rebecca Rios Incumbent |
45.93% | 8,176 | |
| Democratic | Edward Blackwell | 9.69% | 1,725 | |
| Democratic | Dave Braun | 9.47% | 1,686 | |
| Total Votes | 17,800 | |||
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. Reginald Bolding and Rebecca Rios defeated incumbent Norma A. Munoz, Marcelino Quinonez and Edward Blackwell in the Democratic primary. Myron L. Jackson, Sr. and Jose Tello were unopposed in the Republican primary. Bolding and Rios defeated Jackson and Tello in the general election.[7][8][9][10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Rebecca Rios |
40.4% | 16,576 | |
| Democratic | Reginald Bolding |
34% | 13,950 | |
| Republican | Jose Tello | 12.8% | 5,261 | |
| Republican | Myron L. Jackson, Sr. | 12.8% | 5,261 | |
| Total Votes | 41,048 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Rebecca Rios |
29.6% | 4,797 |
| Reginald Bolding |
26.6% | 4,307 |
| Norma Muñoz Incumbent | 25.1% | 4,067 |
| Marcelino Quiñonez | 18.4% | 2,977 |
| Edward Blackwell | 0.2% | 31 |
| Total Votes | 16,179 | |
Endorsements
In 2014, Bolding's endorsements included the following:Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag
- Kate Gallego, Phoenix City Councilwoman
- Leah Landrum Taylor, Arizona Senate Democratic Leader
- Chad Campbell, Arizona House of Representatives Democratic Leader
- Daniel Valenzuela, Phoenix City Councilman; Chair, Fred DuVal for Arizona Governor Campaign
- Rebecca Jimenez, Mayor of the Town of Guadalupe
- Corey Woods, Tempe City Councilman
- Art Hamilton, Former Arizona House of Representatives Democratic Leader
- Professional Firefighters of Arizona
- Arizona Police Association
- United Food and Commercial Workers Union
- Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce
2012
Bolding ran in the 2012 election for Arizona House of Representatives District 27. He was defeated by incumbents Ruben Gallego and Catherine H. Miranda in the Democratic primary on August 28, 2012. The general election took place on November 6, 2012.[11][12]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
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Ruben Gallego Incumbent |
38.1% | 4,996 |
| Catherine Miranda Incumbent |
36.6% | 4,800 |
| Reginald Bolding | 25.4% | 3,334 |
| Total Votes | 13,130 | |
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
Reginald Bolding did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2014
Bolding's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[13]
Public Education
- Excerpt: "Fully support my fellow teachers by equipping them with the resources they need to teach our children."
High Quality, High Wage Jobs
- Excerpt: "Invest in local entrepreneurs rather than out of state corporations."
- Excerpt: "Raise the minimum wage."
Safer Neighborhoods
- Excerpt: "Ensure cities are adequately resourced to fulfill first responder staffing needs."
- Excerpt: "Stop privatizing prisons."
2012
Bolding's campaign website listed the following issues:[14]
- Expanding Educational Opportunities
- Excerpt: "As an Arizona State University Instructor and former K-12 teacher Reginald has a strong background in education and is passionate about expanding educational opportunities for students through developing workable solutions with parents, teachers, administrators, and government."
- Job Creation
- Excerpt: "Arizona families are struggling and it is apparent that people in our community are ready to get back to work. Reginald is fully committed to fighting for job expansion and growth in our community and state."
- Healthcare
- Excerpt: "Reginald believes healthcare should be a right that all individuals have the option to pursue. Reginald has been a vocal advocate for expanding healthcare to our children, uninsured, and under-insured."
- Housing
- Excerpt: "Keeping Arizona families in their home is a priority. Many families in this district faced foreclosure or were required to go through short-sales. Reginald supports legislation that focuses on keeping families in their home and provides them with alternative options other than foreclosure."
Campaign finance summary
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2022
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
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Re-Elect Rep. Reginald Bolding for AZ State House, "Meet Reginald," accessed September 26, 2019
- ↑ Arizona State Legislature, "Personal Information," accessed September 26, 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, "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
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2012 Primary candidate list," accessed December 20, 2013
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official 2012 Primary Results," accessed December 20, 2013
- ↑ Reginald Bolding, "Issues," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Bolding for Arizona, "Issues," accessed August 3, 2015
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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Succeeded by Ben Toma (R) |
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