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Robert Meza
Robert Meza (Democratic Party) was a member of the Arizona House of Representatives, representing District 30. He assumed office on January 14, 2019. He left office on January 9, 2023.
Meza (Democratic Party) ran for election for the West McDowell Precinct judge of the Maricopa County Justice Court in Arizona. He lost in the Democratic primary on August 2, 2022.
Meza is a former Democratic member of the Arizona State Senate, representing District 30 from 2013 to 2019. He represented the 14th District from 2011 to 2013. Meza was unable to run for re-election in 2018 to the Arizona State Senate because of term limits.
Meza is a former member of the Arizona House of Representatives, representing District 14 from 2003 to 2011.
Biography
Meza earned his B.A. from the University of Notre Dame. His professional experience includes working as a banker and business development director for AGUILA Youth Leadership Institute.
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Meza was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Meza 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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| • Commerce and Public Safety |
| • Government |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Meza served on the following committees:
| Arizona committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Commerce and Workforce Development |
| • Government |
| • Natural Resources |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Meza served on the following committees:
| Arizona committee assignments, 2013 |
|---|
| • Commerce, Energy and Military |
| • Elections |
| • Finance |
| • DES Block Grants |
| • Homeland Security |
| • Transportation between Sonora, Mexico and Arizona |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Meza served on these committees:
| Arizona committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Banking and Insurance |
| • Border Security, Federalism and States Sovereignty |
| • Commerce and Energy |
| • Economic Development and Jobs Creation |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2022
Justice of the Peace
See also: Municipal elections in Maricopa County, Arizona (2022)
General election
General election for Maricopa County Justice of the Peace West McDowell Precinct
Incumbent Teresa Lopez won election in the general election for Maricopa County Justice of the Peace West McDowell Precinct on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Teresa Lopez (D) | 97.3 | 10,771 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.7 | 304 | ||
| Total votes: 11,075 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Maricopa County Justice of the Peace West McDowell Precinct
Incumbent Teresa Lopez defeated Robert Meza in the Democratic primary for Maricopa County Justice of the Peace West McDowell Precinct on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Teresa Lopez | 49.9 | 2,236 | |
 | Robert Meza | 49.8 | 2,233 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 12 | ||
| Total votes: 4,481 | |||
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State House
Robert Meza did not file to run for re-election.
2020
See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Arizona House of Representatives District 30 (2 seats)
Incumbent Raquel Terán and incumbent Robert Meza won election in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 30 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Raquel Terán (D) | 52.8 | 34,106 |
| ✔ | | Robert Meza (D) | 47.2 | 30,546 |
| Total votes: 64,652 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 30 (2 seats)
Incumbent Raquel Terán and incumbent Robert Meza advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 30 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Raquel Terán | 54.9 | 10,403 |
| ✔ | | Robert Meza | 45.1 | 8,556 |
| Total votes: 18,959 | |||
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Republican primary election
No Republicans filed for this race. Gary Spears ran as a write-in and received 246 votes. Write-in candidates were required to receive at least 251 votes to make the general election ballot.
Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for Arizona House of Representatives District 30 (2 seats)
Raquel Terán and Robert Meza defeated Gary Spears in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 30 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Raquel Terán (D) | 39.3 | 20,831 |
| ✔ | | Robert Meza (D) | 37.4 | 19,794 |
| Gary Spears (R) | 23.3 | 12,329 | ||
| Total votes: 52,954 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 30 (2 seats)
Robert Meza and Raquel Terán defeated Alejandro Larios and Bill Brotherton in the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 30 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Robert Meza | 31.1 | 5,401 |
| ✔ | | Raquel Terán | 30.9 | 5,380 |
| Alejandro Larios | 20.2 | 3,514 | ||
| Bill Brotherton | 17.8 | 3,091 | ||
| Total votes: 17,386 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 30 (2 seats)
Gary Spears advanced from the Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 30 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Gary Spears | 100.0 | 5,281 | |
| Total votes: 5,281 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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2016
- See also: Arizona State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Arizona State Senate 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.
Incumbent Robert Meza defeated John Lyon in the Arizona State Senate District 30 general election.[1][2]
| Arizona State Senate, District 30 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Robert Meza Incumbent |
66.38% | 27,941 | |
| Republican | John Lyon | 33.62% | 14,152 | |
| Total Votes | 42,093 | |||
| Source: Arizona Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Robert Meza ran unopposed in the Arizona State Senate District 30 Democratic Primary.[3]
| Arizona State Senate, District 30 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Robert Meza Incumbent (unopposed) | |
John Lyon ran unopposed in the Arizona State Senate District 30 Republican Primary.[4]
| Arizona State Senate, District 30 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | John Lyon (unopposed) | |
2014
- See also: Arizona State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for the Arizona State Senate 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 Robert Meza was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Gary Cox was unopposed in the Republican primary. Meza defeated Cox in the general election.[5][6][7][8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Robert Meza Incumbent |
58% | 12,802 | |
| Republican | Gary Cox | 42% | 9,276 | |
| Total Votes | 22,078 | |||
2012
- See also: Arizona State Senate elections, 2012
Meza won election in the 2012 election for Arizona State Senate District 30. He defeated Raquel Teran in the Democratic primary on August 28, 2012. He won the general election on November 6, 2012.[9][10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Robert Meza Incumbent |
100% | 27,485 | |
| Total Votes | 27,485 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Robert Meza Incumbent |
50.7% | 4,268 |
| Raquel Teran | 49.3% | 4,155 |
| Total Votes | 8,423 | |
2010
Meza was ineligilbe to run for re-election in 2010 due to the term limits of the Arizona House of Representatives. He instead ran for election to the district 14 seat of the Arizona State Senate. He won in the November 2 general election, unopposed.[11]
2008
On November 4, 2008, Meza and Chad Campbell were elected to the 14th District Seat in the Arizona House of Representatives, running unopposed in the general election.[12]
Meza raised $65,496 for the campaign and Campbell raised $14,341.[13]
| Arizona State House, District 14 (2008) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Robert Meza (D)
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13,644 | |||
| Chad Campbell (D)
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12,336 | |||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Robert Meza did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Robert Meza did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
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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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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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 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 28, 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
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "General election results," accessed December 13, 2013
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official 2008 General election results," accessed April 7, 2014
- ↑ Follow The Money, "Arizona House spending, 2008," accessed April 7, 2014
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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Arizona House of Representatives District 30 2019-2023 |
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Arizona State Senate District 30 2013-2019 |
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Arizona State Senate District 14 2011-2013 |
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Arizona House of Representatives District 14 2003-2011 |
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