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Rosanna Gabaldón
Democratic Party
Candidate, Arizona State Senate District 21
Arizona State Senate District 21
Tenure
2023 - Present
Term ends
2027
Years in position
3
Predecessor: Rick Gray (R)
Prior offices:
Arizona State Senate District 2
Years in office: 2021 - 2023
Predecessor: Andrea Dalessandro (D)
Successor: Steve Kaiser (R)
Arizona House of Representatives District 2
Years in office: 2013 - 2021
Successor: Andrea Dalessandro (D)
Compensation
Base salary
$24,000/year
Per diem
For legislators residing within Maricopa County: $35/day. For legislators residing outside of Maricopa County: $269.33.
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 5, 2024
Next election
July 21, 2026
Contact
Official website
Campaign website
Campaign Facebook
Personal Facebook
Personal Instagram
Personal LinkedIn

Rosanna Gabaldón (Democratic Party) is a member of the Arizona State Senate, representing District 21. She assumed office on January 9, 2023. Her current term ends on January 11, 2027.

Gabaldón (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the Arizona State Senate to represent District 21. She declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on July 21, 2026.[source]

Biography

Rosanna Gabaldon graduated from Central High School in 1978. Gabaldon’s career experience includes working as a clerk for Pima County. She has served on the board of the Salvation Army of Green Valley, the Southeast Arizona Advisory Board of Chicanos Por La Causa, Inc., the board of The Friends of the Green Valley Library, and the board of the Southeast Arizona Citizens Forum Board.[1][2]

Elections

2026

See also: Arizona State Senate elections, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on July 21, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Arizona State Senate District 21

Incumbent Rosanna Gabaldón is running in the Democratic primary for Arizona State Senate District 21 on July 21, 2026.

Candidate
Image of Rosanna Gabaldón
Rosanna Gabaldón

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Arizona State Senate District 21

Esteban Flores is running in the Republican primary for Arizona State Senate District 21 on July 21, 2026.

Candidate
Image of Esteban Flores
Esteban Flores

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2024

See also: Arizona State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for Arizona State Senate District 21

Incumbent Rosanna Gabaldón won election in the general election for Arizona State Senate District 21 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Rosanna Gabaldón
Rosanna Gabaldón (D)
 
100.0
 
64,282

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

Total votes: 64,282
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Arizona State Senate District 21

Incumbent Rosanna Gabaldón advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona State Senate District 21 on July 30, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Rosanna Gabaldón
Rosanna Gabaldón
 
100.0
 
18,562

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

Total votes: 18,562
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

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2022

See also: Arizona State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Arizona State Senate District 21

Incumbent Rosanna Gabaldón defeated Jim Cleveland in the general election for Arizona State Senate District 21 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Rosanna Gabaldón
Rosanna Gabaldón (D)
 
64.1
 
40,312
Image of Jim Cleveland
Jim Cleveland (R) Candidate Connection
 
35.9
 
22,604

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

Total votes: 62,916
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Arizona State Senate District 21

Incumbent Rosanna Gabaldón advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona State Senate District 21 on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Rosanna Gabaldón
Rosanna Gabaldón
 
100.0
 
19,235

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

Total votes: 19,235
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Arizona State Senate District 21

Jim Cleveland advanced from the Republican primary for Arizona State Senate District 21 on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Jim Cleveland
Jim Cleveland (Write-in) Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
1,194

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

Total votes: 1,194
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Campaign finance

2020

State senate election

See also: Arizona State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Arizona State Senate District 2

Rosanna Gabaldón defeated Mark Workman in the general election for Arizona State Senate District 2 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Rosanna Gabaldón
Rosanna Gabaldón (D)
 
61.0
 
52,333
Image of Mark Workman
Mark Workman (R)
 
39.0
 
33,463

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

Total votes: 85,796
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Arizona State Senate District 2

Rosanna Gabaldón advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona State Senate District 2 on August 4, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Rosanna Gabaldón
Rosanna Gabaldón
 
100.0
 
22,984

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

Total votes: 22,984
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Arizona State Senate District 2

Mark Workman advanced from the Republican primary for Arizona State Senate District 2 on August 4, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Mark Workman
Mark Workman
 
100.0
 
13,346

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

Total votes: 13,346
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Campaign finance

State house election

See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2020

Gabaldon was not able to file for re-election due to term limits.

2018

See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Arizona House of Representatives District 2 (2 seats)

Incumbent Daniel Hernandez Jr. and incumbent Rosanna Gabaldón defeated Chris Ackerley and Anthony Sizer in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 2 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Daniel Hernandez Jr.
Daniel Hernandez Jr. (D)
 
29.3
 
30,613
✔
Image of Rosanna Gabaldón
Rosanna Gabaldón (D)
 
29.2
 
30,481
Image of Chris Ackerley
Chris Ackerley (R)
 
21.0
 
21,927
Image of Anthony Sizer
Anthony Sizer (R)
 
20.6
 
21,543

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

Total votes: 104,564
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 2 (2 seats)

Incumbent Rosanna Gabaldón and incumbent Daniel Hernandez Jr. advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 2 on August 28, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Rosanna Gabaldón
Rosanna Gabaldón
 
51.0
 
12,577
✔
Image of Daniel Hernandez Jr.
Daniel Hernandez Jr.
 
49.0
 
12,066

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

Total votes: 24,643
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 2 (2 seats)

Chris Ackerley and Anthony Sizer advanced from the Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 2 on August 28, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Chris Ackerley
Chris Ackerley
 
51.3
 
9,035
✔
Image of Anthony Sizer
Anthony Sizer
 
48.7
 
8,579

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

Total votes: 17,614
(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]

Daniel Hernandez and incumbent Rosanna Gabaldon defeated incumbent John Christopher Ackerley in the Arizona House of Representatives District 2 general election.[4][5]

Arizona House of Representatives, District 2 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Daniel Hernandez 34.86% 32,651
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Rosanna Gabaldon Incumbent 34.70% 32,495
     Republican John Christopher Ackerley Incumbent 30.44% 28,506
Total Votes 93,652
Source: Arizona Secretary of State


Incumbent Rosanna Gabaldon and Daniel Hernandez defeated Aaron Baumann in the Arizona House of Representatives District 2 Democratic Primary.[6]

Arizona House of Representatives, District 2 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Rosanna Gabaldon Incumbent 37.74% 8,730
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Daniel Hernandez 33.68% 7,790
     Democratic Aaron Baumann 28.58% 6,610
Total Votes 23,130


Incumbent John Christopher Ackerley ran unopposed in the Arizona House of Representatives District 2 Republican Primary.[7]

Arizona House of Representatives, District 2 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png John Christopher Ackerley Incumbent (unopposed)

This district was included in the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee's list of "2016 Essential Races." Read more »

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. Incumbents Demion Clinco and Rosanna Gabaldon were unopposed in the Democratic primary. John Christopher Ackerley was unopposed in the Republican primary. Gabaldon and Ackerley defeated Clinco in the general election.[8][9][10][11]

Arizona House of Representatives District 2, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngRosanna Gabaldón Incumbent 36.6% 21,200
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Christopher Ackerley 33.9% 19,656
     Democratic Demion Clinco Incumbent 29.5% 17,080
Total Votes 57,936

2012

See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2012

Gabaldon won election in the 2012 election for Arizona House of Representatives District 2. She and Andrea Dalessandro ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on August 28, 2012. She won the general election on November 6, 2012.[12][13]

Arizona House of Representatives, District 2, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngAndrea Dalessandro 35.8% 28,266
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngRosanna Gabaldon 34.3% 27,081
     Republican John Christopher Ackerley 30% 23,677
Total Votes 79,024

Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2022

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2020

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Committee assignments

2025-2026

Gabaldón was assigned to the following committees:

2023-2024

Gabaldón was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Gabaldón was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Gabaldón 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
• Land, Agriculture and Rural Affairs
• Local and International Affairs

2015 legislative session

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

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Gabaldon 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.

Campaign finance summary

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Rosanna Gabaldón campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024Arizona State Senate District 21Won general$30,227 $39,130
2022Arizona State Senate District 21Won general$42,982 $41,125
2020Arizona State Senate District 2Won general$44,330 N/A**
2018Arizona House of Representatives District 2Won general$44,473 N/A**
2016Arizona House of Representatives, District 2Won $42,115 N/A**
2014Arizona State House, District 2Won $39,918 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Arizona State Legislature, "House Member Rosanna Gabaldón," accessed October 3, 2019
    2. ↑ LinkedIn, "Rosanna Gabaldon," accessed March 18, 2023
    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. ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed August 27, 2014
    9. ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2014 Primary Election," May 27, 2014
    10. ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official general election candidate list," accessed September 11, 2014
    11. ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed August 3, 2015
    12. ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2012 Primary candidate list," accessed December 20, 2013
    13. ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official 2012 Primary Results," accessed December 20, 2013

    Political offices
    Preceded by
    Rick Gray (R)     		Arizona State Senate District 21
    2023-Present    		 Succeeded by
    -
    Preceded by
    Andrea Dalessandro (D)     		Arizona State Senate District 2
    2021-2023    		 Succeeded by
    Steve Kaiser (R)
    Preceded by
    -     		Arizona House of Representatives District 2
    2013-2021    		 Succeeded by
    Andrea Dalessandro (D)


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