Seth Sifuentes

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Seth Sifuentes

Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 3, 2020

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Navy

Personal

Birthplace

High Point, N.C.

Religion

Catholic

Profession

manufacturing supervisor and field engineer

Contact

Campaign website

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Seth Sifuentes (Republican Party) (also known as Marcus) ran for election to the Arizona House of Representatives to represent District 26. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Sifuentes completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Sifuentes was born in High Point, North Carolina. His career experience includes working as a helicopter mechanic, manufacturing supervisor, and field engineer. Sifuentes began serving in the United States Navy in 2011. He has served as a U.S. Navy suicide prevention coordinator.

Elections

2020

See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Arizona House of Representatives District 26 (2 seats)

Melody Hernandez and incumbent Athena Salman defeated Seth Sifuentes and Bill Loughrige in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 26 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Melody Hernandez (D)	34.2	46,266
✔		Athena Salman (D)	33.2	44,981
		Seth Sifuentes (R)	16.5	22,316
		Bill Loughrige (R)	16.1	21,760

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 135,323
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 26 (2 seats)

Incumbent Athena Salman and Melody Hernandez defeated Debbie Nez Manuel and Patrick Morales in the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 26 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Athena Salman	34.2	10,973
✔		Melody Hernandez	26.2	8,399
		Debbie Nez Manuel	24.5	7,866
		Patrick Morales	15.1	4,839

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 32,077
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 26 (2 seats)

Bill Loughrige and Seth Sifuentes advanced from the Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 26 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bill Loughrige	55.3	6,063
✔		Seth Sifuentes	44.7	4,896

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 10,959
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Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Seth Sifuentes completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Sifuentes' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I was born in High Point, North Carolina and after moving around the country I moved to the West Valley. In 2008 we moved to Chandler and I graduated from Mesquite High. Shortly after graduating I joined the US Navy and lived in Hawaii, Washington, and Illinois. I deployed to Europe, The Horn of Africa, and Central America in support of missions from anti-piracy to drug interdiction.

I left active duty in 2018 and joined the Naval Reserves as a construction equipment mechanic, and I currently work as a field engineer for a semi-conductor company making a modest middle class living. I am a father to 3 girls, a husband to a wonderful wife, and a devout Catholic. We moved near Downtown Mesa in 2019 and bought our first home, and without a doubt Mesa is my home.

I am the biggest Phoenix Suns fan you'll ever meet (it should be a crime to wear a Lakers jersey to Talking Stick Resort Arena). I am an amateur carpenter, a jogger, and an avid fisherman.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Protect the middle class worker from high taxes on income, property, and sales.
• Pro-Life from conception until natural death
• Limited government and expanded term limits

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I get passionate over a lot of things, but I think many of our issues from drug addiction to the homeless crisis stem from people not having the proper training to access the plethora of high paying and dignified jobs that are available in our economy. It is my promise to do what I can to promote small business growth and protect middle class jobs to raise more people out of poverty and rebuild our economy.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

I look to Ron Paul as a living example of how to be as a politician. Well respected by his peers without anybody being able to accuse him of kissing up to anyone. He stood out against the Democrats as well as the mainstream Republican Party to oppose FISA, the Patriot Act, and he advocated for criminal justice reform before it was cool! He is a testament to the idea that if you are a measured and principled individual you can still gain respect from all sides of the political spectrum.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Honesty- I look to eliminate all doubt that I will represent as many Arizonans as I can to the best of my ability without abusing the trust of my constituents.

Humility- I will always remember, and be thankful for, the people that will elect me to political office. I know that our government is structured to be "for the people and by the people", and not for the glory of any politician.

Fortitude- I will stand up to corruption and fight to keep taxpayer dollars dedicated to the programs that agreed upon as worthy of taxpayer investment. I am running on Clean Elections to make a clear stance that I am not interested in advocating strictly for large donors, but for small businesses and individual Arizonan.

What legacy would you like to leave?

I would like to see a return to civility within the government by working with colleagues on both sides of the aisle for the betterment of all Arizonans.

We will find a healthy balance of protecting and securing the border while promoting the human dignity of those individuals seeking freedom and peace in the greatest country on earth.

I will ardently promote the virtues of capitalism while fighting to destroy corruption and "crony capitalism" that taint the greatest economic system of human invention.

I will fight for a true pro-life policy which protects life from conception until natural death by voting to end the death penalty in Arizona.

I will be a testament to the working class people that we can and must take an active part in our government to ensure it complies with the duty of serving the people.

If you could be any fictional character, who would you want to be?

BATMAN! The greatest fictional example of the renaissance man.

Do you believe that it’s beneficial for state legislators to have previous experience in government or politics?

I think that with most things in life there is value to having a mixture in experience. Certainly it would be beneficial to have people that have been around the block that understand the in's and out's of the political process, but I personally find great value in the life experiences brought to the legislature by people who work in a multitude of areas. Here in Arizona we have a fantastic makeup of individuals who work in medicine, agriculture, and own businesses.

Do you believe it’s beneficial to build relationships with other legislators? Please explain your answer.

You can't get anything done in a legislature if everybody hates you, that seems to be a simple fact. I look to the model of Theodore Roosevelt's presidency as an example of a politician who could appease multiple facets of a radically divided nation to accomplish his policy goals. While it seems on the surface that the political spectrum is divided two ways (Rep and Dem), it is clear that setting the direction of the party comes from networking and gathering support from within the party.

Are you interested in running for a different political office (for example, the U.S. Congress or governor) in the future?

I can see myself giving this another go sometime in the future. It has been a blessing to connect with people thus far and to hear what is really impacting people in our state.

I think I will stay local and look into state senate or city council someday, but who could turn down a great opportunity to run for federal congress?

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Footnotes

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Current members of the Arizona House of Representatives

Leadership

Speaker of the House:Steve Montenegro

Majority Leader:Michael Carbone

Minority Leader:Oscar De Los Santos

Representatives

District 1

Selina Bliss (R)

Quang Nguyen (R)

District 2

Stephanie Simacek (D)

Justin Wilmeth (R)

District 3

Joseph Chaplik (R)

Alexander Kolodin (R)

District 4

Pamela Carter (R)

Matt Gress (R)

District 5

Sarah Liguori (D)

Aaron Marquez (D)

District 6

Mae Peshlakai (D)

Myron Tsosie (D)

District 7

Walter Blackman (R)

David Marshall (R)

District 8

Janeen Connolly (D)

Brian Garcia (D)

District 9

Lorena Austin (D)

Seth Blattman (D)

District 10

Ralph Heap (R)

Justin Olson (R)

District 11

Junelle Cavero (D)

Oscar De Los Santos (D)

District 12

Patricia Contreras (D)

Anastasia Travers (D)

District 13

Jeff Weninger (R)

Julie Willoughby (R)

District 14

Laurin Hendrix (R)

Khyl Powell (R)

District 15

Neal Carter (R)

Michael Way (R)

District 16

Chris Lopez (R)

Teresa Martinez (R)

District 17

Rachel Keshel (R)

Kevin Volk (D)

District 18

Nancy Gutierrez (D)

Christopher Mathis (D)

District 19

Lupe Diaz (R)

Gail Griffin (R)

District 20

Alma Hernandez (D)

Betty Villegas (D)

District 21

Consuelo Hernandez (D)

Stephanie Stahl Hamilton (D)

District 22

Lupe Contreras (D)

Elda Luna-Nájera (D)

District 23

Michele Pena (R)

Mariana Sandoval (D)

District 24

Anna Abeytia (D)

Lydia Hernandez (D)

District 25

Michael Carbone (R)

Nick Kupper (R)

District 26

Cesar Aguilar (D)

Quantá Crews (D)

District 27

Lisa Fink (R)

Tony Rivero (R)

District 28

David Livingston (R)

Beverly Pingerelli (R)

District 29

Steve Montenegro (R)

James Taylor (R)

District 30

Leo Biasiucci (R)

John Gillette (R)

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