Tatiana Peña

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Tatiana Peña

Nonpartisan

Roosevelt Elementary School District, At-large

Tenure

2025 - Present

Term ends

2029

Years in position

0

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Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Graduate

Grand Canyon University, 2019

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Religion

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon)

Profession

Elementary school teacher

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Tatiana Peña is an at-large member of the Roosevelt Elementary School District in Arizona. She assumed office on January 1, 2025. Her current term ends on January 1, 2029.

Peña ran for election for an at-large seat of the Roosevelt Elementary School District in Arizona. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Tatiana Peña was born in Tempe, Arizona. She earned an undergraduate degree after studying at South Mountain Community College and Arizona State University, and she earned a graduate degree from Grand Canyon University in April 2019. Her professional experience includes working as an elementary school teacher.

Elections

2024

See also: Roosevelt Elementary School District, Arizona, elections (2024)

General election

General election for Roosevelt Elementary School District, At-large (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Roosevelt Elementary School District, At-large on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Victoria Castro-Corral (Nonpartisan)	19.4	15,820
✔		Michael Butts (Nonpartisan)	17.5	14,265
✔		Tatiana Peña (Nonpartisan)	16.4	13,328
		James Gonzalez (Nonpartisan)	15.8	12,888
		Christianne Ortega (Nonpartisan)	12.6	10,250
		Sandra Jerez (Nonpartisan)	10.7	8,746
		Hannibal Muhammad (Nonpartisan)	7.3	5,989
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	215

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 81,501
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Peña in this election.

2022

See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Arizona House of Representatives District 11 (2 seats)

Oscar De Los Santos and incumbent Marcelino Quiñonez defeated Tatiana Peña in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 11 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Oscar De Los Santos (D)	41.1	30,524
✔		Marcelino Quiñonez (D)	40.4	30,009
		Tatiana Peña (R)	18.5	13,744

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 74,277
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 11 (2 seats)

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 11 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Oscar De Los Santos	26.8	7,723
✔		Marcelino Quiñonez	22.2	6,403
		Naketa Ross	19.0	5,477
		Michael Butts	12.5	3,584
	Submit photo	Wesley Leasy	10.9	3,140
	Submit photo	Shams Abdussamad	8.5	2,453

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 28,780
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Shawn Pearson (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 11 (2 seats)

Tatiana Peña advanced from the Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 11 on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tatiana Peña	100.0	5,178

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,178
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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

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

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

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,943
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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Tatiana Peña did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2022

Tatiana Peña did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Tatiana Peña completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Peña's 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.

Tatiana Peña was born, raised, and currently resides in South Phoenix. She attended schools in the Roosevelt District, as well as, Frank Elementary, Fees Middle School, and Mountain Pointe High School. At South Mountain Community College, she served as Student Government President and earned the nomination for the All-USA Academic Team. She earned a bachelor's degree in multi-lingual and multi-cultural education at Arizona State University. Her mariachi violinist father trained her to play mariachi guitar, vihuela, and sing. More recently she's completed a Master's in Public Administration from Grand Canyon University. She's worked as a teacher in public, charter, and private schools. She is married and has three daughters. Knowing how valuable a good education can be to give children better opportunities for success, Tatiana values giving children and families educational equality through school choice. She believes that in order to preserve a healthy middle class and not fall into bad policies, AZ cannot keep raising taxes and over-regulating. She's pro-life and believes in protecting the innocence of children from radical ideologies aimed to change moral virtues. She believes in prison reform with a focus on rehabilitation and family re-unification once society's debt has been repaid.

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 School Choice
• Protect Middle Class
• Protect Life

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Tatiana values giving children and families educational equality through school choice. She believes that in order to preserve a healthy middle class and not fall into bad policies, AZ cannot keep raising taxes and over-regulating. She's pro-life and believes in protecting the innocence of children from radical ideologies aimed to change moral virtues. She believes in prison reform with a focus on rehabilitation and family re-unification once society's debt has been repaid.

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

I look up to Jesus Christ. No one else was perfect in this world except him. He taught to love others, serve others, change for the better, forgive, and love God. He taught great servant leadership. He taught honor and respect for the law of the land. Every other hero that I have admired, also followed Christ. While I am imperfect, I know that it's worth striving to be more perfect and to be a better person. Christ is my Savior.

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

Honest, courage, hard working, approachable, listener, problem solver are some characteristics that politicians should have.

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

Honesty, Reliable, Hard working, Caring

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

To represent their constituents and help better their community.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

Mariachi Performer 15+ years

Every state besides Nebraska has two legislative chambers. What do you consider the most important differences between the legislative chambers in your state?

These chambers are sacred offices to hold and to work in. As a Representative, every decision I make in my office will have impact on a Statewide scale to many individuals and families. Being honest, honoring my community, listening and working for my constituents is so important. The laws that I propose and sign need to be laws that will ultimately strengthen families and homes, not only in my community, but the whole state. I pray daily in my personal life for guidance. In this sacred office, I will pray to have guidance to do what is right to help so many people.

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

Not always. Some may be in politics for many years and have a horrible record. I think it's healthy to serve in shorter terms, versus staying in office for several terms.

What do you perceive to be your state’s greatest challenges over the next decade?

Staying affordable and middle class friendly. Too many politicians push for more taxes and promise to help fix something from those taxes. Ultimately, in states with higher taxes, the middle class struggles. It is not a fair system. I intend to maintain lower taxes and less regulations.

What do you believe is the ideal relationship between the governor and the state legislature?

The State Legislature is important that division in politics should be set aside for laws that will benefit everyone. Both parties need to be willing to compromise wherever it is possible.

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

Yes. These are our co-workers. If we don't try to build relationships, how effective will we be to pass legislation?

If you are not a current legislator, are there certain committees that you would want to be a part of?

I'd be interested in many committees, but in order to help best, I'd join the Education, Public Safety, and Commerce committees.

Both sitting legislators and candidates for office hear many personal stories from the residents of their district. Is there a story that you’ve heard that you found particularly touching, memorable, or impactful?

I met a Community College teacher who share that she was born a pre-mie at 22 weeks old. She told me how she could never support late term abortion knowing that she herself had been a premie that was blessed to survive and live a healthy and happy life. How many children have we lost that could have made such an impact on our Earth?

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