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Tony Rivero
2025 - Present
2027
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Tony Rivero (Republican Party) is a member of the Arizona House of Representatives, representing District 27. He assumed office on January 13, 2025. His current term ends on January 11, 2027.
Rivero (Republican Party) ran for election to the Arizona House of Representatives to represent District 27. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Tony Rivero was born in Peoria, Arizona. He graduated from Peoria High School. He earned a bachelor's degree in education and a master's in public administration from Arizona State University. Rivero’s career experience includes working in the Peoria City Manager's office as well as other City Departments.[1]
Committee assignments
2019-2020
Rivero 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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| • Appropriations |
| • Health |
| • Local and International Affairs, Chair |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Rivero served on the following committees:
| Arizona committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Appropriations |
| • Commerce |
| • County and Municipal Affairs, Vice chair |
Sponsored legislation
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.
Elections
2024
See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Arizona House of Representatives District 27 (2 seats)
Lisa Fink and Tony Rivero defeated Deborah Howard in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 27 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lisa Fink (R)  | 34.8 | 51,499 |
| ✔ |  | Tony Rivero (R) | 34.4 | 50,976 |
 | Deborah Howard (D) | 30.8 | 45,601 | |
| Total votes: 148,076 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 27 (2 seats)
Deborah Howard advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 27 on July 30, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Deborah Howard | 100.0 | 12,629 |
| Total votes: 12,629 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 27 (2 seats)
Lisa Fink and Tony Rivero defeated Brian Morris and Linda Busam in the Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 27 on July 30, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lisa Fink | 33.5 | 12,739 |
| ✔ | | Tony Rivero | 27.6 | 10,512 |
| Brian Morris | 24.9 | 9,474 | ||
 | Linda Busam | 13.9 | 5,303 | |
| Total votes: 38,028 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Rivero in this election.
Pledges
Rivero signed the following pledges.
2020
Tony Rivero did not file to run for re-election.
2018
General election
General election for Arizona House of Representatives District 21 (2 seats)
Incumbent Kevin Payne and incumbent Tony Rivero defeated Gilbert Romero and Bradley Hughes in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 21 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kevin Payne (R) | 28.7 | 41,236 |
| ✔ | | Tony Rivero (R) | 27.3 | 39,275 |
 | Gilbert Romero (D) | 22.1 | 31,756 | |
 | Bradley Hughes (D) | 21.8 | 31,348 | |
| Total votes: 143,615 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 21 (2 seats)
Gilbert Romero and Bradley Hughes advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 21 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gilbert Romero | 52.3 | 11,140 |
| ✔ | | Bradley Hughes | 47.7 | 10,161 |
| Total votes: 21,301 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 21 (2 seats)
Incumbent Kevin Payne and incumbent Tony Rivero advanced from the Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 21 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kevin Payne | 59.0 | 18,543 |
| ✔ | | Tony Rivero | 41.0 | 12,870 |
| Total votes: 31,413 (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.[2] Incumbent Rick Gray (R) did not seek re-election.
Kevin Payne and incumbent Tony Rivero defeated Deanna Rasmussen-Lacotta in the Arizona House of Representatives District 21 general election.[3][4]
| Arizona House of Representatives, District 21 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Kevin Payne |
36.84% | 45,639 | |
| Republican | Tony Rivero Incumbent |
35.57% | 44,060 | |
| Democratic | Deanna Rasmussen-Lacotta | 27.59% | 34,180 | |
| Total Votes | 123,879 | |||
| Source: Arizona Secretary of State | ||||
Deanna Rasmussen-Lacotta ran unopposed in the Arizona House of Representatives District 21 Democratic Primary.[5]
| Arizona House of Representatives, District 21 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Deanna Rasmussen-Lacotta (unopposed) | |
Kevin Payne and incumbent Tony Rivero were unopposed in the Arizona House of Representatives District 21 Republican Primary.[6]
| Arizona House of Representatives, District 21 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Kevin Payne | |
| Republican | Tony Rivero Incumbent | |
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. Esther Duran Lumm was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Rick Gray and Tony Rivero were unopposed in the Republican primary. Gray and Rivero defeated Lumm in the general election. Bryan Hackbarth (R) was removed from the ballot before the primary, while Helmuth Hack (L) withdrew from the race.[7][8][9][10][11]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Rick Gray Incumbent |
38.4% | 29,589 | |
| Republican | Tony Rivero |
36.1% | 27,826 | |
| Democratic | Esther Duran Lumm | 25.5% | 19,629 | |
| Total Votes | 77,044 | |||
Endorsements
In 2014, Rivero's endorsements included the following:[12]
- Arizona Chamber of Commerce
- U.S. Senator Jon Kyl
- U.S. Senator John McCain
- U.S. Senator Jeff Flake
- Former U.S. Treasurer Rosario Marin
- Congressman Trent Franks
- Former Congressman Barry Goldwater Jr.
- County Attorney Bill Montgomery
- Scottsdale Mayor Jim Lane
- Senator Bob Worsley
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Tony Rivero did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2014
Rivero's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[13]
The Right Priorities:
- Excerpt: "Will focus on making sure state government is fiscally responsible and doesn’t waste taxpayer dollars"
- Excerpt: "Supports limited government with less red tape and waste"
- Excerpt: "Will work diligently to create jobs and continue Arizona’s economic recovery"
- Excerpt: "Supports transparent government that is open and responsive to the people"
- Excerpt: "Lifelong Republican who will fight for conservative values and causes"
Campaign finance summary
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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
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Arizona House of Representatives District 27 |
Officeholder Arizona House of Representatives District 27 |
Footnotes
- ↑ Arizona State Legislature, "House Member Tony Rivero," accessed October 3, 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, "2016 Election Information - Primary Candidate List," accessed June 3, 2016
- ↑ arizonadailyindependent.com, "Candidate challenges," June 12, 2014
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Tony Rivero's campaign website, "Endorsements," accessed October 16, 2014
- ↑ Tony Rivero's campaign website, "Priorities," accessed October 16, 2014
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