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Steve Kaiser
Steve Kaiser (Republican Party) was a member of the Arizona State Senate, representing District 2. He assumed office on January 9, 2023. He left office on June 13, 2023.
Kaiser (Republican Party) ran for election to the Arizona State Senate to represent District 2. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Kaiser completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Kaiser was a Republican candidate for District 6 of the Arizona House of Representatives. The primary election was on August 24, 2010, and the general election was on November 2, 2010.[1]
Kaiser submitted his resignation on June 13, 2023.[2]
Biography
Steve Kaiser served in the U.S. Army and reached the rank of captain. Kaiser graduated from the Paradise Valley School District and earned a bachelor's degree from Arizona State University in 2003 and a graduate degree from Grand Canyon University in 2015. Kaiser's career experience includes owning the Junk King of Phoenix.[3][4]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Kaiser was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Commerce Committee (Decommissioned), Chair
- Senate Education and Transportation Committee
- Finance Committee, Vice Chair
2021-2022
Kaiser was assigned to the following committees:
- Ways and Means Committee
- House Health and Human Services Committee, Vice-Chair
- House Appropriations Committee
- House Commerce Committee, 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
2022
State Senate
See also: Arizona State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Arizona State Senate District 2
Steve Kaiser defeated Jeanne Casteen in the general election for Arizona State Senate District 2 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Steve Kaiser (R)  | 51.8 | 41,668 |
 | Jeanne Casteen (D) | 48.2 | 38,708 | |
| Total votes: 80,376 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arizona State Senate District 2
Jeanne Casteen advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona State Senate District 2 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeanne Casteen | 100.0 | 16,574 |
| Total votes: 16,574 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arizona State Senate District 2
Steve Kaiser advanced from the Republican primary for Arizona State Senate District 2 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Steve Kaiser | 100.0 | 21,820 |
| Total votes: 21,820 | |||
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Campaign finance
State House
Steve Kaiser 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 15 (2 seats)
Steve Kaiser and Justin Wilmeth defeated Kristin Dybvig-Pawelko in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 15 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Steve Kaiser (R) | 37.1 | 71,900 |
| ✔ |  | Justin Wilmeth (R) | 34.3 | 66,482 |
 | Kristin Dybvig-Pawelko (D) | 28.5 | 55,259 | |
| Total votes: 193,641 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 15 (2 seats)
Kristin Dybvig-Pawelko advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 15 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kristin Dybvig-Pawelko | 100.0 | 20,540 |
| Total votes: 20,540 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 15 (2 seats)
Steve Kaiser and Justin Wilmeth defeated Jarret Hamstreet and Bill Spata in the Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 15 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Steve Kaiser | 42.5 | 21,168 |
| ✔ | | Justin Wilmeth | 30.2 | 15,051 |
| Jarret Hamstreet | 27.2 | 13,522 | ||
| Bill Spata (Write-in) | 0.0 | 21 | ||
| Total votes: 49,762 | |||
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Campaign finance
2010
Kaiser was defeated by incumbent Carl Seel and incumbent Amanda Reeve in the August 24 Republican primary.[5]
| Arizona House of Representatives, District 6 Republican Primary (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Amanda Reeve (R)
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6,870 | |||
| Carl Seel (R)
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6,595 | |||
| David E. Fitzgerald, III (R) | 6,555 | |||
| Steve Kaiser (R) | 4,114 | |||
| John Adam Kowalski (R) | 3,952 | |||
| Rick Robinson (R) | 1,926 | |||
| Clint Van Wuffen (R) | 1,810 | |||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Steve Kaiser completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Kaiser's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Lower taxes and less regulation allow an economy and a family to thrive!
- We should always support and invest in students not systems!
- Developing our workforce through up-skilling is the best way to increase a families take home pay!
Education
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2020
Steve Kaiser did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
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2023
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2022
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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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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Full list of candidates filed for the Arizona primary
- ↑ KTAR News, "Republican Steve Kaiser submits resignation from Arizona Senate," accessed June 13, 2023
- ↑ Steve Kaiser for State House 2020, "Meet Steve Kaiser," accessed December 24, 2020
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 1, 2022
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2010 Primary results," accessed December 20, 2013
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Rosanna Gabaldón (D) |
Arizona State Senate District 2 2023-2023 |
Succeeded by Shawnna Bolick (R) |
| Preceded by - |
Arizona House of Representatives District 15 2021-2023 |
Succeeded by - |
