Sally Ann Gonzales

Sally Ann Gonzales
Member of the Arizona Senate
from the 20th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 9, 2023
Preceded byPaul Boyer
Member of the Arizona Senate
from the 3rd district
In office
January 14, 2019 – January 9, 2023
Preceded byOlivia Cajero Bedford
Succeeded byJohn Kavanagh
Member of the Arizona House of Representatives
from the 3rd[1] district
In office
January 14, 2013 – January 14, 2019
Succeeded byAndrés Cano
Member of the Arizona House of Representatives
from the 27th district
In office
January 10, 2011 – January 14, 2013
Serving with Macario Saldate
Member of the Arizona House of Representatives
from the 20th district
In office
January 1997 – January 2001
Serving with Ramon Valadez
Personal details
Born (1957-10-02) October 2, 1957 (age 67)
Brawley, California
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceTucson, Arizona
Alma materArizona State University
University of Arizona
WebsiteSenate Website

Sally Ann Gonzales[2] (born October 2, 1957) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Arizona State Senate representing District 20 since January 9, 2023. She previously represented District 3 from 2019 to 2023, and also served in the Arizona House of Representatives representing District 3 since from 2013 to 2019. She previously served consecutively from January 10, 2011 until January 14, 2013 in the District 27 seat, and non-consecutively from January 1997 until January 2001 in the District 20 seat.

Education

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Gonzales earned her BA in elementary education from Arizona State University and her MA in multicultural education from the University of Arizona.

Elections

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  • 2014 Gonzales and Macario Saldate were unopposed in the general election.[3]
  • 2012 Redistricted to District 3, and with incumbent Republican Representatives Nancy McLain running for Arizona Senate and Doris Goodale redistricted to District 5, Gonzales and Representative Saldate were both unopposed for the August 28, 2012 Democratic Primary; Gonzales placed first with 11,317 votes.[4] Gonzales and Saldate were unopposed for the November 6, 2012 General election, with Gonzales taking the first seat with 35,795 votes ahead of Saldate.[5]
  • 2010 With incumbent Representatives Olivia Cajero Bedford running for Arizona Senate and Phil Lopes retiring and leaving both of the district's seats open, Gonzales ran in the eight-way August 24, 2010 Democratic Primary, placing first with 4,126 votes;[6] in the five-way November 2, 2010 General election, Gonzales took the first seat with 23,623 votes ahead of fellow Democrat Macario Saldate, who took the second seat, Republican nominee Robert Compton, Green candidate Kent Solberg, and Independent Gene Chewning,[7] who had been a Republican nominee for the seat in 2006.
  • 2002 Redistricted to District 27, and with incumbent Republican Representative Laura Knaperek running for Arizona Senate and Democratic Representative Meg Burton Cahill redistricted to District 17, Gonzales ran in the six-way September 10, 2002 Democratic Primary, placing third behind Olivia Cajero Bedford and Phil Lopes,[8] who were unopposed for the November 5, 2002 General election.[9]
  • 1998 Gonzalez and Representative Valadez were both unopposed for both the September 8, 1998 Democratic Primary; Gonzales placed first with 2,569 votes,[10] and took the first seat in the November 3, 1998 General election with 11,761 votes ahead of Representative Valadez.[11]
  • 1996 When District 10 incumbent Democratic Representatives Carmen Cajero and Phillip Hubbard left the Legislature and left the district's seats open, Gonzalez ran in the four-way September 12, 1996 Democratic Primary, placing second with 3,307 votes,[12] and took the first seat in the November 5, 1996 General election with 15,466 votes ahead of fellow Democrat Ramon Valadez and Republican nominee Robert Motta.[13]

References

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  1. ^ "Sally Ann Gonzales". Phoenix, Arizona: Arizona State Legislature. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
  2. ^ "Sally Ann Gonzales' Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
  3. ^ "State of Arizona Official Canvass 2014 General Election November 4, 2014" (PDF). Phoenix, Arizona: Secretary of State of Arizona. p. 9. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
  4. ^ "State of Arizona Official Canvass 2012 Primary Election August 28, 2012" (PDF). Phoenix, Arizona: Secretary of State of Arizona. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2013. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
  5. ^ "State of Arizona Official Canvass 2012 General Election November 6, 2012" (PDF). Phoenix, Arizona: Secretary of State of Arizona. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 24, 2012. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
  6. ^ "State of Arizona Official Canvass 2010 Primary Election - August 24, 2010" (PDF). Phoenix, Arizona: Secretary of State of Arizona. p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2013. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
  7. ^ "State of Arizona Official Canvass 2010 General Election - November 2, 2010" (PDF). Phoenix, Arizona: Secretary of State of Arizona. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2013. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
  8. ^ "State of Arizona Official Canvass 2002 Primary Election - September 10, 2002" (PDF). Phoenix, Arizona: Secretary of State of Arizona. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2004. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
  9. ^ "State of Arizona Official Canvass 2002 General Election - November 5, 2002" (PDF). Phoenix, Arizona: Secretary of State of Arizona. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2004. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
  10. ^ "State of Arizona Official Canvass Primary Election - September 8, 1998" (PDF). Phoenix, Arizona: Secretary of State of Arizona. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2013. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
  11. ^ "State of Arizona Official Canvass General Election - November 3, 1998" (PDF). Phoenix, Arizona: Secretary of State of Arizona. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2013. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
  12. ^ "State of Arizona Official Canvass Primary Election - September 10, 1996" (PDF). Phoenix, Arizona: Secretary of State of Arizona. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2013. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
  13. ^ "State of Arizona Official Canvass General Election - November 5, 1996" (PDF). Phoenix, Arizona: Secretary of State of Arizona. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2013. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
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