31:
313:
In
January 2019, she sponsored legislation which would prohibit voters who received early vote ballots from casting those votes at polling places before or on election day (they would only be allowed to cast them through mail). Election officials from both parties, as well as voting rights advocates,
324:
In 2021, she supported legislation that would require voters in
Arizona who vote by mail to include identification paperwork along with their ballots. She also supported legislation that would purge registered voters from early voting vote rolls if they did not use early voting in two consecutive
370:
redistricted to
District 8, Ugenti ran in the three-way August 28, Republican Primary; Kavanagh placed first, and Ugenti placed second with 18,106 votes. Ugenti and Kavanagh were unopposed for the November 6, 2012 General election, with Ugenti taking the first seat with 68,827
314:
opposed the legislation, saying that it solves no problem and with some saying it amounted to voter suppression. In 2018, about 228,000 voters had cast their early vote ballots on election day itself, but would be prohibited from doing so under the proposed law.
880:
354:
ran in the six-way
District 8 Primary; Ugenti placing second with 9,581 votes. In the November 2 General election, Kavanagh took the first seat, and Ugenti took the second seat with 38,055 votes against Democrat John
380:
2018 Ugenti-Rita defeated two
Republican challengers, taking 41.4% of the vote, in the 2018 primary. She defeated Democratic challenger Daria Lohman and Independent Christopher Leone with 57.1% of the vote.
377:
2016 Ugenti and Jay
Lawrence were unopposed in the Republican primary. They defeated Democrat Tammy Caputi on November 8. Ugenti was the top vote getter in the election with 69,758 votes.
755:
508:
549:
865:
860:
326:
885:
890:
456:
855:
374:
2014 Michelle Ugenti and Jay
Lawrence defeated Effie Carlson and Bob Littlefield in the Republican primary and were unchallenged in the general election.
895:
870:
101:
50:
534:
762:
238:
150:
282:
from 2013 to 2019. Ugenti served consecutively from
January 10, 2011 until January 14, 2013 in the District 8 seat. She was a candidate for
673:
351:
605:
573:
135:
74:
637:
787:
339:
279:
271:
228:
144:
95:
644:
283:
483:
86:
343:
819:
431:
367:
295:
875:
815:
423:
850:
730:
275:
30:
217:
402:
705:
680:
612:
580:
318:
307:
427:
242:
509:"Ducey signs 'Blue Lives Matter' bill that toughens penalty for assaulting off-duty police"
648:
457:"After being booed at Trump rally, Ugenti-Rita criticizes the Senate's election 'audit'"
461:
363:
347:
174:
44:
844:
359:
831:
398:
358:
2012 Redistricted to
District 23, and with incumbent Republican Representatives
186:
835:
761:. Phoenix, Arizona: Secretary of State of Arizona. p. 15. Archived from
679:. Phoenix, Arizona: Secretary of State of Arizona. p. 12. Archived from
579:. Phoenix, Arizona: Secretary of State of Arizona. p. 10. Archived from
611:. Phoenix, Arizona: Secretary of State of Arizona. p. 7. Archived from
606:"State of Arizona Official Canvass 2010 General Election - November 2, 2010"
574:"State of Arizona Official Canvass 2010 Primary Election - August 24, 2010"
756:"State of Arizona Official Canvass 2016 General Election November 8, 2016"
706:"State of Arizona Official Canvass 2014 General Election November 4, 2014"
674:"State of Arizona Official Canvass 2012 General Election November 6, 2012"
638:"State of Arizona Official Canvass 2012 Primary Election August 28, 2012"
278:
representing
District 23 from 2019 to 2023. She previously served in the
731:"State of Arizona Official Canvass 2016 Primary Election Aug. 30, 2016"
535:"Why Are State Legislators Working to Roll Back Laws Voters Approved?"
824:
881:
Republican Party members of the Arizona House of Representatives
294:
She attended Desert Mountain high school. Ugenti graduated from
317:
Ugenti has sponsored a number of bills making it harder to put
310:' bill that toughens penalties for assaulting off-duty police.
711:. Phoenix, Arizona: Secretary of State of Arizona. p. 9
270:(born June 28, 1980) is an American politician and a former
254:
788:"Senate candidates vie for local, federal races in Arizona"
286:
in the 2022 election, but lost in the Republican primary.
550:"Arizona Senate votes to require ID with mailed ballot"
306:
In 2017, Ugenti was the only Republican to oppose a '
249:
234:
224:
201:
196:
180:
168:
141:
129:
119:
92:
80:
68:
41:
21:
298:in 2003 with a degree in business administration.
736:. Phoenix, Arizona: Secretary of State of Arizona
327:2021 Maricopa County presidential ballot audit
8:
164:January 10, 2011 – January 14, 2013
145:Arizona House of Representatives
115:January 14, 2013 – January 14, 2019
96:Arizona House of Representatives
64:January 14, 2019 – January 9, 2023
329:, she withdrew her support in July, 2021.
29:
18:
450:
448:
325:elections. Initially a supporter of the
866:Republican Party Arizona state senators
861:21st-century American women politicians
390:
647:. p. 11 & 12. Archived from
7:
886:Politicians from Scottsdale, Arizona
891:Women state legislators in Arizona
350:, Ugenti and Republican incumbent
14:
856:21st-century American legislators
896:21st-century Arizona politicians
280:Arizona House of Representatives
871:Arizona State University alumni
239:Arizona State University, Tempe
455:Duda, Jeremy (July 26, 2021).
1:
645:Secretary of State of Arizona
399:"Michelle Ugenti's Biography"
284:Secretary of State of Arizona
912:
820:Arizona State Legislature
432:Arizona State Legislature
261:
192:
157:
108:
57:
37:
28:
296:Arizona State University
618:on September 20, 2013
586:on September 20, 2013
768:on December 20, 2016
686:on December 24, 2012
654:on November 12, 2013
643:. Phoenix, Arizona:
554:The Arizona Republic
548:Cooper, Jonathan J.
513:The Arizona Republic
338:2010 With incumbent
276:Arizona State Senate
268:Michelle Ugenti-Rita
23:Michelle Ugenti-Rita
507:Mitchell, Garrett.
218:Scottsdale, Arizona
16:American politician
403:Project Vote Smart
319:ballot initiatives
533:Graham, David A.
424:"Michelle Ugenti"
308:Blue Lives Matter
265:
264:
903:
803:
802:
800:
798:
784:
778:
777:
775:
773:
767:
760:
752:
746:
745:
743:
741:
735:
727:
721:
720:
718:
716:
710:
702:
696:
695:
693:
691:
685:
678:
670:
664:
663:
661:
659:
653:
642:
634:
628:
627:
625:
623:
617:
610:
602:
596:
595:
593:
591:
585:
578:
570:
564:
563:
561:
560:
545:
539:
538:
530:
524:
523:
521:
519:
504:
498:
497:
495:
494:
480:
474:
473:
471:
469:
452:
443:
442:
440:
438:
428:Phoenix, Arizona
420:
414:
413:
411:
409:
395:
346:running for the
257:
255:Official website
215:
211:
209:
197:Personal details
183:
171:
162:
147:
132:
122:
113:
98:
83:
71:
62:
47:
33:
19:
911:
910:
906:
905:
904:
902:
901:
900:
841:
840:
812:
807:
806:
796:
794:
786:
785:
781:
771:
769:
765:
758:
754:
753:
749:
739:
737:
733:
729:
728:
724:
714:
712:
708:
704:
703:
699:
689:
687:
683:
676:
672:
671:
667:
657:
655:
651:
640:
636:
635:
631:
621:
619:
615:
608:
604:
603:
599:
589:
587:
583:
576:
572:
571:
567:
558:
556:
547:
546:
542:
532:
531:
527:
517:
515:
506:
505:
501:
492:
490:
482:
481:
477:
467:
465:
454:
453:
446:
436:
434:
422:
421:
417:
407:
405:
397:
396:
392:
387:
342:Representative
335:
304:
292:
253:
225:Political party
216:
213:
207:
205:
181:
169:
163:
158:
148:
143:
130:
120:
114:
109:
99:
94:
87:Brian Fernandez
81:
69:
63:
58:
48:
43:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
909:
907:
899:
898:
893:
888:
883:
878:
873:
868:
863:
858:
853:
843:
842:
839:
838:
829:
827:
822:
811:
810:External links
808:
805:
804:
779:
747:
722:
697:
665:
629:
597:
565:
540:
525:
499:
484:"House Member"
475:
462:Arizona Mirror
444:
415:
389:
388:
386:
383:
382:
381:
378:
375:
372:
364:Arizona Senate
356:
348:Arizona Senate
334:
331:
321:up to voters.
303:
300:
291:
288:
274:member of the
263:
262:
259:
258:
251:
247:
246:
236:
232:
231:
226:
222:
221:
203:
199:
198:
194:
193:
190:
189:
184:
178:
177:
175:Michele Reagan
172:
166:
165:
155:
154:
142:Member of the
139:
138:
133:
127:
126:
123:
117:
116:
106:
105:
93:Member of the
90:
89:
84:
78:
77:
72:
66:
65:
55:
54:
45:Arizona Senate
42:Member of the
39:
38:
35:
34:
26:
25:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
908:
897:
894:
892:
889:
887:
884:
882:
879:
877:
876:Living people
874:
872:
869:
867:
864:
862:
859:
857:
854:
852:
849:
848:
846:
837:
833:
830:
828:
826:
825:Campaign site
823:
821:
817:
816:Official page
814:
813:
809:
793:
789:
783:
780:
764:
757:
751:
748:
732:
726:
723:
707:
701:
698:
682:
675:
669:
666:
650:
646:
639:
633:
630:
614:
607:
601:
598:
582:
575:
569:
566:
555:
551:
544:
541:
536:
529:
526:
514:
510:
503:
500:
489:
488:www.azleg.gov
485:
479:
476:
464:
463:
458:
451:
449:
445:
433:
429:
425:
419:
416:
404:
400:
394:
391:
384:
379:
376:
373:
369:
365:
361:
360:John Fillmore
357:
353:
352:John Kavanagh
349:
345:
344:David Bradley
341:
337:
336:
332:
330:
328:
322:
320:
315:
311:
309:
301:
299:
297:
289:
287:
285:
281:
277:
273:
269:
260:
256:
252:
248:
244:
240:
237:
233:
230:
227:
223:
219:
214:(age 44)
212:June 28, 1980
204:
200:
195:
191:
188:
185:
179:
176:
173:
167:
161:
156:
152:
146:
140:
137:
136:John Kavanagh
134:
128:
125:John Fillmore
124:
118:
112:
107:
103:
97:
91:
88:
85:
79:
76:
75:John Kavanagh
73:
67:
61:
56:
52:
46:
40:
36:
32:
27:
20:
795:. Retrieved
791:
782:
770:. Retrieved
763:the original
750:
738:. Retrieved
725:
713:. Retrieved
700:
690:December 27,
688:. Retrieved
681:the original
668:
658:December 27,
656:. Retrieved
649:the original
632:
622:December 27,
620:. Retrieved
613:the original
600:
590:December 27,
588:. Retrieved
581:the original
568:
557:. Retrieved
553:
543:
528:
516:. Retrieved
512:
502:
491:. Retrieved
487:
478:
466:. Retrieved
460:
437:December 27,
435:. Retrieved
418:
408:December 27,
406:. Retrieved
393:
362:running for
323:
316:
312:
305:
293:
267:
266:
182:Succeeded by
159:
131:Succeeded by
110:
82:Succeeded by
59:
851:1980 births
792:Your Valley
772:December 9,
740:December 9,
368:Frank Pratt
187:T. J. Shope
170:Preceded by
121:Preceded by
70:Preceded by
845:Categories
836:Vote Smart
559:2021-03-10
493:2022-04-08
468:August 22,
385:References
340:Democratic
272:Republican
229:Republican
208:1980-06-28
715:March 18,
355:Kriekard.
333:Elections
290:Education
235:Education
160:In office
149:from the
111:In office
100:from the
60:In office
49:from the
153:district
104:district
53:district
832:Profile
818:at the
250:Website
797:Feb 4,
518:Feb 4,
371:votes.
302:Career
220:, U.S.
766:(PDF)
759:(PDF)
734:(PDF)
709:(PDF)
684:(PDF)
677:(PDF)
652:(PDF)
641:(PDF)
616:(PDF)
609:(PDF)
584:(PDF)
577:(PDF)
799:2021
774:2016
742:2016
717:2016
692:2013
660:2013
624:2013
592:2013
520:2021
470:2021
439:2013
410:2013
366:and
202:Born
102:23rd
51:23rd
834:at
151:8th
847::
790:.
552:.
511:.
486:.
459:.
447:^
430::
426:.
401:.
243:BA
210:)
801:.
776:.
744:.
719:.
694:.
662:.
626:.
594:.
562:.
537:.
522:.
496:.
472:.
441:.
412:.
245:)
241:(
206:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
