Diego Espinoza

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Diego Espinoza
Member of the Arizona House of Representatives
from the 19th district
In office
January 5, 2015 – September 5, 2022
Serving with Lorenzo Sierra
Succeeded byLupe Diaz
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic
ResidencePhoenix, Arizona

Diego Espinoza is a former Democratic member of the Arizona House of Representatives, serving since 2015. On September 5, 2022, he resigned from the Arizona House of Representatives, and withdrew from the Arizona Senate election, to pursue a career outside of politics.[1]

Elections

  • 2014 Espinoza and Mark Cardenas were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Cardenas and Espinoza defeated Sophia Johnson in the general election.[2]
  • Despite having won the Democratic primary in August 2022, Espinoza unexpectedly resigned his seat September 5, 2022 to pursue a career outside of politics. With no other candidates, potential candidates had until 5:00 p.m. on November 3 to file as write-ins.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Democratic Arizona House member who won Senate primary race resigns seat for new career". 2 September 2022.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Democratic Arizona House member who won Senate primary race resigns seat for new career". KTAR.com. September 2, 2022.
  4. ^ Christie, Bob (2022-09-02). "Democratic Lawmaker Who Just Won Senate Primary Resigns". U.S. News & World Report. Archived from the original on 2022-09-07.