(The Center Square) – Fourteen legislative districts will see new representatives in the state House of Representatives. There were multiple flips in the House with four seats flipping Republican and one flipping Democrat. Here are the newcomers:
Legislative District 2
Stephanie Simacek has claimed Rep. Judy Schwiebert’s vacated seat, keeping a partial Democratic hold on LD 2. She will be joining Republican incumbent Justin Wilmeth.
Simacek has spent her career in education, teaching for the Deer Valley Unified School District and then going on to become a member of the district’s governing board. Her priorities in the legislature include education, water challenges, housing crisis and reproductive freedom.
Legislative District 4
The GOP now has full control over LD 4, after Republican Pamela Carter won Democrat Eric Meyer’s open seat. Carter will be joining Republican Incumbent Matt Gress.
“We’ve picked up the second LD4 seat,” reads a post by Carter on X. “Together, we’ll make Arizona and America strong, healthy and vibrant again!!”