- Gabriella Cázares-KellyCounty Recorder, Pima County, AZGabriella, a lifelong Arizona resident, is seeking re-election as Pima County Recorder. Since 2021, she has held the position overseeing...
- Lacy ChaffeeSchool Board, Mesa Unified #4, Mesa, AZLacy is a dedicated community advocate with a passion for education. A graduate of Mesa Public Schools and a parent of five children within...
- Casey ClowesProject Board, Seat 11, Salt River, AZCasey is a candidate for the Salt River Project District Board, At-Large seat 11, advocating for healthy and sustainable communities in the...
- Haley CreightonState Senate, District 7, AZHaley, a native of Chandler, Arizona, relocated to Flagstaff six years ago to pursue education at Northern Arizona University. As the current...
- Mikah DyerSchool Board, Peoria, AZMikah is a passionate advocate for student representation and educational reform, currently running for a position on the Peoria Unified...
- Rhiannon FordGoverning Board, Osborn School District #8, Phoenix, AZRhiannon, a native of Phoenix, Arizona, serves as a Governing Board Member in the Osborn School District. She brings thirteen years of...
- Ravi ShahBoard of Education, At-Large, Tucson, AZDr. Ravi is a dedicated candidate for re-election on the TUSD Governing Board. With his expertise as a community family physician, he has...
- Eric StaffordState Senate, District 29, AZEric is a born and raised Arizonan whose upbringing instilled in him a critical view of the political landscape. Growing up in a MAGA...
- Priya SundareshanState Senate, District 18, AZPriya, a Tucson native, is a passionate advocate for sustainable resource management and voting rights. With a background in engineering from...
- Laura TerechState House, District 4, AZRepresentative Terech, hailing from Legislative District 4 in Scottsdale, Paradise Valley, and North Phoenix, is a distinguished figure in...
- Sarah TyreeSchool Board, Dysart USD 89, Dysart, AZSarah, born and raised in Arizona, hails from Laveen and Maryvale. With a challenging childhood marked by abuse and poverty, she overcame...
Meet the Candidates
- Since 2017, Run for Something has endorsed over 2,500 candidates across all 50 states and D.C.
- Since 2017, we have elected over 800 candidates across 48 states
Arizona Candidates
Run for Something is working with hundreds of young diverse progressives running for local office for the first time. Find one in your community and support their campaign.
2024 Candidates
Arizona Candidates
Run for Something is working with hundreds of young diverse progressives running for local office for the first time. Find one in your community and support their campaign.
2022 Candidates
- Lorena AustinArizona House, District 9, AZLorena is a 5th generation Arizonan whose lifelong love for advocacy and leadership has been rooted in Mesa for almost a century. For over...
- Seth BlattmanArizona House, District 9, AZMy family moved to Arizona when I was ten years old. I went to the University of Arizona on a scholarship and ended up finishing my...
- Peter BoyleEast Valley Institute of Technology Governing Board, District 1, AZPeter is a teacher, principal, and entrepreneur, who is a passionate champion for career, technical, and adult education. He is dedicated to...
- Eva BurchArizona Senate, District 9, AZI am a lifelong Arizonan, a mother of two young children, and have been a nurse for over ten years, and a nurse practitioner for the last...
- Sophia Carrillo DahlCreighton Governing School Board, District 14, AZIn 2020, Sophia was elected to the Creighton Governing School Board, District 14, and in 2022 was elected to serve as President of the board....
- Natacha ChavezArizona House, District 22, AZNatacha was born in Guam and has lived in Phoenix since the age of seven. She has raised her two children in West Phoenix for nearly a...
- Kyle ClaytonWashington Elementary School District Governing Board, AZKyle is a lifelong Phoenician now raising his own family with one student currently enrolled in the Washington Elementary School District....
- Casey ClowesTempe City Council, AZCasey is a caring and passionate Tempe advocate who has spent her personal and professional life working to improve the lives of others....
- Oscar De Los SantosArizona House, District 11, AZOscar has dedicated his life and career to public service and progressive values, as a child of working-class immigrant parents. As a teacher...
- Devin FestaCasa Grande City Council, AZDevin is a Pinal County community organizer running for Casa Grande City Council. She is familiar with the unique struggles of growing up in...
- Branden FreemanYuma City Council, AZBranden is a realtor, small business owner, and an active member of the Yuma community. He enjoys volunteering and always puts his community...
- Katie Gipson McLeanCreighton Elementary School District Governing Board, AZKatie is running for Creighton Elementary School District Governing Board. She is a mom, Creighton alumna, former licensed teacher and...
- Julie GunnigleMaricopa County Attorney, AZJulie was born and raised in Maricopa County, just around the corner from where she lives today with her husband and children. Her mother was...
- Sarah LiguoriArizona House, District 5, AZAs a mother and business woman, Sarah knows that building a better Arizona begins in our communities. She strives to find the solutions that...
- Analise OrtizArizona House, District 24, AZAnalise is a born-and-raised Arizonan, a former journalist, and a civil rights activist running to represent West Phoenix and Glendale in the...
- Elaissia SearsJustice of the Peace, West Mesa Justice Precinct, AZElaissia took office in January 2019 as Justice of the Peace for the West Mesa Justice Court. Elaissia is an Arizona native and a proud...
- Amanda SteeleTempe Union High School Governing Board, AZAmanda is an Arizona native with a passion for change. She and her husband are raising their young adult son, Jordan. He is diagnosed with...
- Priya SundareshanArizona Senate, District 18, AZPriya is running for State Senate in the new LD18 to make Arizona a leader in renewable energy, restore balance to our water needs through...
- Laura TerechArizona House, District 4, AZLaura has lived in Arizona nearly all her life. She is a proud product of Arizona public schools, including both University of Arizona and...
- Tamillia ValenzuelaWashington Elementary School Board, AZTamillia is a fierce poderosa holding space for our community to come together and utilize our power by creating inspirational educational...
Arizona Candidates
Run for Something is working with hundreds of young diverse progressives running for local office for the first time. Find one in your community and support their campaign.
2021 Candidates
Arizona Candidates
Run for Something is working with hundreds of young diverse progressives running for local office for the first time. Find one in your community and support their campaign.
2020 Candidates
- Yassamin AnsariPhoenix City Council, District 7, AZYassamin is an internationally recognized climate leader running for Phoenix City Council, District 7. She is an Arizona native, the daughter...
- Joshua AshtonVail Unified School District Governing Board, AZJoshua Ashton is an 18 year old proud graduate of the Vail Unified School District and a first-time candidate for its Governing Board. He is...
- Seth BlattmanArizona State Senate, District 23, AZSeth’s family moved to Scottsdale when he was ten years old. He went to the University of Arizona on a scholarship and then completed his...
- Jessica BuenoPhoenix Elementary School, District 1, AZJessica was born and raised in El Paso, TX. Along with a younger brother, she was raised by a single mother who kept them involved in...
- Andrés CanoArizona House of Representatives, District 3, AZAndrés is a sixth generation Tucsonan. Raised by a single mom, he saw a path for advancement in Arizona’s public schools, becoming the first...
- Regional "Reggie" CarrilloPhoenix Elementary School Board, District 1, AZRegional (Reggie)has been an educator in South Phoenix for seven years and is currently serving as a middle school history teacher. The...
- Gabriella Cazáres-KellyPima County Recorder, AZGabriella Cázares-Kelly (she/her) is a community organizer, public school educator, and member of the Tohono O’odham Nation. She is running...
- Casey ClowesTempe City Council, AZCasey Clowes is a caring and passionate Tempe advocate who has spent her personal and professional life working to improve the lives of...
- Ravi Grivois-ShahTucson Unified School District Governing Board, AZDr. Ravi is running for the TUSD School Board in Tucson, AZ. He is a proud TUSD parent, father of three, and family physician. His husband,...
- Julie GunnigleMaricopa County Attorney, AZJulie Gunnigle was born and raised in Maricopa County and currently lives a mile from the school that she attended growing up. She is running...
- Consuelo HernandezPima County Supervisor, District 5, AZOver the last two years, Consuela has served as a Board Member for the Sunnyside School District in Pima County overseeing over 15,000...
- Jevin HodgeMaricopa County (AZ) Board of Supervisors, District 1, AZJevin Hodge was born and raised in Tempe, AZ, and has a degree in Public Policy from George Washington University. Jevin spent the last three...
- Armando MonteroTempe Union High School District #213, AZArmando is a student at Arizona State University and running for the Tempe Union High School District Governing Board where he recently...
- Triné NelsonKyrene School District Governing Board, AZTriné Nelson is running for Kyrene Governing Board because she cares about the teachers, students, staff, and community members in the...
- Juan PadrésPima County Board of Supervisors, District 3, AZJuan is a native of Nogales, Sonora, Mexico. He came to Tucson in 1999 to attend the University of Arizona where he earned his Bachelor of...
- Billy PeardArizona House of Representatives, District 2, AZBilly grew up in Southern Arizona in the 1990s (back when our public schools were ranked 34th in the nation rather than 46th). Billy is...
- Adam RaganTucson Governing Board Unified School District, AZAdam is running for the Tucson Unified School District governing board as a proud progressive. As a public high school English and college...
- Sophia RamirezCreighton Governing School Board, District 14, AZSophia is a Precinct Committee Person for the Democratic Legislative District 24, a volunteer of Moms Demand Action, and on the Democratic...
- Matthew TaylorSunnyside Unified School District Governing Board, AZMatthew Taylor is a student at Pima College. He was born and raised in the beautiful city of Tucson, Arizona. He sits on the board of...
- Sarah TyreeState Senate, District 22, AZSarah Tyree is an 8 year Army veteran. She continues to fight for her country by supporting military families as the Medical Special Needs...
- Whitney WalkerMaricopa County Board of Supervisors, District 3, AZWhitney is running for Maricopa County Board of Supervisor, District 3 to ensure that everyone, regardless of zip could or circumstance, can...
Arizona Candidates
Run for Something is working with hundreds of young diverse progressives running for local office for the first time. Find one in your community and support their campaign.
2019 Candidates
Arizona Candidates
Run for Something is working with hundreds of young diverse progressives running for local office for the first time. Find one in your community and support their campaign.
2018 Candidates
- Joe BisacciaArizona House of Representatives, LD12, AZJoe Bisaccia is a former TV news reporter and a public school teacher in Gilbert, Arizona. He’s a graduate of Arizona State University and...
- Andrés CanoArizona House of Representatives, Legislative District 3, AZAndrés Cano, a sixth generation Arizonan, learned about perseverance while being raised by a single mom in public housing. Andrés, 25, wants...
- Leila CountsTucson Unified School Board, AZLeila Counts is a dedicated educator, TUSD parent, and the descendant of a long line of Arizona educators. She began her career teaching life...
- Brian GarciaTempe Union High School District Governing Board, AZBrian is running for the Tempe Union High School Board to ensure our students, families, and community succeed and thrive. For Brian’s...
- Vania GuevaraPhoenix City Council, District 5, AZVania Guevara is a first-generation Salvadoran American. She is running for District 5 of the Phoenix City Council where 50 languages are...
- Julie GunnigleArizona State House, Legislative District 15, AZJulie is a wife, mother, and (former) prosecutor of politicians. She built a career holding politicians accountable and fighting for public...
- Alma HernandezState House LD3, AZAlma was born and raised on the south side of Tucson. She earned her Bachelors of Science and Masters in Public Health from the University of...
- Consuelo HernandezSunnyside School District Governing Board, AZConsuelo Hernandez is a graduate from the Sunnyside School District this community is her home. She earned a bachelors of Arts in Global...
- Bradley HughesArizona State Representative for Legislative District 21, AZDr. Bradley Hughes grew up in rural Kentucky as the son of an auto mechanic and a cafeteria worker. He is a product of a public school and a...
- Lindsay LoveSchool governing board CUSD#80, AZLindsay Love is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker running for a School Governing Board position within the Chandler Unified School District...
- Adam RaganTucson Unified School District Governing Board, AZAdam is an educator running for Tucson Unified School District Governing Board. He is both proud to be the product of public education & a...
- Elaissia SearsJustice of the Peace - West Mesa Justice Precinct, Legislative District 26, AZElaissia Sears is an Arizona native and a proud product of Mesa Public Schools. She is an active member of her community, having served as a...
Arizona Candidates
Run for Something is working with hundreds of young diverse progressives running for local office for the first time. Find one in your community and support their campaign.