# Vince Leach

Vince Leach is a Republican member of the Arizona Senate for district 17.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Arizona Senate, district 17
- Serving since: 2025-01-13
- Current term: AZ 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/00f9103d-191e-40ca-8f5c-e5bf806896a6

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/00f9103d-191e-40ca-8f5c-e5bf806896a6 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

9.0% of Leach’s statements discuss policy, in the bottom tenth of State Senate Republicans (average 37%).

## What Leach says (AZ 2025–26 session)

1,753 classified statements: 1,753 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Leach | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.9% | 2.3% | 122 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 2.7% | 9.5% | 249 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 9.0% | 37.3% | 333 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.2% | 2.3% | 264 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 1.4% | 15.4% | 320 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 1.3% | 1.3% | 99 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 25% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Immigration 16% (State Senate Republicans 4.1%); Education 15% (State Senate Republicans 14%); Taxation 11% (State Senate Republicans 7.1%); Economics and Public Finance 8.2% (State Senate Republicans 12%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.32 (standard error 0.02), from 448 donors and 897 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 43% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (AZ 2025–26 session)

1,589 roll calls. Attendance 98.4% (Arizona Senate 94.2%). Party unity 96.9% (95.6%). 52 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-13 · voted yea · Passed · SB 1290 agricultural property; inspections; notice. · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1290/
- 2026-06-12 · voted yea · Passed · SB 1671 gaming; racing; boxing; conflict-of-interest continuation · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1671/
- 2026-06-12 · voted nay · failed to pass · HB 2320 school districts; bonds; financial advisors · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2320/
- 2026-06-12 · voted yea · failed to pass · HB 2257 HOV lane; blood transport vehicles · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2257/
- 2026-06-12 · voted nay · failed to pass · HCR 2001 citizenship; identification; contributions; early voting · fail · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HCR2001/
- 2026-06-12 · voted yea · failed to pass · HB 2305 private towing carriers; regulation; rates · fail · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2305/
- 2026-06-12 · voted yea · Passed · HB 2408 nursing board; regulatory actions; expungement · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2408/
- 2026-06-12 · voted yea · Passed · SB 1713 AHCCCS; procurement; contracting · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1713/
- 2026-06-12 · voted yea · Passed · SB 1180 DOR; income tax forms; conformity · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1180/
- 2026-06-12 · voted yea · Passed · HB 2257 HOV lane; blood transport vehicles · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2257/

## Legislation (AZ 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 17 bills: 11 reached committee, 11 passed one chamber, 4 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 31. 64.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Arizona Senate 42.4%; rank 13 of 29).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 1551: workers' compensation; disability; definitions (became law, 2025-04-18) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-1st-regular/SB1551/
- SB 1602: affordable housing; qualified projects; eligibility (introduced, 2025-02-17) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-1st-regular/SB1602/
- SB 1559: municipalities; unsheltered persons; temporary campsites (introduced, 2025-02-11) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-1st-regular/SB1559/
- SB 1560: referendums; strict compliance (passed one chamber, 2025-03-12) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-1st-regular/SB1560/
- SB 1601: appropriation; Arizona America250 commission (passed one chamber, 2025-03-31) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-1st-regular/SB1601/
- SB 1698: municipalities; starter homes developments; regulation. (introduced, 2025-02-11) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-1st-regular/SB1698/
- SB 1549: conservation easements; valuation (became law, 2025-03-25) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-1st-regular/SB1549/
- SB 1550: HOV lanes; degradation; technical correction (introduced, 2025-02-11) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-1st-regular/SB1550/
- SB 1603: America250 specialty plates (passed one chamber, 2025-03-26) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-1st-regular/SB1603/
- SB 1687: gender transition; public funds; prohibition (introduced, 2025-02-11) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-1st-regular/SB1687/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $23.0K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 98% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/VinceLeach/status/2114760678623805723
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/VinceLeach/status/2114774659442831410
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/VinceLeach/status/2114776273562071385
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/VinceLeach/status/2114243279826895038
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/VinceLeach/status/2114376496450077182
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/VinceLeach/status/2114459260289433723
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/VinceLeach/status/2114479474175885708
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/VinceLeach/status/2113789513046560866
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/VinceLeach/status/2114023349294879044
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/VinceLeach/status/2114030408970985672

## Links

- Official site: https://www.azleg.gov/Senate/Senate-member/?legislature=57&session=129&legislator=2398
- Campaign site: https://vinceleachforsenate.com/
- X: https://x.com/VinceLeach
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vinceleachaz
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinceleach/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@vinceleachstatesenate8620
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vince-leach-9a07ab1a/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/00f9103d-191e-40ca-8f5c-e5bf806896a6