# Carine Werner

Carine Werner is a Republican member of the Arizona Senate for district 4.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Arizona Senate, district 4
- Serving since: 2025-01-13
- Current term: AZ 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/051cb7cf-e965-49a7-844a-a8830447df0c

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/051cb7cf-e965-49a7-844a-a8830447df0c (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

Werner reported $753.9K in the 2026 cycle, in the top 5% of State Senate Republicans (median $46.2K).

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

25 classified statements: 25 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 | Werner | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 272 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 8.0% | 9.5% | 151 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 60.0% | 37.3% | 40 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 16.0% | 2.3% | 2 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 56.0% | 15.4% | 3 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 27% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Education 27% (State Senate Republicans 14%); Families 27% (State Senate Republicans 4.2%); Commerce 20% (State Senate Republicans 4.5%); Health 13% (State Senate Republicans 9.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.69 (standard error 0.03), from 719 donors and 290 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 90% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (AZ 2025–26 session)

1,589 roll calls. Attendance 96.9% (Arizona Senate 94.2%). Party unity 99.2% (95.6%). 26 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 yea · 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 57 bills: 51 reached committee, 49 passed one chamber, 31 passed both, 21 became law. Cosponsored 41. 86.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Arizona Senate 42.4%; rank 2 of 29).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 1642: technical correction; additional judges (introduced, 2026-06-12) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1642/
- SB 1495: liquor; liability; technical correction (introduced, 2026-06-12) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1495/
- SB 1494: technical correction; open pit mining (became law, 2026-06-19) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1494/
- SB 1814: substance use disorder treatment; committee (became law, 2026-06-19) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1814/
- SB 1631: DCS; sexual abuse allegations; interviews (became law, 2026-06-19) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1631/
- SB 1554: unfair claims settlement practices; chiropractic (passed one chamber, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1554/
- SB 1632: DES; credentialing; application; deficiencies (passed one chamber, 2026-03-17) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1632/
- SB 1611: American Indian health program; administration (introduced, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1611/
- SB 1497: classical learning; tests; examinations (became law, 2026-06-22) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1497/
- SB 1496: DCS; policies; procedures (became law, 2026-06-19) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1496/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $753.9K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 93% 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.

- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/CarineWerner/status/2112363174653571103
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/CarineWerner/status/2112363438450057682
- 2026-10-10 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/CarineWerner/status/2108987617278840916
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/CarineWerner/status/2108652322175807987
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/CarineWerner/status/2108652810661208314
- 2026-10-03 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/CarineWerner/status/2106505752756236490
- 2026-07-04 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/CarineWerner/status/2073463351422947787
- 2026-07-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/CarineWerner/status/2072159154748408017
- 2026-06-03 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/CarineWerner/status/2062322410461044853
- 2026-06-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/CarineWerner/status/2061625552092725442

## Links

- Official site: https://www.azleg.gov/Senate/Senate-member/?legislature=57&session=129&legislator=2389
- Campaign site: https://wernerforaz.com/
- X: https://x.com/CarineWerner
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carinewerneraz/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carinewerner/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WernerforAZ
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carinewerner/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/051cb7cf-e965-49a7-844a-a8830447df0c