# J.D. Mesnard

J.D. Mesnard is a Republican member of the Arizona Senate for district 13.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Arizona Senate, district 13
- Serving since: 2023-01-09
- Current term: AZ 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/06adeea1-c37c-4dd1-8be5-92e9b5d3556e

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/06adeea1-c37c-4dd1-8be5-92e9b5d3556e (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

83% of Mesnard’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Arizona, in the bottom quarter of State Senate Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.32 (standard error 0.02), from 360 donors and 1,187 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 99.1% (Arizona Senate 94.2%). Party unity 99.5% (95.6%). 39 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 nay · 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 78 bills: 59 reached committee, 54 passed one chamber, 32 passed both, 25 became law. Cosponsored 18. 69.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Arizona Senate 42.4%; rank 8 of 29).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 1258: technical correction; retirement; death benefits (introduced, 2026-06-12) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1258/
- SB 1257: technical correction; marriage; property rights (introduced, 2026-06-12) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1257/
- SCR 1052: superior court jurisdiction; technical correction (introduced, 2026-06-12) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SCR1052/
- SB 1256: consumer fraud; technical correction (introduced, 2026-06-12) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1256/
- SCR 1051: education funding; teacher compensation program. (in committee, 2026-02-18) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SCR1051/
- SCR 1048: public; private nuisance; marijuana smoke (passed one chamber, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SCR1048/
- SB 1723: domestic violence; release conditions (became law, 2026-06-22) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1723/
- SB 1724: property valuation; splits; subdivisions; consolidations (introduced, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1724/
- SB 1725: marijuana smoke; public; private nuisance (passed one chamber, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1725/
- SB 1722: homeowners' associations; meetings; quorum (introduced, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1722/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $27.5K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 83% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.azleg.gov/House/House-member/?legislature=52&session=114&legislator=1662
- Campaign site: https://www.jdmesnard.com/
- X: https://x.com/jdmesnard
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/javanmesnard
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/JDMesnard/?hl=en
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@votemesnard
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/javanmesnard/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/06adeea1-c37c-4dd1-8be5-92e9b5d3556e