# Teresa Martinez Teresa Martinez is a Republican member of the Arizona House for district 16. - Party: Republican - Seat: Arizona House, district 16 - Serving since: 2023-01-09 - Current term: AZ 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/0fa874b7-acab-4f29-b800-56bd54f375fe Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0fa874b7-acab-4f29-b800-56bd54f375fe (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 76% of the 45 bills Martinez sponsored got out of committee, in the top tenth of the Arizona House. ## What Martinez says (AZ 2025–26 session) 402 classified statements: 402 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Martinez | State House Republicans average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 4.0% | 2.9% | 196 of 791 | | Policy criticism | 6.0% | 9.3% | 413 of 791 | | Policy discussion | 13.7% | 31.9% | 657 of 791 | | Bipartisanship | 0.5% | 1.8% | 499 of 791 | | Credit claiming | 5.2% | 12.7% | 550 of 791 | | Extreme labels | 1.2% | 1.4% | 265 of 791 | Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 25% (State House Republicans 18%); Economics and Public Finance 24% (State House Republicans 12%); Education 18% (State House Republicans 15%); Armed Forces and National Security 16% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Crime and Law Enforcement 11% (State House Republicans 11%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.26 (standard error 0.02), from 325 donors and 735 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 35% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (AZ 2025–26 session) 1,672 roll calls. Attendance 95.0% (Arizona House 93.0%). Party unity 95.1% (93.3%). 56 votes against the party majority. Key votes: - 2026-06-13 · voted yea · Passed · HCR 2040 minimum wage; exception; homeless · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HCR2040/ - 2026-06-13 · voted yea · Passed · HB 2397 homeowners' associations; property covenants; disclosures · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2397/ - 2026-06-13 · voted yea · Passed · HB 2321 DCS; credit freeze; consumer reporting · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2321/ - 2026-06-13 · voted yea · failed to pass · HB 2398 watercraft; insurance requirements; penalties · fail · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2398/ - 2026-06-13 · voted yea · Passed · HB 2406 department of veterans' services; study · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2406/ - 2026-06-13 · 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 · failed to pass · SB 1519 off-highway vehicles; weight · fail · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1519/ - 2026-06-12 · voted yea · Passed · HB 2305 private towing carriers; regulation; rates · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2305/ - 2026-06-12 · voted yea · Passed · HB 2114 motorcycle registration requirements; safety fund · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2114/ - 2026-06-12 · voted yea · Passed · HB 2311 artificial intelligence service; disclosures; requirements · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2311/ ## Legislation (AZ 2025–26 session) Sponsored 45 bills: 39 reached committee, 34 passed one chamber, 20 passed both, 11 became law. Cosponsored 106. 75.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Arizona House 34.5%; rank 5 of 56). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 4117: disturbing religious services; worship (became law, 2026-06-22) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB4117/ - HB 4056: technical correction; double punishment (passed both chambers, 2026-06-19) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB4056/ - HCR 2057: supporting geothermal energy (passed both chambers, 2026-04-21) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HCR2057/ - HB 2939: qualified facilities; tax credit; amount (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2939/ - HB 2956: state trust lands; public auction (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2956/ - HB 2938: mandatory rounding method; cash transactions (became law, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2938/ - HB 2804: rural affordable housing; tax credits (passed one chamber, 2026-06-12) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2804/ - HB 2388: appropriation; commerce authority; nuclear; study (in committee, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2388/ - HB 2573: DUI; alternative treatment (became law, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2573/ - HB 2368: fire protection systems, inspections (introduced, 2026-01-21) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2368/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $152.5K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 94% 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. - 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/tmartinez4az/status/2114480406053659120 - 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/tmartinez4az/status/2113802900774519123 - 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/tmartinez4az/status/2114120599903887803 - 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/tmartinez4az/status/2113730323678933145 - 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/tmartinez4az/status/2113286718371791231 - 2026-10-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/tmartinez4az/status/2111505138523553925 - 2026-10-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/tmartinez4az/status/2110865989525254404 - 2026-10-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/tmartinez4az/status/2109844781555953953 - 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/tmartinez4az/status/2109997971375112397 - 2026-10-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/tmartinez4az/status/2110004656504226246 ## Links - Official site: https://www.azleg.gov/House/House-member/?legislature=56&session=128&legislator=2181 - Campaign site: https://martinezforarizona.com/ - X: https://x.com/tmartinez4az - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/martinezforarizona - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/martinezforarizona/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/teresa-martinez-65661216/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0fa874b7-acab-4f29-b800-56bd54f375fe