# Rachel Keshel

Rachel Keshel is a Republican member of the Arizona House for district 17.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Arizona House, district 17
- Serving since: 2023-01-09
- Current term: AZ 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/11b313a8-0f20-4d81-8060-4ec7e65f1a29

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/11b313a8-0f20-4d81-8060-4ec7e65f1a29 (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

10% of Keshel’s statements discuss policy, in the bottom quarter of State House Republicans (average 32%).

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

1,212 classified statements: 1,212 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 | Keshel | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 5.9% | 2.9% | 136 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 3.5% | 9.3% | 527 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 10.2% | 31.9% | 696 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.9% | 1.8% | 420 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 2.5% | 12.7% | 648 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 1.8% | 1.4% | 212 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 50% (State House Republicans 18%); Law 11% (State House Republicans 3.1%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 9.2% (State House Republicans 6.2%); Families 9.2% (State House Republicans 3.6%); Education 5.8% (State House Republicans 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.64 (standard error 0.02), from 647 donors and 583 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 89% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (AZ 2025–26 session)

1,672 roll calls. Attendance 94.0% (Arizona House 93.0%). Party unity 90.4% (93.3%). 304 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 nay · 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 nay · failed to pass · SB 1519 off-highway vehicles; weight · fail · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1519/
- 2026-06-12 · voted nay · 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 53 bills: 30 reached committee, 28 passed one chamber, 13 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 125. 52.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Arizona House 34.5%; rank 20 of 56).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 2275: technical correction; midwives (introduced, 2026-06-13) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2275/
- HB 2276: technical correction; obstructing governmental operations (introduced, 2026-06-13) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2276/
- HB 4085: referral agencies; fees (introduced, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB4085/
- HB 4003: family court; false statements; penalties (introduced, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB4003/
- HB 4004: DCS; abuse investigation; protective parent (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB4004/
- HB 2974: biologic weapons prohibition; crime (introduced, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2974/
- HB 2989: family court; records; access; confidentiality (introduced, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2989/
- HB 2973: property tax; exemption; income limit (introduced, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2973/
- HB 2972: protected persons; jury trial right (introduced, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2972/
- HB 2831: school safety program; alternative proposals (introduced, 2026-01-26) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2831/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $98.1K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 72% 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 · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/rj4arizona/status/2114762752023810300
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/rj4arizona/status/2114206823008104943
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/rj4arizona/status/2114381170683306485
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/rj4arizona/status/2114482496650068050
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/rj4arizona/status/2114009765559079173
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/rj4arizona/status/2113656628432326813
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/rj4arizona/status/2113656685571272988
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/rj4arizona/status/2113712392458940764
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/rj4arizona/status/2113267407112573104
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/rj4arizona/status/2113400758125433257

## Links

- Official site: https://www.azleg.gov/House/House-member/?legislature=56&session=128&legislator=2173
- Campaign site: https://jonesforarizona.com/
- X: https://x.com/rj4arizona
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RJ4AZHouse/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/11b313a8-0f20-4d81-8060-4ec7e65f1a29