# Lauren Kuby

Lauren Kuby is a Democratic member of the Arizona Senate for district 8.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Arizona Senate, district 8
- Serving since: 2025-01-13
- Current term: AZ 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/159091af-9aa8-4cb8-8c9c-9e20ba83c0ed

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/159091af-9aa8-4cb8-8c9c-9e20ba83c0ed (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

22% of Kuby’s statements criticize a policy, 2.1 times the State Senate Democrat average of 10%.

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

275 classified statements: 275 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Kuby | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 5.5% | 2.4% | 52 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 21.8% | 10.3% | 39 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 38.9% | 42.9% | 194 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 3.3% | 3.4% | 129 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 6.6% | 16.1% | 242 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 1.8% | 0.8% | 50 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Energy 26% (State Senate Democrats 4.1%); Government Operations and Politics 22% (State Senate Democrats 14%); Economics and Public Finance 20% (State Senate Democrats 10%); Education 14% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Environmental Protection 7.5% (State Senate Democrats 4.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.77 (standard error 0.03), from 602 donors and 299 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 31% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (AZ 2025–26 session)

1,589 roll calls. Attendance 99.8% (Arizona Senate 94.2%). Party unity 94.8% (95.6%). 81 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 nay · failed to pass · HB 2257 HOV lane; blood transport vehicles · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2257/
- 2026-06-12 · voted yea · failed to pass · HCR 2001 citizenship; identification; contributions; early voting · fail · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HCR2001/
- 2026-06-12 · voted nay · 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 nay · Passed · SB 1180 DOR; income tax forms; conformity · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1180/
- 2026-06-12 · voted nay · Passed · HB 2257 HOV lane; blood transport vehicles · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2257/

## Legislation (AZ 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 70 bills: 1 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 253. 1.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Arizona Senate 42.4%; rank 24 of 29).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SCR 1019: ratification; equal rights amendment (introduced, 2026-06-12) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SCR1019/
- SB 1790: personal data collection; business; requirements (introduced, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1790/
- SB 1815: personal data; consumers; controllers; requirements (introduced, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1815/
- SB 1690: visually impaired voters; access procedures (introduced, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1690/
- SB 1788: homeowners; renters; insurance; cancellation; nonrenewal (introduced, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1788/
- SB 1608: landlords; habitable conditions; temperatures (introduced, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1608/
- SB 1789: pet stores; pet dealers (introduced, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1789/
- SCR 1053: corporations; entities; political spending; prohibitions (introduced, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SCR1053/
- SB 1716: clozapine; access; monitoring modifications (introduced, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1716/
- SB 1717: biometric identifiers; commercial use; prohibitions (introduced, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1717/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $180.7K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 86% 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.

- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/LaurenKuby/status/2113475202600583300
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/LaurenKuby/status/2112781325954318610
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/LaurenKuby/status/2112345443577548822
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/LaurenKuby/status/2112345743931682845
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/LaurenKuby/status/2112346206336946583
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/LaurenKuby/status/2112649876467228884
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/LaurenKuby/status/2112250170683593112
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/LaurenKuby/status/2110938578805207370
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/LaurenKuby/status/2108323353073442868
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/LaurenKuby/status/2108344708175110144

## Links

- Official site: https://www.azleg.gov/Senate/Senate-member/?legislature=57&session=129&legislator=2390
- Campaign site: https://www.kubyforsenate.com/
- X: https://x.com/LaurenKuby
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LaurenKubyAZ/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lauren_kuby/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LaurenKuby
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@laurenkuby
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenkuby/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/159091af-9aa8-4cb8-8c9c-9e20ba83c0ed