# Kevin Volk Kevin Volk is a Democratic member of the Arizona House for district 17. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Arizona House, district 17 - Serving since: 2025-01-13 - Current term: AZ 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/183af2d0-dd61-476d-873f-305ae591968f Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/183af2d0-dd61-476d-873f-305ae591968f (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 Volk voted against the majority of Arizona House Democrats 156 times; party unity 83%, in the bottom tenth of the Arizona House (average 93.3%). ## What Volk says (AZ 2025–26 session) 226 classified statements: 226 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Volk | State House Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 | | Policy criticism | 6.2% | 10.4% | 438 of 764 | | Policy discussion | 40.3% | 39.2% | 379 of 764 | | Bipartisanship | 8.0% | 2.9% | 58 of 764 | | Credit claiming | 11.1% | 14.4% | 403 of 764 | | Extreme labels | 1.3% | 1.0% | 173 of 764 | Most discussed policy areas: Education 23% (State House Democrats 15%); Government Operations and Politics 23% (State House Democrats 15%); Crime and Law Enforcement 15% (State House Democrats 8.0%); Economics and Public Finance 15% (State House Democrats 11%); Health 8.8% (State House Democrats 15%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.68 (standard error 0.02), from 4,760 donors and 300 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 42% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (AZ 2025–26 session) 1,672 roll calls. Attendance 98.9% (Arizona House 93.0%). Party unity 83% (93.3%). 156 votes against the party majority. Key votes: - 2026-06-13 · voted nay · Passed · HCR 2040 minimum wage; exception; homeless · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HCR2040/ - 2026-06-13 · voted nay · 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 nay · 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 18 bills: 4 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 113. 11.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Arizona House 34.5%; rank 38 of 56). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 4051: technical correction; seller; disclosure (introduced, 2026-06-13) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB4051/ - HCM 2015: urging Congress; resources; fighting fentanyl (introduced, 2026-06-13) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HCM2015/ - HB 4052: ESAs; quarterly reports; expenses; prices (introduced, 2026-06-13) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB4052/ - HCR 2042: expenditure limitation; school districts; repeal. (introduced, 2026-06-13) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HCR2042/ - HB 4032: alternative nicotine; vapor products; tax. (introduced, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB4032/ - HB 2949: energy costs; large data centers (introduced, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2949/ - HB 2800: ignition interlock devices; violation; classification (became law, 2026-06-22) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2800/ - HB 2802: ballot measure campaigns; foreign money (introduced, 2026-01-26) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2802/ - HB 2803: expenditure limitation; school districts; repeal. (introduced, 2026-01-22) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2803/ - HB 2801: marijuana convictions; misdemeanors; fines; assessments (introduced, 2026-01-21) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2801/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $384.1K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 55% 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 · https://x.com/KevinVolkAZ/status/2114562951416012800 - 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/KevinVolkAZ/status/2114839623222579608 - 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/KevinVolkAZ/status/2114197503998591487 - 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/KevinVolkAZ/status/2113724479495143620 - 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/KevinVolkAZ/status/2113114680625659933 - 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/KevinVolkAZ/status/2113356246535512100 - 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/KevinVolkAZ/status/2112726459617870045 - 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/KevinVolkAZ/status/2112366422311530693 - 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/KevinVolkAZ/status/2112616685169750135 - 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/KevinVolkAZ/status/2112002078428238235 ## Links - Official site: https://www.azleg.gov/House/House-member/?legislature=57&session=129&legislator=2365 - Campaign site: https://www.kevinvolkaz.com/ - X: https://x.com/KevinVolkAZ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kevinvolkaz - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kevinvolkaz/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinvolk/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/183af2d0-dd61-476d-873f-305ae591968f