# Justin Wilmeth Justin Wilmeth is a Republican member of the Arizona House for district 2. - Party: Republican - Seat: Arizona House, district 2 - Serving since: 2023-01-09 - Current term: AZ 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/2706e746-45b7-4586-8d06-8b80e99d3869 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2706e746-45b7-4586-8d06-8b80e99d3869 (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 12% of Wilmeth’s statements discuss policy, in the bottom quarter of State House Republicans (average 32%). ## What Wilmeth says (AZ 2025–26 session) 892 classified statements: 892 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 | Wilmeth | State House Republicans average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 1.1% | 2.9% | 382 of 791 | | Policy criticism | 1.8% | 9.3% | 604 of 791 | | Policy discussion | 12.4% | 31.9% | 674 of 791 | | Bipartisanship | 0.4% | 1.8% | 505 of 791 | | Credit claiming | 4.8% | 12.7% | 564 of 791 | | Extreme labels | 0.4% | 1.4% | 387 of 791 | Most discussed policy areas: Science, Technology, Communications 22% (State House Republicans 2.4%); Government Operations and Politics 19% (State House Republicans 18%); Armed Forces and National Security 16% (State House Republicans 4.9%); International Affairs 15% (State House Republicans 1.8%); Energy 11% (State House Republicans 4.1%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.21 (standard error 0.02), from 261 donors and 878 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 28% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (AZ 2025–26 session) 1,672 roll calls. Attendance 92.8% (Arizona House 93.0%). Party unity 95.2% (93.3%). 48 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 33 bills: 16 reached committee, 16 passed one chamber, 9 passed both, 6 became law. Cosponsored 108. 48.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Arizona House 34.5%; rank 22 of 56). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 2454: technical correction; foreign personal representatives (introduced, 2026-06-13) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2454/ - HB 4080: artificial intelligence; nursing tasks; pilot (introduced, 2026-06-13) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB4080/ - HB 2455: technical correction; police; fire departments (introduced, 2026-06-13) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2455/ - HB 4081: technical correction; revenue bond authority (introduced, 2026-06-13) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB4081/ - HB 2979: credit unions; certificates; powers; committee (became law, 2026-06-19) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2979/ - HB 2950: tourism improvement areas; municipalities; counties (became law, 2026-06-19) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2950/ - HB 2868: installation license; insurance; rules (became law, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2868/ - HB 2450: contracts; public works; employees; apprenticeships. (introduced, 2026-01-26) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2450/ - HB 2592: artificial intelligence; state agencies; rules (passed both chambers, 2026-06-19) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2592/ - HB 2457: public utilities; plant construction; colocation (passed both chambers, 2026-06-10) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2457/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $99.2K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 95% 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 · https://x.com/justinwilmethaz/status/2113653033603395859 - 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/justinwilmethaz/status/2113117859312447812 - 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/justinwilmethaz/status/2113118416622256167 - 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/justinwilmethaz/status/2113328542125838409 - 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/justinwilmethaz/status/2113352638515556426 - 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/justinwilmethaz/status/2111133656383463907 - 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/justinwilmethaz/status/2111175391952113897 - 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/justinwilmethaz/status/2110410964138856481 - 2026-10-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/justinwilmethaz/status/2107718424503763145 - 2026-10-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/justinwilmethaz/status/2107847938479157432 ## Links - Official site: https://www.azleg.gov/House/House-member/?legislature=56&session=128&legislator=2205 - Campaign site: https://www.justinwilmethaz.com/ - X: https://x.com/justinwilmethaz - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/justinwilmethaz - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justinwilmethaz/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jcwilmeth/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2706e746-45b7-4586-8d06-8b80e99d3869