# Steve Montenegro

Steve Montenegro is a Republican member of the Arizona House for district 29.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Arizona House, district 29
- Serving since: 2023-01-09
- Current term: AZ 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/37f8815d-1672-42dd-9e9b-305449d7bb8b

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/37f8815d-1672-42dd-9e9b-305449d7bb8b (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

78% of the 18 bills Montenegro sponsored got out of committee, in the top 5% of the Arizona House.

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

82 classified statements: 82 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 | Montenegro | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.2% | 2.9% | 370 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 15.8% | 9.3% | 156 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 52.4% | 31.9% | 99 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.2% | 1.8% | 370 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 31.7% | 12.7% | 56 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 1.2% | 1.4% | 271 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 23% (State House Republicans 15%); Government Operations and Politics 21% (State House Republicans 18%); Taxation 21% (State House Republicans 8.1%); Economics and Public Finance 19% (State House Republicans 12%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 14% (State House Republicans 6.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.34 (standard error 0.02), from 462 donors and 585 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 48% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (AZ 2025–26 session)

1,672 roll calls. Attendance 99.5% (Arizona House 93.0%). Party unity 97.5% (93.3%). 45 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 18 bills: 16 reached committee, 14 passed one chamber, 8 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 90. 77.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Arizona House 34.5%; rank 3 of 56).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 4115: ballot measures; circulators; revenue; disclosure. (passed both chambers, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB4115/
- HB 2993: DPS; legal representation; appropriation (passed both chambers, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2993/
- HB 2901: voting equipment; requirements; origin (in committee, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2901/
- HB 2902: electoral college; support (passed one chamber, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2902/
- HB 2903: social credit; use; prohibition (passed both chambers, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2903/
- HB 2905: property conveyance; foreign entities; prohibition (introduced, 2026-01-26) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2905/
- HB 2904: sovereign authority; border; health crisis (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2904/
- HCR 2044: preferential treatment; discrimination; prohibited acts (passed both chambers, 2026-06-12) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HCR2044/
- HB 2650: social credit; use; prohibition (introduced, 2025-06-27) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-1st-regular/HB2650/
- HR 2006: honoring Michael Hunter (passed one chamber, 2025-02-18) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-1st-regular/HR2006/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $218.0K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 98% 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.

- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/stevemontenegro/status/2105752913226412298
- 2026-09-29 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/stevemontenegro/status/2105017679992246385
- 2026-09-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/stevemontenegro/status/2103632935060738325
- 2026-09-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/stevemontenegro/status/2103633106414821435
- 2026-09-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/stevemontenegro/status/2102521859271266735
- 2026-09-17 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/stevemontenegro/status/2100677128476119231
- 2026-09-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/stevemontenegro/status/2098494819803054096
- 2026-09-10 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/stevemontenegro/status/2098119986094993487
- 2026-08-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/stevemontenegro/status/2089719067540431143
- 2026-08-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/stevemontenegro/status/2089498491500524029

## Links

- Official site: https://www.azleg.gov/House/House-member/?legislature=56&session=127&legislator=2183
- Campaign site: https://stevemontenegro.com/
- X: https://x.com/stevemontenegro
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/votestevemontenegro/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stevemontenegro/
- YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/user/SteveBMontenegro
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-montenegro-25576222/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/37f8815d-1672-42dd-9e9b-305449d7bb8b