# Sally Gonzales

Sally Gonzales is a Democratic member of the Arizona Senate for district 20.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Arizona Senate, district 20
- Serving since: 2023-01-09
- Current term: AZ 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/3c965e03-1e51-4f10-a037-4fb2f35292c5

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3c965e03-1e51-4f10-a037-4fb2f35292c5 (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

17% of Gonzales’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Arizona, in the bottom tenth of State Senate Democrats.

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

32 classified statements: 32 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 | Gonzales | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 18.8% | 10.3% | 59 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 28.1% | 42.9% | 253 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 3.4% | 294 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 3.1% | 16.1% | 286 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 33% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 22% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Finance and Financial Sector 22% (State Senate Democrats 1.3%); Science, Technology, Communications 22% (State Senate Democrats 2.7%); Armed Forces and National Security 11% (State Senate Democrats 3.5%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.93 (standard error 0.03), from 30 donors and 1,072 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 15% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (AZ 2025–26 session)

1,589 roll calls. Attendance 90% (Arizona Senate 94.2%). Party unity 98.8% (95.6%). 105 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 nay · Passed · HB 2408 nursing board; regulatory actions; expungement · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2408/
- 2026-06-12 · voted yea · 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 50 bills: 2 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 115. 4.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Arizona Senate 42.4%; rank 21 of 29).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 1349: director; gaming; technical correction (introduced, 2026-06-12) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1349/
- SB 1348: tourism; sports authority; technical correction (introduced, 2026-06-12) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1348/
- SB 1773: peace officers; cameras; disclosures; recordings. (introduced, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1773/
- SB 1767: ADOC; director; educational programs (introduced, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1767/
- SB 1778: juvenile sentenced as adult; sentencing (introduced, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1778/
- SB 1774: voting rights; restoration. (introduced, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1774/
- SB 1783: TANF; lifetime limit; drug testing (introduced, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1783/
- SB 1801: event wagering; data (introduced, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1801/
- SB 1802: juveniles; hearing; sentence reduction (introduced, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1802/
- SB 1776: traditional healing services; AHCCCS (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1776/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $22.5K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 17% 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.

- 2026-09-14 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/gonzalessally?lang=en/status/2099604550105853984
- 2026-09-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/gonzalessally?lang=en/status/2099605069604000114
- 2026-09-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/gonzalessally?lang=en/status/2094810721083433368
- 2026-08-06 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/gonzalessally?lang=en/status/2085451282693972453
- 2026-08-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/gonzalessally?lang=en/status/2084727599889297517
- 2026-04-25 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/gonzalessally?lang=en/status/2047891354500702395
- 2026-04-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/gonzalessally?lang=en/status/2044061435135980019
- 2026-04-09 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/gonzalessally?lang=en/status/2042359878610796643
- 2026-02-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/gonzalessally?lang=en/status/2018918117217587356
- 2026-01-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/gonzalessally?lang=en/status/2011991655055052978

## Links

- Official site: https://www.azleg.gov/Senate/Senate-member/?legislature=54&session=122&legislator=1919
- X: https://x.com/gonzalessally?lang=en
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AZStateHouse
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sally.gonzales1/
- YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/@sallyanngonzales9681
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sally-ann-gonzales-1452a532/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3c965e03-1e51-4f10-a037-4fb2f35292c5