# Brian Fernandez

Brian Fernandez is a Democratic member of the Arizona Senate for district 23.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Arizona Senate, district 23
- Serving since: 2023-01-09
- Current term: AZ 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/5425612b-fb2c-4857-8f75-31523345eb2b

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5425612b-fb2c-4857-8f75-31523345eb2b (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

Fernandez voted against the majority of Arizona Senate Democrats 136 times; party unity 84%, in the bottom tenth of the Arizona Senate (average 95.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.56 (standard error 0.02), from 865 donors and 666 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 64% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (AZ 2025–26 session)

1,589 roll calls. Attendance 84% (Arizona Senate 94.2%). Party unity 84% (95.6%). 136 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 not voting · failed to pass · HCR 2001 citizenship; identification; contributions; early voting · fail · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HCR2001/
- 2026-06-12 · voted not voting · 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 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 yea · Passed · HB 2257 HOV lane; blood transport vehicles · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2257/

## Legislation (AZ 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 33 bills: 0 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 103. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Arizona Senate 42.4%; rank 27 of 29).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 1796: DNA match tracking system; DPS (introduced, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1796/
- SB 1615: state-owned properties; review board (introduced, 2026-02-04) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1615/
- SB 1507: school districts; receivership; mandatory consolidation (introduced, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1507/
- SB 1506: recording fees; unlawful restrictions; exemption (introduced, 2026-02-02) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1506/
- SB 1296: health insurance; private employers; coverage (introduced, 2026-01-27) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1296/
- SB 1295: inmates; medical institution; release (introduced, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1295/
- SB 1373: appropriation; summer youth employment program (introduced, 2026-01-27) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1373/
- SB 1228: health insurers; provisional provider credentialing (introduced, 2026-01-21) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1228/
- SB 1227: prior authorization; gold card exemption (introduced, 2026-01-21) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1227/
- SB 1225: pharmacies; cost sharing requirement; rebates (introduced, 2026-01-21) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1225/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $97.7K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 95% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.azleg.gov/House/House-member/?legislature=55&session=125&legislator=2101
- Campaign site: https://www.briansfernandez.com/
- X: https://x.com/BrianSFernandez
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brian-evans-for-state-representative-563904510637314/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/briansfernandez/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/briansfernandez/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5425612b-fb2c-4857-8f75-31523345eb2b