# Michael Way Michael Way is a Republican member of the Arizona House for district 15. - Party: Republican - Seat: Arizona House, district 15 - Serving since: 2025-01-13 - Current term: AZ 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/555adc5f-cc3a-46b1-a00b-8fb209bc457e Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/555adc5f-cc3a-46b1-a00b-8fb209bc457e (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 Way sits at +0.65 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 89% of State House Republicans. ## What Way says (AZ 2025–26 session) 102 classified statements: 102 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 | Way | State House Republicans average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 5.9% | 2.9% | 133 of 791 | | Policy criticism | 5.9% | 9.3% | 417 of 791 | | Policy discussion | 26.5% | 31.9% | 461 of 791 | | Bipartisanship | 3.9% | 1.8% | 107 of 791 | | Credit claiming | 17.6% | 12.7% | 221 of 791 | | Extreme labels | 5.9% | 1.4% | 42 of 791 | Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 30% (State House Republicans 18%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 26% (State House Republicans 6.2%); Education 26% (State House Republicans 15%); Economics and Public Finance 22% (State House Republicans 12%); Crime and Law Enforcement 15% (State House Republicans 11%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.65 (standard error 0.03), from 60 donors and 287 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 89% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (AZ 2025–26 session) 1,672 roll calls. Attendance 95.9% (Arizona House 93.0%). Party unity 93.4% (93.3%). 261 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 nay · 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 32 bills: 16 reached committee, 15 passed one chamber, 6 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 98. 46.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Arizona House 34.5%; rank 24 of 56). Recent sponsored bills: - HCR 2048: elected officials; salary; prohibition (passed both chambers, 2026-06-15) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HCR2048/ - HB 2954: state land advisory board; establishment. (introduced, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2954/ - HCR 2046: state land trust; best interest. (introduced, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HCR2046/ - HB 2920: software applications; minors; requirements (introduced, 2026-01-28) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2920/ - HB 2553: federal tax credit; authorization; scholarships.. (introduced, 2026-01-26) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2553/ - HB 2588: municipalities; planned communities; design; prohibition. (introduced, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2588/ - HCR 2027: in-state student status; postsecondary education (introduced, 2026-01-26) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HCR2027/ - HB 2587: adult content websites; blocking option (introduced, 2026-01-26) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2587/ - HB 2496: revitalization districts; construction contracts (passed one chamber, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2496/ - HB 2658: dropout recovery programs; repeal (introduced, 2026-01-22) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2658/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $29.9K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 88% 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. - 2026-10-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/MichaelWayAZ/status/2111509218117513636 - 2026-10-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/MichaelWayAZ/status/2108277628717162707 - 2026-10-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/MichaelWayAZ/status/2108278916297470349 - 2026-10-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/MichaelWayAZ/status/2107968536542838897 - 2026-09-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/MichaelWayAZ/status/2098227124570140686 - 2026-09-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/MichaelWayAZ/status/2098242001858707470 - 2026-09-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/MichaelWayAZ/status/2097868649184870771 - 2026-09-04 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/MichaelWayAZ/status/2095856726222266813 - 2026-07-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/MichaelWayAZ/status/2079769295618224268 - 2026-07-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/MichaelWayAZ/status/2079771431668212212 ## Links - Official site: https://www.azleg.gov/house-member/?legislature=57&session=129&legislator=2363 - Campaign site: https://www.michaelwayforaz.com/ - X: https://x.com/MichaelWayAZ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MichaelWayForArizona/ - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MichaelWay-bf3pg - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-way-783066a1/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/555adc5f-cc3a-46b1-a00b-8fb209bc457e