# Warren Petersen

Warren Petersen is a Republican member of the Arizona Senate for district 14.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Arizona Senate, district 14
- Serving since: 2023-01-09
- Current term: AZ 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/66e496a4-a407-4af1-add3-ef6899b89807

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/66e496a4-a407-4af1-add3-ef6899b89807 (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

100% of the 23 bills Petersen sponsored got out of committee, the highest of 29 in the Arizona Senate.

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

1,297 classified statements: 1,297 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Petersen | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 6.3% | 2.3% | 41 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 6.4% | 9.5% | 181 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 31.5% | 37.3% | 220 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.8% | 2.3% | 155 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 15.6% | 15.4% | 148 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 2.3% | 1.3% | 61 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 34% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Crime and Law Enforcement 25% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 9.6% (State Senate Republicans 5.0%); Immigration 9.1% (State Senate Republicans 4.1%); Law 9.1% (State Senate Republicans 3.7%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.53 (standard error 0.02), from 1,141 donors and 598 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 75% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (AZ 2025–26 session)

1,589 roll calls. Attendance 97.9% (Arizona Senate 94.2%). Party unity 98.8% (95.6%). 91 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 yea · failed to pass · HB 2320 school districts; bonds; financial advisors · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2320/
- 2026-06-12 · voted yea · failed to pass · HB 2257 HOV lane; blood transport vehicles · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2257/
- 2026-06-12 · voted nay · failed to pass · HCR 2001 citizenship; identification; contributions; early voting · fail · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HCR2001/
- 2026-06-12 · voted yea · failed to pass · HB 2305 private towing carriers; regulation; rates · fail · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2305/
- 2026-06-12 · 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 · Passed · SB 1713 AHCCCS; procurement; contracting · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1713/
- 2026-06-12 · voted yea · 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 23 bills: 23 reached committee, 23 passed one chamber, 16 passed both, 5 became law. Cosponsored 19. 100.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Arizona Senate 42.4%; rank 1 of 29).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SCR 1054: Mark Brnovich; death resolution (passed both chambers, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SCR1054/
- SB 1785: water storage facility; withdrawals; area (passed one chamber, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1785/
- SB 1786: artificial intelligence; content verification (passed both chambers, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1786/
- SB 1741: public schools; released time courses (passed both chambers, 2026-06-19) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1741/
- SB 1787: exactions; individualized determinations; appeal (passed both chambers, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1787/
- SB 1566: malicious delay; enforcement; penalty (became law, 2026-05-29) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1566/
- SB 1247: assisted living centers; occupants (became law, 2026-04-06) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1247/
- SB 1308: foreign adversary fraud office; appropriation (passed one chamber, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1308/
- SB 1232: military compatibility permit zoning (became law, 2026-05-29) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1232/
- SB 1176: stormwater storage; replenishment credits (passed one chamber, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1176/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $2.0M (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 85% 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/votewarren/status/2114773624490197281
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/votewarren/status/2114774133854687303
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/votewarren/status/2114789934808920539
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/votewarren/status/2114866826249412627
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/votewarren/status/2114171095242961336
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/votewarren/status/2113791577269428627
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/votewarren/status/2113797295032746486
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/votewarren/status/2113856333372117498
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/votewarren/status/2113864217979941292
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/votewarren/status/2114015883588968881

## Links

- Official site: https://www.azleg.gov/Senate/Senate-member/?legislature=55&session=125&legislator=1966
- X: https://x.com/votewarren
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/warrenpetersenfamily
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/warren.h.petersen/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCboD6lEFyU78v5ssl9bbdLA
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/warren-petersen-68487425/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/66e496a4-a407-4af1-add3-ef6899b89807