# Michele Peña Michele Peña is a Republican member of the Arizona House for district 23. - Party: Republican - Seat: Arizona House, district 23 - Serving since: 2023-01-09 - Current term: AZ 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/68c38dfc-a12b-4c51-8b70-c4e02931cddf Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/68c38dfc-a12b-4c51-8b70-c4e02931cddf (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 The policy areas Peña talks about and legislates on agree at 0.45 on a 0–1 scale, in the bottom quarter of State House Republicans. ## What Peña says (AZ 2025–26 session) 321 classified statements: 321 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 | Peña | State House Republicans average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.3% | 2.9% | 477 of 791 | | Policy criticism | 4.7% | 9.3% | 467 of 791 | | Policy discussion | 37.4% | 31.9% | 307 of 791 | | Bipartisanship | 2.8% | 1.8% | 185 of 791 | | Credit claiming | 12.2% | 12.7% | 341 of 791 | | Extreme labels | 0.3% | 1.4% | 414 of 791 | Most discussed policy areas: Education 38% (State House Republicans 15%); Crime and Law Enforcement 15% (State House Republicans 11%); Government Operations and Politics 13% (State House Republicans 18%); Armed Forces and National Security 10% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Economics and Public Finance 10% (State House Republicans 12%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.21 (standard error 0.02), from 75 donors and 589 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 27% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (AZ 2025–26 session) 1,672 roll calls. Attendance 95.6% (Arizona House 93.0%). Party unity 97.0% (93.3%). 37 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 14 bills: 4 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 84. 28.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Arizona House 34.5%; rank 32 of 56). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 4047: medical spas; licensure; regulation (introduced, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB4047/ - HB 4036: bulk drug substances; prohibitions (introduced, 2026-02-18) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB4036/ - HB 4037: individual income tax; credit; education (introduced, 2026-02-18) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB4037/ - HB 2969: behavioral health crisis; temporary orders (introduced, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2969/ - HB 2663: leaves of absence; military training (became law, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2663/ - HB 2664: domestic relations; temporary orders; hearings (introduced, 2026-01-26) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2664/ - HB 2662: parenting time; expert testimony; qualifications (passed both chambers, 2026-06-19) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2662/ - HB 2922: public accommodations; adult changing stations (introduced, 2025-02-13) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-1st-regular/HB2922/ - HB 2921: landlord tenant; legal aid notice (introduced, 2025-02-13) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-1st-regular/HB2921/ - HB 2923: parenting time; expert testimony; qualifications (introduced, 2025-02-13) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-1st-regular/HB2923/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $81.8K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 99% 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. - 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/michelepenaaz/status/2113457992133960062 - 2026-10-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/michelepenaaz/status/2111670494730846223 - 2026-10-10 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/michelepenaaz/status/2109012110969606245 - 2026-10-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/michelepenaaz/status/2107946437120086469 - 2026-10-03 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/michelepenaaz/status/2106437112530887086 - 2026-09-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/michelepenaaz/status/2103272941555453978 - 2026-09-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/michelepenaaz/status/2101079838920720774 - 2026-09-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/michelepenaaz/status/2098552830223433761 - 2026-09-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/michelepenaaz/status/2098180945778212871 - 2026-09-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/michelepenaaz/status/2094942873301213643 ## Links - Official site: https://www.azleg.gov/House/House-member/?legislature=56&session=127&legislator=2189 - Campaign site: https://michelepena.com/ - X: https://x.com/michelepenaaz - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michelepena4azhouse/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/68c38dfc-a12b-4c51-8b70-c4e02931cddf