# Mark Finchem

Mark Finchem is a Republican member of the Arizona Senate for district 1.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Arizona Senate, district 1
- Serving since: 2025-01-13
- Current term: AZ 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/77415ae8-cbbc-4f67-ac01-3f749d44ff08

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/77415ae8-cbbc-4f67-ac01-3f749d44ff08 (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

16% of Finchem’s statements contain a personal attack, 7.2 times the State Senate Republican average of 2.3%.

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

825 classified statements: 825 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 | Finchem | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 16.1% | 2.3% | 5 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 8.0% | 9.5% | 151 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 32.4% | 37.3% | 215 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.5% | 2.3% | 246 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 10.2% | 15.4% | 206 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 7.0% | 1.3% | 13 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 48% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Crime and Law Enforcement 14% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Law 12% (State Senate Republicans 3.7%); Economics and Public Finance 9.1% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Immigration 7.2% (State Senate Republicans 4.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.84 (standard error 0.01), from 3,752 donors and 885 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 96% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (AZ 2025–26 session)

1,589 roll calls. Attendance 97.0% (Arizona Senate 94.2%). Party unity 99.2% (95.6%). 30 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 97 bills: 72 reached committee, 65 passed one chamber, 23 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 50. 67.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Arizona Senate 42.4%; rank 10 of 29).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 1652: technical correction; overtaking bicycles (introduced, 2026-06-12) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1652/
- SB 1645: performance audits; auditor general (passed one chamber, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1645/
- SB 1658: legal decision-making; jury trial (passed one chamber, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1658/
- SB 1656: family court; professional personnel; requirements (passed one chamber, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1656/
- SB 1644: mandatory reporting; family court (passed one chamber, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1644/
- SB 1653: family court; fees; costs; award (passed one chamber, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1653/
- SB 1651: state elected officials; absence; protection (introduced, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1651/
- SB 1650: judicial immunity; exception (in committee, 2026-02-18) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1650/
- SB 1655: juror summons; election worker option (passed one chamber, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1655/
- SB 1657: family court; attorney fees; cap (passed one chamber, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1657/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $255.2K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 63% 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 · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RealMarkFinchem/status/2114672298351636901
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RealMarkFinchem/status/2114672803521978395
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/RealMarkFinchem/status/2114724794566656358
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RealMarkFinchem/status/2114725402979545146
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/RealMarkFinchem/status/2114750683039879494
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/RealMarkFinchem/status/2114793529637503075
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RealMarkFinchem/status/2114864851566919758
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/RealMarkFinchem/status/2114315037414158820
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/RealMarkFinchem/status/2113799386765447370
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/RealMarkFinchem/status/2113800254663569624

## Links

- Official site: https://www.azleg.gov/Senate/Senate-member/?legislature=57&session=129&legislator=2372
- X: https://x.com/RealMarkFinchem
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/@RealMarkFinchem/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/markfinchem
- Truth Social: https://truthsocial.com/@realmarkfinchem
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markfinchem/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/77415ae8-cbbc-4f67-ac01-3f749d44ff08