# Priya Sundareshan Priya Sundareshan is a Democratic member of the Arizona Senate for district 18. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Arizona Senate, district 18 - Serving since: 2023-01-09 - Current term: AZ 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/7ff01dde-5112-436f-a267-dd7a7f91ec9b Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7ff01dde-5112-436f-a267-dd7a7f91ec9b (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 25% of Sundareshan’s statements criticize a policy, 2.5 times the State Senate Democrat average of 10%. ## What Sundareshan says (AZ 2025–26 session) 551 classified statements: 551 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Sundareshan | State Senate Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 4.4% | 2.4% | 61 of 329 | | Policy criticism | 25.4% | 10.3% | 26 of 329 | | Policy discussion | 44.6% | 42.9% | 165 of 329 | | Bipartisanship | 2.4% | 3.4% | 166 of 329 | | Credit claiming | 4.4% | 16.1% | 267 of 329 | | Extreme labels | 2.2% | 0.8% | 43 of 329 | Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 26% (State Senate Democrats 14%); Water Resources Development 17% (State Senate Democrats 1.2%); Energy 16% (State Senate Democrats 4.1%); Economics and Public Finance 12% (State Senate Democrats 10%); Environmental Protection 11% (State Senate Democrats 4.4%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.65 (standard error 0.02), from 804 donors and 567 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 50% of State Senate Democrats score lower. ## Votes (AZ 2025–26 session) 1,589 roll calls. Attendance 94.1% (Arizona Senate 94.2%). Party unity 98.6% (95.6%). 68 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 yea · failed to pass · HCR 2001 citizenship; identification; contributions; early voting · fail · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HCR2001/ - 2026-06-12 · voted nay · 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 nay · Passed · HB 2257 HOV lane; blood transport vehicles · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2257/ ## Legislation (AZ 2025–26 session) Sponsored 59 bills: 0 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 136. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Arizona Senate 42.4%; rank 27 of 29). Recent sponsored bills: - SCR 1039: water withdrawal fee; state lands (introduced, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SCR1039/ - SB 1794: election officers; privacy protections. (introduced, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1794/ - SB 1792: automatic voter registration; same day (introduced, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1792/ - SB 1759: wildlife; unlawful taking; civil penalty (introduced, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1759/ - SB 1701: attorney general; counsel; fees (introduced, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1701/ - SB 1714: pricing; emergency; enforcement; attorney general (introduced, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1714/ - SB 1791: ballot delivery; collection. (introduced, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1791/ - SB 1742: rural groundwater management areas; establishment. (introduced, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1742/ - SB 1793: election equipment; data; access limitation (introduced, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1793/ - SB 1760: ASDB; capital improvements; financing; authority (introduced, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1760/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $80.2K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 93% 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/priya4az/status/2114596070894583838 - 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/priya4az/status/2113780478599905293 - 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/priya4az/status/2113090271001088347 - 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/priya4az/status/2112802970014253426 - 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/priya4az/status/2112909546415079624 - 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/priya4az/status/2112910687639085190 - 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/priya4az/status/2113022905173057880 - 2026-10-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/priya4az/status/2112201686379114832 - 2026-10-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/priya4az/status/2108442886047961299 - 2026-10-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/priya4az/status/2107930602192474172 ## Links - Official site: https://www.azleg.gov/Senate/Senate-member/?legislature=56&session=128&legislator=2143 - Campaign site: https://priyaforarizona.com/ - X: https://x.com/priya4az - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/priya4az/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/priya4az/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/priya-sundareshan-340b908 Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7ff01dde-5112-436f-a267-dd7a7f91ec9b