# Betty Villegas Betty Villegas is a Democratic member of the Arizona House for district 20. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Arizona House, district 20 - Serving since: 2023-07-31 - Current term: AZ 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/81d12f3a-b635-4111-be8d-a71d2f7565f2 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/81d12f3a-b635-4111-be8d-a71d2f7565f2 (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 Villegas sits at −0.99 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 90% of State House Democrats. ## What Villegas says (AZ 2025–26 session) 11 classified statements: 11 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Villegas | State House Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 | | Policy criticism | 18.2% | 10.4% | 152 of 764 | | Policy discussion | 27.3% | 39.2% | 558 of 764 | | Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 764 | | Credit claiming | 9.1% | 14.4% | 455 of 764 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 | Most discussed policy areas: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 33% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Government Operations and Politics 33% (State House Democrats 15%); Housing and Community Development 33% (State House Democrats 6.2%); Taxation 33% (State House Democrats 3.6%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Democrats 4.6%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.99 (standard error 0.04), from 146 donors and 435 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 10% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (AZ 2025–26 session) 1,672 roll calls. Attendance 97.7% (Arizona House 93.0%). Party unity 98.3% (93.3%). 65 votes against the party majority. Key votes: - 2026-06-13 · voted nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · Passed · HB 2406 department of veterans' services; study · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2406/ - 2026-06-13 · 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 · 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 nay · Passed · HB 2311 artificial intelligence service; disclosures; requirements · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2311/ ## Legislation (AZ 2025–26 session) Sponsored 30 bills: 2 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 303. 3.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Arizona House 34.5%; rank 45 of 56). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 4039: human embryos; disposition (introduced, 2026-06-13) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB4039/ - HB 4008: crime-free lease addendum; renters (introduced, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB4008/ - HB 4006: defamation actions; sexual offenses (introduced, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB4006/ - HB 4007: municipal tax increment financing (introduced, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB4007/ - HB 2964: cancer screening; coverage; gene mutation (introduced, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2964/ - HB 2963: landlord tenant; settlement conferences (introduced, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2963/ - HB 2962: rental housing; discrimination; income source (introduced, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2962/ - HCR 2045: Raúl Grijalva death resolution (passed both chambers, 2026-01-28) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HCR2045/ - HB 2717: sexual assault survivors; rights (introduced, 2026-01-27) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2717/ - HB 2714: tax deed; sale; affordable housing (introduced, 2026-01-22) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2714/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $34.4K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 97% 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. - 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/bettyvillegasaz/status/2113105291286085758 - 2026-07-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/bettyvillegasaz/status/2081541684739838329 - 2026-06-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/bettyvillegasaz/status/2071808827197177917 - 2026-04-27 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/bettyvillegasaz/status/2048873501336174715 - 2026-04-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/bettyvillegasaz/status/2046496851248156942 - 2026-04-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/bettyvillegasaz/status/2044526223171457265 - 2026-04-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/bettyvillegasaz/status/2044526456488022100 - 2025-12-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/bettyvillegasaz/status/2001892495777751096 - 2025-11-22 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/bettyvillegasaz/status/1992095022054084679 - 2025-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/bettyvillegasaz/status/1978928919232303485 ## Links - Official site: https://www.azleg.gov/House/House-member/?legislature=56&session=128&legislator=2274 - Campaign site: https://www.bettyvillegasaz.com/ - X: https://x.com/bettyvillegasaz - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/betty.villegas.96 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bjvillegas/ - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bjvillegas - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bettyvillegasaz/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/81d12f3a-b635-4111-be8d-a71d2f7565f2