# Michael Carbone

Michael Carbone is a Republican member of the Arizona House for district 25.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Arizona House, district 25
- Serving since: 2023-01-09
- Current term: AZ 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/8db06598-a7e1-4b25-9e76-6a2be0d9eae3

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8db06598-a7e1-4b25-9e76-6a2be0d9eae3 (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

71% of the 24 bills Carbone sponsored got out of committee, in the top tenth of the Arizona House.

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

1,191 classified statements: 1,191 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 | Carbone | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.1% | 2.9% | 491 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 2.8% | 9.3% | 562 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 32.7% | 31.9% | 363 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.1% | 1.8% | 392 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 15.2% | 12.7% | 284 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 23% (State House Republicans 12%); Education 16% (State House Republicans 15%); Government Operations and Politics 15% (State House Republicans 18%); Commerce 9.3% (State House Republicans 3.9%); Taxation 8.7% (State House Republicans 8.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.21 (standard error 0.02), from 202 donors and 590 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 99.2% (Arizona House 93.0%). Party unity 96.7% (93.3%). 41 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 24 bills: 19 reached committee, 17 passed one chamber, 13 passed both, 4 became law. Cosponsored 134. 70.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Arizona House 34.5%; rank 6 of 56).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 4026: public infrastructure improvements; distribution limit (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB4026/
- HCR 2051: ballot measures; circulators; revenue; disclosure (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HCR2051/
- HB 2991: social media; online content; minors (passed one chamber, 2026-06-10) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2991/
- HB 4027: Charlie Kirk highway. (passed both chambers, 2026-03-17) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB4027/
- HB 2792: property tax; exemption; veterans (became law, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2792/
- HB 2794: DOR; stakeholder collaboration; nonresident transactions (introduced, 2026-01-22) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2794/
- HB 2795: small modular reactors; zoning; approval (passed both chambers, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2795/
- HB 2793: annexation of territory; procedures (became law, 2026-06-19) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2793/
- HB 2798: appropriation; Arizona geological survey; study (in committee, 2026-02-26) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2798/
- HB 2797: SNAP; TANF; public welfare; verification. (in committee, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2797/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $116.9K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 83% 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/michaelcarbone/status/2114552622900220061
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/michaelcarbone/status/2114552624527605803
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/michaelcarbone/status/2114778796398407873
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/michaelcarbone/status/2114791539251855685
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/michaelcarbone/status/2114844593393201413
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/michaelcarbone/status/2114452984038044019
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/michaelcarbone/status/2114458835603607690
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/michaelcarbone/status/2114458837121892495
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/michaelcarbone/status/2113891537713246315
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/michaelcarbone/status/2114026680499196164

## Links

- Official site: https://www.azleg.gov/House/House-member/?legislature=56&session=128&legislator=2153
- Campaign site: https://carboneforaz.com/
- X: https://x.com/michaelcarbone
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/michael-carbone-100079817160405/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelacarbone/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8db06598-a7e1-4b25-9e76-6a2be0d9eae3