# Lorena Austin

Lorena Austin is a Democratic member of the Arizona House for district 9.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Arizona House, district 9
- Serving since: 2023-01-09
- Current term: AZ 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/90a36fec-df56-4f22-bf16-790866d5b227

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/90a36fec-df56-4f22-bf16-790866d5b227 (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

Austin sits at −1.46 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 99% of State House Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.46 (standard error 0.02), from 10,608 donors and 593 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 0.6% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (AZ 2025–26 session)

1,672 roll calls. Attendance 99.0% (Arizona House 93.0%). Party unity 98.8% (93.3%). 54 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 yea · 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 26 bills: 1 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 224. 3.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Arizona House 34.5%; rank 43 of 56).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 4125: marriage; minimum age (introduced, 2026-06-13) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB4125/
- HB 4127: firearm transfers; offenses; domestic violence (introduced, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB4127/
- HB 4123: homelessness rights; criminal liability (introduced, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB4123/
- HB 4124: health insurance; pharmacy; reimbursement rates (introduced, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB4124/
- HB 4126: individual savings plan program; appropriation (introduced, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB4126/
- HB 2630: election officers; privacy protections (introduced, 2026-01-26) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2630/
- HB 2628: ballot delivery; collection (introduced, 2026-01-26) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2628/
- HB 2629: corporate income tax; minimum (introduced, 2026-01-21) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2629/
- HB 2632: landlords; tenant's marijuana use (introduced, 2026-01-21) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2632/
- HB 2626: child care workforce; scholarship program (introduced, 2026-01-21) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2626/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $135.7K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 37% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.azleg.gov/House/House-member/?legislature=56&session=127&legislator=2206
- Campaign site: https://www.lorenaaustin.com/
- X: https://x.com/lorenaaustin4az
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lorenaaustinaz/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lorenaaustinaz/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorenaaustinaz/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/90a36fec-df56-4f22-bf16-790866d5b227