# Chris Mathis

Chris Mathis is a Democratic member of the Arizona House for district 18.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Arizona House, district 18
- Serving since: 2023-01-09
- Current term: AZ 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/b2ed48a3-b9ae-42be-a2c8-22a47477acfd

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b2ed48a3-b9ae-42be-a2c8-22a47477acfd (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

0% of the 55 bills Mathis sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom tenth of the Arizona House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.83 (standard error 0.03), from 150 donors and 738 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 22% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (AZ 2025–26 session)

1,672 roll calls. Attendance 97.1% (Arizona House 93.0%). Party unity 97.5% (93.3%). 58 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 55 bills: 0 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 135. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Arizona House 34.5%; rank 53 of 56).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 2990: rural groundwater management areas; establishment (introduced, 2026-06-13) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2990/
- HB 2540: power; public utilities; securities; repeal (introduced, 2026-06-13) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2540/
- HB 2539: wildfire mitigation planning; utilities; repeal (introduced, 2026-06-13) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2539/
- HB 4076: merchants; delivery of goods; warranty (introduced, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB4076/
- HB 4108: appropriation; irrigation grandfathered rights; retirement (introduced, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB4108/
- HB 4019: veterinary practices; ownership; oversight (introduced, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB4019/
- HB 4021: appropriation; medical marijuana; veterans; fees (introduced, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB4021/
- HB 2987: income tax credit; historic preservation (introduced, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2987/
- HB 2988: municipal tax increment financing; infrastructure (introduced, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2988/
- HB 2544: utilities; restrictions; prohibitions; preemption; repeal (introduced, 2026-01-27) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2544/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $37.8K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 76% 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=128&legislator=2180
- Campaign site: https://www.mathiselderlaw.com/
- X: https://x.com/mathisforaz
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mathisforaz/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mathisforAZ/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-mathis-65347812/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b2ed48a3-b9ae-42be-a2c8-22a47477acfd