# Mae Peshlakai

Mae Peshlakai is a Democratic member of the Arizona House for district 6.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Arizona House, district 6
- Serving since: 2023-01-09
- Current term: AZ 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/bcc217f5-fe08-4213-b8a5-78d1e4d64184

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/bcc217f5-fe08-4213-b8a5-78d1e4d64184 (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

Peshlakai missed 23% of 1,672 roll calls, attendance in the bottom 5% of the Arizona House (average 93.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.77 (standard error 0.03), from 242 donors and 526 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 29% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (AZ 2025–26 session)

1,672 roll calls. Attendance 77% (Arizona House 93.0%). Party unity 96.6% (93.3%). 85 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-13 · voted not voting · Passed · HCR 2040 minimum wage; exception; homeless · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HCR2040/
- 2026-06-13 · voted not voting · Passed · HB 2397 homeowners' associations; property covenants; disclosures · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2397/
- 2026-06-13 · voted not voting · Passed · HB 2321 DCS; credit freeze; consumer reporting · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2321/
- 2026-06-13 · voted not voting · failed to pass · HB 2398 watercraft; insurance requirements; penalties · fail · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2398/
- 2026-06-13 · voted not voting · Passed · HB 2406 department of veterans' services; study · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2406/
- 2026-06-13 · voted not voting · 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 not voting · 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 20 bills: 1 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 157. 5.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Arizona House 34.5%; rank 42 of 56).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HCR 2029: marijuana; unincorporated areas; reservations; prohibition (introduced, 2026-06-13) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HCR2029/
- HCM 2014: Arizona national monuments (introduced, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HCM2014/
- HB 4091: tribal government; law enforcement fund (introduced, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB4091/
- HB 4090: liquor licenses; issuance; prohibition (introduced, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB4090/
- HB 4055: appropriation; veterans' services; mental health (introduced, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB4055/
- HB 2597: appropriation; tribal assisted living facilities (introduced, 2026-01-21) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2597/
- HB 2595: appropriation; Coconino county; juvenile services (introduced, 2026-01-21) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2595/
- HB 2596: appropriation; tribal shelter beds (introduced, 2026-01-21) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2596/
- HB 2924: trade; commerce; deceptive methods; pricing (introduced, 2025-02-13) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-1st-regular/HB2924/
- HB 2710: appropriation; tribal assisted living facilities (introduced, 2025-02-11) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-1st-regular/HB2710/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $2,816 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 61% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.azleg.gov/Senate/Senate-member/?legislature=54&session=122&legislator=1923
- X: https://x.com/jamescita
- Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=179002645634694
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jpeshlakai
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamescita-peshlakai-56949555

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/bcc217f5-fe08-4213-b8a5-78d1e4d64184