# T.J. Shope T.J. Shope is a Republican member of the Arizona Senate for district 16. - Party: Republican - Seat: Arizona Senate, district 16 - Serving since: 2023-01-09 - Current term: AZ 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/bde26535-68ee-4eef-bbc8-bfa8a4380015 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/bde26535-68ee-4eef-bbc8-bfa8a4380015 (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 11% of Shope’s statements discuss policy, in the bottom tenth of State Senate Republicans (average 37%). ## What Shope says (AZ 2025–26 session) 691 classified statements: 691 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Shope | State Senate Republicans average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 4.2% | 2.3% | 72 of 354 | | Policy criticism | 2.2% | 9.5% | 260 of 354 | | Policy discussion | 11.3% | 37.3% | 326 of 354 | | Bipartisanship | 1.6% | 2.3% | 171 of 354 | | Credit claiming | 5.9% | 15.4% | 262 of 354 | | Extreme labels | 0.4% | 1.3% | 145 of 354 | Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 23% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Economics and Public Finance 13% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Transportation and Public Works 12% (State Senate Republicans 6.0%); Crime and Law Enforcement 10% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Taxation 9.0% (State Senate Republicans 7.1%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.20 (standard error 0.02), from 456 donors and 1,191 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 27% of State Senate Republicans score lower. ## Votes (AZ 2025–26 session) 1,589 roll calls. Attendance 98.2% (Arizona Senate 94.2%). Party unity 99.4% (95.6%). 8 votes against the party majority. Key votes: - 2026-06-13 · voted yea · Passed · SB 1290 agricultural property; inspections; notice. · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1290/ - 2026-06-12 · voted yea · Passed · SB 1671 gaming; racing; boxing; conflict-of-interest continuation · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1671/ - 2026-06-12 · voted yea · failed to pass · HB 2320 school districts; bonds; financial advisors · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2320/ - 2026-06-12 · voted yea · failed to pass · HB 2257 HOV lane; blood transport vehicles · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2257/ - 2026-06-12 · voted nay · failed to pass · HCR 2001 citizenship; identification; contributions; early voting · fail · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HCR2001/ - 2026-06-12 · voted yea · failed to pass · HB 2305 private towing carriers; regulation; rates · fail · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2305/ - 2026-06-12 · 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 · Passed · SB 1713 AHCCCS; procurement; contracting · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1713/ - 2026-06-12 · voted yea · Passed · SB 1180 DOR; income tax forms; conformity · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1180/ - 2026-06-12 · voted yea · Passed · HB 2257 HOV lane; blood transport vehicles · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2257/ ## Legislation (AZ 2025–26 session) Sponsored 78 bills: 47 reached committee, 44 passed one chamber, 24 passed both, 17 became law. Cosponsored 76. 56.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Arizona Senate 42.4%; rank 16 of 29). Recent sponsored bills: - SB 1610: groundwater; transporting requirements; technical correction (introduced, 2026-06-12) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1610/ - SB 1187: active management areas; technical correction (introduced, 2026-06-12) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1187/ - SB 1450: condominiums; construction defects; actions; procedures (introduced, 2026-06-12) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1450/ - SB 1282: technical correction; vehicle refueling apparatus (introduced, 2026-06-12) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1282/ - SB 1614: horse racing; advance deposit wagering (introduced, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1614/ - SB 1681: medical marijuana; registration certificates (introduced, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1681/ - SB 1756: standards; Arizona plane coordinate system (introduced, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1756/ - SB 1446: social workers; documentation; dialysis centers (became law, 2026-06-19) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1446/ - SB 1750: veterinary medical examining board; continuation. (introduced, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1750/ - SCM 1007: San Carlos irrigation project; divestiture (passed both chambers, 2026-06-10) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SCM1007/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $239.6K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 89% 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. - 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/tjshope/status/2114362059005772087 - 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/tjshope/status/2114451136984056264 - 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/tjshope/status/2114505673346265447 - 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/tjshope/status/2114003358520643920 - 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/tjshope/status/2113447619083342175 - 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/tjshope/status/2113479165139886564 - 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/tjshope/status/2113764309394481639 - 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/tjshope/status/2113109355520577870 - 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/tjshope/status/2112679304790217114 - 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/tjshope/status/2112682696975454334 ## Links - Official site: https://www.azleg.gov/memberroster/ - Campaign site: https://tjshope.com/ - X: https://x.com/tjshope - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TJSHOPEFORARIZONA - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teejshope/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/t-j-shope-76585a132/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/bde26535-68ee-4eef-bbc8-bfa8a4380015