# Stephanie Simacek

Stephanie Simacek is a Democratic member of the Arizona House for district 2.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Arizona House, district 2
- Serving since: 2025-01-13
- Current term: AZ 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/bf406953-ad2b-43f7-95ea-3af060525c90

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/bf406953-ad2b-43f7-95ea-3af060525c90 (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

Simacek sits at −1.10 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 94% of State House Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.10 (standard error 0.02), from 3,633 donors and 267 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 5.7% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (AZ 2025–26 session)

1,672 roll calls. Attendance 86% (Arizona House 93.0%). Party unity 97.9% (93.3%). 37 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 nay · 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 19 bills: 0 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 258. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Arizona House 34.5%; rank 53 of 56).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 4071: spousal maintenance; domestic violence (introduced, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB4071/
- HB 2948: pricing; covered goods; requirements (introduced, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2948/
- HB 2947: public schools; student discipline; absenteeism (introduced, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2947/
- HB 2580: ESAs; micro-schools; tutors; safety; rules. (introduced, 2026-01-26) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2580/
- HB 2583: ESAs; teacher qualifications; fingerprinting requirements (introduced, 2026-01-26) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2583/
- HB 2581: health insurance claims; consumer assistance (introduced, 2026-01-21) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2581/
- HB 2582: unemployment benefits; waiting period (introduced, 2026-01-21) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2582/
- HB 2347: reasonable assistance; emergencies; Good Samaritans (introduced, 2026-01-20) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2347/
- HB 2558: vacation rentals; number; population; cap (introduced, 2025-06-27) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-1st-regular/HB2558/
- HCR 2032: short-term rentals; vacation rentals. (introduced, 2025-06-27) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-1st-regular/HCR2032/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $251.8K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 48% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.azleg.gov/House/House-member/?legislature=57&session=129&legislator=2353
- Campaign site: https://www.simacekforaz.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stephaniesimacekforaz/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simacekforaz/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/bf406953-ad2b-43f7-95ea-3af060525c90