# Walt Blackman

Walt Blackman is a Republican member of the Arizona House for district 7.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Arizona House, district 7
- Serving since: 2025-01-13
- Current term: AZ 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/d4068bfb-d487-4fde-b36e-7db0ac5cae38

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d4068bfb-d487-4fde-b36e-7db0ac5cae38 (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

3.9% of Blackman’s statements use bipartisan language, 2.1 times the State House Republican average of 1.8%.

## What Blackman says (AZ 2025–26 session)

774 classified statements: 774 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Blackman | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.9% | 2.9% | 310 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 6.6% | 9.3% | 390 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 39.8% | 31.9% | 273 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 3.9% | 1.8% | 111 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 17.6% | 12.7% | 224 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.1% | 1.4% | 442 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 31% (State House Republicans 18%); Economics and Public Finance 22% (State House Republicans 12%); Families 17% (State House Republicans 3.6%); Armed Forces and National Security 13% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Crime and Law Enforcement 12% (State House Republicans 11%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.27 (standard error 0.02), from 108 donors and 288 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 36% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (AZ 2025–26 session)

1,672 roll calls. Attendance 94.5% (Arizona House 93.0%). Party unity 95.5% (93.3%). 75 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 not voting · 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 not voting · Passed · HB 2114 motorcycle registration requirements; safety fund · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2114/
- 2026-06-12 · voted not voting · Passed · HB 2311 artificial intelligence service; disclosures; requirements · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2311/

## Legislation (AZ 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 114 bills: 46 reached committee, 25 passed one chamber, 10 passed both, 8 became law. Cosponsored 74. 21.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Arizona House 34.5%; rank 33 of 56).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 2230: property tax; exemption; veterans (introduced, 2026-06-13) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2230/
- HB 4128: technical correction; adoption (introduced, 2026-06-13) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB4128/
- HB 2605: qualified students; statewide assessment; requirements (introduced, 2026-06-13) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2605/
- HCR 2014: legislature; terms; limits; lobbying (introduced, 2026-06-13) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HCR2014/
- HB 4131: technical correction; veterans (introduced, 2026-06-13) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB4131/
- HR 2008: Daniel Kayde Blackman; death resolution (passed one chamber, 2026-06-10) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HR2008/
- HB 4130: growth zones; housing and economic (passed one chamber, 2026-03-17) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB4130/
- HB 4129: DPS; mental health; wellness; appropriation (introduced, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB4129/
- HCM 2017: Major Richard Star Act (introduced, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HCM2017/
- HB 2857: technical correction; national guard (became law, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2857/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $24.3K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% 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 · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/BlackmanForAZ/status/2114429991652032904
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/BlackmanForAZ/status/2113860840151716133
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/BlackmanForAZ/status/2113109678704263447
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/BlackmanForAZ/status/2113121415499256179
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/BlackmanForAZ/status/2113344148703211983
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/BlackmanForAZ/status/2113045998289485922
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: bipartisanship · https://x.com/BlackmanForAZ/status/2112383851276431751
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/BlackmanForAZ/status/2111649805298721038
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/BlackmanForAZ/status/2111543094059688399
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/BlackmanForAZ/status/2110669363615597009

## Links

- Official site: https://www.azleg.gov/house-member/?legislature=57&session=129&legislator=2356
- Campaign site: https://www.votewaltb.com/
- X: https://x.com/BlackmanForAZ
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theWaltBlackman
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/walt4azld7/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyvY6z2EZMewREeEBxPZz6A
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@waltblackman1
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/walt-blackman-67a268119/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d4068bfb-d487-4fde-b36e-7db0ac5cae38