# Mitzi Epstein

Mitzi Epstein is a Democratic member of the Arizona Senate for district 12.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Arizona Senate, district 12
- Serving since: 2023-01-09
- Current term: AZ 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/f0175b18-52a0-407d-af38-c1fe118e209d

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f0175b18-52a0-407d-af38-c1fe118e209d (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

39% of Epstein’s statements criticize a policy, 3.8 times the State Senate Democrat average of 10%.

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

370 classified statements: 370 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Epstein | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 8.6% | 2.4% | 23 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 39.2% | 10.3% | 5 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 66.2% | 42.9% | 33 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 4.9% | 3.4% | 83 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 5.4% | 16.1% | 259 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.5% | 0.8% | 98 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 26% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Economics and Public Finance 23% (State Senate Democrats 10%); Government Operations and Politics 20% (State Senate Democrats 14%); Health 8.6% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Taxation 7.8% (State Senate Democrats 3.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.69 (standard error 0.01), from 1,206 donors and 1,184 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 42% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (AZ 2025–26 session)

1,589 roll calls. Attendance 96.7% (Arizona Senate 94.2%). Party unity 98.2% (95.6%). 119 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 nay · failed to pass · HB 2320 school districts; bonds; financial advisors · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2320/
- 2026-06-12 · voted nay · failed to pass · HB 2257 HOV lane; blood transport vehicles · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2257/
- 2026-06-12 · voted yea · failed to pass · HCR 2001 citizenship; identification; contributions; early voting · fail · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HCR2001/
- 2026-06-12 · voted nay · failed to pass · HB 2305 private towing carriers; regulation; rates · fail · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2305/
- 2026-06-12 · voted nay · Passed · HB 2408 nursing board; regulatory actions; expungement · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2408/
- 2026-06-12 · voted nay · Passed · SB 1713 AHCCCS; procurement; contracting · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1713/
- 2026-06-12 · voted nay · Passed · SB 1180 DOR; income tax forms; conformity · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1180/
- 2026-06-12 · voted nay · Passed · HB 2257 HOV lane; blood transport vehicles · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2257/

## Legislation (AZ 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 37 bills: 1 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 138. 2.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Arizona Senate 42.4%; rank 22 of 29).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 1574: immunization rates; disclosure; public schools (introduced, 2026-06-12) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1574/
- SB 1799: commerce authority; tax incentives; certification (introduced, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1799/
- SB 1800: income tax; additional rate; schools (introduced, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1800/
- SB 1726: STOs; scholarship reporting; identification numbers (introduced, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1726/
- SB 1405: environment; citizen suits (introduced, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1405/
- SB 1728: JCCR; members; designee (introduced, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1728/
- SB 1727: child care; assistance; eligibility (introduced, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1727/
- SB 1577: private clubs; exemption; websites (introduced, 2026-02-04) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1577/
- SB 1576: certification requirements; private school teachers (introduced, 2026-02-04) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1576/
- SB 1578: income tax; standard deduction; 2025 (introduced, 2026-02-04) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1578/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $6,173 (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 95% 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.

- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/MitziEpstein/status/2114086852789682300
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/MitziEpstein/status/2114122374270611485
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/MitziEpstein/status/2114123222774067708
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/MitziEpstein/status/2113135342635401413
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/MitziEpstein/status/2112569503959617840
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/MitziEpstein/status/2112572113768841609
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/MitziEpstein/status/2112573441077637436
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/MitziEpstein/status/2111971915057496263
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/MitziEpstein/status/2111973262913589402
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/MitziEpstein/status/2111973971952562670

## Links

- Official site: https://www.azleg.gov/House/House-member/?legislature=54&session=121&legislator=1881
- Campaign site: https://www.mitziepstein.com/
- X: https://x.com/MitziEpstein
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MitziEpsteinforAZ
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mitziepsteinaz/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY91YAoAbmGYtBtz0tTQCMw
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mitziepstein

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f0175b18-52a0-407d-af38-c1fe118e209d