Senator Shawnna Bolick Archives

AZ Legislature’s Blue Roll Fizzles Under a Red Wave

November 11, 2024 10:20 amNovember 18, 2024 7:12 am

For the first time in many decades, Democrats believed they had a solid chance to flip control of both chambers in the Arizona legislature. Politico reported that Democrats were riding high on record-breaking fundraising, strategic candidate recruitment, and the issue...

Will Big Spending Flip the Arizona Legislature?

November 5, 2024 11:43 amNovember 13, 2024 9:05 am

With election day upon us, Arizonans are in nail-biting mode, awaiting an indication of whether the razor-edge-thin Republican majority in the Arizona Legislature will hold. With just a one-seat Republican majority in the State House and Senate, Democrats remain bullish...

Senator Shawnna Bolick's historic vote repealing Arizona's 1864 abortion ban.

LD2 Spotlight: Shawnna Bolick v. Judy Schwiebert

October 14, 2024 8:30 amOctober 22, 2024 2:56 pm

Early voting has officially begun in Arizona, setting the stage for some of the most closely contested races in recent history. The Arizona State Legislature is Republican-led by a one-vote margin. Democrats need to flip just one seat in each...

AZ State Senator Bolick Raises Inflation Alarm

October 7, 2024 6:00 amOctober 10, 2024 2:09 pm

Arizona State Senator Shawnna Bolick recently issued a statement touting measures taken by Arizona Republicans to offset the dramatic inflation caused by Kamala Harris and the Biden Administration. Bolick said, “Since Kamala Harris and Joe Biden entered office, Arizona families have...

Hobbs Signs Abortion Bill Passed with Help of Republicans

May 3, 2024 9:27 amJune 4, 2024 12:34 pm

(The Center Square) – The Arizona State Senate voted to repeal the abortion law that would ban almost all abortions unless a mother’s life is at risk in a narrow vote, with two Republicans siding with Democrats. The Senate voted...

Senate President Warren Petersen Announces Committee Shakeups

September 29, 2023 3:05 pmJune 17, 2024 10:41 am

Arizona’s Republican-led Senate is reorganizing committee memberships in the aftermath of Senator Steve Kaiser’s (R-LD2) resignation announcement on June 14, 2023. Shawnna Bolick (R-LD2), who will take Kaiser’s spot on the Education committee, is one of many publicized changes planned...

AZ Legislators Join Oregon Homeless Encampment Suit

September 24, 2023 11:50 am

In a press release dated Sept. 20, Arizona Senate leader Warren Petersen (R-Gilbert) announced that the Legislature filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in “City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Gloria Johnson, et al. At the heart...