Speaker Steve Montenegro Archives

Rogers’ Photo Radar Bill Stalls in Committee – Again

March 29, 2025 11:33 amApril 1, 2025 9:40 am

Senate Continuing Resolution SCR1002, introduced by Senator Wendy Rogers (R-LD7), prohibits using photo enforcement systems statewide. If passed, the measure would proceed to the ballot for the voters to decide. This iteration of the photo radar ban represents the 18th...

Montenegro Posts Final Assignments, Creates Arizona’s DOGE

November 29, 2024 9:03 amDecember 20, 2024 9:10 am

On Thanksgiving eve, Speaker Steve Montenegro unveiled final committee assignments. The pre-holiday announcement was reminiscent of a “Friday evening news dump” used by administrations to avoid news cycles. Rumors swirled that Representative Joseph Chaplik would return to the ethics committee...

Freedom Caucus Members Chaplik, Kolodin Snubbed for Leadership

November 20, 2024 6:00 amNovember 28, 2024 8:36 am

The election of Representative Steve Montenegro (R-29) as Speaker of the Arizona House continues to spark internal debates within the Arizona Republican Party. The release of the new Speaker’s Committee assignments has amplified the discord. Most notably, the selections exclude Montenegro’s...

State Representative Steve Montenegro speaking with the media at a press conference hosted by Border 911 at the Arizona State Capitol building in Phoenix, Arizona.

Montenegro’s AZ House Speaker Win Sparks GOP Infighting

November 16, 2024 9:29 amNovember 21, 2024 7:45 am

Arizona’s Republican Party is at a crossroads, with recent leadership elections exposing deep divisions between grassroots activists and the party’s establishment. The election of Steve Montenegro as House Speaker over grassroots favorite Joseph Chaplik sparked intense debate about the GOP’s...