Carine WernerCarine Werner

Arizona households are absorbing higher costs for housing, utilities, and groceries. The endorsed candidates have committed to the reforms that reach those costs directly: clearing the permitting and zoning barriers that keep new homes off the market, restraining state spending, keeping the flat income tax intact, and cutting occupational licensing rules that price Arizonans out of work. Each also has a record of defending the education options Arizona families rely on.

A small-business owner and Scottsdale school-board member. Werner emphasizes public safety, educational achievement, economic growth, parental involvement and neighborhood quality of life.

An immigrant, small business owner, and mother of three, Senator Werner has represented the people of District 4 since 2024 when she unseated a Democrat incumbent. As Chair of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee, she passed 21 bipartisan bills, led oversight hearings exposing billions in Medicaid fraud, and championed reforms to child welfare, healthcare worker protections, and Arizona’s doctor pipeline. Senator Werner has also helped deliver significant financial relief for Arizonans through cutting taxes and lowering costs for small businesses.