Michele PeñaMichele Peña

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.

An incumbent representative, Yuma native, mother and small-business advocate. Peña emphasizes balanced budgets, smaller government, neighborhood safety, agriculture and constituent service.

Michele Peña is a lifelong resident of Yuma who has served in the Arizona House of Representatives since her election in 2022. Michele is the daughter of a Mexican immigrant mother and Vietnam veteran father, which has given her a deep respect for the United States. In Phoenix, she has focused on supporting Yuma’s agricultural economy, advocating for parental rights and school choice, and pushing for fiscal responsibility and water conservation across the state. Peña is running for re-election in 2026, looking to continue her work on education, infrastructure, and opposing government corruption.