Thomas "T.J." ShopeThomas "T.J." Shope

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 longtime legislator from Coolidge with business and community-leadership experience. Shope emphasizes transportation, water, public safety, rural development and Pinal County infrastructure.