Legislative District 23

Senator Brian Fernandez is running for re-election to the State Senate. Emilia Cortez is running for the second House seat. LD23 comprises the cities and neighborhoods of Goodyear, Yuma, and San Luis. Zip codes included in LD: 85139, 85913, 85321, 85322, 85323, 85326, 85336, 85337, 85338, 85341, 85349, 85350, 85356, 85364, 85365, 85395, 85629, 85634, 85639, 85735, 85736, 85746, 85756, 85757.

Emilia Cortez

What is Emilia Cortez’s background?

Emilia Cortez is an economic development expert who has improved water management and expanded broadband access for rural Yuma and Pima Counties, and worked with local Yuma businesses to help them start up, grow, and create jobs.

What are Emilia Cortez’s priorities for rural communities?

Emilia will fight to fully fund rural schools in Yuma, Pima, and Maricopa, lower prescription drug costs, improve rural hospitals, and support small businesses to create an economy that works for everyday Arizonans.

What is Emilia Cortez prioritizing for education?

Arizona public schools are ranked near the bottom for quality education. Class sizes are too big, and our students aren't learning. Emilia Cortez will work to increase funding for our public schools, so our kids are better prepared for the future. She will also fight to improve teacher pay so we can attract the best and brightest, expand access to early childhood education, restore community college funding, and create more opportunities for career and technical education.

How will Emilia Cortez protect Arizona’s water?

Emilia Cortez knows that Arizona isn't keeping up with the demand for water. In the State House, she will work to make sure Arizona residents have priority for water distribution over out-of-state companies and improve water infrastructure to increase access and lower the cost of water.

How will Emilia Cortez hold data centers accountable?

Emilia Cortez will fight to put strict regulations on data centers in Arizona. She will fight to protect Arizonans from increased energy costs caused by energy usage by data centers, require data centers to use clean energy, increase transparency by requiring data centers to publish reports detailing their annual energy, water use, and emissions, and ensure these data centers pay to ensure electrical grid reliability

Top Hit on Peña and Snyder: Gary Garcia Snyder has said publicly that Medicaid and Medicare should be completely abolished, leaving millions of working-class Arizonans and seniors without any healthcare at all. It would force every single Arizonan who is retired to pay 100 percent of their healthcare costs out of pocket, bankrupting hundreds of thousands of Arizona seniors.

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Sen. Brian Fernandez

What is Brian Fernandez’s background?

Senator Brian Fernandez is a sixth-generation Arizonan who has spent his time at the Capitol delivering for rural and working families. He has helped secure major investments in public schools and workforce training, brought funding home for roads and infrastructure, expanded opportunities for rural communities, and helped secure more than $1 billion to protect Arizona’s water future. Brian continues to fight to lower costs, strengthen our schools, protect our water, and make sure rural Arizona has a strong voice at the Capitol.

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