District: | 27 |
Image Caption: | Map of District 27: Approved January 21, 2022 |
Senate: | Anthony Kern (R) |
House: | Kevin Payne (R) Ben Toma (R) |
Independent: | 35.36 |
Democratic: | 27.61 |
Republican: | 37.03 |
Percent White: | 59 |
Percent Black: | 6 |
Percent Native American: | 2 |
Percent Asian: | 5 |
Percent Hispanic: | 25 |
Population: | 240,634 |
Year: | 2021 |
Voting-Age: | 187,248 |
Registered: | 136,164 |
Arizona's 27th legislative district is one of 30 in the state, consisting of a section of Maricopa County. As of 2023, there are 51 precincts in the district, all in Maricopa, with a total registered voter population of 136,164.[1] The district has an overall population of 240,634.[2]
Following the 2020 United States redistricting cycle, the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission (AIRC) redrew legislative district boundaries in Arizona. According to the AIRC, the district is outside of competitive range and considered leaning Republican.[3]
The district is represented in the 56th Arizona State Legislature, which convenes from January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2024, by Anthony Kern (R-Glendale) in the Arizona Senate and by Kevin Payne (R-Sun City) and Ben Toma (R-Peoria) in the Arizona House of Representatives.[4] [5]
Name | Image | Residence | Office | Party | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Glendale | State senator | Republican | |||
Sun City | State representative | Republican | |||
Peoria | State representative | Republican | |||
The 2022 elections were the first in the newly-drawn district.