House

Plumlee, Celeste (Democrat)
Tempe;
Crisis response team member & group facilitator, CARE 7 City of Tempe Crisis Response Team, since 2015
Termed out in 2020.

Mendez, Juan (Democrat)
Tempe;
Legislator since 2012
Termed out in 2020.

Senate

Sherwood, Andrew (Democrat)
Tempe;
Director of marketing, Great Spaces, since 2011
Termed out in 2020.

Description:

District 26 is a majority-minority district located entirely within Maricopa County. It includes parts of Tempe and Mesa as well as a small portion of Phoenix (between Baseline and Southern avenues and 40th and 48th streets). It also includes the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community and the main campus of Arizona State University in Tempe. On the north and east, the district is bounded by the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Community’s reservation. Its western boundary is 40th St., and its southern boundary is Baseline Rd. Minorities represent 54.6 percent of the district’s total population but only 47.7 percent of its voting population.

Voter Registration:

(as of October 2015)

Other	40,832	46.0%
Democrat	27,114	30.5%
Republican	20,954	23.6%

Demographics:

Total Population: 213,659 Race/Ethnicity

White	45.4%
Hispanic	38.5%
African American	5.8%
Native American	5.2%
Other	5.2%

Hispanic Voting Age Population:

Competitiveness:

Party Registration: