New campaign finance filings for Arizona state legislative races show Republicans leading Democrats in fundraising. Between July 1, 2021, and December 31, 2021, Republican candidates outraised Democratic candidates by 193 percent.
Heading into the primary elections, five Republican candidates raised $2.00 million compared to $37,686 raised by three Democrats.
In the Democratic party, the top fundraisers in the most recent reporting period were:
- Brianna Westbrook (House of Representatives, District 24) – $32,827
- Rosanna Gabaldon (State Senate, District 2) – $4,706
- Brian Radford (House of Representatives, District 11) – $153
In the Republican party, the top fundraisers in the most recent reporting period were:
- Wendy Rogers (State Senate, District 6) – $1,956,453
- Anthony Kern (State Senate, District 20) – $32,578
- Christian Lamar (House of Representatives, District 20) – $8,285
- Ryan Cadigan (House of Representatives, District 6) – $3,417
- Donna McCoy (House of Representatives, District 5) – $200
The candidates who raised the most money were incumbent Wendy Rogers (R) in Senate District 6 ($1,956,453), Brianna Westbrook (D) in House District 24 ($32,827), and Anthony Kern (R) in Senate District 20 ($32,578).
State legislative primary elections are held on August 2, 2022. In some cases, party nominees may have been chosen earlier.
Republicans have a 16-13 majority in the Arizona State Senate and a 31-29 majority in the Arizona State House.
Campaign finance requirements govern how much money candidates may receive from individuals and organizations, how much and how often they must report those contributions, and how much individuals, organizations, and political parties may contribute to campaigns.
The data above are based on campaign finance reports that candidate PACs submitted to the Arizona Secretary of State. Candidate PACs represent individuals who have run for state or local office at any point, including past and present officeholders. This article does not include non-candidate PACs. In 2022, Transparency USA will publish campaign finance data after the following major reporting deadlines. State or federal law may require filers to submit additional reports.
| Report Name | Report Due Date |
| 2021 | 1/15/2022 |
| 2022 Q1 | 4/15/2022 |
| 2022 Q2 | 7/15/2022 |
| 2022 Pre-Primary | 7/23/2022 |
| 2022 Post-Primary and Q3 | 10/15/2022 |
| 2022 Pre-General | 10/29/2022 |
| 2022 Post-General and Q4 | 1/17/2023 |
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