Barbara Fike
Candidate for Arizona State House – District 28
Arizona · Legislative District 28
Barbara Fike won the primary and is the party's nominee for the general election. Advanced from the July 21, 2026 Democratic primary for two LD28 House seats, where she and Marc Graham were the only candidates; she led with 54.4% of the vote. Faces Republican Reps. Beverly Pingerelli and David Livingston in the November 3, 2026 general election.
Source: fike4az.com · Last verified: October 23, 2026
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I am an Arizonan to my soul. My mother was born in Clarkdale six years after Arizona gained statehood. I was born and raised in West Phoenix, where I had to pass an Arizona Constitution test to graduate from 8th grade. I have studied and taught history and government for decades. I have respect and reverence for what the founders of the US and of Arizona hoped to create for the future we find ourselves in now. But I fear we've veered away from their vision. We need to prioritize education the way our forefathers built public schools into land grants as our country grew. We need to take pride again in our blend of cultures, especially in Arizona! We need to protect the land and our beautiful national parks for future generations, and ensure that water is used wisely so there will be future generations. We need a legislature that will stop playing politics to enrich themselves and their friends and actually govern instead. We owe Arizona that.
Biography
Barbara Fike is a second-generation Arizonan who has lived and worked in northwest Phoenix for most of her life. She is a semi-retired teacher who taught English, history and government/economics in the Deer Valley district and at Glendale Community College, and holds a B.S. and an M.A. from Northern Arizona University. Her campaign priorities are public education, including opposition to school vouchers; water management, including requiring developers to prove long-term water availability; reproductive health care rights; affordable housing; LGBTQIA+ rights; and voting access. Fike finished first in the July 21, 2026 Democratic primary for two LD28 House seats with 54.4% of the vote; she and Marc Graham were the only candidates. They face Republican Reps. Beverly Pingerelli and David Livingston in the November 3, 2026 general election.
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Issue Stances
Water Policy
SupportsSupports keeping groundwater for Arizonans, not leasing land to foreign entities, and requiring developers to prove long-term water availability.
"We should require all real estate developers to prove the long-term availability of water for projected land use."
Education Funding
SupportsLists public K-12 education as her top priority and strongly opposes school vouchers.
"I adamantly oppose vouchers, which divert money to unregulated programs"
Border Security & Immigration
No official stance on record.
Housing Affordability
SupportsSupports allowing more affordable housing to be built and overcoming local opposition to it.
"We need to overcome "NIMBY-ism" and allow more affordable housing to be built."
Election Integrity
SupportsSupports making voting more accessible and flexible.
"In our technological age, voting should be easier, not harder."
Healthcare Access
No official stance on record.
Public Safety & Criminal Justice
No official stance on record.
Energy Policy
No official stance on record.
Economic Development & Jobs
No official stance on record.
Reproductive Rights
SupportsSupports protecting the right to make reproductive health care decisions.
"The government's role should be to protect the rights of citizens to make reproductive health care decisions for themselves"
Transportation & Infrastructure
No official stance on record.
Government Spending & Taxation
No official stance on record.
Legislature
Legislative Voting Record
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Ballot
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