Bill Loughrige
Candidate for Arizona State Senate – District 8
Arizona · Legislative District 8
Bill Loughrige won the primary and is the party's nominee for the general election. Won the July 21, 2026 Republican primary as a write-in candidate with 572 votes. Faces Democratic incumbent Lauren Kuby in the November 3, 2026 general election.
Source: azsos.gov · Last verified: October 23, 2026
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Biography
Bill Loughrige is a Republican candidate for the Arizona State Senate in Legislative District 8. His campaign website describes him as Tempe born, raised and educated, with a 35-year career in local and federal law enforcement, and as a small business owner. According to BallotReady, he earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from Arizona State University in 1969, was a senior special agent with the U.S. Customs Service, and has been founder and president of WJL Investigations since 1998. BallotReady also lists earlier runs for the Arizona House in Legislative District 26 in 2020 and Legislative District 8 in 2022. His website lists crime, inflation and education as his priority issues. He won the July 21, 2026 Republican primary as a write-in candidate and faces Democratic incumbent Sen. Lauren Kuby in the November 3, 2026 general election.
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Water Policy
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Education Funding
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Border Security & Immigration
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Housing Affordability
SupportsIn a 2022 campaign post on homelessness, Loughrige called for public trespassing laws to bar camping in public places such as parks, with mandatory treatment for people with mental illness or addiction.
"I want to pass public trespassing laws that prevent potentially dangerous situations with homeless camps."
Election Integrity
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Healthcare Access
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Public Safety & Criminal Justice
SupportsIn posts from his 2022 campaign on his website, Loughrige pledged legislation targeting prosecutors who do not enforce laws and supported letting police search people on parole or probation based on reasonable suspicion.
"I will propose and support legislation to protect us from prosecutors who refuse to do their job"
Energy Policy
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Economic Development & Jobs
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Reproductive Rights
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Transportation & Infrastructure
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Government Spending & Taxation
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Legislature
Legislative Voting Record
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