Jayme Accalia
Candidate for Arizona State Senate – District 15
Arizona · Legislative District 15
Statement
I'm running because the system isn't working for the people who are working the hardest. Across Arizona, families are doing everything right — working full-time, raising their kids, and contributing to their communities — yet still struggling just to get by. That's not how this is supposed to work. I've lived that reality. I've worked in retail and service jobs, and I know what it means to stretch every dollar and still come up short. My family faces those same challenges today. I believe in personal responsibility, but I also believe the system should work for people who are doing everything right. That means supporting working people, protecting the right to organize, and making sure a full-time job pays enough to live. It means respecting personal freedom, including the right to make your own healthcare decisions, and ensuring everyone is treated with dignity under the law. It also means supporting the Second Amendment while backing common-sense safety measures and access to mental health resources. My focus is on affordability, healthcare, and education — the foundation of a strong middle class. When those systems are working, families can move beyond survival and build a future.
Biography
Jayme Accalia is a native Arizonan and ASU graduate with a degree in Sustainable Food Systems. Raised in a hardworking family with roots in the skilled trades, she learned early the value of hard work and service. Her lifelong involvement in volunteer organizations, including earning the Presidential Volunteer Service Award, reflects that commitment. Today, she and her wife are raising three children while balancing work and family life, an experience that drives her to build a stronger future for working families across Arizona.
Positions
Issue Stances
Water Policy
SupportsSupports protecting Arizona's water future and long term planning around water security, growth, and infrastructure.
Education Funding
SupportsSupports fully funded public schools, strong neighborhood schools, and investment in educators and facilities.
Border Security & Immigration
No official stance on record.
Housing Affordability
SupportsIdentifies high housing costs and Arizona's housing shortage as central affordability problems.
Election Integrity
No official stance on record.
Healthcare Access
SupportsStates healthcare should not be a luxury and supports access that prevents families from skipping care or prescriptions due to cost.
Public Safety & Criminal Justice
SupportsSupports universal background checks, closing firearm sale loopholes, crisis intervention, safe storage education, and enforcement against illegal firearm trafficking.
Energy Policy
SupportsSupports environmental sustainability and climate resilience, including planning around extreme heat, drought, infrastructure, and public health.
Economic Development & Jobs
SupportsSupports workforce development, skilled trades, apprenticeships, local industries, workers rights, and career pathways.
Reproductive Rights
SupportsFrames private healthcare decisions as an area where government should not interfere.
Transportation & Infrastructure
SupportsSupports infrastructure planning that keeps pace with growth, protects communities, and manages roads, utilities, schools, and public services.
Government Spending & Taxation
No official stance on record.
Legislature
Legislative Voting Record
No voting record on file.
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Ballot
Ballot Measure Stances
No ballot measure stances on file yet.
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