Tony Rivero
Candidate for Arizona State House – District 27
Arizona · Legislative District 27
Tony Rivero won the primary and is the party's nominee for the general election. Advanced from the July 21, 2026 Republican primary for two LD27 House seats, where he and Rep. Lisa Fink were the only candidates; he received 47.4% of the vote. Faces Democrat Deborah Howard in the November 3, 2026 general election.
Source: ballotpedia.org · Last verified: October 23, 2026
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My first term in the House was spent working with Lisa Fink in the House and Kevin Payne in the State Senate. Together, we've built a record of conservative achievement on economic issues, jobs, election integrity, public safety, and fighting illegal immigration. Sadly, a lot of the good things we passed were vetoed by Governor Hobbs, but we had some big wins as well. We are protecting school choice from Democrats who want to shut down charter schools and parental choice. We are working to cut gas taxes, utility prices, and housing costs. We are protecting girls sports and keeping men out of their sports and their locker rooms. And we're an effective team when it comes to making sure the West Valley gets its fair share of transportation and infrastructure funding. Hopefully we elect a Republican Governor this November, but we're committed to getting our economy back on track no matter what. I'm running as a team with Lisa Fink and Kevin Payne and hope you'll support our team of proven conservatives.
Biography
Tony Rivero is the incumbent Republican state representative for Legislative District 27. He grew up in Peoria, attended Peoria High School and Glendale Community College, and earned a bachelor's degree in education and a master's in public administration from Arizona State University. He served on the Peoria City Council and was elected three times to the Legislature before returning to the private sector as a small business owner, then returned to the House for his current term. His campaign cites school choice, cutting gas taxes, utility prices and housing costs, election integrity, public safety and immigration enforcement. He is married with five children. Rivero finished second in the July 21, 2026 Republican primary for two LD27 House seats with 47.4% of the vote; he and Rep. Lisa Fink were the only candidates. They face Democrat Deborah Howard in the November 3, 2026 general election.
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