Kiana Sears
Democrat · Senate · LD9
Kiana Sears was appointed to the Senate on March 31, 2025, to finish Eva Burch's term. She served on the Mesa Public Schools governing board from 2016 to 2025, staffed the Arizona Senate as a researcher, consulted for the Corporation Commission and ran unsuccessfully for a seat on it in 2018. She introduced no bills in 2025 and two in 2026, neither reaching a final vote. She demanded a Capitol caterer remake 240 pieces of chicken for an event she had not organized.
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New class dropping?: Maricopa County Supervisors appointed Kiana Sears to the state Senate yesterday to replace Eva Burch who resigned this month citing the low legislative pay. Sears is a longtime Mesa Public Schools board member, former Corporation Commission candidate and a current non-teaching employee at ASU — which could be a hiccup since the state Constitution prohibits lawmakers from working other government jobs except for “employment as a teacher or instructor in the public school system.” She's working out logistics ahead of her swearing in Monday, per a Senate Democratic spokesperson. (March 27, 2025)
2026-03-27
Chatting about chicken: After our very own TJ L’Heureux broke “Chickengate” wide open, FOX10 interviewed him about the oddly hilarious incident of Democratic Sen. Kiana Sears demanding a chicken joint remake food for her that she didn’t pay for and everybody else seemed to enjoy. The anchors had a lot of fun with the puns. (June 11, 2026)
2026-06-11