Michael Carbone
Republican · House · LD25
Michael Carbone, who works for a public-management consulting firm, has served in the House since 2023 and became majority leader in 2025. The Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry named him its 2023 Representative of the Year for a construction sales-tax bill, and in 2024 he carried the laws legalizing casitas and middle housing such as duplexes and townhomes in single-family zones. He led the July 21 primary. He previously went by Michael Jorudd and pleaded guilty to reckless driving in Illinois.
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Going nuclear over data centers: Arizona lawmakers are pushing through a bill that would force county supervisors in rural counties (all of them except Pima and Maricopa) to allow small nuclear reactors, per Capitol scribe Howie Fischer. The language of SB1418 makes it pretty clear that it’s aimed at meeting electricity demand from data centers. GOP Rep. Walt Blackman hinted that he might break from his party and vote against the bill since it goes against the Republican principle of supporting local control. “I’ve been seeing a lot of bills from so-called Republicans that do the opposite,” Blackman said. House Majority Leader Michael Carbone said overriding local control was fine, “we do it all the time.” (June 10, 2026)
2026-06-10