Rosanna Gabaldón has served in the Legislature since 2013 - eight years in the House, then the Senate since 2021, and LD21 since the 2023 redistricting. A former Pima County clerk, she ran unopposed in the 2024 general election and won in 2022. None of the legislation she has sponsored since 2023 has become law, which is common for Democrats in the Republican-controlled Legislature. In her Clean Elections profile she lists public education, water sustainability and economic opportunity as her priorities.
Prominent Endorsements
Arizona ListAzNA PACSierra Club
Candidate resources
Self-reported endorsements
- Western States Regional Council of Carpenters (WSRCC)
- International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT DC 36)
- SMART Local 359 Sheet Metal, Air, Rail & Transportation Workers
- International Brotherhood of Boilermakers Local 627
- Arizona Nurses Association PAC (AzNA PAC)
- LIUNA Local 1184 Laborers' International Union of North America.
Candidate Questionnaire
Top Issues
Strengthening Public Education, Securing Arizona's Water Future, Expanding Economic Opportunity and Infrastructure
Professional Experience
- • Handyman Hardware Stores of Arizona, Tucson (1977-1983) • Wells Fargo Bank, Tucson (1983-1997) • IPC, The Hospitalist Company, Tucson (1999-2004) • Pima County Public Library, Green Valley (2005-2009) • Town Council Member, Town of Sahuarita (2009-2012) • Arizona State Representative (2013-2021) • Arizona State Senator (2021-Present)
Education
- Central High School, Phoenix, Arizona, Class of 1978.
Political Offices
- Commissioner, Town of Sahuarita Economic Development Commission
- Commissioner, Town of Sahuarita Parks and Recreation Commission
- Council Member, Town of Sahuarita
- State Representative, Arizona House of Representatives
- State Senator, Arizona State Senate.
Political Organizations
- Western States Regional Council of Carpenters (WSRCC)
- International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT DC 36)
- SMART Local 359 Sheet Metal, Air, Rail & Transportation Workers
- International Brotherhood of Boilermakers Local 627
- Arizona Nurses Association PAC (AzNA PAC)
- LIUNA Local 1184 Laborers' International Union of North America.