Teresa Martinez
Republican · House · LD16
Teresa Martinez was appointed to the House on November 1, 2021, to replace Bret Roberts. She had been political director of the Arizona Republican Party and a staffer for Reps. Rick Renzi and Paul Gosar. Fourteen of her bills have been signed since 2023, among them Emily's Law, creating a statewide alert for missing Indigenous children; Hobbs vetoed another directing officials to help enforce federal immigration law. She skipped the Clean Elections debate.
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Nothing (for) burgers: Republican Rep. Teresa Martinez doesn’t want Arizonans to be able to use food stamps at fast-food restaurants, Capitol scribe Howie Fischer reports. Meanwhile, Republican Rep. Leo Biasiucci and nine other Republican lawmakers want Arizonans to be able to fund Turning Point USA by buying a specialty license plate, the Mohave Valley Daily News reports. And Republican Sen. John Kavanagh wants school districts to be able to sell or lease vacant schools so they can be turned into affordable housing for teachers or other government workers, per Fischer. (January 6, 2026)
2026-01-06
Call it the Don Lemon law: Disturbing worship services would be a misdemeanor under HB4117 from Republican Rep. Teresa Martinez, KJZZ’s Kathy Ritchie reports. And at least one Democrat is on board. Rep. Alma Hernandez said “none of us want to be disturbed when we’re at a religious service.” (February 20, 2026)
2026-02-20