Legislative Elections
The District DeskLegislative District 15
Debate availableLD15 · 2-Year Term
Population
266,581
Registered Voters
180,528
District Lean
R+27.6
Voter Registration Breakdown
General Election Debate
Legislative District 15 General Election Debate
State Senate
Jake Hoffman
Republican · Senate
Jake Hoffman won a House seat in 2020 and has sat in the Senate since 2023. He was one of 11 Republican electors charged with fraud, forgery and conspiracy over the 2020 "fake electors" scheme; a judge dismissed the charges without prejudice in August 2026 after Attorney General Kris Mayes dropped the case. He chairs the committee that vets Gov. Katie Hobbs' agency nominees and subpoenaed her on September 16. He won reelection in 2024.
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Jayme Accalia
Democrat · Senate
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Jayme Accalia is a culinary arts instructor at Central Arizona College. She ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. After Jake Hoffman declined the Clean Elections debate she sat for a 40-minute interview, where she backed tighter limits on school vouchers, opposed Proposition 320 and called for shifting more of the tax burden onto corporations.
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State House
Michael Way
Republican · House
Michael Way is an attorney who has worked in business development. He earned a bachelor's degree from Arizona State University, a graduate degree from Oxford and a law degree from the University of Wyoming. He won his first term in 2024, despite a challenge to his residency that claimed he hadn’t been a resident of the state for the required three years before running for office. He is vice chair of the House Commerce Committee and sits on the Appropriations, Judiciary and Elections committees.
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Neal Carter
Republican · House
Neal Carter is an attorney who has also worked for the technology company Nuix. He holds a law degree from New York University and a bachelor's from UCLA. He chaired the House Ways and Means Committee in the 2023-2024 session and sat on the Joint Legislative Budget Committee; he is now vice chair of the House Rules Committee.
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