Population (2015) 777,123 Founded 9 April 2012 | Cook PVI D+4 | |
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Current Representative Kyrsten Sinema (D–Phoenix) Ethnicity 77.2% White
4.9% Black
5% Asian
2.9% Hispanic
2.7% Native American
6.1% other | ||
Weekly republican address 9 29 12 vernon parker candidate for arizona s 9th congressional district
Arizona's ninth congressional district is a new district that was created as a result of the 2010 Census. The first candidates ran in the 2012 House elections, and the first representative was seated for the 113th Congress in 2013.
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- Weekly republican address 9 29 12 vernon parker candidate for arizona s 9th congressional district
- List of representatives
- 2012 election
- Living former Members
- References
The district is located entirely within Maricopa County. Geographically and demographically, it is the successor to the old 5th district; 60 percent of the new 9th's territory comes from the old 5th. It is centered around Tempe and includes parts of Scottsdale, Mesa, Chandler, and southern Phoenix, including the Ahwatukee district.
As of the 2012 general election, there are 344,770 registered voters. Of these, 118,077 (34.2%) are registered Republican, 107,123 (31.1%) are registered Democratic, 3,232 (0.9%) are registered Libertarian, and 761 (0.2%) are registered Green. A substantial number, 115,531 (33.5%) are independents. It is split between liberal bastions such as Tempe (home to Arizona State University), strongly conservative portions of the East Valley, and more moderate Republicans in eastern and southern Phoenix.
The district was one of seven across the United States whose winner was not declared on election night. Although Democratic candidate Kyrsten Sinema held a narrow lead over Republican candidate Vernon Parker, the number of provisional and absentee ballots to be counted significantly exceeded the margin between the two. Sinema was officially declared the winner on November 12, 2012.
List of representatives
Arizona began sending a ninth member to the House after the 2010 Census, the 2012 Congressional election, and the convening of the 113th Congress.
2012 election
As the result of the August 28, 2012 closed primary, Democrat Kyrsten Sinema faced Republican Vernon Parker in the November 6 general election. Sinema was the first candidate to announce an intention to run. A former member of both the Arizona House of Representatives and the Arizona State Senate, until resigning to launch her House campaign in Arizona's 9th congressional district, she was endorsed by EMILY's List, AFL-CIO, The Professional Firefighters of Arizona, Former Congressman Sam Coppersmith, among others.
On January 11, 2012, Republican Travis Grantham announced that he was running.
Arizona State Senate Minority Leader David Schapira announced his candidacy on January 17, 2012. Schapira was born in the district, has resided there for most of his life, and currently represents Tempe and South Scottsdale.
On February 9, 2012 former Clinton White House aide and Arizona prosecutor Andrei Cherny launched his bid for Congress in the new district. Cherny was Chair of the Arizona Democratic Party. His campaign slogan is "Save the Middle Class," for his mission is to "put our government back on the side of Arizona's families." He served as an Assistant Attorney General under Terry Goddard and worked in the Clinton White House. Both men have given their endorsements to Cherny. Former Ahwatukee State Rep. Rae Waters, Mesa City Councilman Dennis Kavanaugh, former Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon and many other strong Arizona leaders have done so as well.
On February 22, 2012, Republican Martin Sepulveda declared his candidacy for Congressional District 9. Martin Sepulveda is a former Chandler City Councilman, a business owner, and a Commander in the United States Navy having served four tours in Afghanistan and Iraq. On March 3, 2012 Lieutenant Colonel Wendy Rogers (Ret) announced her candidacy for Congressional District 9. Rogers and husband Hal Kunen, along with children George and Emily, settled in Tempe in 1996, upon their retirement from the United States Air Force. Rogers is a Republican.
Leah Campos Schandlbauer announced her candidacy March 26, 2012. She is a former CIA operations officer and a conservative Republican.
Living former Members
There are no former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona's 9th congressional district, living or dead: Representative Sinema has served for the entirety of the district's existence.