Michele Reagan

Republican Party

Maricopa County Justice of the Peace McDowell Mountain Precinct

Tenure

2019 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

6

Prior offices:

Arizona Secretary of State

Years in office: 2015 - 2019

Predecessor:Ken Bennett (R)

Successor:Katie Hobbs (D)

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Arizona State Senate District 23

Years in office: 2013 - 2015

Predecessor:Steve Smith (R)

Successor:John Kavanagh (R)

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Arizona State Senate District 8

Years in office: 2011 - 2013

Predecessor:Carolyn Allen (R)

Successor:Barbara McGuire (D)

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Arizona House of Representatives District 8

Years in office: 2003 - 2011

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 8, 2022

Appointed

2019

Education

Bachelor's

Illinois State University

Personal

Religion

Christian: Presbyterian

Profession

Managing Partner, Reagan Properties, LLC

Contact

Campaign website

Michele Reagan (Republican Party) is a judge for McDowell Mountain Precinct of theMaricopa County Justice Court in Arizona. She assumed office in 2019. Her current term ends on January 1, 2027.

Reagan (Republican Party) ran for re-election for the McDowell Mountain Precinct judge of theMaricopa County Justice Court in Arizona. She won in the general election onNovember 8, 2022.

Reagan served as Arizona's secretary of state from 2015 to 2019. Before becoming secretary of state, Reagan was astate lawmaker for 12 years. She served in theArizona State Senate, representingDistrict 23 from 2013 to 2015 andDistrict 8 from 2011 to 2013. Prior to that, she was a member of theArizona House of Representatives, representingDistrict 8 from 2003 to 2011.

Reagan wasan at-large delegate to the2016 Republican National Convention fromArizona.^[1]

Biography

Reagan was born in Rockford, Ill., and obtained a bachelor's degree from Illinois State University. When she served in the state government, her professional experience included working as a managing partner with Reagan Properties, LLC.

Education

• Bachelor's degree - Illinois State University

Political career

Arizona Secretary of State (2015-2019)

Reagan served as secretary of state from January 5, 2015, to January 6, 2019. She was first elected on November 4, 2014, in the open seat race to replace incumbentKen Bennett (R). Bennett was ineligible for re-election in 2014 because of term limits.

Arizona Legislature (2003-2015)

Reagan was first elected to theArizona House of Representatives, representingDistrict 8, in 2002. She served four consecutive terms in the state House before moving to theArizona State Senate. She was the state senator forDistrict 23 from 2011 to 2015.

Elections

2022

See also: Municipal elections in Maricopa County, Arizona (2022)

General election

General election for Maricopa County Justice of the Peace McDowell Mountain Precinct

IncumbentMichele Reagan won election in the general election for Maricopa County Justice of the Peace McDowell Mountain Precinct on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michele Reagan (R)	98.3	94,497
		Other/Write-in votes	1.7	1,616

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 96,113
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Maricopa County Justice of the Peace McDowell Mountain Precinct

IncumbentMichele Reagan advanced from the Republican primary for Maricopa County Justice of the Peace McDowell Mountain Precinct on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michele Reagan	100.0	42,355

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 42,355
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2020

See also: Municipal elections in Maricopa County, Arizona (2020)

General election

General election for Maricopa County Justice of the Peace McDowell Mountain Precinct

IncumbentMichele Reagan won election in the general election for Maricopa County Justice of the Peace McDowell Mountain Precinct on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michele Reagan (R)	97.7	114,593
		Other/Write-in votes	2.3	2,704

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 117,297
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Maricopa County Justice of the Peace McDowell Mountain Precinct

IncumbentMichele Reagan advanced from the Republican primary for Maricopa County Justice of the Peace McDowell Mountain Precinct on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michele Reagan	100.0	37,581

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 37,581
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2018

See also:Arizona Secretary of State election, 2018

General election

General election for Arizona Secretary of State

Katie Hobbs defeatedSteve Gaynor in the general election for Arizona Secretary of State on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Katie Hobbs (D)	50.4	1,176,384
		Steve Gaynor (R)	49.6	1,156,132

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,332,516 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Arizona Secretary of State

Katie Hobbs advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona Secretary of State on August 28, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Katie Hobbs	100.0	465,668

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 465,668 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Leslie Pico (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Arizona Secretary of State

Steve Gaynor defeated incumbentMichele Reagan in the Republican primary for Arizona Secretary of State on August 28, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steve Gaynor	66.7	414,332
		Michele Reagan	33.3	206,988

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 621,320 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Kevin Gibbons (R)

2014

See also:Arizona secretary of state election, 2014

Reagan ran forelection to the office ofArizona Secretary of State.^[2] Reagan secured theRepublican nomination in the primary on August 26 and defeatedDemocratTerry Goddard in the general election on November 4, 2014.

Results

General election

Secretary of State of Arizona, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Michele Reagan	52.2%	779,226
	Democratic	Terry Goddard	47.8%	712,918
Total Votes				1,492,144
Election results viaArizona Secretary of State

Primary election

Arizona Secretary of State, Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Michele Reagan	43.2%	217,741
Justin Pierce	34.6%	174,422
Wil Cardon	22.1%	111,444
Total Votes		503,607
Election results viaArizona Secretary of State.

Polls

General election

Primary election

2012

See also:Arizona State Senate elections, 2012

Reagan won election in the2012 election forArizona State Senate District 23. She ran unopposed in the Republican primary on August 28, 2012. She won the general election on November 6, 2012.^[3][4]

Arizona State Senate, District 23, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Michele ReaganIncumbent	100%	82,278
Total Votes				82,278

2010

See also:Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2010

Reagan was ineligible to run for re-election in 2010 due to the term limits of theArizona House of Representatives. She instead ran for the district 8 seat of theArizona State Senate. She defeated DemocratStuart Turnansky in the November 2 general election.^[5]

Arizona State Senate, District 8 General Election (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Michele Reagan (R)		52,532
Stuart Turnansky (D)		22,570

2008

On November 4, 2008, Reagan andJohn Kavanagh were elected to the 8th District seat in theArizona House of Representatives, defeating opponent Stephanie Rimmer (D).^[6]

Reagan raised $82,856 for the campaign, Kavanagh raised $72,786, and Rimmer raised $73,382.^[7]

Arizona State House, District 8 (2008)
Candidates		Votes
Michele Reagan (R)		54,780
John Kavanagh (R)		50,507
Stephanie Rimmer (D)		37,793

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Michele Reagan did not completeBallotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Michele Reagan did not completeBallotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Presidential preference

2012

See also:Endorsements by state officials of presidential candidates in the 2012 election

Michele Reagan endorsedMitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.^[8]

2016 Republican National Convention

See also:Republican National Convention, 2016

Reagan wasan at-large delegate to the2016 Republican National Convention fromArizona. She was bound to supportDonald Trump for one ballot.

Delegate rules

See also:RNC delegate guidelines from Arizona, 2016 andRepublican delegates from Arizona, 2016

In Arizona, district-level and at-large delegates were selected at the Arizona Republican State Convention. Under state law, these delegates were required to vote on the first ballot at the Republican National Convention for the winner of the statewide primary.

Arizona primary results

See also:Presidential election in Arizona, 2016

Arizona Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Delegates
Jeb Bush	0.7%	4,393	0
Ben Carson	2.4%	14,940	0
Chris Christie	0.2%	988	0
Tim Cook	0%	243	0
Ted Cruz	27.6%	172,294	0
Carly Fiorina	0.2%	1,270	0
Lindsey Graham	0.1%	498	0
Mike Huckabee	0.2%	1,300	0
John Kasich	10.6%	65,965	0
George Pataki	0%	309	0
Rand Paul	0.4%	2,269	0
Marco Rubio	11.6%	72,304	0
Rick Santorum	0.1%	523	0
Donald Trump	45.9%	286,743	58
Totals		624,039	58
Source:The New York Times andArizona Secretary of State

Delegate allocation

See also:2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules

Arizona had 58 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 27 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's nine congressional districts). Arizona's district delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the candidate who won the plurality of the statewide vote received all of the state's district delegates.^[9][10]

Of the remaining 31 delegates, 28 served at large. At-large delegates were also allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the candidate who won the plurality of the statewide vote received all of the state's at-large delegates. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention. The RNC delegates were required to pledge their support to the winner of the state's primary.^[9][10]

Noteworthy events

June 2017 request for voter rolls

See also:State government responses to the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity

On June 29, 2017, the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity, created byPresidentDonald Trump (R) on May 11, requested information on registered voters from all 50 states dating back to 2006. The states were given until July 14 to respond. On June 30, Secretary Reagan announced that the state would provide only publicly available information to the commission.

Presidential primary funding

In January 2016, Reagan said she wanted the legislature to pass a bill ending taxes used to administer presidential primaries. Legislative leaders said they would introduce the bill. According to writer Richard Winger ofBallot Access News, such legislation would have resulted in caucuses instead of primaries because parties could not afford to administer primaries without government funding.^[13]

Personal

Note: Pleasecontact us if the personal information below requires an update.
When she served in the state government, Reagan was married and had one stepchild.

She was a member of organizations including the Arizona Small Business Association, Arizona Young Republican League, Las Rancheras Republican Women Board, National Federation of Independent Business, and STARS (Formerly Scottsdale Foundation for the Handicapped) Board.^[14]

State legislative tenure

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Reagan served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Reagan served on these committees:

Scorecards

See also:State legislative scorecards andState legislative scorecards in Arizona

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2015

In 2015, the 52ndArizona State Legislature was in session from January 12 to April 2.

• Americans for Prosperity Arizona

Legislators are scored on their stances on conservative fiscal policy.

• Arizona Republican Assembly

Legislators are scored on how they vote in relation to the Republican Party platform.^[15]

• Arizona Small Business Association

Legislators are scored on their votes on ASBA's legislative priority bills.

• Center for Arizona Policy:Senate andHouse Voting Records

Legislators' votes are recorded by the Center for Arizona Policy on bills related to family issues.

Legislators' votes are recorded by the Center for Arizona Policy on bills related to family issues.

• Children's Action Alliance

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to family issues.

• Humane Voters of Arizona Humane Voters of Arizona]

Legislators are scored on their stances on animal issues.

• Planned Parenthood Advocates of Arizona

Legislators were scored on their stances on policies related to reproductive health issues.

• Secular Coalition for Arizona

Legislators are scored on their stances on secular policy.

• Sierra Club Grand Canyon Chapter

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental policy.

• The American Conservative Union

Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2014

2013

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