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Sylvia Allen

Republican Party

Prior offices:

Arizona State Senate District 6

Years in office: 2015 - 2021

Successor:Wendy Rogers (R)

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Arizona State Senate District 5

Years in office: 2008 - 2013

Elections and appointments

Last election

August 4, 2020

Personal

Profession

Real estate agent

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Sylvia Allen (Republican Party) was a member of theArizona State Senate, representingDistrict 6. She assumed office on January 5, 2015. She left office on January 10, 2021.

Allen (Republican Party) ran for re-election to theArizona State Senate to representDistrict 6. She lost in the Republican primary onAugust 4, 2020.

Allen served asstate Senate president pro tempore. She represented District 5 in the state Senate from June 2008 to 2013.

She served as chair for the Navajo County Republican Party from 2000 to 2005.

Biography

Assemblymember Allen was born in Phoenix, AZ.^[1] Prior to serving in the Arizona Legislature, Allen worked as a real estate agent at Integrity Realty. She has held a variety of positions, including, but not limited to, Navajo County Republican Chairman from 2000 to 2005, Southwest field director for People for the West/USA from 1994 to 2000, director of PFW Players & Youth for America from 1993 to 2008, president of Freedom for America League from 2000 to 2006, and board member for Mogollon Medical Foundation from 2003 to 2006.^[2]

Allen represented Arizona's 5th District in the Arizona State Senate from 2008 to 2013. In November 2014, she was elected to represent Arizona's 6th District in the Arizona State Senate. After the election, she became a sitting member of the Appropriations Committee and the Natural Resources, Energy and Water Committee. In addition, she became the chairman of the Education Committee.^[3]

Elections

2020

See also: Arizona State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Arizona State Senate District 6

Wendy Rogers defeatedFelicia French in the general election for Arizona State Senate District 6 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Wendy Rogers (R)	54.7	67,379
		Felicia French (D)	45.3	55,833

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 123,212
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Arizona State Senate District 6

Felicia French advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona State Senate District 6 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Felicia French	100.0	24,441

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Arizona State Senate District 6

Wendy Rogers defeated incumbentSylvia Allen in the Republican primary for Arizona State Senate District 6 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Wendy Rogers	59.2	19,363
		Sylvia Allen	40.8	13,349

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 32,712
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Bob Thorpe (R)

Campaign finance

2018

See also:Arizona State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Arizona State Senate District 6

IncumbentSylvia Allen defeatedWade Carlisle in the general election for Arizona State Senate District 6 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sylvia Allen (R)	50.9	48,044
	Submit photo	Wade Carlisle (D)	49.1	46,332

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 94,376
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Arizona State Senate District 6

Wade Carlisle advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona State Senate District 6 on August 28, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Wade Carlisle	100.0	17,812

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 17,812 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Arizona State Senate District 6

IncumbentSylvia Allen advanced from the Republican primary for Arizona State Senate District 6 on August 28, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sylvia Allen	100.0	23,044

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 23,044 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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2016

See also:Arizona State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for theArizona State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 30, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 1, 2016.

IncumbentSylvia Allen defeatedNikki Bagley in the Arizona State Senate District 6 general election.^[4][5]

Arizona State Senate, District 6 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Sylvia AllenIncumbent	50.91%	49,318
	Democratic	Nikki Bagley	49.09%	47,557
Total Votes				96,875
Source:Arizona Secretary of State

Nikki Bagley ran unopposed in the Arizona State Senate District 6 Democratic Primary.^[6]

Arizona State Senate, District 6 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Nikki Bagley (unopposed)

IncumbentSylvia Allen ran unopposed in the Arizona State Senate District 6 Republican Primary.^[7]

Arizona State Senate, District 6 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Sylvia AllenIncumbent (unopposed)

2014

See also:Arizona State Senate elections, 2014

Elections for theArizona State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 26, 2014. The general election was held onNovember 4, 2014. Thesignature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was May 28, 2014.Sylvia Allen (R) defeatedTom O'Halleran (I) in the general election.^[8] IncumbentChester Crandell initially filed to run but died on August 4.^{[9][10][11][12][13]}

Arizona State Senate District 6, General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Sylvia Allen	51.3%	31,845
	Independent	Tom O'Halleran	48.7%	30,207
Total Votes				62,052

2010

See also:Arizona State Senate elections, 2010

Allen won re-election to the 5th District seat in 2010. She defeatedBill Konopnicki in the primary election. She then defeatedElaine Bohlmeyer in the November 2 general election.^[14][15]

Arizona State Senate, District 5 General Election (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Sylvia Allen (R)		37,330
Elaine Bohlmeyer (D)		18,270

Arizona State Senate, District 5 Republican Primary (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Sylvia Allen (R)		21,338
Bill Konopnicki (R)		7,322

2008

See also:Arizona State Senate elections, 2008

In 2008, Allen was elected to District 5 of the Arizona State Senate. Allen finished with 36,347 votes while her opponent, Bill Jeffers, finished with 30,365.^[16] Allen raised $49,248 for her campaign fund.^[17]

Arizona State Senate, District 5 (2008)
Candidates		Votes
Sylvia Allen (R)		36,347
Bill Jeffers (D)		30,365

Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2014

Allen's campaign website highlighted the following issues:^[18]

Good Jobs & A Strong Economy

• Excerpt: "A small businesswoman and endorsed by NFIB, Sylvia Allen will work to strengthen our economy and bring good-paying jobs for hardworking Arizonans. She’ll work to keep taxes low, reduce government spending and eliminate excessive government regulations."

Strengthen Education

• Excerpt: "A mother & grandmother, Sylvia Allen is committed to preparing our children for success with a quality education. She’ll fight against Washington’s intrusive mandates, work to put parents and teachers in control, and ensure access to quality, affordable higher education."

Protect Our Lands & Homes

• Excerpt: "Sylvia Allen has over 20 years experience fighting for forest and natural resource issues. She will fight to keep forest roads open for recreation and access, restore forest health, watersheds and wildlife habitat."

Committee assignments

2019-2020

Allen was assigned to the following committees:

• Senate Education and Transportation Committee,Chairman
• Senate Health and Human Services Committee
• Natural Resources Committee
• Water and Agriculture Committee (Decommissioned)

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Allen served on the following committees:

2011-2012

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

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Allen served on these committees:

Campaign finance summary

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Scorecards

See also:State legislative scorecards andState legislative scorecards in Arizona

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2020

In 2020, theArizona State Legislature was in session from January 13 to May 26.

• Club for Growth Foundation

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

• Humane Voters of Arizona

Legislators are scored on their stances on animal issues.

• National Federation of Independent Business

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

• Secular Coalition for Arizona

Legislators are scored on their stances on secular policy.

• The American Conservative Union

Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

Goldwater Institute

See also:Goldwater Institute's Legislative Report Card (2012)

The Goldwater Institute releases its "Legislative Report Card" annually for all Arizona legislators. This report card tracks how legislators voted on key votes and assigns them a letter grade based on how closely their votes agree with the Institute's positions. The primary values emphasized in the ratings are whether votes expand or restrict liberty.^[20]

2012

Allen received a score of 71 out of 100 in the 2012 report card for a grade of A- according to the Goldwater Institute’s grading scale. This score was 1 more than her score on the 2011 report card. Allen’s 71 in 2012 was tied for the 6th highest grade among all 30Arizona State Senators.^[20]

Personal

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Sylvia and her husband, Richard, have five children.

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External links

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• Official campaign website
• Profile from Open States
• Sylvia Allen on Facebook
• Sylvia Allen on Twitter
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
• Campaign contributions viaFollow the Money

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