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Brian Fernandez

Brian Fernandez

Democratic · Arizona · 2026 · Incumbent

Running for Arizona Senate District 23, Arizona

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Raising teacher pay and expanding rural training programs
  • Investing in roads, broadband and water solutions
  • Lowering housing and energy costs
Biography

Fernandez is an Arizona state senator with more than five years of public service in the state legislature, per the campaign site. A sixth-generation Arizonan with family roots in Yuma dating to the Gadsden Purchase era, he has focused on rural development, public schools and workforce training, per the campaign site.

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