Steve Montenegro
Steve Montenegro | |
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| Member of the Arizona Senate from the 13th district | |
In office January 9, 2017 – December 15, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Don Shooter |
| Succeeded by | Sine Kerr |
| Member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 13th district | |
In office January 14, 2013 – January 9, 2017 Serving with Darin Mitchell | |
| Preceded by | Martha Garcia |
| Succeeded by | Don Shooter |
| Member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 12th district | |
In office January 12, 2009 – January 14, 2013 Serving with Jerry Weiers | |
| Preceded by | John B. Nelson |
| Succeeded by | Warren Petersen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1981 (age 37–38) El Salvador |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Melissa |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | Logos University Arizona State University (BS) |
| Website | Campaign website |
Steve Montenegro is a Salvadoran-American Republican politician from Litchfield Park, Arizona who is a former member of the Arizona Senate. He was previously a member of the Arizona House of Representatives, where he was Speaker Pro Tempore.[1]
In 2014, Montenegro was chosen to serve as Majority Leader in the 2015-2017 session.[2] He ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for Arizona's 8th congressional district special election, 2018 after it was revealed that he received several nude selfies, and engaged in sex talk, with a capitol staffer.[3] He resigned from the state senate on December 15, 2017 to focus on his congressional campaign.
Contents
1 Early life
2 Political career
3 Controversy
4 Personal life
5 Elections
6 References
7 External links
Early life
Steve Montenegro was born in El Salvador and at age four immigrated to the United States with his family. According to his official biography, he graduated magna cum laude from Arizona State University with a B.S. in Political Science. He also holds an Associate of Arts in Theology from CBAN and Logos Christian University.[4]
Political career
Before his election to the state House,Steve Montenegro was a district representative for Republican Congressman Trent Franks.[5]
Steve Montenegro was elected to the Arizona House of Representatives in November 2008, succeeding John B. Nelson.[6] He represents Legislative District 13 (the former District 12), which includes Goodyear, Litchfield Park, Avondale and also Luke Air Force Base.
Steve Montenegro was a Donald Trump delegate at the 2016 Republican National Convention.[5]
He was the only Hispanic in the Arizona legislature to vote for the highly controversial Arizona SB 1070. In response to accusations of racial profiling of Hispanics, he replied by saying that "This bill has nothing to do with race or profiling. It has to do with the law. We are seeing a lot of crime here in Arizona because of the open borders that we have."
Steve Montenegro ran for the Republican nomination for Congress in the special election in Arizona's 8th congressional district in 2018, but was defeated by former State Senator Debbie Lesko.[7] He had been endorsed by Congressman Trent Franks (who held the seat until his resignation in 2017 following accusations of sexual misconduct) and by former Sheriff Joe Arpaio.[8] During his campaign, Steve Montenegro emphasized his support for President Donald Trump.[5]
Controversy
During Arizona's 8th congressional district special election, 2018 it was revealed that Steve Montenegro received several nude selfies, and engaged in sex talk, with a capitol staffer.[3] Steve Montenegro called the story "false tabloid trash", but was ultimately defeated in the election.
Personal life
Steve also serves as Associate Pastor at the Surprise Apostolic Assembly. He has served on the Advisory Board of the Arizona Charter Academy.[9]
Elections
- 2016 Term limited, and with incumbent Senator Don Shooter running for the house instead, Steve Montenegro ran for the Arizona senate, defeating Diane Landis in the Republican Primary and was unopposed in the general election.[10]
- 2014 Steve Montenegro and Darin Mitchell defeated Diane Landis in the Republican primary. Mitchell and Montenegro defeated Steve Hansen in the general election.[11]
- 2012 Redistricted to District 13, Steve Montenegro ran in the three-way August 28, 2012 Republican Primary;Steve Montenegro placed first, Darin Mitchell placed second with 8,572 votes, and Representative Russ Jones who was redistricted from District 24, placed third;[12] Steve Montenegro won the first seat in the November 6, 2012 General election.[13]
References
^ "State Of Arizona Official Canvass" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 19, 2008. Retrieved 2010-10-14..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ Fischer, Howard (November 6, 2014). "David Gowan Selected as speaker of the House". Verde Independent. Capitol Media Services. Archived from the original on November 25, 2014.
^ ab "AZ congressional candidate got several nude selfies, engaged in sex talk, Capitol staffer alleges". Phoenix, Arizona: KPNX. February 22, 2018.
^ Steve Montenegro, Arizona Legislature (last accessed December 28, 2017).
^ abc "Crowded race to replace Rep. Trent Franks reshapes state's political landscape". azcentral. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
^ "State Of Arizona Official Canvass" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 28, 2011. Retrieved 2010-10-14.
^ Template:Cite house/2018/02/27/e04c64b0-1c2b-11e8-98f5-ceecfa8741b6 story.html
^ "Trent Franks, Joe Arpaio endorse Arizona senator for Franks' former seat". KTAR. 2017-12-11. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
^ "Steve Montenegro for Arizona House of Representatives". Montenegroaz.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2010-10-14.
^ "State of Arizona Official Canvass 2016 General Election November 8, 2016" (PDF). Phoenix, Arizona: Secretary of State of Arizona. p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
^ "State of Arizona Official Canvass 2014 General Election November 4, 2014" (PDF). Phoenix, Arizona: Secretary of State of Arizona. p. 9. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
^ "State of Arizona Official Canvass 2012 Primary Election August 28, 2012" (PDF). Phoenix, Arizona: Secretary of State of Arizona. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2013. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
^ "State of Arizona Official Canvass 2012 General Election November 6, 2012" (PDF). Phoenix, Arizona: Secretary of State of Arizona. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2013. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
External links
Appearances on C-SPAN
- Campaign site
- Legislative homepage
Biography at Ballotpedia
