State Representatives

Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs (D)

State Senator David Gowan (R)

District 19

David Gowan was first elected to the Arizona House of Representatives in 2009. During the 2015-2017 legislative session, he was elected to be the 52nd Speaker of the House. Most recently, he was elected to the Arizona State Senate, where he served as Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee from 2019 to 2022. He currently serves as Senate Chairman for the Military Affairs, Public Safety and Border Security Committee. He resides in Sierra Vista in Legislative District 19, which also encompasses most of Cochise County, all of Greenlee County, southern Graham County and a portion of Pima and Santa Cruz Counties.

David is a proud graduate of the University of Arizona, holding a B.A. in Secondary Education/Social Studies. He has been married to his beautiful wife Jessie for 30 years and together they have two amazing sons. They have made Southern Arizona their home for over thirty years. David is an active member of his church and engaged in his local educational community where he sits on the Board for Veritas Christian Community School. He has been a longtime advocate for Boy Scouts of America and helped his son earn his Eagle. Additionally, he is a realtor, a member of the ELKS Lodge #2065, a committed martial artist, and Chairman of Tai Shin Ki Do Martial Arts System founded by Hanshi Barnes.

He is a passionate fighter for veterans, first responders and the business community.

State House Representative Gail Griffin (R)

Legislative District 19

State Representative Gail Griffin represents Legislative District 19 in the Arizona House of Representatives. District 19 includes portions of 4 counties; Cochise, Graham, Greenlee, and Pima.

Gail Griffin is currently serving as a member of the House of Representatives and serves as the Chairman of the Natural Resources, Energy and Water Committee, Vice Chairman of the Federal Relations Committee, and as a member of the Military and Veterans Affairs, Health and Human Services, and the Governor’s Water Augmentation, Innovation and Conservation Council committees.

She has also served on the Water Banking Authority, the Water Protection Fund, and many other committees of interest.

Gail Griffin served in the Arizona State Senate and has been involved in issues at the local, state, and federal level for many years. She believes in a smaller, smarter government, less taxes, personal responsibility, protection of property rights, and in the free enterprise system. Representative Griffin will continue to fight to get education dollars into the classroom for students and teachers, for Veteran’s issues, for transparency in government, and will continue to challenge federal overreach, and support States Rights and our Constitution.

Gail has received many awards for her service which includes “Senator of the Year” from the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), “Legislator of the Year” from Arizona Rural Health Association and from the Arizona Mining Association.

Gail’s activities and memberships include: Arizona Farm Bureau, Arizona Cattle Growers Association, Natural Resource Conservation Districts (NRCD), Arizona/New Mexico Coalition of Counties, Realtor’s Association (Local, State, and National), Arizona Historical Society, and Sierra Vista Elks Lodge (2065). She has also been volunteering annually for the past 15 years with Girl’s State.

Gail is a Real Estate Broker (40 + years) at Sierra Vista Realty and lives in Cochise County.

State House Representative Lupe Diaz (R)

Legislative District 19

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