Anna Tovar
2021 - Present
2025
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Anna Tovar (Democratic Party) is a member of the Arizona Corporation Commission. She assumed office on January 4, 2021. Her current term ends on January 6, 2025.
Tovar (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Arizona Corporation Commission. She won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
In the 2013 Arizoan State Senate session, Tovar served as Minority Whip. On October 29, 2013, Tovar was elected to replace Leah Landrum Taylor as State Senate Minority Leader.[1] Tovar did not seek re-election in 2014.
Tovar previously served in the Arizona House of Representatives, representing District 13 from her appointment on February 2, 2009, until 2013. She is the former vice mayor of Tolleson City and a former member of the Tolleson City Council.
Biography
Anna Tovar was born in Tolleson, Arizona. Tovar’s career experience includes working as a teacher with the Tolleson Elementary School District.[2]
Issues
Senate Democratic leadership change-up
In an 8-5 vote on October 29, 2013, Senate Democrats ousted Leah Landrum Taylor as minority leader in favor of Tovar, who had served as State Senate Minority Whip during the 2013 legislative session. The leadership change-up drew a heated reaction from several party members with Sens. Taylor, Linda Lopez, David Bradley, Olivia Cajero Bedford and Barbara McGuire reportedly storming from the room following the vote. The eight remaining caucus members then picked Lynne Pancrazi to serve as State Senate Assistant Minority Leader and Steve Gallardo as State Senate Minority Whip. Following the meeting, Taylor —who is exploring a bid for Arizona Secretary of State in 2014 — expressed shock over her removal. The caucus had met with the purpose of replacing Lopez, who resigned her post as State Senate Assistant Minority Leader in order to focus on new job responsibilities. Taylor said the caucus had no cause to remove her from the minority leader position, adding that the vote was “the most blatant, racist, disrespectful move I’ve ever seen in my life.” According to Gallardo, who opened up the floor to elect a new minority leader, the decision wasn't personal, "...it was just about the caucus wanting to go in a different direction." Tovar refuted Taylor's comments about the vote being over race. “I feel sorry she feels that way, because that is definitely not the case. If you look at me I’m a female and I’m a minority as well, and that was not the issue,” she said. According to reports, party members had called into question Taylor's effectiveness as a party leader while running for statewide office.[3][1][4]
Elections
2024
Anna Tovar did not file to run for re-election.
2020
See also: Arizona Corporation Commission election, 2020
General election
General election for Arizona Corporation Commission (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Arizona Corporation Commission on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Anna Tovar (D) | 17.5 | 1,450,194 |
| ✔ |  | Lea Marquez Peterson (R)  | 17.5 | 1,449,963 |
| ✔ |  | James O'Connor (R) | 17.3 | 1,434,236 |
 | Eric Sloan (R) | 16.7 | 1,379,804 | |
 | William Mundell (D) | 15.7 | 1,295,836 | |
 | Shea Stanfield (D) | 15.3 | 1,264,909 | |
| Christina Gibson (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 411 | |
 | Patrick Finerd (R) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 232 | |
| Total votes: 8,275,585 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arizona Corporation Commission (3 seats)
Anna Tovar, William Mundell, and Shea Stanfield advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona Corporation Commission on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Anna Tovar | 39.3 | 531,400 |
| ✔ | | William Mundell | 30.7 | 416,099 |
| ✔ | | Shea Stanfield | 30.0 | 406,044 |
| Total votes: 1,353,543 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Bridget Bellavigna (D)
- Paul Newman (D)
- John Dougherty III (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arizona Corporation Commission (3 seats)
Eric Sloan, incumbent Lea Marquez Peterson, and James O'Connor advanced from the Republican primary for Arizona Corporation Commission on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Eric Sloan | 50.7 | 516,786 |
| ✔ | | Lea Marquez Peterson | 44.8 | 456,065 |
| ✔ | | James O'Connor (Write-in) | 4.5 | 45,544 |
| Total votes: 1,018,395 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- David Farnsworth (R)
- Kim Owens (R)
- Neil DeSanti (R)
- Nick Myers (R)
- Avery Block (R)
- Patrick Tucker (R)
- Boyd Dunn (R)
- Roger Pencek (R)
Campaign finance
2012
- See also: Arizona State Senate elections, 2012
Tovar won election in the 2012 election for Arizona State Senate District 19. She ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on August 28, 2012. She won the general election on November 6, 2012.[5][6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Anna Tovar |
100% | 31,473 | |
| Total Votes | 31,473 | |||
2010
Tovar won re-election to the 13th District seat in 2010. She and Richard Miranda won the August 24 primary election. They then won unopposed in the November 2 general election.[7][8]
| Arizona House of Representatives, District 13 Democratic Primary (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Anna Tovar (D)
|
3,122 | |||
| Richard Miranda (D)
|
3,184 | |||
| Martin J. Quezada (D) | 1,621 | |||
2009
On February 2, 2009, Tovar was appointed to the Arizona House of Representatives to represent the 13th District.
Campaign themes
2020
See also: Arizona Corporation Commission election, 2020
General election
General election for Arizona Corporation Commission (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Arizona Corporation Commission on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Anna Tovar (D) | 17.5 | 1,450,194 |
| ✔ | | Lea Marquez Peterson (R) | 17.5 | 1,449,963 |
| ✔ | | James O'Connor (R) | 17.3 | 1,434,236 |
| Eric Sloan (R) | 16.7 | 1,379,804 | |
| William Mundell (D) | 15.7 | 1,295,836 | |
| Shea Stanfield (D) | 15.3 | 1,264,909 | |
| Christina Gibson (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 411 | |
| Patrick Finerd (R) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 232 | |
| Total votes: 8,275,585 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arizona Corporation Commission (3 seats)
Anna Tovar, William Mundell, and Shea Stanfield advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona Corporation Commission on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Anna Tovar | 39.3 | 531,400 |
| ✔ | | William Mundell | 30.7 | 416,099 |
| ✔ | | Shea Stanfield | 30.0 | 406,044 |
| Total votes: 1,353,543 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Bridget Bellavigna (D)
- Paul Newman (D)
- John Dougherty III (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arizona Corporation Commission (3 seats)
Eric Sloan, incumbent Lea Marquez Peterson, and James O'Connor advanced from the Republican primary for Arizona Corporation Commission on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Eric Sloan | 50.7 | 516,786 |
| ✔ | | Lea Marquez Peterson | 44.8 | 456,065 |
| ✔ | | James O'Connor (Write-in) | 4.5 | 45,544 |
| Total votes: 1,018,395 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- David Farnsworth (R)
- Kim Owens (R)
- Neil DeSanti (R)
- Nick Myers (R)
- Avery Block (R)
- Patrick Tucker (R)
- Boyd Dunn (R)
- Roger Pencek (R)
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Tovar served on the following committees:
| Arizona committee assignments, 2013 |
|---|
| • Appropriations |
| • Judiciary |
| • Budget |
| • Capital Review |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Tovar served on these committees:
| Arizona committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Appropriations |
| • Education |
| • Judiciary |
| • Audit |
| • Capital Review |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Tovar served on these committees:
| Arizona committee assignments, 2009 |
|---|
| • Government |
| • Judiciary |
Campaign finance summary
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2014
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2013
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Personal
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Tovar is married and has two children.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
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Candidate Arizona Corporation Commission |
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 AZ Capitol Times, "Democrats oust Landrum Taylor as Senate Minority Leader in favor of Tovar," accessed October 30, 2013
- ↑ Tovar for Arizona, “Anna Tovar Bio,” accessed December 24, 2020
- ↑ ArizonaCentral.com, "Sen. Leah Landrum Taylor ousted as minority leader," accessed October 30, 2013
- ↑ Seattlepi.com, "Ariz. Senate Dems oust Landrum Taylor as leader," accessed October 30, 2013
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2012 Primary candidate list," accessed December 20, 2013
- ↑ C-SPAN/Associated Press, "August 28, 2012 Primary Results - Arizona," accessed August 28, 2012
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2010 Primary results," accessed December 20, 2013
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "General election results," accessed December 13, 2013
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