YIMBY Action✓ Endorses“Shawnna applies her pro-business background and philosophy of cutting red tape in order to unlock the housing supply in Arizona!”
2026 Midterm Partner Endorsements
Shawnna Bolick
Arizona State Senate, District 2 · Arizona
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YIMBY Action✓ EndorsesAbout Shawnna Bolick
Shawnna Bolick serves as an Arizona State Senator representing Legislative District 2. She currently chairs the Senate Committee on Regulatory Affairs & Government Efficiency and serves on the Judiciary & Elections, Ethics and Finance Committees. She is known for her work on public safety, justice reform, election integrity, and responsible governance. Before joining the Senate in July 2023, she served two terms in the Arizona House of Representatives (elected 2018, re‑elected 2020), where she sponsored legislation focused on education accountability, criminal justice reform, and strengthening oversight across state programs.
Shawnna’s career spans more than two decades in education policy, school choice advocacy, and public‑sector reform. She has worked with the Arizona Charter School Association, the Goldwater Institute, the Alliance for School Choice, and the Arizona School Choice Trust, helping expand access to high‑quality educational opportunities for Arizona families. Earlier in her career, she served as a policy researcher at The Heritage Foundation on the No Excuses project and worked on Capitol Hill for U.S. Senator Rick Santorum. She also helped oversee the Advisory Council on the Digital Economy under Texas Lt. Gov. Rick Perry.
From bolickforarizona.com
Shawnna Bolick on Housing and Abundance
“Over the last few years, I led the fight to make housing more affordable, lower inflation on our food and housing, and voted to pass one of the largest tax cuts in state history.”
“I have fought to repeal the rental tax, provide funding for border security and law enforcement, and invest new dollars into our classrooms.”