Steve Montenegro
American politician (born 1981) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Steve Montenegro is a Salvadoran-American Republican politician from Litchfield Park, Arizona who is a member of the Arizona House of Representatives, elected in 2022. He is a former member of the Arizona Senate. He was previously a member of the Arizona House of Representatives, from 2009 to 2017, where he was Speaker Pro Tempore.[1]
Quick Facts Member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 29th district, Preceded by ...
Steve Montenegro | |
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Member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 29th district | |
Assumed office January 9, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Richard Andrade |
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 | |
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 | |
Preceded by | John B. Nelson |
Succeeded by | Warren Petersen |
Personal details | |
Born | Steve Montenegro 1981 (age 42–43) El Salvador |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Melissa |
Children | 1 |
Education | Logos University Arizona State University (BS) |
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Website | Campaign website |
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In 2014, Montenegro was chosen to serve as Majority Leader in the 2015–2017 session.[2] He resigned from the state senate on December 15, 2017 to focus on his congressional campaign. He ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for Arizona's 8th congressional district special election, 2018.[3]