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Jimmy is originally from Phoenix, AZ, and now lives in Goodyear. He graduated from Trevor Browne High School.

Jimmy has previously worked in the transportation industry, both in driving and in management.

Ballotpedia: James Holmes

James "Jimmy" Holmes' campaign for state representative of District 23 is his first run for public office.

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Believes cutting red tape and providing financial incentives will empower small business owners and boost economic growth.

Supports reducing regulations and providing financial incentives to small businesses.

- Supports reducing regulations and providing financial incentives to small businesses.

Economy

As of June 14, 2025, James "Jimmy" Holmes’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Public Safety

Believes in enhancing healthcare in rural areas by attracting professionals and expanding telehealth services. Supports accessible and quality care improvements.

Believes in enhancing healthcare in rural areas by attracting professionals and expanding telehealth services.

Believes everyone should have access to affordable healthcare and opposes medical debt for life-saving care. Plans to ensure help is available when needed.

Believes everyone should have access to affordable healthcare. Plans to ensure help is available when needed.

- Believes in enhancing healthcare in rural areas by attracting professionals and expanding telehealth services.
- Believes everyone should have access to affordable healthcare. Plans to ensure help is available when needed.

Healthcare

Believes teachers are essential to the education system and supports increasing their pay and providing continuous professional development.

Supports increasing teachers' pay and providing continuous professional development.

Believes strengthening vocational and technical training will prepare students for both college and real jobs that support the economy.

Supports strengthening vocational and technical training for students.

Believes in fully funding public education to support students and educators. Supports providing necessary resources for educational success.

Advocates for more funding for public education.

- Supports increasing teachers' pay and providing continuous professional development.
- Supports strengthening vocational and technical training for students.
- Advocates for more funding for public education.

Education

Plans to address Arizona's water crisis by implementing water conservation strategies to prioritize clean water.

Plans to implement water conservation strategies to prioritize clean water.

- Plans to implement water conservation strategies to prioritize clean water.

Energy & the Environment

The candidate's website says, "He’s running as a clean elections candidate to represent and advocate for the people and not for the special interests and corporations that try to buy candidates. Jimmy is running to make a difference for ALL Arizona residents, not just the few. He wants to make sure education is properly funded, immigration, and water accessible and Arizona’s economy is working for all."

- The candidate's website says, "He’s running as a clean elections candidate to represent and advocate for the people and not for the special interests and corporations that try to buy candidates. Jimmy is running to make a difference for ALL Arizona residents, not just the few. He wants to make sure education is properly funded, immigration, and water accessible and Arizona’s economy is working for all."

Voting & Elections

James "Jimmy" Holmes

Mariana was raised in Southern California. She moved to Goodyear over 15 years ago with her family. Mariana and her husband, Sergio, have 2 children together. 

Mariana has worked as a paralegal for several Legal Aid Offices in California and Arizona and served in the Arizona Attorney General's Office for 12 years. She has held positions on the Agua Fria Union High School District Governing Board, the Cartwright Elementary School District Governing Board, and as a Maryvale Constable.

Mariana Sandoval currently serves as the state representative for District 23. She was first elected in 2022 and is serving her first term.

Believes every hardworking American deserves a living wage, paid leave, union rights, and safe working conditions. Plans to boost economic opportunities through public-private partnerships and workforce development programs.

Plans to boost economic opportunities through public-private partnerships and workforce development programs.

Believes in promoting "Economic Growth and Good Paying Jobs" through policies on labor, trade, taxes, small business, and regulation. Supports creating a robust economy that benefits workers and businesses alike.

Plans to pursue economic growth through policies on labor, trade, taxes, small business, and regulation.

- Plans to boost economic opportunities through public-private partnerships and workforce development programs.
- Plans to pursue economic growth through policies on labor, trade, taxes, small business, and regulation.

Supports safe and responsible gun ownership, addressing gun violence as a mental health issue, and establishing common-sense gun reform, including universal background checks and closing loopholes.

- Supports safe and responsible gun ownership, addressing gun violence as a mental health issue, and establishing common-sense gun reform, including universal background checks and closing loopholes.

Believes Arizonans have the right to make their own medical decisions and supports policies to lower healthcare costs. Plans to protect Medicaid expansion and improve rural healthcare networks.

Plans to protect Medicaid expansion and improve rural healthcare networks.

Believes in increasing access to specialized veteran healthcare, including mental health services. Plans to improve the timeliness and quality of care for service members.

Wants to increase access to specialized veteran healthcare, including mental health services.

- Plans to protect Medicaid expansion and improve rural healthcare networks.
- Wants to increase access to specialized veteran healthcare, including mental health services.

Believes education is "the great equalizer" and supports fully funding K-12 schools, increasing educators' pay, expanding early childhood programs, and restoring community college funding.

Supports fully funding K-12 schools, increasing educators' pay, expanding early childhood programs, and restoring community college funding.

- Supports fully funding K-12 schools, increasing educators' pay, expanding early childhood programs, and restoring community college funding.

Believes all Arizonans have a right to clean air and water and opposes privatization of public parks and lands. Supports investing in renewable energy and comprehensive water management to protect health and preserve resources for future generations.

Opposes privatization of public parks and lands, and supports investing in renewable energy and comprehensive water management to protect health and preserve resources for future generations.

- Opposes privatization of public parks and lands, and supports investing in renewable energy and comprehensive water management to protect health and preserve resources for future generations.

As of June 14, 2025, Mariana Sandoval’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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City of San Luis, Matias Rosales

Matias is from Long Beach, CA, but has been a resident of Arizona since 2004. He lives in San Luis with his wife, and they have 4 children together. He is also a Wish Granter at the Make A Wish Foundation.

Matias is a real estate professional and a small business owner. He also serves as chairman to the Greater Yuma Port Authority and sits on the Greater Yuma Economic Development Corporation.

Matias Rosales is currently a member of the San Luis City Council. He was elected in 2012, and is serving his third term. Within this role, he has also served as the vice mayor.

Believes the economic partnership with Mexico significantly benefits Arizona's economy and supports enhancing infrastructure at ports of entry.

Supports having a the economic partnership with Mexico as a way to uplift Arizona's economy and support enhancing infrastructure.

Believes in increasing funding for rural infrastructure to support economic growth and manage high traffic volumes.

Wants to increase funding for rural infrastructure to support economic growth and manage high traffic volumes.

Believes Yuma's agricultural economy relies heavily on water resources. Supports maintaining water access to sustain the region's agricultural industry.

Supports maintaining water access to sustain the region's agricultural industry.

- Supports having a the economic partnership with Mexico as a way to uplift Arizona's economy and support enhancing infrastructure.
- Wants to increase funding for rural infrastructure to support economic growth and manage high traffic volumes.
- Supports maintaining water access to sustain the region's agricultural industry.

As of June 14, 2025, Matias Rosales’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Believes in safeguarding women’s right to choose and expanding reproductive rights. Supports every woman's autonomy in making decisions about their body and accessing reproductive healthcare services.

Believes educators are underpaid and understaffed, which hinders the growth of the state and country. Supports better compensation and staffing for educators to ensure the future generation of leaders is well-taught.

Supports better compensation and staffing for educators to ensure the future generation of leaders is well-taught.

Believes in fully funding schools and retaining permanent qualified teachers in every classroom.

Wants to fully fund schools and retain permanent qualified teachers in every classroom.

- Supports better compensation and staffing for educators to ensure the future generation of leaders is well-taught.
- Wants to fully fund schools and retain permanent qualified teachers in every classroom.

Believes in addressing the water crisis to ensure Yuma's land, water, and soil remain productive for healthy food production.

Wants to address the water crisis to ensure Yuma's land, water, and soil remain productive for healthy food production.

- Wants to address the water crisis to ensure Yuma's land, water, and soil remain productive for healthy food production.

Matias Rosales

- Your state representatives represent the interests of your local district in the Arizona State House of Representatives. The State House of Representatives, along with the State Senate, makes up the state lawmaking body: the Arizona Legislature.
- Your state representatives can author, sponsor, and vote on bills that may become state laws.
- Arizona has 30 districts, and each district is represented by two State Representatives, making a total of 60 State Representatives.
- State Representatives are elected to two-year terms. They are paid a yearly salary of $24,000. They only serve in the role part-time.