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Robin Shaw

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Robin Shaw
Member of the Arizona House of Representatives
from the 26th district
In office
January 1994 – January 1998
Serving with Tom Smith
Preceded byGreg Patterson
Succeeded bySteve May
Personal details
Political partyRepublican

Robin Shaw is an American politician who was a member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 26th legislative district from 1994 to 1998.

Life

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Shaw is a small business owner and worked on the Arizona Committee for the Arts.[1] She is a member of the Arizona Federation of GOP Women.[1] In the 1994 Arizona House of Representatives election, Shaw was elected for the 26th legislative district to succeed Greg Patterson who retired to run for Arizona Corporation Commission.[1] She was chair of the commerce committee and a member of the banking and insurance, block grants, and economic development, international trade and tourism committees.[2] Shaw ran in the 1998 Arizona Senate election for district 26, losing to fellow representative Tom Smith.[1]

During the 2024 United States presidential election in Arizona, Shaw and Mesa mayor John Giles are co-chairing the state chapter of Republicans for Harris.[3]

Electoral history

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1994 Arizona House of Representatives District 26 primary election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Party Primary Results
Republican Tom Smith (incumbent) 6,772 30.06%
Republican Robin Shaw 5,438 24.14%
Republican Mike Arenz 5,247 23.29%
Republican James J. "Jim" Lemmon 2,960 13.14%
Republican Terry Zajac 2,113 9.38%
Total votes 22,530 100.00%
Democratic Party Primary Results
Democratic Manuel V. "Manny" Cisneros 6,155 100.00%
Total votes 6,155 100.00%
Libertarian Party Primary Results
Libertarian Mike Trueblood[a] 4 100.00%
Total votes 4 100.00%
1994 Arizona House of Representatives District 26 general election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Robin Shaw 24,986 36.67%
Republican Tom Smith (incumbent) 24,006 35.23%
Democratic Manuel V. "Manny" Cisneros 14,106 20.70%
Libertarian Mike Trueblood 5,040 7.40%
Total votes 68,138 100.00%
Republican hold
Republican hold
1996 Arizona House of Representatives District 26 primary election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Party Primary Results
Republican Robin Shaw (incumbent) 5,850 39.04%
Republican Tom Smith (incumbent) 5,105 34.07%
Republican John R. Mills 4,029 26.89%
Total votes 14,984 100.00%
Democratic Party Primary Results
Democratic Karen Hofmeister 3,189 59.34%
Democratic Billy Wrye 2,185 40.66%
Total votes 5,374 100.00%
1996 Arizona House of Representatives District 26 general election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Robin Shaw (incumbent) 28,985 32.03%
Republican Tom Smith (incumbent) 27,166 30.02%
Democratic Karen Hofmeister 19,461 21.51%
Democratic Billy Wrye 14,881 16.44%
Total votes 90,493 100.00%
Republican hold
Republican hold
1998 Arizona Senate District 26 Republican primary election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Smith 7,086 60.88%
Republican Robin Shaw 4,553 39.12%
Total votes 11,639 100.00%

Notes

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  1. ^ The candidate ran a write-in campaign.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Vote Smart | Facts For All". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
  2. ^ "House Member". www.azleg.gov. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
  3. ^ "Republicans For Harris: Mesa mayor, former Arizona lawmaker co-chairing local chapter". FOX 10 Phoenix. 2024-08-05. Retrieved 2024-08-12.