Michelle Udall
Michelle Udall | |
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| Member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 25th district | |
| In office January 9, 2017 – January 9, 2023 Serving with Russell Bowers | |
| Preceded by | Justin Olson |
| Succeeded by | Tim Dunn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Michelle
Miles March 23, 1976 Mesa, Arizona, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Jesse Udall |
| Children | 4 |
| Relatives | Udall family |
| Education | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Arizona State University, Tempe (BS) Grand Canyon University (MA) |
Michelle Udall (née Miles; born March 23, 1976) is an American politician and a former Republican member of the Arizona House of Representatives elected to represent District 25 in 2016 until 2023. She is also a former member of the Mesa school board.[1]
Biography
[edit]Michelle Miles married Jesse Udall,[when?] the namesake grandson of Jesse Addison Udall and a member of the prominent Udall family.[2][3] She has been described by The Arizona Republic as a moderate Republican.[4][5]
In February 2022, Udall alongside fellow Republican Arizona House members Regina Cobb and Joanne Osborne crossed party lines to vote against HB 2811, a bill that would have banned manufacturing or prescribing medication that would cause an abortion, citing the multiple uses of those medications.[6]
Elections
[edit]- 2014 - Udall was defeated in the Arizona House of Representatives District 25 Republican Primary by incumbent Justin Olson and Russell Bowers.
- 2016 - Udall and incumbent Russell Bowers defeated Ross Groen in the Republican Primary and went on to defeat Democrat Kathleen Rahn in the general election.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Two East Valley legislators lose primary election fights | Arizona". eastvalleytribune.com. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
- ^ "A Different Kind of Udall". PHOENIX magazine. 2019-09-26. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
- ^ "Udall prepares history lesson". Arizona Republic. 2006-01-16. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kids already in private schools could receive tuition vouchers under GOP plan". azcentral. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
- ^ O'Dell, Rob; Sanchez, Yvonne Wingett. "2nd Republican bill proposes to expand Arizona voucher program two months after voters say 'no'". azcentral. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
- ^ Christie, Bob (24 February 2022). "Republicans help defeat Arizona abortion pill ban". AP News.
- ^ "State of Arizona Official Canvass 2016 General Election November 8, 2016" (PDF). Phoenix, Arizona: Secretary of State of Arizona. p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.