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Republicans maintained control of both the Arizona House of Representatives and Senate in Tuesday鈥檚 election and with the new batch of legislators comes a need for assigning new leadership positions.

Speaker of the House:

(R-LD 25) from Mesa has been chosen by state Republicans to be the new Speaker of the House. Bowers will be replacing former Speaker J.D. Mesnard (R-LD 17), who was elected to the Arizona Senate.

Bowers鈥� top three issues are jobs and the economy, education, and public safety. He is pro-reducing unnecessary government regulation and spending; teaching children the importance of hard work, self-reliance, and individual responsibility; and a strong supporter of law enforcement.

鈥淏eing entrusted by my colleagues to serve as Speaker of the House is a responsibility that I don鈥檛 take lightly,鈥� said Speaker-elect Bowers in a. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a privilege that I aim to carry out with honesty, civility, hard work, and enthusiasm. While the state has many challenges to confront over the next couple of years, I鈥檓 optimistic about the ability of the House to address them and keep Arizona on the right track.鈥�

House Majority Leader:

(R-LD 12) from Gilbert will be the House鈥檚 new Majority Leader replacing Rep. John Allen (R-LD 15).

Petersen has previously been the Commerce Chair, working to create an environment in the state that attracts job growth. According to his website he has worked to pass legislation that helps protect small business in Arizona. He also is pro-life, anti-sanctuary cities, and pro-Second Amendment.

House Majority Whip:

(R-LD 14) from Clifton will be the House鈥檚 new Majority Whip replacing Kelly Townsend (R-LD 16).

Nutt has run on the issues of jobs and the economy; Second Amendment rights; being pro-life; securing Arizona鈥檚 border; improving education; protecting taxpayers; and supporting our military. According to her website she knows the 鈥渧alue of free enterprise and hard work鈥�, is an NRA member, and opposed to Common Core. 聽

Senate President:

(R-LD 1) will be replacing Steve Yarbrough (R-LD 17), who retired this year, as President of the Senate. She will be the second woman to ever hold the position.

Fann is a fiscal conservative who is focused on keeping Arizona鈥檚 state budget balanced, helping create a business-friendly environment, and opposing tax increases on Arizona citizens. She is working to make health care available to Arizonans while also allowing them to choose their own health care professionals. She wants to work towards securing the border to help prevent drug smuggling, human trafficking and terrorism. She is also working to improve education funding, the water crisis and public safety.

Fann told 91直播 that she is 鈥渉onored and will work really hard to represent our Senate Chamber and the members.鈥�

Senate Majority Leader:

(R-LD 21) was chosen to replace Arizona Treasurer-elect Kimberly Yee (R-LD 20) as the Senate Majority leader.

Gray is a fiscal conservative who is keen on 鈥渘ot spending more than what you bring in.鈥� He plans on continuing to help eliminate waste and keep the state鈥檚 budget balanced. He 鈥渟upports life, marriage and family, and religious freedom.鈥� According to his website, his top issues are promoting job growth, protecting education, and maintaining individual rights.

Senate Majority Whip:

(R-LD 5) will be replacing Gail Griffin (R-LD 14) as the Senate Majority Whip.

Borrelli is a 鈥渄edicated conservative Republican鈥� who advocates for veterans and is pro-Second Amendment. He is focused on protecting individual rights, preventing cities and town from adopting unnecessary mandates and taxes, reducing state spending, creating new jobs and reducing over regulation of businesses.

The Arizona Democrats will meet Thursday Nov. 8 to divvy up their minority leadership spots.