Arizona State House District 29

Current seat holder: Steve Montenegro, James Taylor.

Steve Montenegro

Steve B. Montenegro earned a B.S. in political science from Arizona State University in 2004.

· Official legislative page · Ballotpedia

Campaign site

Priorities & Governance: “On behalf of our great team (Janae Shamp in the Senate and James Taylor serving with me in the House), I want you to know we’ve been keeping our campaign promises to you.” (AZ Clean Elections 2026 Voter Education Guide)
Priorities & Governance: “I was privileged to be elected Speaker of the House, giving our district a powerful voice on issues that matter.” (AZ Clean Elections 2026 Voter Education Guide)
Education: “I’ve been awarded Friend of the Family, Hero of the Taxpayer, Legislative Champion, Guardian of Arizona Families, Champion of Term Limits, Guardian of Small Business, and School Choice Champion.” (AZ Clean Elections 2026 Voter Education Guide)

James Taylor

James Taylor is a Republican incumbent member of and candidate for Arizona House of Representatives District 29 in the November 3, 2026 general election.

· Official legislative page · Arizona Secretary of State

Campaign site

Priorities & Governance: “My wife and I have lived in Arizona for decades and love this great state.” (AZ Clean Elections 2026 Voter Education Guide)
Priorities & Governance: “I’m a dad, grandpa, and recently a great grandpa, so I’ve got a lot of reasons to work hard and keep Arizona on the right track.” (AZ Clean Elections 2026 Voter Education Guide)
Infrastructure, Water & Environment: “After a successful career in the energy sector I was ready to enjoy retirement – then the call came asking me to step forward and run for office.” (AZ Clean Elections 2026 Voter Education Guide)

Christine Marie Scianna

A lifelong Arizonan, mom, and former middle school science teacher, Christine has spent her life teaching and raising children to ask questions, solve problems, and never give up.

· Campaign website

Campaign site

Campaign priorities: “There is an affordability crisis that has been building for years. It was made worse by the pandemic and then, inflation, rising housing costs, jobs replaced by AI, gas prices, and groceries are a huge concern. Some people are barely making it, so I would like to find ways to make housing, healthcare, and childcare more affordable. • I would like to fund public education appropriately. Our state has been at the bottom my whole life for education, because no decent funding has taken place in my lifetime. There needs to be transparency to spending of public funding used for ESA vouchers.” (Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey (2026))
Families & communities: “I am most concerned about affordability and healthcare. I hear stories from people who are worried about how they are going to feed their families and especially disabled families with cuts to Medicare wondering how they are going to adequately care for their families. As a parent of a special needs daughter who is on Medicaid, I saw an important medication go from being completely covered to over 600 dollars.” (Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey (2026))
Campaign priorities: “We are Clean Elections. We cannot take from PACS. However, I am endorsed by the List and the Sierra Club.” (Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey (2026))