In the 2024 Arizona elections, Legislative District 10 has three seats up for grabs (one in the state senate and two in the state house). The incumbents for the two house seats in LD10 are not running for re-election, while the incumbent Sen. David Farnsworth aims to defend his seat. Here's a rundown of the candidates for LD10.
Matt Greer (state house)
AZ State House Candidate Matt Greer
(Matt Greer for Arizona)
Matt Greer, a self-identified conservative Republican, is running for the Arizona House of Representatives in District 10.
Greer entered the U.S. Army at age 22 and deployed as a paratrooper to Helmand Province, Afghanistan. He currently works as real estate agent in the East Valley.
Greer’s platform is built around using capitalism to solve Arizona’s affordability issues by promoting Arizona businesses and commerce.
He also promotes school choice and advocates for education that prepares children for the tech industry. Greer also promotes public safety and wants to support local police forces.
Helen Hunter (state house)
AZ State House Candidate Helen Hunter
(Ballotpedia)
Democrat Helen Hunter is a pastor, organizer, businesswoman and social justice advocate running for the Arizona House Representatives in District 10.
Hunter was born in Columbus, Ohio, and moved to Arizona in 2006 to complete her training to become a pastor. She served as a pastor at the Queen Creek of the African Methodist Episcopal Church.
Hunter has done work for underserved populations specializing in housing, health care and social justice for nearly 30 years. She has worked with the East Valley NAACP for more than six years.
Hunter’s platform revolves around parent and teacher resources for education, a stable economy full of opportunity, public safety, and sustaining and maintaining water infrastructure.
Ralph Heap (state house)
Orthopedist and State House candidate Ralph Heap
(Heap for House)
Republican Ralph Heap is an orthopedic surgeon and a fourth-generation Arizonan running for a the State House in Legislative District 10.
Heap graduated from Arizona State University magna cum laude and received a medical agree from the University of Arizona. Beyond Arizona, he has worked as an adviser to overseas medical organizations that do work in developing nations.
He has also served medical missions in places such as Bolivia, Zimbabwe and Papua New Guinea.
Heap’s platform revolves around conservative values and small government, border security, free markets, a strong economy, secure elections, anti-CRT and DEI education, medical freedom, public safety and congressional reform.
Justin Olson (state house)
AZ State House candidate Justin Olson
(Ballotpedia)
Republican Justin Olson served on the Arizona Corporation Commission from 2017 to 2023 and is now running for the Arizona House of Representatives in District 10.
Olson unsuccessfully ran for U.S. house in 2016 and for U.S. Senate in 2022.
A Mesa native, Olson has a bachelor’s degree from Arizona State University and worked as a congressional aid for U.S. Congressman Trent Franks as well as a senior research analyst for the Arizona Tax Research Association.
He also was previously the chief financial officer of Turning Point USA, which is a Phoenix-based conservative student group.
Olson’s issues are fiscal responsibility, economic growth and lower taxes. Olson also advocated for criminalizing abortion and limiting access to it.
Robert Doyle (state senate)
AZ State Senate candidate Robert Doyle.
(Robert Doyle for Arizona Senate)
Democrat Robert Doyle is running for the Arizona State Senate in District 10.
Boyle has been an Arizona resident for more than 50 years. He has a bachelor’s degree in music and an MBA from Arizona State University.
Boyle has won awards for his work in composing an opera, music production and photography.
Boyle has volunteered, fundraised and coordinated with numerous political campaigns including Barack Obama, Janie Hydrick, David Garcia and more. He currently is the acting treasurer for LD10 Democrats.
Boyle’s key positions are greater investment in public education as well as reforming the school voucher system, protecting a woman’s right to choose what to do with their body, equal rights for all communities, affordable housing, fiscal responsibility and defending the constitution.
David Farnsworth (state senate)
AZ State Senator David Farnsworth
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Republican David Farnsworth sits on the Arizona State Senate in District 10 and is currently running for reelection in 2024.
Farnsworth was born and raised in Mesa and graduated from Mesa Community College. A Mormon, he served a two-year mission in Guatemala and El Salvador. He also has worked as a real estate investor.
Farnsworth was elected to the Arizona State Senate for District 10 in 2022 and assumed the position on Jan. 9, 2023.
Farnsworth’s key positions are restricting abortion, supporting school choice, opposing antidiscrimination protections for transgender people, supporting border security, election integrity, Second Amendment rights and more.
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