With Arizona’s candidate filing deadline now in the rearview mirror, the two legislative districts representing Flagstaff and its surrounding areas will officially have at least two new elected officials.
Democratic Sen. Theresa Hatathlie, who has represented Arizona’s 6th Legislative District in the state Senate since she was appointed to replace Jamescita Peshlakai in January 2022, is not running a third reelection campaign after previously being uncontested in 2022 and 2024. In Arizona’s 7th Legislative District, Republican Rep. David Marshall is seeking one of the two seats up for election on the Arizona Corporation Commission after spending a pair of two-year terms in the Arizona House of Representatives.
Rep. Walt Blackman reacts to opposition to one of his measures in this 2025 file photo.
Rep. Eli Crane, R-Oro Valley, joined other members of the conservative Freedom Caucus before a vote to blast the budget agreement in this file photo.
Former Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez smiles as he talks to supporters after announcing his second bid for Arizona’s 2nd Congressional District during a campaign event at the Murdoch Community Center in this 2025 file photo.
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