Robin Shaw is an American politician who was a member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 26th legislative district from 1994 to 1998.

Robin Shaw
Member of the Arizona House of Representatives
from the 26th district
In office
January 1994 – January 1998
Serving with Tom Smith
Preceded byGreg Patterson
Succeeded bySteve May
Personal details
Political partyRepublican

Life

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Shaw is a small business owner and worked on the Arizona Committee for the Arts.[1] She is a member of the Arizona Federation of GOP Women.[1] In the 1994 Arizona House of Representatives election, Shaw was elected for the 26th legislative district to succeed Greg Patterson who retired to run for Arizona Corporation Commission.[1] She was chair of the commerce committee and a member of the banking and insurance, block grants, and economic development, international trade and tourism committees.[2] Shaw ran in the 1998 Arizona Senate election for district 26, losing to fellow representative Tom Smith.[1]

During the 2024 United States presidential election in Arizona, Shaw and Mesa mayor John Giles are co-chairing the state chapter of Republicans for Harris.[3]

Electoral history

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1994 Arizona House of Representatives District 26 primary election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Party Primary Results
Republican Tom Smith (incumbent) 6,772 30.06%
Republican Robin Shaw 5,438 24.14%
Republican Mike Arenz 5,247 23.29%
Republican James J. "Jim" Lemmon 2,960 13.14%
Republican Terry Zajac 2,113 9.38%
Total votes 22,530 100.00%
Democratic Party Primary Results
Democratic Manuel V. "Manny" Cisneros 6,155 100.00%
Total votes 6,155 100.00%
Libertarian Party Primary Results
Libertarian Mike Trueblood[a] 4 100.00%
Total votes 4 100.00%
1994 Arizona House of Representatives District 26 general election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Robin Shaw 24,986 36.67%
Republican Tom Smith (incumbent) 24,006 35.23%
Democratic Manuel V. "Manny" Cisneros 14,106 20.70%
Libertarian Mike Trueblood 5,040 7.40%
Total votes 68,138 100.00%
Republican hold
Republican hold
1996 Arizona House of Representatives District 26 primary election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Party Primary Results
Republican Robin Shaw (incumbent) 5,850 39.04%
Republican Tom Smith (incumbent) 5,105 34.07%
Republican John R. Mills 4,029 26.89%
Total votes 14,984 100.00%
Democratic Party Primary Results
Democratic Karen Hofmeister 3,189 59.34%
Democratic Billy Wrye 2,185 40.66%
Total votes 5,374 100.00%
1996 Arizona House of Representatives District 26 general election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Robin Shaw (incumbent) 28,985 32.03%
Republican Tom Smith (incumbent) 27,166 30.02%
Democratic Karen Hofmeister 19,461 21.51%
Democratic Billy Wrye 14,881 16.44%
Total votes 90,493 100.00%
Republican hold
Republican hold
1998 Arizona Senate District 26 Republican primary election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Smith 7,086 60.88%
Republican Robin Shaw 4,553 39.12%
Total votes 11,639 100.00%

Notes

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  1. ^ The candidate ran a write-in campaign.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Vote Smart | Facts For All". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
  2. ^ "House Member". www.azleg.gov. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
  3. ^ "Republicans For Harris: Mesa mayor, former Arizona lawmaker co-chairing local chapter". FOX 10 Phoenix. 2024-08-05. Retrieved 2024-08-12.