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An American politician and a Republican member of the Arizona House of Representatives elected to represent District 17 in 2022.

When Arizona was divided into congressional districts for the first time after the 1950 Census, the 2nd district comprised the entire state outside of the Phoenix area. Arizona gained a third district after the 1960 Census, and the 2nd was cut back to roughly the southern third of the state, stretching border-to-border from New Mexico to California. It ran along the entire length of the border with Mexico. By far the district’s largest city was Tucson. The next largest city was Yuma, in the far west. After a mid-decade redistricting in 1967, the district was pushed slightly to the north, picking up a portion of southern Phoenix. This configuration remained largely unchanged until the 1980 Census, when much of eastern Tucson was drawn into the new 5th district.

Arizona first gained a fourth district after the 1970 Census. It covered the entire northeastern portion of the state, from northern Phoenix all the way to the New Mexico border. However, the great majority of its vote was cast in northern Phoenix, which was heavily Republican.

I was born in the birthplace of democracy, Athens, Greece, to a U.S. military father and Greek mother. Coming from a family with a history of military service, I knew I wanted to serve our country and did so proudly as a Russian Intelligence Interceptor in the U.S. Army.

Picture of Stacey and her dad in Military uniform.
After leaving the Military I came to Arizona to study at the University of Arizona in Tucson where I earned my Bachelor of Science in Geosciences. I fell in love with Arizona!

I wanted to further my education and left for post graduate study in England. While there, I met my husband John, a small business owner, and soon afterwards began working as a radio producer for the BBC.

We moved back to the United States, and as a member of AMVETS, I became an advocate for veteran women’s issues and homeless and disabled veterans – fighting the corruption and fraud that is currently trying to disenfranchise veterans at the Pacific Branch of the National Home for Disabled Veteran Soldiers, a cause I am still committed to.

Once I had my two girls, I knew the only place I wanted to raise my family was in Arizona, a state that prides itself on fierce independence, love of country, and strong sense of community.