About Steve

Steve has represented the West Valley in the Arizona House & Arizona Senate, holding positions that include Speaker Pro-Tem and Majority Leader. In 2025 he was elected Speaker of the House.

He is known as a principled conservative who has built a strong track record on issues that matter. He voted for the largest tax cuts in state history, the Arizona Jobs Bill, and SB1070. He authored Arizona’s transparency laws, the American Civics Act, and the ban on affirmative action.

He has a 100% pro-life, pro-family, pro-2nd Amendment, and pro-border security voting record, and won the Hero of the Taxpayer and Friend of the Family awards. He has a long record of supporting Arizona’s veterans/bases and helped bring F-35’s to Luke AFB.

Steve was an Arizona delegate for Donald Trump at the National Convention and made numerous appearances on national TV defending the President against liberals like Jorge Ramos and Chris Cuomo. After serving for a time in the legislature, Steve returned to the private sector, where he served as Ministry Pastor at Catalyst Church and as Executive Director for Desert Reach, an organization helping inner-city high school students graduate high school and succeed in life. He was also active in efforts to improve the integrity and accuracy of our elections, and when he returned to the Legislature in 2023 he helped lead the fight to reform and improve Arizona’s election laws.

He and his wife Melissa will celebrate their 17th Anniversary this year. Melissa is a Charter School Administrator and they have two beautiful daughters (Addy and Emmy).