Jacob Martinez

Jacob Martinez is a lifelong Mesa resident and a member of the U.S. Navy Reserve, running to represent LD-09 in the Arizona House. Jacob has deep roots in the community and a strong commitment to service. He’s a proud graduate of Mesa Public Schools and has dedicated his life to showing up for others and strengthening the community he calls home.

With every seat in the Arizona House on the ballot this year and a gain of just four needed to flip the chamber blue, the DLCC and our allies in the states are not taking a single race for granted this November.

After decades of GOP control, 2026 is a historic opportunity to flip the Arizona legislature from red to blue, and Democrats could gain full control of state government..

Arizona is one of our best opportunities in 2026 to flip chambers, and we could gain full control of state government for the first time in Arizona in 60 years. After years of steady gains and holding our ground, the favorable midterm environment in 2026 can be the year that puts us over the top into new majorities and unlocks significant progress for more than 7.5 million Arizonans.

GOP majorities in both chambers have rubber-stamped Trump’s disastrous agenda and pushed the limits of MAGA extremism – the stakes couldn’t be higher to capitalize on the historic opportunity to flip control of both chambers for the first time in decades.