Edgar Soto

Edgar Soto is a proud U.S. Marine Corps veteran, lifelong educator, and community leader running to flip a seat in the Arizona Senate. Edgar has spent more than 30 years serving at every level in the classroom, on the field, and in leadership roles that support students and families. If he’s elected, Edgar will focus on strengthening public education, lowering costs, and expanding opportunities for Arizona’s working families.

In 2024, Republicans won Edgar’s newly redrawn district by just 2% of the vote. Now, with the support of the DLCC’s Target Races program, Edgar is primed to flip this competitive district and help Democrats gain the 3 seats they need to win a majority in the Arizona Senate.

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.