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margin:0; color: black; background-color: lavender"><b><a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">Incumbent</a></b></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>Assumed office</b></span> <br />January 9, 2023</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Sine_Kerr" title="Sine Kerr">Sine Kerr</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Member of the <span style="display: inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Arizona_Senate" title="Arizona Senate">Arizona Senate</a></span><br />from the <a href="/wiki/Arizona%27s_17th_legislative_district" title="Arizona's 17th legislative district">17th</a> district</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />January 14, 2019 – January 9, 2023</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Steve_Yarbrough_(politician)" title="Steve Yarbrough (politician)">Steve Yarbrough</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Justine_Wadsack" title="Justine Wadsack">Justine Wadsack</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">53rd Speaker of the <a href="/wiki/Arizona_House_of_Representatives" title="Arizona House of Representatives">Arizona House of Representatives</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />January 9, 2017 – January 14, 2019</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/David_Gowan" title="David Gowan">David Gowan</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Russell_Bowers" title="Russell Bowers">Russell Bowers</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Member of the <a href="/wiki/Arizona_House_of_Representatives" title="Arizona House of Representatives">Arizona House of Representatives</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />January 10, 2011 – January 14, 2019<div style="line-height:normal; padding-top:0.2em; padding-bottom:0.1em">Serving with <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Forese" title="Thomas Forese">Thomas Forese</a> (2011–2015)<br /><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Weninger" title="Jeff Weninger">Jeff Weninger</a> (2015–2019)</div></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Rich_Crandall" title="Rich Crandall">Rich Crandall</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Pawlik" title="Jennifer Pawlik">Jennifer Pawlik</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Constituency</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Arizona%27s_21st_legislative_district" title="Arizona's 21st legislative district">21st district</a> (2011–2013)<br /><a href="/wiki/Arizona%27s_17th_legislative_district" title="Arizona's 17th legislative district">17th district</a> (2013–2019)</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1980-05-15</span>) </span>May 15, 1980<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 44)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Tampa,_Florida" title="Tampa, Florida">Tampa, Florida</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data">Holly Mesnard</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Education</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Arizona_State_University_Tempe_campus" title="Arizona State University Tempe campus">Arizona State University, Tempe</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Music" title="Bachelor of Music">BM</a>)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/University_of_Phoenix" title="University of Phoenix">University of Phoenix</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Master_of_Business_Administration" title="Master of Business Administration">MBA</a>)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/DeVry_University" title="DeVry University">DeVry University</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Master_of_Public_Administration" title="Master of Public Administration">MPA</a>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://jdmesnard.com">Official website</a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Javan Daniel</b> "<b>J. D.</b>" <b>Mesnard</b><sup id="cite_ref-AL_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AL-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (born May 15, 1980 in <a href="/wiki/Tampa,_Florida" title="Tampa, Florida">Tampa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-PVS_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PVS-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is an American politician and a <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> member of the <a href="/wiki/Arizona_Senate" title="Arizona Senate">Arizona Senate</a> representing District 13 since 2023. He previously represented District 17 from 2019 to 2023. </p><p>Mesnard spent eight years as a staffer for the Arizona Senate before being elected to the <a href="/wiki/Arizona_House_of_Representatives" title="Arizona House of Representatives">Arizona House of Representatives</a> (where he was Speaker of the House for one term), from District 21 (Chandler, Gilbert, Sun Lakes, Mesa, Queen Creek) from 2011 to 2013, and then from District 17 (Chandler, Gilbert, Sun Lakes) from 2013 to 2019. Mesnard was elected to the state Senate in 2018, and took office in 2019. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=J._D._Mesnard&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Mesnard is on the adjunct faculty at <a href="/wiki/Mesa_Community_College" title="Mesa Community College">Mesa Community College</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Mesnard earned his <a href="/wiki/Bachelor%27s_degree" title="Bachelor's degree">bachelor's degree</a> in <a href="/wiki/Musical_composition" title="Musical composition">music composition</a> from <a href="/wiki/Arizona_State_University" title="Arizona State University">Arizona State University</a>, his <a href="/wiki/Master%27s_degree" title="Master's degree">master's degree</a> in <a href="/wiki/Business" title="Business">business</a> from <a href="/wiki/University_of_Phoenix" title="University of Phoenix">University of Phoenix</a>, and his master's in <a href="/wiki/Public_administration" title="Public administration">public administration</a> from Keller Graduate School of Management (now <a href="/wiki/DeVry_University" title="DeVry University">DeVry University</a>). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=J._D._Mesnard&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Prior to running for office, Mesnard spent eight years working at the Arizona Senate where he served as a policy advisor. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Arizona_House_of_Representatives">Arizona House of Representatives</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=J._D._Mesnard&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Arizona House of Representatives"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Mesnard was elected to the Arizona House of Representatives in the 2010 elections, and took office in January 2011. He was Speaker Pro Tempore under Speaker Tobin from 2013 to 2014. He was Speaker of the House for the 2017–2018 term. </p><p>As House speaker, Mesnard was a key supporter of <a href="/wiki/School_voucher" title="School voucher">school voucher</a> expansion legislation; the proposal passed the legislature, but a grassroots group collected enough signatures to refer the issue to voters. In November 2018, the voucher-expansion proposal (Proposition 305) was rejected by a large margin.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Arizona_Senate">Arizona Senate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=J._D._Mesnard&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Arizona Senate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Mesnard was elected to the Arizona Senate in the 2018 elections, taking office in January 2019. He chairs the Senate Commerce Committee and previously chaired the Finance Committee.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2019, Mesnard introduced legislation to create the position of lieutenant governor of Arizona beginning in 2026. Arizona is one of a minority of states without the office; Arizona voters had previously rejected proposals to create the office in 1994 and 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Mesnard voted against repealing Arizona's 1846 total ban on abortion.<sup id="cite_ref-azc-breen-24_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-azc-breen-24-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Health_care">Health care</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=J._D._Mesnard&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Health care"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Mesnard opposes the <a href="/wiki/Affordable_Care_Act" title="Affordable Care Act">Affordable Care Act</a> (Obamacare).<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also opposes <a href="/wiki/Medicaid_coverage_gap" title="Medicaid coverage gap">Medicaid expansion</a>, which Arizona adopted in 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2015, Mesnard was among 36 current and former Republican lawmakers who filed an unsuccessful lawsuit seeking to overturn Arizona's Medicaid expansion on the grounds that an assessment imposed on hospitals was a tax that, under Proposition 108 (a ballot initiative passed in 1992), required the approval of a two-thirds majority of the Legislature. The lawsuit was unanimously rejected by the <a href="/wiki/Arizona_Supreme_Court" title="Arizona Supreme Court">Arizona Supreme Court</a> in a 2017 decision.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Elections">Elections</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=J._D._Mesnard&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Elections"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b>2014</b>: Mesnard and Jeff Weninger defeated Danielle Lee on November 4. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://apps.azsos.gov/election/2014/General/Canvass2014GE.pdf">(PDF)</a> Mesnard received 30,018 votes.</li> <li><b>2012</b>: Redistricted to District 17 with fellow incumbent Representative Forese, and with incumbent <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> Representatives <a href="/wiki/Ed_Ableser" title="Ed Ableser">Ed Ableser</a> running for <a href="/wiki/Arizona_Senate" title="Arizona Senate">Arizona Senate</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ben_Arredondo" title="Ben Arredondo">Ben Arredondo</a> leaving the Legislature, Forese and Mesnard were unopposed for the August 28, 2012 Republican Primary; Forese placed first, and Mesnard placed second with 13,439 votes;<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Forese and Mesnard won the four-way November 6, 2012 General election, with Forese taking the first seat and Mesnard taking the second seat with 42,955 votes against Democratic nominee Karyn Lathan and a <a href="/wiki/Write-in_candidate" title="Write-in candidate">write-in candidate</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>2010</b>: When District 21 incumbent Republican Representative <a href="/wiki/Steve_Yarbrough_(politician)" title="Steve Yarbrough (politician)">Steve Yarbrough</a> ran for Arizona Senate and <a href="/wiki/Warde_Nichols" title="Warde Nichols">Warde Nichols</a> left the Legislature, Mesnard ran in the three-way August 24, 2010 Republican Primary, placing second with 13,086 votes;<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in the three-way November 2, 2010 General election, <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Forese" title="Thomas Forese">Thomas Forese</a> took the first seat, and Mesnard took the second seat with 39,891 votes against <a href="/wiki/Arizona_Green_Party" title="Arizona Green Party">Green</a> candidate Linda Macias.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=J._D._Mesnard&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns 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href="http://www.azleg.gov/MembersPage.asp?Member_ID=48&Legislature=51">"Javan "J.D." Mesnard"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Phoenix,_Arizona" title="Phoenix, Arizona">Phoenix, Arizona</a>: <a href="/wiki/Arizona_State_Legislature" title="Arizona State Legislature">Arizona State Legislature</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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the <a href="/wiki/Arizona_House_of_Representatives" title="Arizona House of Representatives">Arizona House of Representatives</a><br />from the <a href="/wiki/Arizona%27s_21st_legislative_district" title="Arizona's 21st legislative district">21st</a> district </b><br />2011–2013 <br />Served alongside: <b><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Forese" title="Thomas Forese">Thomas Forese</a></b> </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Debbie_Lesko" title="Debbie Lesko">Debbie Lesko</a></div> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Ed_Ableser" title="Ed Ableser">Ed Ableser</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> Member of the <a href="/wiki/Arizona_House_of_Representatives" title="Arizona House of Representatives">Arizona House of Representatives</a><br />from the <a href="/wiki/Arizona%27s_17th_legislative_district" title="Arizona's 17th legislative district">17th</a> district </b><br />2013–2019 <br />Served alongside: <b><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Weninger" title="Jeff Weninger">Jeff Weninger</a></b> </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Pawlik" title="Jennifer Pawlik">Jennifer Pawlik</a></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #cccccc"><a href="/wiki/Arizona_Senate" title="Arizona Senate">Arizona Senate</a> </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Steve_Yarbrough_(politician)" title="Steve Yarbrough (politician)">Steve Yarbrough</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> Member of the <a href="/wiki/Arizona_Senate" title="Arizona Senate">Arizona Senate</a><br />from the <a href="/wiki/Arizona%27s_17th_legislative_district" title="Arizona's 17th legislative district">17th</a> district </b><br />2019–present </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b>Incumbent</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #ccccff;">Political offices </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/David_Gowan_(politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="David Gowan (politician)">David Gowan</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> Speaker of the <a href="/wiki/Arizona_House_of_Representatives" title="Arizona House of Representatives">Arizona House of Representatives</a> </b><br />2017–2019 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Russell_Bowers" title="Russell Bowers">Russell Bowers</a></div> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div 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