Tony Navarrete
Tony Navarrete is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Arizona State Senate representing District 30 since January 14, 2019. He previously served in the Arizona House of Representatives from 2017 to 2019. Navarrete is also a community organizer with Promise Arizona, a pro-immigration advocacy group which helped Latinos register to vote at taco trucks after Marco Gutierrez's "taco trucks on every corner" remark.
Navarette identifies as a member of the LGBT community. Shortly after taking office, he was one of 156 signatories on an open letter to President Donald Trump calling on him to protect LGBT rights. He is one of four openly gay members of the Arizona State Legislature, alongside Robert Meza, Daniel Hernández and Cesar Chavez, and participates in the LGBT Caucus in the Arizona Legislature.Elections
In 2016, Navarrete and Ray Martinez defeated incumbent Jonathan Larkin in the Democratic primary and went on to defeat Republican Gary Cox the general election.
