Shawnna Bolick (born 1975) is an American politician who is a member of the Arizona Senate from the 2nd district since July 2023. A Republican, she was a member of the Arizona House of Representatives representing District 20 from 2019 to 2023.
Political career
Before being elected to the Arizona legislature, Bolick was a consultant to the Arizona Charter School Association and the Goldwater Institute.[2] She ran unsuccessfully for Arizona House seats in District 11 and District 28 before winning a 2018 election for the 20th District.[2][3]
She also introduced legislation in January 2021 to rewrite the election laws in Arizona to give the state legislature the power to reject the election results "at any time before the presidential inauguration" (i.e., even after the results were certified by the Secretary of State and by the governor and the electoral votes counted by Congress).[13][14] At the time, the legislature was controlled by the Republican Party.[14] Some contend that the bill is inconsistent with the state constitution.[13] Bolick's legislation would also prevent judges from throwing out baseless court cases without evidence; the cases would instead have to be adjudicated by a jury.[13]
The bill, Arizona House Bill 2720, died in committee.[15]
Following the Arizona Supreme Court's decision to reinstate an 1864 territorialabortion law, Shawnna Bolick was the first legislative Republican (alongside Senator T. J. Shope) who voted to repeal the ban, which contained no exceptions for rape or incest.[18] On May 1, 2024, Bolick and Shope voted with all Democrats in the State Senate to repeal the ban on a vote of 16–14, one week after the State House voted 32–28 to repeal the ban.[19][20]
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