Nancy Barto

Nancy Barto
Member of the Arizona Senate from the 15th^[1] district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 14, 2013
Preceded by	Kyrsten Sinema
Member of the Arizona Senate from the 7th district
In office January 10, 2011 – January 14, 2013
Preceded by	Jim Waring
Succeeded by	Jack Jackson, Jr.
Member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 7th district
In office January 2007 – January 10, 2011 Serving with Ray Barnes (2007–2011)
Preceded by	David Smith
Personal details
Born	Chicago, Illinois
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican
Residence	Phoenix, Arizona
Alma mater	Arizona State University Arizona State University at the West campus
Website	nancybarto.com

Nancy K. Barto^[2] (born in Chicago, Illinois) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Arizona Senate representing District 15 since January 14, 2013. Barto served consecutively in the Arizona State Legislature from January 2007 until January 10, 2011 in the Arizona House of Representatives District 7 seat, then in the Arizona Senate in the District 7 seat from January 10, 2011 until January 14, 2013. Barto sponsored a bill to prohibit cities in Arizona from banning plastic bags. The "ban on banning bags" became law on April 8, 2015.

Education

Barto attended Arizona State University and Arizona State University at the West campus.

Elections

2012 Redistricted to District 15, and with incumbent Democratic Senator Kyrsten Sinema running for the United States House of Representatives, Barto was unopposed for the August 28, 2012 Republican Primary, winning with 19,162 votes,^[3] and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 58,283 votes (73.2%) against Libertarian nominee Dennis Grenier.^[4]

2006 To challenge House District 7 incumbent Republican Representatives Ray Barnes and David Smith, Barto ran in the four-way September 12, 2006 Republican Primary; Barto placed first with 7,218 votes and Representative Barnes placed second;^[5] in the five-way November 7, 2006 General election, Barto took the first seat with 29,952 votes and Representative Barnes took the second seat ahead of Democratic nominees Marilyn Fox, Jeanne Lunn, and Libertarian candidate Jim Iannuzo,^[6] who had run for a House seat in 2004.

2008 Barto, Republican Representative Barnes, Democratic nominee Jeanne Lunn, and Libertarian candidate Jim Iannuzo were unopposed for their September 2, 2008 primaries,^[7] setting up a rematch; in the four-way November 4, 2008 General election, Barto took the first seat with 46,854 votes and Representative Barnes took the second seat ahead of Democratic nominee Jeanne Lunn and Libertarian candidate Jim Iannuzo.^[8]

2010 When Republican Senator Jim Waring ran for Phoenix City Council and left the Senate District 7 seat open, Barto and Representative Barnes both ran in the four-way August 24, 2010 Republican Primary, where Barto placed first with 10,475 votes (46.2%);^[9] in the November 2, 2010 General election, winning with 41,849 votes (67.2%) against Democratic nominee Eric Shelley.^[10]