Tony Rivero

{{short description|American politician}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Tony Rivero

| image = Tony Rivero by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg

|state_house = Arizona

|district = 27th

|alongside = Lisa Fink

|term_start = January 13, 2025

|term_end =

|predecessor = Ben Toma

|successor =

| state_house1 = Arizona

| district1 = 21st

| term_start1 = January 5, 2015

| term_end1 = January 11, 2021

| predecessor1 = Debbie Lesko

| successor1 = Beverly Pingerelli

| birth_date =

| birth_place =

| party = Republican

| spouse =

| children =

| residence = Peoria, Arizona, U.S.

| education = Arizona State University (BA, MA)
Northern Arizona University (MPA)

}}

Tony Rivero{{cite web |url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/129363/tony-rivero#.Vu0CkYT1Low |title=Tony Riveron's Biography |publisher=Project Vote Smart |accessdate=March 18, 2016}} is an American politician and a Republican member of the Arizona House of Representatives representing District 27 since 2025. He previously represented District 21 from 2015 to 2021. In 2017 he was listed as the third most absent member of the Arizona House of Representatives.{{Cite news|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/legislature/2018/07/02/who-arizona-legislatures-most-absent-lawmakers/736940002/|title=Who are the Arizona Legislature's most absent lawmakers?|work=azcentral|access-date=2018-08-07|language=en}} Rivero previously served on the Peoria, Arizona city council.

Early life and education

Rivero was born and grew up in Peoria, Arizona. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in secondary education, political Science, and history and a Master of Arts in political science from Arizona State University, as well as a Master of Public Administration from Northern Arizona University.{{Cite web|last=Coe|first=Jackee|title=Peoria City Councilman Tony Rivero running for the state House of Representatives|url=http://www.azcentral.com/community/peoria/articles/20140122peoria-councilman-rivero-running-for-state-house.html|access-date=2021-01-13|website=azcentral.com}}

Elections

  • 2014 – Rivero and Rick Gray were unopposed in the Republican primary. Gray and Rivero defeated Esther Duran Lumm in the general election. Republican Bryan Hackbarth was removed from the ballot before the primary, while Helmuth Hack (L) withdrew from the race. Rivero received 27,826 votes.

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