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Arizona State Senator Eva Burch announces resignation

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Published  March 7, 2025 6:08pm MST
Arizona Politics
FOX 10 Phoenix

Arizona State Senator Eva Burch is resigning

Just months into her second term of office, the Democratic lawmaker from Mesa is resigning, citing partisanship and low legislating pay as factors in her decision to step down.

The Brief

    • State Sen. Eva Burch is stepping down from her elected office effective March 14.
    • Her seat will be filled by a fellow Democrat, once chosen by the Board of County Supervisors.
    • Burch was in the headlines last year after making an emotional speech on fertility and abortion rights.

PHOENIX - State Sen. Eva Burch (D-Mesa) announced she is stepping down from her role in government effective March 14. 

Who is Eva Burch?:

Burch made headlines last March when she delivered a speech on the Senate floor describing her rough journey with fertility in an emotional speech in support of abortion rights.

She announced her resignation in a lengthy statement on X:

What's next:

Vacancies in the Arizona State Legislature are filled by the Board of County Supervisors.

The position must be filled by a member of the same party as the person who vacates the seat.

Burch won her district, LD-9, by 2,811 votes over Republican Robert Scantlebury, according to the Associated Press. 

There were 135,333 total votes cast in the LD-9 State Senate race.

The Source

  • Information for this story was gathered through X, the Associated Press, Ballotopedia and previous FOX 10 reports.

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