Catherine Miranda

Catherine Miranda (born October 5, 1964) is an American Democratic Party politician who serves in the Arizona Senate, representing the 27th electoral district. She was a member of the Arizona House of Representatives from 2011 to 2015. Miranda was first elected in the 16th district, the same seat that her late husband, Ben Miranda, had held. She was then redistricted to the 27th district. Miranda served on the Roosevelt School District school board, and cites education cuts as the reason she ran for a seat in the state legislature.

Elections

• 2014 Catherine Miranda defeated Aaron Marquez in the Democratic primary. Miranda defeated Natalie Taswell in the general election with 74% of the vote.
• 2012 Miranda won re-election in the 2012 election for Arizona House of Representatives District 27. She and incumbent Ruben Gallego defeated Reginald Bolding in the Democratic primary on August 28, 2012. She won the general election with 26,683 votes.
• 2010 Miranda faced incumbent Cloves Campbell Jr., Sandra Gonzales, Cristy Lopez, Ruben Gallego and Jim Munoz in the August 24 primary. Miranda and Gallego advanced with 3,476 and 4,149 votes, respectively. They then defeated Republican Michael Gular and Green Angel Torres in the general election with Miranda receiving 19,197 votes. and was defeated by Republican Russell Pearce in the General Election.

• "State of Arizona Official Canvass 2014 General Election November 4, 2014" (PDF). Phoenix, Arizona: Secretary of State of Arizona. Retrieved August 18, 2016. 
• http://recorder.maricopa.gov/electionarchives/2012/11-06-2012%20Final%20Summary%20Report.pdf
• http://recorder.maricopa.gov/electionarchives/2010/08-24-2010%20Final%20Summary%20Report.pdf
• http://recorder.maricopa.gov/electionarchives/2010/11-02-2010%20Final%20Summary%20Report.pdf