At last night’s Arizona Republican Assembly meeting in Maricopa, two of the district’s GOP lawmakers dropped in to chat with neighbors and recap how the recent legislative session went.
Sen. T.J. Shope and Rep. Teresa Martinez, both Republicans from Casa Grande, talked about the upsides of working as a cohesive “red-wave” team with their seatmate, Rep. Chris Lopez, and also previewed a few things they’re lining up for the next session.
Here’s a peek at the topics Shope and Martinez covered in their conversations with locals.
Roads remain top of mind
Shope highlighted the work lawmakers have done over the past several years to secure and maintain funding for improvements to State Route 347 and Interstate 10. Martinez added that those projects will remain front and center for the team