David Lujan

Who is David Lujan?

David Lujan was an Arizona State Senator representing District 15, which covered most of the central Phoenix area. Lujan was appointed to the Arizona Senate on January 11, 2012 to complete the term of Kyrsten Sinema who resigned to run for the United States Congress. Lujan is also the Chief Administrator of ASU Preparatory Academy, a college preparatory charter school serving Kindergarten through 10th grade in downtown Phoenix.

Prior to serving in the Senate, Lujan served three terms in the Arizona House of Representatives from 2005 to 2011 and he was the House Minority Leader from 2009-2010. While in the House of Representatives, Lujan was the Ranking Democrat on the House Education committee and served on the Appropriations committee. In 2002, Lujan was elected to the Phoenix Union High School District Governing Board and was re-elected to a second four-year term in 2006. He served as Board President from 2007-2008.

In 2010, Lujan was narrowly defeated in the Democratic primary when he ran for the position of Attorney General in the Arizona 2010 election.

On January 9, 2012 it was reported that Lujan will run for Phoenix City Council