Nonpartisan · Data from OpenStates / Plural Policy · Arizona
Votes with Republicans
99%
on 525 party-line votes · Senate Republicans median 99%
Cast a vote
99%
Yea or Nay on 942 of 951 roll calls · Senate median 96%
Their bills that became law
11 of 51
as a primary sponsor, this session · Republicans median 6
Roll calls on record
951
Fifty-seventh Legislature – Second Regular Session (2026)
Votes and bills updated Oct 10, 2026 from LegiScan (CC BY 4.0), which republishes the legislature’s own records. Profile details from OpenStates / Plural Policy. Figures cover Fifty-seventh Legislature – Second Regular Session (2026).
How David Gowan votes
A party-line vote is a roll call where most voting Democrats and most voting Republicans took opposite sides. Absences and not-voting are never counted. Same method as our Congress pages.
Where David Gowan sits in the Senate
Each dot is one member of the Senate, placed by how often they voted on the Democratic side of party-line votes. David Gowan is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
3 of 525 party-line votes.
HB2781 · Decommissioning; solar energy; standards; fund
Senate Natural Resources Committee Action (FAILED) · 2026-03-24 · Failed 4–4 · most Republicans voted the other way
SB1021 · Health profession regulatory boards; notification
Senate – Third Reading · 2026-02-24 · Passed 14–13 · most Republicans voted the other way
SB1071 · Arizona rangers; repeal
Senate Public Safety Committee Action (DP) · 2026-02-18 · Passed 4–3 · most Republicans voted the other way
Closest votes they cast
Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.
SB1170 · Narcotic drugs; sales; minor; sentencing
Senate – Third Reading · 2026-06-12 · Failed 14–14
SB1178 · Naturopathic physicians; drug administration
Senate – Third Reading · 2026-06-12 · Failed 14–14
HB2781 · Decommissioning; solar energy; standards; fund
Senate Natural Resources Committee Action (FAILED) · 2026-03-24 · Failed 4–4
SB1745 · Local excise taxes; rate limit
Senate – Third Reading · 2026-03-04 · Failed 15–15
SB1827 · Office of advanced air mobility
Senate – Third Reading · 2026-03-04 · Failed 15–15
Democrats they vote with most
Share of contested roll calls (the losing side got at least 10%) where both voted and landed on the same side. Unanimous votes are left out, because on those everyone agrees.
Kiana SearsDemocrat · District 9 · 586 shared contested votes
32%
Brian FernandezDemocrat · District 23 · 485 shared contested votes
31%
Flavio BravoDemocrat · District 26 · 493 shared contested votes
29%
Their session, month by month
Dark bars are roll calls they were recorded on each month; the red part is the ones without a Yea or Nay (9 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills David Gowan was a primary sponsor of this session. Most bills from either party never leave committee; in Illinois many never get past the Assignments or Rules committee.
Introduced51
Out of committee35
Passed one chamber28
Passed both chambers12
Became law11
Never left committee16
For comparison, the median Republican member of the Senate has 6 bills that became law this session.
What their bills are about
Definitions 16Definition 12Applicability 8Violation 7Exemption 6Appropriating Monies 6
Death resolution; Bill Van Dyke
Passed one chamberAssigned to House RULES Committee · 2026-06-13
Military affairs commission
Passed one chamberHouse third reading FAILED voting: (24-31-5-0) · 2026-06-12
Unlawful flight; reckless endangerment; violation.
Passed one chamberHouse third reading FAILED voting: (20-35-5-0) · 2026-06-12
Technical correction; employment of aliens
Not out of committeeAssigned to Senate RULES Committee · 2026-06-12
Descriptions are the legislature’s own synopsis. Bill data from LegiScan, CC BY 4.0.
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SB1290 · 2026-06-13
Open meetings; planned communities (Senate – Third Reading)
HB2305 · 2026-06-12
Private towing carriers; regulation; rates (Senate – Third Reading)
HCR2003 · 2026-06-12
Interscholastic; intramural athletics; biological sex (Senate – Senator Ortiz moved the portion of the COW report that HCR 2003 do pass be amended to include the Ortiz flr amend)
HCR2001 · 2026-06-12
Citizenship; identification; contributions; early voting (Senate – Senator Gonzales moved that the portion of the COW report that HCR 2001 do pass amended be amended to show the resolution failed to pass)
SB1170 · 2026-06-12
Narcotic drugs; sales; minor; sentencing (Senate – Third Reading)
HB2142 · 2026-06-12
School safety; ESAs; fingerprinting; revisions (Senate – Third Reading)
SB1630 · 2026-06-12
Enhanced residential treatment; SMI (Senate – Third Reading)
SB1624 · 2026-06-12
Photo radar enforcement; civil penalty (Senate – Third Reading)
HB2406 · 2026-06-12
Minor victims; public records prohibition (Senate – Third Reading)
SB1214 · 2026-06-12
Stem cells; regenerative therapy (Senate – Third Reading)
HB2398 · 2026-06-12
Watercraft; insurance requirements; penalties (Senate – Third Reading)
HB2700 · 2026-06-12
Technology study committee; assistive technology (Senate – Third Reading)
HB2755 · 2026-06-12
State lands; commercial leases; auction (Senate – Third Reading)
SB1160 · 2026-06-12
Drones; entertainment events; prohibition (Senate – Third Reading)
SB1620 · 2026-06-12
Utility relocation notification (Senate – Third Reading)
HB2305 · 2026-06-12
Private towing carriers; regulation; rates (Senate – Third Reading)
SB1456 · 2026-06-12
Authorized third party; bond exemption (Senate – Third Reading)
SB1496 · 2026-06-12
DCS; policies; procedures (Senate – Third Reading)
SB1178 · 2026-06-12
Naturopathic physicians; drug administration (Senate – Third Reading)
SB1127 · 2026-06-12
Duty to report; abuse; neglect (Senate – Third Reading)
HB4005 · 2026-06-12
Artificial intelligence; course; public schools (Senate – Third Reading)
SB1113 · 2026-06-12
Service of process; evaluation agencies (Senate – Third Reading)
SB1180 · 2026-06-12
DOR; income tax forms; conformity (Senate – Third Reading)
HCR2003 · 2026-06-12
Interscholastic; intramural athletics; biological sex (Senate – Third Reading)
HCR2044 · 2026-06-12
Preferential treatment; discrimination; prohibited acts (Senate – Third Reading)
HCR2001 · 2026-06-12
Citizenship; identification; contributions; early voting (Senate – Third Reading)
HB2397 · 2026-06-12
Homeowners' associations; property covenants; disclosures (Senate – Third Reading)
SB1627 · 2026-06-12
Schools; prohibition; unmanned aircraft (Senate – Third Reading)
SB1428 · 2026-06-12
Proof of insurance; workers' compensation (Senate – Third Reading)
SB1713 · 2026-06-12
Independent testing; treatment; pharmacists (Senate – Third Reading)
HB2320 · 2026-06-12
School districts; bonds; financial advisors (Senate – Third Reading)
HB2800 · 2026-06-12
Ignition interlock devices; violation; classification (Senate – Third Reading)
SB1326 · 2026-06-12
Victims' rights; attorney fees; costs (Senate – Third Reading)
SB1723 · 2026-06-12
Domestic violence; release conditions (Senate – Third Reading)
SB1683 · 2026-06-12
Landownership; foreign adversary; prohibition (Senate – Third Reading)
HB2321 · 2026-06-12
DCS; credit freeze; reporting (Senate – Third Reading)
HB2780 · 2026-06-12
Judicial foreclosure; excess proceeds sale (Senate – Third Reading)
HB2957 · 2026-06-12
Driver license; enhanced; mobile; prohibition (Senate – Third Reading)
HB2960 · 2026-06-12
Veterans' court fund; grant program (Senate – Third Reading)
HB2322 · 2026-06-12
DCS; investigations; interviews; recording (Senate – Third Reading)
SB1335 · 2026-06-12
Groundwater savings credits; irrigation (Senate – Third Reading)
HB2408 · 2026-06-12
Nursing board; regulatory actions; expungement (Senate – Third Reading)
HCR2048 · 2026-06-12
Military families; scholarship accounts (Senate – Third Reading)
HB2134 · 2026-06-12
Critical infrastructure; foreign adversaries; prohibition (Senate – Third Reading)
SB1671 · 2026-06-12
Gaming; racing; boxing; conflict-of-interest continuation (Senate – Third Reading)
HB2257 · 2026-06-12
Watercraft fund; distribution of monies (Senate – Third Reading)
HB2257 · 2026-06-12
Watercraft fund; distribution of monies (Senate – Third Reading)
SB1336 · 2026-06-12
State land department; continuation; oversight (Senate – Third Reading)
HCR2040 · 2026-06-12
School districts; labor organizations; resources (Senate – Third Reading)
SB1552 · 2026-06-12
ADOT; revisions. (Senate – Third Reading)
SB1511 · 2026-06-12
Nondomiciled commercial drivers license; validity (Senate – Third Reading)
SB1198 · 2026-06-12
Beef council; veterinary board; continuation (Senate – Third Reading)
HB2941 · 2026-06-12
Motorcycles; reckless driving (Senate – Third Reading)
HB4156 · 2026-06-11
Capital outlay; appropriations; 2026-2027 (Senate – Third Reading)
HB4166 · 2026-06-11
State budget implementation; 2026-2027 (Senate – Third Reading)
HB4164 · 2026-06-11
Local government; 2026-2027 (Senate – Third Reading)
HB4155 · 2026-06-11
Amusements; 2026-2027 (Senate – Third Reading)
HB4168 · 2026-06-11
Taxation; omnibus; 2026-2027 (Senate – Third Reading)
HB4160 · 2026-06-11
Health care; 2026-2027 (Senate – Third Reading)
HB4162 · 2026-06-11
Human services; 2026-2027 (Senate – Third Reading)
Complete voting record from LegiScan (showing the 60 most recent of 951 total roll-call votes this session).
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