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Joseph Chaplik

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Joseph Chaplik
Member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 3rd District
Assumed office
January 9, 2023
Serving with Alexander Kolodin
Member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 23rd District
In office
January 11, 2021 – January 9, 2023
Serving with John Kavanagh
Preceded byJay Lawrence
Personal details
Political partyRepublican

Joseph Chaplik is an American Republican politician who is one of the Arizona state representatives in Arizona's 3rd district. He was originally elected to the district 23 seat after defeating incumbent Republican Jay Lawrence in a primary election.[1] He and incumbent John Kavanagh won in a two–seat election in 2020, both defeating Democrat Eric Kurland by over 15,000 votes.[2] He was reelected in 2022 to the 3rd district, after redistricting and nearly won the Speaker of the House vote. Representative Chaplik is a founding member of the Arizona Freedom Caucus and serves as Vice Chairman. In his previous two terms, he has served as Chairman of Ethics Committee, Vice Chairman of Appropriations Committee, Vice Chairman of Commerce Committee, and member of the Health and Human Services and Transportation Committees.

References

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  1. ^ Oxford, Andrew. "State representative Jay Lawrence 'relieved' at his primary election loss". AZCentral.
  2. ^ "2020 Arizona State House – District 23 Election Results". Detroit Free Press.