Biography
Donald Hawker is the Republican candidate for the Arizona House of Representatives, District 8, in the November 3, 2026 general election.[1] A retired computer programmer and U.S. Navy Reserve veteran, he advanced from the Republican primary on July 21, 2026.[2][3]
Hawker attended Tempe High School and earned a bachelor's degree from Old Dominion University in 1980.[2] He served in the U.S. Navy Reserve from 1977 to 1983.[2] In a Ballotpedia survey, he said his family moved to Arizona in 1960, that he worked in programming at the Pacific Missile Test Center in Ventura County, California, and that he returned to Tempe in 2000 and retired from the Western Area Power Administration.[3]
- 1.Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2026 - Ballotpedia · Ballotpedia Reference
- 2.Donald Hawker (Arizona House District 8) - Ballotpedia · Ballotpedia Reference
- 3.Donald Hawker (Arizona House District 8) - Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey, 2026 · Ballotpedia Candidate's own words
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.
Arizona House District 8
Donald Hawker is on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot for Arizona House District 8 as R. Not researched in depth — candidate list only.
