Biography
Eric Stafford is the Democratic candidate for Arizona State Senate District 29 in the November 3, 2026 general election, where he faces incumbent Republican Janae Shamp.[1][2] According to Ballotpedia, he was born in Phoenix and his career experience includes working as a machinist, vet tech and political organizer.[2]
Stafford graduated from the Western Maricopa Education Center in 2016 and from the Pima Medical Institute in 2018, according to Ballotpedia.[2] In a 2024 Ballotpedia survey, he said he grew up in Goodyear, attended public schools, and studied aviation maintenance and machining in technical school before training as a vet tech.[3]
Stafford said in the 2024 survey that he worked as a field organizer in Legislative Districts 14 and 15 in 2022.[3] In that survey he named education and labor among his campaign priorities.[3]
- 1.Arizona State Senate elections, 2026 · Ballotpedia Reference
- 2.Eric Stafford · Ballotpedia Reference
- 3.Eric Stafford - Candidate Connection survey · Ballotpedia Candidate's own words
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.
Arizona Senate District 29
Eric Stafford is on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot for Arizona Senate District 29 as D. Not researched in depth — candidate list only.
