Stephanie Stahl Hamilton
Member of the Arizona House of Representatives
from the 21st district
Assumed office
January 9, 2023
Serving with Consuelo Hernandez
Preceded byBeverly Pingerelli
Member of the Arizona Senate
from the 10th district
In office
October 19, 2021 – January 9, 2023
Preceded byKirsten Engel
Succeeded byDave Farnsworth
Member of the Arizona House of Representatives
from the 10th district
In office
January 11, 2021 – October 19, 2021
Serving with Domingo DeGrazia
Preceded byKirsten Engel
Succeeded byMorgan Abraham
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic
EducationEastern Nazarene College (BA)
Princeton Theological Seminary (MDiv)

Stephanie Stahl Hamilton is an American politician and Presbyterian minister serving as a member of the Arizona House of Representatives for the 21st district. She was previously appointed to the Arizona Senate for the 10th district, and also served as a member of the Arizona House of Representatives from January to October 2021 for the 10th district.

Education

Hamilton attended Eastern Nazarene College in Quincy, Massachusetts, where she received her Bachelor of Arts in Christian education in 1990. She later attended Princeton Theological Seminary, where she received her Master of Divinity in 2003.

Career

Stephanie worked for Flagstaff Federated Community Church as the director of Christian Education and Youth Ministry.

She later went on to work at St. Mark's Presbyterian Church, PCUSA as the director of youth ministry in 2004. From 2009 to 2014, Hamilton worked at the Montlure Presbyterian Church Camp as the executive director. She has also served on multiple community-led organizations. She served on the Pima County Interfaith Council and on the TUSD Parent Advocacy Council, with her focus on the Family Life Curriculum. In 2018, Hamilton worked on the Save Our Schools campaign as the regional lead for Southern Arizona.[1]

In October 2021, members of the Pima County Board of Supervisors appointed Stahl Hamilton to succeed Kirsten Engel in the Arizona Senate.[2]

Bible disappearances

Early in 2023, officials in the Arizona House of Representatives noticed that two Bibles had been relocated from their normal position within the House's members-only lounge. In two initial incidents, once on March 23, and again less than a week later, a pair of Bibles were removed and hidden under chair cushions, and then in a refrigerator located in an adjoining kitchen area. Concerned, security personnel placed hidden cameras within the lounge area, and on April 10, Stahl-Hamilton was spotted on footage taking the Bibles and hiding them underneath seat cushions in the lounge and in a refrigerator.[3] Stahl-Hamilton was confronted by a CBS 5 Arizona reporter about the incident, but declined to comment, and instead walked away.[4] She did make an apology on the House floor a day later. [5]

Elections

2020

In the August primary, Hamilton ran for the 10th legislative district of the Arizona State House of Representatives. Hamilton and incumbent Domingo DeGrazia won the two seats, beating out candidate Paul Stapleton Smith.[6] Stephanie Stahl Hamilton and Domingo DeGrazia won the general election, defeating Republican opponents, Mabelle Gummere and Michael Hicks.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Save Our Schools
  2. ↑ Kmack, Sam. "Pima County Supervisors choose Rep. Stephanie Stahl Hamilton to fill Senate seat". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  3. ↑ Stern, Ray (28 April 2023). "Arizona lawmaker caught on video hiding Bibles in state capitol building, issues apology". USA Today. Retrieved 28 April 2023. Some of the Bibles were discovered under seat cushions in the lawmakers' lounge, and one was found in the refrigerator
  4. ↑ Ross, Lee (2023-04-25). "Arizona state lawmaker caught red-handed on camera hiding Bibles in members-only lounge: watch". Fox News. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
  5. ↑ "Arizona lawmaker apologizes on House floor for hiding bibles: watch". 2023-04-25. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
  6. ↑ Tucson.com Dems Running for Legislature in east Tucson, Oro Valley, Marana focus on schools, health
  7. ↑ Secretary of State
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.