House Member

Richard Miranda comes from a farm-worker family of 11 brothers and sisters. The family has given our community four attorneys, a State Representative and a State Senator. Richard Miranda grew up in the Marcos de Niza Housing Projects of downtown Phoenix.

After receiving his diploma from North Phoenix High School in 1974, Richard Miranda went on to work in a variety of government and business settings. His work ranged from assistant to the Mayor of Phoenix to Executive Director of a non-profit. Richard is also heavily involved in many community service projects and organizations, including Friendly House, the Boys and Girls Club of America and the Mountain Park Community Healthcare Center. Additionally, he served as Director of the Cesar E. Chavez Museum and as a former Board member for the Mexican Cultural Center.

This stewardship gave him the support of District 13 and he was honored with the approval of his constituents in his successful bid for the House of Representatives in 1998. During his service from 1998 to 2002, he promoted legislation to improve housing, health, and education in underserved communities.

In January of 2002, Richard Miranda began his tenure in the Senate he became Democratic Whip in 2005 and served as a ranking Democrat on several committees. He serves on the Senate Commerce, Finance and Judiciary committees. He served as Co-Chair of the Arizona Legislative Latino Caucus, where he has helped to establish the Arizona Latino Caucus Foundation, an organization dedicated to ensuring greater access to public policy through educating, tutoring, and mentoring citizens, young and old, interested in effecting public policy.

He was declared Legislator of the Year in 2003 by the Arizona Chiropractors Association and the Arizona Association of Community Health Centers in 2004. In October of 2006, he was the recipient of the Distinguished Achievement Award from the Mary Lou Foulton College of Education at Arizona State University. As a legislator Mr. Miranda has consistently worked to improve the quality of life for the constituents of his district and of all Arizonans.

Today Richard serves us as Representative from District 13. He is the Ranking Member on the Rules Committee and serves on the Banking and Insurance and the Military and Public Policy Committees, and is still Co-Chair of the Latino Caucus.

A Phoenix native, Representative Miranda resides in Tolleson and enjoys playing golf and spending time with his family.