Session:

Arizona Legislature

House Member

Randall Friese

Assistant Minority Leader
Democratic
District 9

Phone Number: 602-926-3138

Email prefix: RFRIESE

Committee Assignments

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Personal Information:
Home City: Tucson
Occupation: Trauma Surgeon and Professor of Surgery at the University of Arizona College of Medicine
Member Since: 2015

Dr. Randall Friese was first elected to the House of Representatives by District 9 in 2014. He is currently the Assistant Democratic Leader, and also serves on the Appropriations Committee.

Dr. Friese was born in Baltimore and earned both his undergraduate degree, in biochemistry, and his medical degree from the University of Maryland. He completed his medical residency as well as a trauma research fellowship at the University of Colorado Department of Surgery. Dr. Friese served on active duty in the U.S. Navy Medical Corps from 1997-2001. He then completed a critical care fellowship at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Since 2008, he has been a trauma surgeon and professor of surgery at the University of Arizona College of Medicine. He was one of the trauma surgeons who cared for the victims of the January 8, 2011 shooting in Tucson that wounded Congresswoman Giffords.

Dr. Friese is married to Susan Friese, a former nurse, whose involvement in the Tucson community includes membership on several boards, including Planned Parenthood AZ and the January 8th Memorial Development Committee. Susan also works as a Literacy Program Assistant at Literacy Connects. Dr. Friese and Susan share their home with their rescued cats-- Agador and Blanca--as well as Cooper, their 9-year-old golden retriever.

Sponsored Bills

P* = Prime-Prime
P = Prime
C = Co-sponsor
Bill NumberSponsor TypeShort/NOW Title
HB2035Cappropriation; veterans' services; benefits counselors.
HB2066CTANF; lifetime limit; sanctions
HB2321P*severe threat order of protection
HB2322P*firearm sales; transfers; background checks
HB2323P*patient information; gun safety; appropriation
HB2324P*prohibited weapon; bump-fire device; accessory.
HB2325P*firearm sales; permit verification; requirements
HB2326P*experienced teacher retention; pilot program
HB2327P*STO scholarships; beneficiary recommendations
HB2328P*STO scholarships; student transfers
HB2329P*STOs; administrative costs; allocation
HB2330P*STO scholarships; means testing
HB2331P*charter schools; lunches; national acts
HB2332P*charter schools; sponsorship; state board
HB2333Cprivate prison security officers; certification
HB2334Cprivate prison contractors; public records
HB2335Cemployment; conditions; labor organizations; discrimination
HB2336Covertime pay
HB2337Crepeal; right to work
HB2338Cappropriation; schools; trees
HB2339Cballoon releases; prohibition; enforcement
HB2340Cautonomous vehicles; ADOT director's duties
HB2341Cspecial license plates; veterans; design
HB2342Cveterans; special license plates; design
HB2390Ccommunity colleges; districts; workforce development
HB2392CAZPOST; membership
HB2393Cappropriation; Chinle veterans nursing home
HB2423CAHCCCS; dental care; pregnant women
HB2424CAHCCCS; pregnant women; eligibility
HB2425Cinsurance; study; reinsurance programs; appropriation
HB2426Cmedical services; purchase; study committee
HB2427Cmedical services; purchase; premiums
HB2429Cschools; immunizations; registered nurses; posting
HB2431Cphysical body adornment; establishments; certification
HB2502Cindependent expenditures; corporations; funding disclosure
HB2503Ccampaign finance; corporate recipients; registration
HB2504Cappropriations; affordable housing
HB2505Cstudent loans servicers; licensure
HB2506Ccredit security freezes; timing
HB2507Cinsurance premium tax reductions; freeze
HB2508Crecalls; city elections; signatures required
HB2509Cstate employees; political activities
HB2510Ccontraception; cost sharing prohibition
HB2511Cappropriation; financial aid trust fund
HB2512Cconsumer credit lending; military members
HB2513Cfinancial institutions; examinations; military lending
HB2539Cstatewide ADA coordinator; appropriation
HB2541Chealth care institutions; education; abuse
HB2542Cmandatory reporting; vulnerable adults; penalties
HB2544Cfirearm; ammunition storage; civil penalty
HB2545Cfirearm dealers; firearm transfers; requirements
HB2546Cfirearm sales; transfers; background checks
HB2547Cwage disclosure; employee rights
HB2548Cemployers; employee salary history; prohibitions
HB2569CDCS; investigation; schools; children; disabilities
HB2570Carchaeology advisory commission; continuation
HB2577Cappropriations; tribal senior citizens programs
HB2579Cinformed consent; pelvic examinations..
HB2582Cend-of-life decisions; terminally ill patients
HB2583Chousing trust fund; unclaimed property
HB2584Cstate law; local violation; repeal
HB2585Cappropriations; medical workforce development
HB2586Cappropriation; healthy families program
HB2587Cappropriation; community health grants
HB2588Cchild care assistance; tiered reimbursement
HB2596Cchildren's health insurance program; eligibility
HB2657P*marijuana; adult use; sale; regulation
HB2682Cschools; instruction; Holocaust; genocides
HB2693Cabortion; waiting period; authorized providers
HB2694Crepeal; imprisonment; abortion; solicitation.
HB2744P*medical marijuana; laboratories; proficiency testing
HB2753Cearned release; good time credits.
HB2754Ccorrections oversight committee; duties; ombudsman
HB2755Cschools; drug violations; reporting options
HB2756Csentencing; historical prior felony convictions
HB2757Cincome tax; credits; subtractions
HB2766Cgreenhouse gas programs; repeal prohibition
HB2788Cinsurance; preexisting conditions; essential benefits
HB2801Cautomatic voter registration; same day
HB2838Cmedical marijuana; physicians; definition
HB2839CTANF; cash assistance amount
HB2840Cmedical marijuana; registry identification cards
HB2846Cpublic officials; entities; civil liability
HB2857Cpaid family leave
HB2859Cmonitoring program; fish contaminants
HB2860CAfrican American history; curriculum; appropriation
HB2861Canatomical gifts; presumption; opt-out
HB2862Cstudy committee; missing African-American females
HB2863Cprisoners; nonoperating identification license
HB2864Cretirement systems; investments; private prisons
HB2865Cdiscrimination; prohibited; protective hairstyles
HB2866Cappropriation; Arizona arts trust fund
HB2867Cbirth certificates; amendment; gender identity
HB2868Clocal planning; residential housing; repeal
HB2869Ccharter schools; holders; governing bodies
HB2870Ccommerce authority; qualified investors; report
HB2878Cpublic resources; prohibited; deportation proceedings
HB2886Clandlord; tenant; fee disclosure
HB2887Cmental health; parity; advisory committee
HB2899Cfuel; electric cars; hybrids; taxes
HCM2002CNogales wastewater fairness; urging Congress
HCM2007CNavajo generating station; PROMISE Act.
HCR2002Cratification; equal rights amendment..
HCR2007Ctax expenditures; rates; supermajority vote
HCR2017P*mine inspector; appointment
HCR2018P*firearm sales; transfers; background checks
HCR2019Cright to work; repeal
HCR2020Clieutenant governor; joint candidacy
HCR2029Ccampaign finance; source disclosure
HCR2047Ceducation funding
HCR2048Cin-state tuition; universities; community colleges
HM2002Cmilitary sexual trauma; servicemembers
SB1381Cstate law; local violation; repeal.
SB1384Cend-of-life decisions; terminally ill patients.