Session:

House Member

Personal Information:
Home City: Coolidge
Occupation: Shope's IGA Supermarket
Member Since: 2013

T.J. Shope is a resident of Coolidge, Arizona, and has long been active in the community. Born in Florence in 1985, Shope has lived in Coolidge for the overwhelming majority of his life and is a 2003 graduate of Coolidge High School and 2005 graduate of Central Arizona College, where he was recently inducted into the CAC Wall of Success. In 2008, he earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Political Science from Arizona State University.

Elected to the Coolidge Unified School District Governing Board in 2008 and re-elected in 2012, he was voted to be the board’s vice-president upon taking office in 2009 and in 2013, was elected the board’s president and then re-elected again in 2016.

In the House of Representatives, Shope has served on the House Committee on Agriculture & Water, the House Committee on Energy, Environment & Natural Resources as well as the House Committee on Commerce. He currently serves as the Speaker Pro Tempore of the House, previously serving alongside Speaker J.D. Mesnard in the 53rd Arizona Legislature and now alongside Speaker Rusty Bowers in the 54th Arizona Legislature.

In addition to his role as Speaker Pro Tempore of the 54th Arizona Legislature, Mr. Shope will also serve as Chairman of both the House Committee on Ethics and the House Committee on Administration. He will also serve as the Vice Chairman of the House Committee on Rules as well as a member of the House Committee on Education and the House Committee on Natural Resources, Energy & Water.

Shope is the proud son of former Coolidge Mayor Tom Shope and Luz Shope and co-owns their family business, Shope’s IGA Supermarket, in Coolidge. Additionally, he is proud to work with Arizona's small businesspeople as the Community Sales Development Officer for National Bank of Arizona.

Shope is recently engaged to Melissa Dus of Phoenix and is an active member of St. James Roman Catholic Church, the Central Arizona College Foundation Board of Directors, and the Arizona Food Marketing Alliance Board of Directors.

Sponsored Bills

Bill NumberSponsor TypeShort/NOW Title
HB2056Cappropriation; Tonto Basin bridge
HB2084Cinternational boundary wall; building permits
HB2120Cschools; graduation ceremonies; cultural regalia
HB2243P*appropriation; widening; Interstate 10
(NOW: appropriation; Gila River bridge)
HB2244P*AHCCCS; dental services; Native Americans
HB2296P*Arizona health education centers; increase
HB2297P*water infrastructure finance program; report
HB2298P*food handler requirements; delivery services
HB2299P*unlawful food or drink contamination
HB2300P*watershed improvement program; repeal
HB2406Cstate treasurer; financial services
HB2410P*off-premises vehicle sales; technical correction
HB2422Ccoordinated reentry planning services programs
HB2518Cschools; expenditure limit; overrides
HB2538Chealth care workers; assault; prevention
HB2598Csanctuary jurisdiction; liability; civil action
HB2666Cappropriation; financing agreement; retirement; defeasance
HB2680P*charter schools; enrollment preference; preschool
HB2682Cschools; instruction; Holocaust; genocides
HB2683Canti-semitism; crime reporting; aggravating factor
HB2687P*traffic safety rules; educational information
HB2705P*vacant; abandoned buildings; ordinances
HB2723Ccounty fair racing; council; appropriations
HB2762Cproject rocket pilot program; appropriations
HB2764Cmental health omnibus.
HB2779Cstate equalization assistance; rate; appropriation
HB2787P*water; augmentation authority; special districts
HB2790Cbaccalaureate degrees; community colleges
HB2792P*incorporation; urbanized areas.
HB2798Cappropriation; north-south corridor study
HB2802Cappropriation; overpass; State Route 347
HB2814Crural economic development; project certification
HB2817Cairport fees prohibited; ride sharing
HB2879CDOC; substance abuse programs; appropriations
HB2880Cassured water supply; availability; plats
HCM2006Cremote sellers; taxes; urging Congress
HCM2008P*ports of entry; seven-day entry
HCM2009Cfloodwater harvesting; study; urging Congress
HCR2021Cabortion data; survivors act; supporting
HCR2033Csecond amendment; supporting
HCR2036P*sanctuary jurisdiction; prohibition; law enforcement
HCR2042Cteachers; ethics standards; rules
HM2002Cmilitary sexual trauma; servicemembers
HR2005Csmall business day 2020
HR2007Cdeath resolution; Leroy Tucker
HR2008CTerry Wheeler; death resolution
SB1130Cauditor general; continuation.
SB1134Ctax credit review; evaluation standard
SB1140CTPT; exemptions; Indian tribes
SB1143Canti-semitism; crime reporting; aggravating factor.
SB1349Cappropriation; students with disabilities
SB1460Celectric cooperatives; broadband service
SB1493Cpharmacists; dispensing authority; hormonal contraceptives
SB1527Ce-liquids; tobacco products; vapor products
SB1552Cdevelopmental disability providers; rates; appropriations
SB1660Cchild sex trafficking; omnibus