Session:

House Member

Personal Information:
Home City: Chandler
Occupation:
Member Since: 2019

Jennifer Pawlik is the first woman and the first Democrat elected to the House of Representatives in District 17 (Chandler, Sun Lakes and Gilbert). She is a native Arizonan and the eldest of three daughters born to Bob Banning and Jo Beckelman. She attended Arizona schools from kindergarten through college and graduated near the top of her class at Dobson High School in 1990. She graduated from Northern Arizona University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education in 1996. In 2010, Jennifer completed a graduate program through a collaborative cohort between Northern Arizona University and Chandler Unified School District. She earned a Master's degree in Curriculum and Instruction.

Jennifer is certified to teach general education students in kindergarten through grade eight, but she also enjoys working with adults. She has taught for seventeen years, the last nine of which have been in the Chandler Unified School District. In addition to the work Jennifer does in the classroom, she is a passionate advocate for education in her community. In 2017, she served as Co-Chair of the successful Yes for Chandler Students! override committee. In the fall of 2015, she served as a speaker for Chandler Unified School District's successful Back the Bond initiative and organized a neighborhood canvass to speak to voters about the importance of properly funding schools. As a member of the Chandler Education Association's Super Q team, Jennifer represented elementary school teachers in the bargaining process for contracts and benefits. She now uses her knowledge of Arizona schools, love for students and experiences as a teacher to help improve and change legislation as a member on the Education Committee.

In addition to education, Jennifer has been an active leader in her community. She served as Secretary of the Legislative District 17 Democrats, she is a former Precinct Committeeman in the Emmett precinct and elected State Committee member. After becoming involved in local campaigns in 2014, Jennifer was encouraged to apply to Emerge Arizona, a six-month program that trains Democratic women to hold public office. She was a 2015 graduate of the program. Jennifer participated in the Leading for Change program in the spring of 2016. During the spring of 2018, Jennifer was honored to be named as a Flinn-Brown Fellow.

When not engaged in education and community activities, Jennifer enjoys spending time with her husband of twenty-three years, Jason Pawlik, and her college-aged twin daughters. The family has lived in Chandler for eleven years.

Sponsored Bills

Bill NumberSponsor TypeShort/NOW Title
HB2035Cappropriation; veterans' services; benefits counselors.
HB2056Cappropriation; Tonto Basin bridge
HB2066CTANF; lifetime limit; sanctions
HB2094P*teachers academy; counselors; social workers
HB2185P*appropriations; school safety program
HB2186P*appropriation; gifted education programs.
HB2187P*appropriation; school facilities; building renewal
HB2188P*appropriation; school support personnel; salaries
HB2189P*school funding; inflation adjustments
HB2190Cstate employees; paid family leave
HB2191Ccrime reporting; gender; age; homelessness
HB2201Cappropriation; state parks heritage fund
HB2202Cappropriation; Navajo nation; bridge replacement
HB2206Cschools; dress codes; graduation ceremonies
HB2208CArizona teachers academy; recruitment; appropriation
HB2209Cschools; instruction; Native American experience
HB2322Cfirearm sales; transfers; background checks
HB2324Cprohibited weapon; bump-fire device; accessory.
HB2325Cfirearm sales; permit verification; requirements
HB2338Cappropriation; schools; trees
HB2372P*schools; dyslexia; screening; training
HB2450Cearly childhood mental health; appropriations
HB2451Cappropriation; 2020 census; outreach
HB2485Cparked vehicles blocking sidewalk; prohibition
HB2504Cappropriations; affordable housing
HB2506Ccredit security freezes; timing
HB2508Crecalls; city elections; signatures required
HB2511Cappropriation; financial aid trust fund
HB2518Cschools; expenditure limit; overrides
HB2519Cundesignated felony; misdemeanor designation
HB2539Cstatewide ADA coordinator; appropriation
HB2540Cemotional abuse; vulnerable adults
HB2541Chealth care institutions; education; abuse
HB2542Cmandatory reporting; vulnerable adults; penalties
HB2549Cadult protective services; audit; appropriation
HB2550CDHS; long-term care facility surveyors.
HB2552Cprisoners; injuries; industrial commission notification
HB2557Ccriminal case statistics; report; appropriation
HB2558Cvoting rights; felonies; automatic restoration.
HB2559CArizona criminal justice commission; membership.
HB2560Csentencing; mitigation; monetary obligations; fines
HB2569CDCS; investigation; schools; children; disabilities
HB2570Carchaeology advisory commission; continuation
HB2572Cappropriation; Navajo veterans housing
HB2573Cappropriation; laboratory; Navajo technical university
HB2577Cappropriations; tribal senior citizens programs
HB2579Cinformed consent; pelvic examinations..
HB2583Chousing trust fund; unclaimed property
HB2585Cappropriations; medical workforce development
HB2586Cappropriation; healthy families program
HB2587Cappropriation; community health grants
HB2682Cschools; instruction; Holocaust; genocides
HB2683Canti-semitism; crime reporting; aggravating factor
HB2690Cstate agencies; veterans status; inquiry
HB2727CAHCCCS; pregnant women; dental care.
HB2751Cdetained juveniles; advisements; notifications
HB2754Ccorrections oversight committee; duties; ombudsman
HB2756Csentencing; historical prior felony convictions
HB2757Cincome tax; credits; subtractions
HB2762Cproject rocket pilot program; appropriations
HB2764Cmental health omnibus.
HB2766Cgreenhouse gas programs; repeal prohibition
HB2780Cappropriations; hunger services; food banks
HB2781P*appropriations; dyslexia screening and education
HB2782P*CTEDs; 9th grade; workforce needs
HB2783P*educator health insurance; study committee
HB2788Cinsurance; preexisting conditions; essential benefits
HB2799Cappropriation; area agencies on aging.
HB2801Cautomatic voter registration; same day
HB2806Cappropriations; preschool development grants
HB2808Cprisoners; release credits
HB2857Cpaid family leave
HB2859Cmonitoring program; fish contaminants
HB2860CAfrican American history; curriculum; appropriation
HB2862Cstudy committee; missing African-American females
HB2863Cprisoners; nonoperating identification license
HB2864Cretirement systems; investments; private prisons
HB2865Cdiscrimination; prohibited; protective hairstyles
HB2866Cappropriation; Arizona arts trust fund
HB2875Cregulation; short-term rentals
HB2887Cmental health; parity; advisory committee
HB2889Cauditor general; charter schools
HCM2002CNogales wastewater fairness; urging Congress
HCR2002Cratification; equal rights amendment..
HCR2018Cfirearm sales; transfers; background checks
HCR2029Ccampaign finance; source disclosure
HM2002Cmilitary sexual trauma; servicemembers
SB1077Ccountywide elections; vote by mail
SB1078Cvehicle registration fees; proration
SB1214Cadministrative costs; limit; STOs.
SB1215Cteachers academy; counselors; social workers.
SB1216Cschool counselors; grants
SB1284Cstudents; community college grants
SB1310Cappropriation; adult protective services
SB1314Chearing evaluations; preschools
SB1317Celderly assistance fund; appropriation
SB1389Chistoric name board; membership
SB1443Cschools; bullying policy; definition
SB1444Cschools; excused absences; mental health
SB1445Csuicide prevention training; school employees
SB1446Cstudent identification cards; suicide prevention
SB1452Crestoration; voting rights; website notification
SB1453Cappropriation; Maricopa community college district
SB1455Cteachers academy; dual enrollment courses
SB1456Ccommunity colleges; dual enrollment; funding
SB1544Cschools; dyslexia; literacy; appropriations
SB1628Cstate finance review; task force
SCM1002CNavajo generating station; PROMISE Act
SCR1015Cworld hearing day
SCR1024Csupporting refugees
SCR1030Cwear red day 2020