Session:

House Member

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

Bill NumberSponsor TypeShort/NOW Title
HB2098Cmissing children; mandatory reporting
(NOW: missing children; law enforcement; reporting)
HB2099Cmissing and murdered indigenous peoples
HB2100Cmissing; unidentified person; reporting requirements
HB2102CAHCCCS; pregnant women; dental care
HB2104CDIFI; director; report; surprise billing
HB2105Cschool health program; appropriation
HB2145P*emergency powers; curfew; business closures
HB2146P*STO scholarships; means testing
HB2147P*STO scholarships; beneficiary recommendations
HB2148P*STO scholarships; student transfers
HB2149P*charter schools; sponsorship; state board
HB2150P*charter schools; lunches; national acts
HB2151P*experienced teacher retention; pilot program
HB2241Cschools; instruction; Holocaust; genocides
HB2244Chousing trust fund; unclaimed property
HB2250Chealthcare providers; religious beliefs
HB2253CTANF; lifetime limit; sanctions
HB2254Cend-of-life decisions; terminally ill patients
HB2256Cmedical marijuana; physicians; definition
HB2271CAHCCCS; pregnant women; eligibility
HB2273Celigibility; children's health insurance program
HB2276Clicensure; transvaginal ultrasounds
HB2303P*marijuana; laboratories; proficiency testing
HB2337Cwage disclosure; employee rights
HB2338Cemployers; employee salary history; prohibitions
HB2339Cappropriation; financial aid trust fund
HB2340Cstudent loan servicers; licensure
HB2341Cincome tax; credits; subtractions
HB2342Crecalls; city elections; signatures required
HB2343Cvoting centers; board of supervisors
HB2344Cearly voting; weekend hours
HB2345Cearly ballot collection; limitations; repeal.
HB2414P*marijuana; inspections; license renewal
(NOW: marijuana; inspections; licensing; financial ownership)
HB2415P*marijuana; public consumption; vaping; prohibition
HB2448P*firearm purchases; waiting period; offense.
HB2449P*firearm sales; transfers; background checks
HB2450P*patient information; gun safety; appropriation
HB2451P*severe threat order of protection
HB2452P*prohibited weapon; bump-fire device; accessory
HB2453P*firearm sales; permit verification; requirements
HB2470Cbuffalo soldiers memorial; extension
HB2471Cstate agencies; veterans status; inquiry
HB2474Cpost-traumatic stress injury day
HB2557Cschools; drug violations; reporting options.
HB2558Csentencing; historical prior felony convictions
HB2563CAHCCCS; redetermination; documentation
HB2564Cchildren's health insurance; waiting period
HB2572Cstate law; local violations; repeal
HB2581Cfirearms dealers; firearms transfers; requirements
HB2582Cfirearm; ammunition storage; civil penalty
HB2583Cfirearm transfers; domestic violence offenses
HB2605P*medical marijuana; testing
HB2609Crepeal; imprisonment; abortion; solicitation
HB2613Cballot measure amendments
HB2660Cunemployment insurance; performance audit
HB2662Cunemployment insurance; dependent allowance
HB2703Ctechnology-based school readiness pilot program
HB2704Cschools; instruction; Native American experience
HB2705Cschools; dress codes; graduation ceremonies
HB2706Cappropriation; veterans' services; benefits counselors
HB2729Cspecial education; group B weights
HB2730Cpublic schools; 2020-2021; 2021-2022; funding.
HB2746Cworkers' rights; public health emergency
HB2747Cbroadband; fiber optic services; committee
HB2750Cautomatic voter registration; same day.
HB2762Cstatewide assessment; 2020-2021 school year
HB2764P*sentencing; concealed weapons permit; surrender
HB2769Ctransportation funding task force
HB2784P*appropriation; blind; visually impaired
HB2787Coccupational regulation; good character; definition
HB2788Cpaid sick leave; COVID-19
HB2789Cschools; immunizations; registered nurses; posting
HB2805Cunemployment insurance; benefits; tax base
HB2809Cmarijuana; advertising; labeling; signage; sale
HB2822P*health care providers; refused services
HB2842Chealth care workers; employment rights
HB2857Cemployee protections; public health-related pandemic
HB2858Cfamily and medical leave; paid.
HB2867Cemployers; COVID-19 exposure; notification
HB2868Cabortion; religious employers; contraception; repeal
HB2872Ccellular tower study committee
HB2890Cprescription drugs; upper payment limit..
HB2902P*marijuana; laboratories; proficiency testing
HB2903P*marijuana; inspections; licensing; financial ownership
HCR2010Cratification; equal rights amendment.
HCR2012P*firearm sales; transfers; background checks
HCR2020Clieutenant governor; joint candidacy
HCR2022CFisher house; service members; supporting
HCR2041CBarbara Lubin; death resolution
HM2001Cmilitary sexual assault; service members
HR2006CMark Finchem; expulsion
HR2007CCOVID-19 memorial day
HR2009CAlbert Hale; death resolution
HR2013CSue Ellen Allen; death resolution
SB1285Cfirearm purchases; waiting period; offense
SB1486Cdrug paraphernalia; definition; testing equipment
SB1514Cappropriation; emergency shelter beds; seniors
(NOW: emergency shelter beds; seniors)
SCR1012Cratification; equal rights amendment