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Michele Peña

American politician

Michele Peña


Member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 23rd district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 9, 2023 Serving with Mariana Sandoval
Preceded by	John Kavanagh

Personal details
Political party	Republican
Residence(s)	Yuma, Arizona, U.S.
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Michele Peña is an American politician. She is a Republican member of the Arizona House of Representatives elected to represent District 23 in 2022.^[1]

Peña is a school volunteer, agricultural professional, and the daughter of an immigrant.^[2] She was raised in Yuma, Arizona.^[2]^[3]^[4] Peña lived in Tucson before returning to Yuma.^[2]

In 2023, Peña sponsored a bill that would extend the expiration date of AA graded eggs in Arizona by six days. Arizona is one of two states with a limit of 24 days or less, which contributes to over $3 million of expired eggs being thrown out every year in the state.^[5] The bill became a source of controversy as it passed with a bipartisan (both for and against) 4-3 vote in the Arizona Senate.^[6]

References

^ "Michele Pena". KYMA. 2022-10-11. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Michele Pena". Republican Legislative Victory Fund. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
^ Duarte, Carmen (10 July 2022). "Most candidates in 3 Southern Arizona House races will advance to general election". Tucson.com. Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 6 May 2023. Republican Michele Pena, who was born and raised in Yuma, has lived in District 23 for two years. She works for ALCO Harvesting, an agriculture business that manages farm workers in California and Arizona.
^ Stern, Ray (8 November 2022). "Republicans keep control of Arizona House of Representatives; same 1-vote majority appears likely". AZ Central. The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
^ "Bill History for HB2750". AZ Leg. Website - Bill Status Inquiry. Arizona State Legislature. 27 March 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
^ Fischer, Howard (22 March 2023). "Bill to extend shelf-life of eggs advances amid freshness concerns". Tucson.com. Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 6 May 2023. On a 4-3 vote, the Senate Commerce Committee agreed to allow eggs with an AA rating to remain on store shelves for 30 days. That is six days longer than now permitted... the 24-day limit results in $3 million worth of expired eggs being thrown out every year, as it can be difficult to repackage AA eggs for sale at a lower grade.