Ballot Math / Arizona Legislature / LD30
Candidate races: Arizona Legislature, District 30

LD30: the reddest district in this set, decided in July

November 3, 2026 general election. District 30 sits mostly outside Maricopa County, in northwestern Arizona. It contains all of La Paz County and parts of Mohave County and Maricopa County, plus all of Wickenburg, which brings in a very small portion of Yavapai County. Its cities include Kingman, Lake Havasu City, Bullhead City, and Parker, and its population was about 238,000 in the district profile used here. Registration in the 2026 general election guide: 55.42 percent Republican, 12.90 percent Democratic, 31.68 percent other. The Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission rated the district outside the competitive range, and the Arizona Republic lists a key election vote spread of Republican plus 48.74 percent. The 2024 presidential vote in the district was Republican plus 55.2 points, and the 2024 Senate race here finished 78.5 to 21.5 percent. This district is part of the full 30 district set this site carries, and it is covered in full, even though none of its 2026 races is competitive on the numbers.

State Senate: Biasiucci, unopposed

This race is uncontested, plainly: Rep. Leo Biasiucci is the only candidate on the ballot for this seat. No Democrat and no other candidate filed. He won the Republican primary unopposed with 35,730 votes. The incumbent, Sen. Hildy Angius, is retiring: she first announced a run for the House, then opted to retire entirely, per the Senate election record. A vote here is a formality, and this page treats it that way rather than padding it into a contest.

Leo Biasiucci (Republican)

State representative since January 2019: District 5 from 2019 to 2023, then District 30 after redistricting. He is term limited in the House, which is why he is moving to the Senate. Born in Lake Havasu City, son of Italian immigrants. University of Arizona: bachelor's in business administration and management, and a Master of Legal Studies from its law school, per his biographical listings. Worked for GE Capital as a financial auditor and for GEICO as a claims analyst, and in his family's business, the Mohave Traffic Survival School, which he owns. House Majority Whip 2021 to 2023, House Majority Leader 2023 to 2025, and chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.

Record and signature bills (attributed to his biographical record):

  • HB 2111, the Second Amendment Firearm Freedom Act: introduced by Biasiucci and signed into law, it made Arizona a Second Amendment sanctuary state in its supporters' description, barring state enforcement of certain federal firearm measures.
  • HB 2889, child sex crimes: introduced by Biasiucci and signed into law, it added mandatory sentencing, including life in prison without parole, for child sex crimes and trafficking.
  • Housing bill (2024): he sponsored legislation to make housing easier to build, which would ban cities and towns from forcing homeowners into homeowners associations and ban cities over 70,000 people from regulating lot sizes for single family homes.

Stated priorities: the Arizona Republic describes him as a strong advocate for Second Amendment and anti abortion causes. A county Republican listing of his 2026 Senate priorities gives: border security, lower taxes, Second Amendment, public safety, water, and rural Arizona.

The 2016 story, in his own explanation: in 2016 he ran for the House as a progressive Green Party candidate, then switched to the Republican Party the same year. He later told a reporter he did not understand where his beliefs were in relation to political parties at the time, and that he still holds the position that we all need to protect the planet. Opponents have used the switch against him in past cycles; it is part of his record, in his words above.

Money: no campaign finance total for Biasiucci for this Senate run was located in the sources retrieved as of October 27, 2026. In an unopposed race, that gap changes no analysis, and it is still recorded here as a gap.

Controversies: beyond the party switch, none of significance found in reputable coverage retrieved.

State House: two open seats, three candidates

How this race works: vote for up to two. Both seats are open: Biasiucci is moving to the Senate and Rep. John Gillette is not running again. The real contest was the July 21, 2026 Republican primary, a five way race among Mike Gannuscio, Grace Hecht, Catherine Lopez-Rajaniemi, David Rose, and Caroline Strecker. Gannuscio and Rose advanced: Rose with 17,903 primary votes, per the official canvass as reported locally; a matching primary total for Gannuscio was not in the sources retrieved. Democrat Brian McMahan, who had no primary opponent, takes a seat only by finishing ahead of one of them in a district registered 55 percent Republican.

Mike Gannuscio (Republican)

Rancher and retired law enforcement officer, living in Kingman, originally from California. Former president and executive director of the Arizona Cattle Growers Association. In his Vote411 responses he lists his qualifications as retired police officer, farmer, and rancher, with education described as college, trade school, and law enforcement training.
  • Stated priorities: Vote411 lists water, law enforcement, infrastructure, and school choice. In interviews with The Mohave Insider he emphasized protecting rural Arizona, its water, and its agricultural heritage, and said he helped draft legislation on wolf management and water issues during his time leading the Cattle Growers. A county Republican summary lists: public safety, agriculture and ranching, water, infrastructure, school choice, and rural Arizona.
  • Endorsements listed by Vote411: Arizona police officers association, the Phoenix Chamber of Commerce, and Rep. John Gillette, the outgoing incumbent.
  • Money: no campaign finance totals located as of October 27, 2026. Controversies: none found. He did not return answers to the Arizona Republic's primary questionnaire, which the Republic noted in its coverage; not answering a newspaper questionnaire is recorded here as a fact, not a scandal.

David Rose (Republican)

Pastor, and president of the Lake Havasu Unified School District governing board. Endorsed by outgoing Rep. John Gillette. He advanced from the Republican primary alongside Gannuscio with 17,903 votes, per the official canvass as reported by The Mohave Insider.
  • Stated priorities: his campaign lists school funding reform and accountability, reducing the burden on property taxpayers, parental involvement in education, school choice, opposition to DEI policies, border enforcement, public safety, water policy, small businesses, and rural Arizona issues. The Arizona Republic's summary adds cutting taxes, protecting school choice, and fentanyl trafficking and border security as top issues.
  • Money: no campaign finance totals located as of October 27, 2026.

Controversies, with the legal outcomes: Rose's past is the central controversy of this district's 2026 cycle, and he does not hide it: the Arizona Republic reports that he says he overcame an unsavory past, faced several criminal charges including felony fraud charges, was, in his words, "on the run," and was ultimately extradited and served his sentence. That history produced a ballot eligibility fight in 2026. A fellow Republican, Jennifer Esposito, challenged his candidacy, arguing he had failed to restore his civil rights after a felony conviction. In superior court, Rose proved his Kentucky felony conviction had been expunged and his rights restored, and the court held that the expungement is entitled to full faith and credit in Arizona and that he is a qualified elector, dismissing the case. On appeal, the Arizona Supreme Court also left him on the ballot, on a technical filing failure by the challengers, with State Affairs reporting the court determined the challenge would have been unsuccessful regardless of the filing error. A partisan local outlet continued to attack him after those rulings, calling him a felon and a con man; those characterizations are that outlet's opinion, and the court outcomes above are the verifiable record.

Brian McMahan (Democrat)

Retired firefighter, and fire chief of the Buckskin Fire Department in Parker, in La Paz County, per state fire department listings. Bullhead City resident, per the Arizona Republic. U.S. Army Reserve veteran, per the same guide. His Vote411 entry lists a bachelor's in fire science, an associate's in fire command administration, and a certificate in municipal management, 40 years of leadership in government operations and policy, and 15 years as a previous elected official for three different agencies, which he does not name in that entry. Community service listed there: chair of Lake Havasu Silent Witness, teacher for the Bullhead City Senior Center, and nonprofit volunteering. The Arizona Republic describes his service as volunteering with the Bullhead City Senior Enrichment Center and the Lake Havasu City Silent Witness program.
  • Stated priorities: Vote411 lists, in his order: free and fair elections; public schools and ending what he calls the fraud in ESA vouchers; and water rights protection. The Arizona Republic summarizes his run as supporting public education, veterans, and seniors. Endorsements he lists and coverage confirms: the Sierra Club and Planned Parenthood, plus the Arizona College Democrats in his Vote411 entry.
  • Money: no campaign finance totals located as of October 27, 2026. Controversies: none found.

Verification notes

  • County footprint, stated carefully: the task for this district is often shortened to Mohave and La Paz. The full district, per the Senate election record and the district profile, is all of La Paz County, parts of Mohave and Maricopa counties, and Wickenburg, which adds a very small portion of Yavapai County. This page uses the full version.
  • The Senate race is uncontested. Only Biasiucci is on the ballot, and no Democratic candidate exists to profile. Nothing was invented to balance the page.
  • Money is missing across this page: no cycle totals for Biasiucci, Gannuscio, Rose, or McMahan were located in TransparencyUSA listings, See the Money compilations, or news coverage retrieved by October 27, 2026. That is stated in each entry.
  • Rose's primary vote total (17,903) comes from local reporting citing the Arizona Secretary of State's official canvass. Gannuscio's primary total and the full five candidate primary results were not in the sources retrieved, so they are not printed.
  • Rose's criminal history is described in the general terms the Arizona Republic used (several criminal charges, including felony fraud, time on the run, extradition, sentence served) plus the specific, sourced court record about his Kentucky conviction, expungement, and restored rights. More graphic or specific claims appear only in partisan local outlets and were not treated as verified fact.
  • One source, a business association advocacy page, wrongly listed Christine Scianna as an LD30 Democrat. She is the LD29 House candidate, covered on that page. It was not repeated here.

How to vote without getting your ballot rejected

  • Mail it by Tuesday, October 27, 2026. After that day, do not mail it: use a drop box or a vote center instead.
  • It must be received by 7 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, November 3. Postmarks do not count.
  • Sign and date the affidavit envelope, and write a current phone number on it.
  • For the House race, vote for up to two. Voting for one is allowed and does not spoil your ballot.
  • Leaving any item blank is allowed. It does not affect the rest of your ballot.

Sources

Ballot Math: analysis only, no endorsements. Same template as every race on this site: offices and record, key votes, money with dates, stated priorities, controversies with responses, and gaps admitted in the open.