Sonny Borrelli | |
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| Majority Leader of the Arizona Senate | |
| Assumed office January 9, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Rick Gray |
| Member of the Arizona Senate from the 30th district | |
| Assumed office January 9, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Raquel Terán |
| Member of the Arizona Senate from the 5th district | |
| In office January 9, 2017 – January 9, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Sue Donahue |
| Succeeded by | Lela Alston |
| Member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 5th district | |
| In office January 14, 2013 – January 9, 2017 | |
| Succeeded by | Paul Mosley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Website | sonnyborrelli |
Sonny Borrelli[1] is an American politician and a Republican member of the Arizona Senate, representing the 30th district. He is the Senate Majority Leader. Borrelli formerly served in the Arizona House of Representatives as a representative of District 5, from January 14, 2013, to January 9, 2017.[2]
Borrelli was a U.S. Marine from 1977 to 1999.[2] He moved to Arizona in 2000 and was a member of the Lake Havasu City Council from 2010 to 2012.[2]
In the Arizona House of Representatives, Borrelli was chair of the Military Affairs and Public Safety Committee.[2] In the Senate he has been chair of the Government Committee and Majority Whip.[2]
In 2012, with incumbent Republican Representatives Chester Crandell running for Arizona Senate and Brenda Barton redistricted to District 6, and with incumbent Republican Representative Doris Goodale redistricted from District 3, Borrelli ran in the four-way August 28, 2012 Republican primary, placing second with 8,672 votes,[3] and won the second seat in the November 6, 2012 general election with 35,154 votes above Democratic nominee P. L. Durbin.[4]
In 2014 Borrelli and Regina Cobb defeated Jennifer Jones, Sam Medrano and George Schnittgrund in the Republican primary. Borrelli and Cobb defeated Longoria and Weisser in the general election with Borrelli receiving 31,277 votes.[5]
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Further information: Attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election |
Following the 2020 United States presidential election, Borrelli supported the "Stop the Steal" movement which falsely claimed that Donald Trump won the election nationally and in Arizona.[6]
In 2001, Borrelli was charged with "class 1 misdemeanor assault with domestic violence" after an altercation with his then-wife; he pleaded guilty to "class 1 misdemeanor disorderly conduct charge tagged with domestic violence", and served 1 day in prison. He subsequently explained that his then-wife had been experiencing a "meltdown" and "psychotic episode", that her injuries had been self-inflicted, and that he had plea-bargained because otherwise he risked losing custody of his son.[7]
