Joshua Ayala

Issue position chart

Weighted average of sourced issue positions across four political axes.

LibertarianismIndividualismInstitutional FederalismIsolationism
Joshua Ayala

About Joshua

Joshua Ayala is running for Arizona State Senate in Legislative District 11. His campaign describes him as Phoenix-born and Laveen-raised, a financial-services professional, business owner, husband, and father of two.

Campaign priorities and issue statements

Source-linked statements are shown separately from quiz-statement scores. Shared slate material is labeled as shared.

CommunityCandidate statement

Community programs and neighborhood trust

Ayala’s campaign says he wants community awareness, local programs, and neighbor-to-neighbor trust across Laveen, South Phoenix, and Guadalupe.

Josh Ayala campaign profile Individual campaign page; policy language is attributed to Ayala’s campaign.
FamiliesCandidate statement

Family-centered community programs

Ayala’s campaign says he supports programs and events intended to strengthen family togetherness.

Josh Ayala campaign profile Individual campaign page; policy language is attributed to Ayala’s campaign.
Public safetyCandidate statement

Public-safety response

Ayala’s campaign says he wants coordination with city officials and law enforcement so residents receive fair, fast, and consistent public-safety response.

Josh Ayala campaign profile Individual campaign page; policy language is attributed to Ayala’s campaign.
Public safety and familiesCandidate statement

Responsive policing, community resources, and family support

In his 2026 Clean Elections candidate statement, Ayala identifies responsive policing, equal community resources, family support, and natalism as priorities.

2026 Arizona Clean Elections candidate statement Individual candidate-submitted statement in the 2026 primary guide.
EducationShared campaign statement

School choice, teacher support, and accountability

The LD11 slate says it supports school choice, strong neighborhood schools, classroom-focused teacher pay, and accountability for results.

LD11 issues page Joint campaign material naming Ayala, Aleman, and Dailey. It is not a separately attributed individual plan.
Affordability and budgetShared campaign statement

Tax relief, lower costs, and responsible budgets

The LD11 slate says it supports tax relief, balanced state budgets, lower healthcare and daily costs through competition and transparency, and reducing waste before seeking more taxpayer money.

LD11 issues page Joint campaign material naming Ayala, Aleman, and Dailey. It is not a separately attributed individual plan.
Housing, water, and infrastructureShared campaign statement

Growth, housing, roads, water, and property rights

The LD11 slate says it supports reducing housing-related red tape, matching road, water, and infrastructure funding to district growth, and protecting property rights.

LD11 issues page Joint campaign material naming Ayala, Aleman, and Dailey. It is not a separately attributed individual plan.
Public safetyShared campaign statement

Police staffing, training, accountability, and prevention

The LD11 slate says it supports law-enforcement staffing, training, retention, accountability, faster response, and prevention partnerships addressing drugs, homelessness, and youth safety.

LD11 issues page Joint campaign material naming Ayala, Aleman, and Dailey. It is not a separately attributed individual plan.
Rights and immigrationShared campaign statement

Civil liberties, border security, and legal immigration

The LD11 slate says it supports the right to bear arms, free speech, religious liberty, medical freedom, border security, and lawful immigration.

LD11 issues page Joint campaign material naming Ayala, Aleman, and Dailey. It is not a separately attributed individual plan.
Energy and local economyShared campaign statement

Reliable energy, small businesses, and local jobs

The LD11 slate says it supports dependable and affordable energy, practical production policy, and reducing paperwork and fees for local employers, trades, family businesses, and entrepreneurs.

LD11 issues page Joint campaign material naming Ayala, Aleman, and Dailey. It is not a separately attributed individual plan.
EducationShared campaign statement

Education options and ESA enforcement

The LD11 slate says it supports district, charter, private, home-school, tutoring, and Empowerment Scholarship Account options, while prosecuting fraud and recovering improper spending.

LD11 education plan Joint campaign material naming Ayala, Aleman, and Dailey. It is not a separately attributed individual plan.
Girls’ sportsShared campaign statement

Women’s sports and sex-based spaces

The LD11 slate says it will protect women’s sports, locker rooms, and spaces, and supports a voter referral on athletics and biological sex.

LD11 women’s sports page Joint campaign material naming Ayala, Aleman, and Dailey. It is not a separately attributed individual plan.
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Quiz-statement positions

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Authoritarianism vs. Libertarianism2 positions
  • The police should have better funding so they can hire more officers, get better equipment, and enhance training

    Strongly agreeCandidate source
  • We should run a balanced budget and avoid incurring more debt at the state and federal level

    Strongly agreeCandidate source

Sources and evidence

9 published source records. Each record preserves the source’s review scope and limits.