T. J. Shope | |
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| President pro tempore of the Arizona Senate | |
| Assumed office January 9, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Vince Leach |
| Member of the Arizona Senate from the 16th district | |
| Assumed office January 9, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Kelly Townsend |
| Member of the Arizona Senate from the 8th district | |
| In office January 11, 2021 – January 9, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Frank Pratt |
| Succeeded by | Juan Mendez |
| Speaker pro tempore of the Arizona House of Representatives | |
| In office January 9, 2017 – January 11, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Bob Robson |
| Succeeded by | Travis Grantham |
| Member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 8th district | |
| In office January 14, 2013 – January 11, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Michelle Ugenti-Rita |
| Succeeded by | Frank Pratt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas Ray Shope Jr. August 12, 1985 Florence, Arizona, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Central Arizona College Arizona State University, Tempe (BA) |
Thomas Ray "T. J." Shope Jr. (born August 12, 1985) is an American Republican politician and businessman who has been a member of the Arizona Legislature from the 16th Legislative District, which covers central and eastern Pinal County and southern Gila County. First elected to the Arizona House of Representatives in 2012, he was a member of the House from January 2013 to January 2021; in the latter part of his time in the state House, he was Speaker Pro Tempore. Shope was elected to the Arizona State Senate in November 2020, and took office in January 2021.