Toni Hellon

Toni Hellon
Member of the Arizona Senate
from the 12th district
In office
January 2001 – January 2003
Preceded byAnn Day
Member of the Arizona Senate
from the 26th district
In office
January 2003 – January 2007
Succeeded byCharlene Pesquiera
Personal details
Born (1946-09-14) September 14, 1946 (age 78)[1]
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
ChildrenBrooke, Scott
ResidenceTucson, Arizona
Alma materUniversity of Arizona
ProfessionPolitician

Toni Hellon (born September 14, 1946) was a member of the Arizona State Senate from January 2001 until January 2007. Prior to running for the Senate, Hellon held several government positions in Pima Countyduring the 1990s, including Chief Deputy Clerk and Chief Deputy Recorder.[2]

She was first elected to the House in November 2000, representing District 12.[3]: viii–ix  After redistricting in 2002, she won re-election to the Senate in District 26.[4]: viii–ix  Hellon won re-election again in 2004,[5]: ix  but during her re-election bid for the November 2006 election, she was defeated in the Republican primary by Al Melvin, who lost a very close race in the general election to Charlene Pesquiera.[6]

In 2013, she was appointed by Governor Jan Brewer to the position of Pima County Superior Court Clerk.[2] She lost her election bid to return to the position in 2018.[7]

  1. ^ "Toni Hellon's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Archived from the original on April 2, 2019. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Toni Hellon named Superior Court Clerk". KOLD. March 16, 2013. Archived from the original on April 2, 2019. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  3. ^ "Session laws, State of Arizona, 2001 Volume 1, Forty-Fifth Legislature, First Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 235". State of Arizona. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
  4. ^ "Session laws, State of Arizona, 2003 Volume 1, Forty-Sixth Legislature, First Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 247". State of Arizona. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  5. ^ "Session laws, State of Arizona, 2005 Volume 1, Forty-Seventh Legislature, First Regular Session, Chapters 1 to 226". State of Arizona. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
  6. ^ "Arizona State Senate elections, 2006". Ballotpedia. Archived from the original on April 12, 2019. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  7. ^ "Toni Hellon". Ballotpedia. Archived from the original on April 10, 2019. Retrieved April 2, 2019.