T. J. Shope

T. J. Shope
President pro tempore of the Arizona Senate
Assumed office
January 9, 2023
Preceded byVince Leach
Member of the Arizona Senate
from the 16th district
Assumed office
January 9, 2023
Preceded byKelly Townsend
Member of the Arizona Senate
from the 8th district
In office
January 11, 2021 – January 9, 2023
Preceded byFrank Pratt
Succeeded byJuan Mendez
Speaker pro tempore of the Arizona House of Representatives
In office
January 9, 2017 – January 11, 2021
Preceded byBob Robson
Succeeded byTravis Grantham
Member of the Arizona House of Representatives
from the 8th district
In office
January 14, 2013 – January 11, 2021
Preceded byMichelle Ugenti-Rita
Succeeded byFrank Pratt
Personal details
Born
Thomas Ray Shope Jr.

(1985-08-12) August 12, 1985 (age 39)
Florence, Arizona, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationCentral 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.