Cody Hannah
Cody Hannah (Green Party) is running for election to the Arizona House of Representatives to represent District 13. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024. He advanced as a write-in from the Green Party primary on July 30, 2024.
Hannah completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Cody Hannah was born in Columbus, Ohio. In April 2024, Hannah was enrolled at Arizona State University pursuing an undergraduate degree.[1]
Hannah has been affiliated with the following organizations:[1]
- Arizona Green Party (AZGP), co-chairperson
- Green Party of Maricopa County, chairperson
- AZGP's youth caucus, co-founder
- Green Party of the United States' National Committee, alternate delegate
Elections
2024
See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Arizona House of Representatives District 13 (2 seats)
Incumbent Julie Willoughby, Nicholas Gonzales, Brandy Reese, Jeff Weninger, and Cody Hannah are running in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 13 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | ||
 | Julie Willoughby (R) | |
 | Nicholas Gonzales (D) | |
 | Brandy Reese (D) | |
 | Jeff Weninger (R) | |
 | Cody Hannah (G)  | |
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 13 (2 seats)
Brandy Reese and Nicholas Gonzales advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 13 on July 30, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brandy Reese | 50.7 | 11,295 |
| ✔ | | Nicholas Gonzales | 49.3 | 10,969 |
| Total votes: 22,264 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 13 (2 seats)
Jeff Weninger and incumbent Julie Willoughby advanced from the Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 13 on July 30, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeff Weninger | 51.1 | 14,273 |
| ✔ | | Julie Willoughby | 48.9 | 13,637 |
| Total votes: 27,910 | |||
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Green primary election
Green primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 13 (2 seats)
Cody Hannah advanced from the Green primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 13 on July 30, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cody Hannah (Write-in) | 100.0 | 5 |
| Total votes: 5 | |||
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Campaign finance
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2022
See also: City elections in Chandler, Arizona (2022)
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Chandler City Council At-large (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the primary for Chandler City Council At-large on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Matt Orlando (Nonpartisan) | 26.9 | 33,716 |
| ✔ |  | Jane Poston (Nonpartisan) | 20.6 | 25,762 |
| ✔ |  | Angel Encinas (Nonpartisan) | 19.5 | 24,367 |
| Darla Gonzalez (Nonpartisan) | 17.7 | 22,130 | |
 | Farhana Shifa (Nonpartisan) | 14.4 | 18,080 | |
| Cody Hannah (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.7 | 930 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 244 | ||
| Total votes: 125,229 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Cody Hannah completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Hannah's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Cody Hannah is a young, working class, LGBTQIA+ student and activist running for the Arizona State House of Representatives in LD-13 with the Arizona Green Party (AZGP). Cody grew up in the City of Tempe, AZ and graduated from McClintock High School in 2016, and he currently resides in the City of Chandler. He attends Arizona State University where he is pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Public Policy with a focus in Sustainability, and he is currently employed in the restaurant industry in the City of Scottsdale.
Cody has been politically active since 2016, and has been an AZGP member and volunteer since 2019. He is a co-founder of AZGP's Youth Caucus and has been previously elected to AZGP's State Committee as an Alternate Delegate to the Green Party of the United States' (GPUS) National Committee, and as a Co-Chairperson of AZGP.
In 2022, Cody ran for office for the first time as a nonpartisan write-in candidate endorsed by AZGP for Chandler, AZ City Council and received nearly 1000 votes without any formal campaign organization or name recognition, and without raising or spending any money- all within the span of two short months. He currently serves as the elected Chairperson of the Green Party of Maricopa County, and as the elected Co-Chairperson of AZGP.
Outside of politics, Cody enjoys reading, comedy, cooking, gardening, playing music, being outdoors, and spending quality time with those he cares about.
- Arizona is facing a convergence of intricately connected social, economic, and environmental problems caused by decades of shortsighted policy decisions from the Republican & Democratic Parties on behalf of their corporate donors, lobbyists, and special interest groups. The two-party system has resulted in vicious political tribalism, gridlock, and a failure to provide Arizona's working families and our environment with the policies, resources, and support we need. It is vital that Arizonans finally have the courage to truly vote their values rather than against their fears by rejecting the "lesser evil" parties on election day and joining us in the Green Party in the fight for the greater good of all Arizonans.
- The voices and values of young people, particularly those from impoverished and socially marginalized communities, are currently and historically underrepresented in the AZ Legislature, leading to the corporate-controlled, oligarchic gerontocracy of business owners, land owners, lawyers, the wealthy, and former arbiters of state-sanctioned violence who currently hold power. We need to elect a new generation of leaders that truly understand the social/material conditions that young people are facing in the current day, and can articulate a transformative agenda for achieving the systemic changes that current and future generations of young people in Arizona need to be able to survive and thrive like the generations preceding us enjoyed.
- Our campaign, unlike others in this race, has pledged to refuse all campaign contributions from corporations, super PACs, lobbyists, and special interest groups. Cody views the legalized bribery in the form of the influence of corporate money in our political system as one of the primary drivers of the decay of our democracy. This refusal to be bought by the rich and powerful gives Cody the unique ability to freely speak up for the issues that matter to working class Arizona families, and who deserve to have an elected Representative in the State Legislature that will fight tooth and nail for the interests of people, planet, and peace over short-term profits and infinite economic growth.
- Ecology & Sustainability
- Social Justice & Equal Opportunity
- Housing & Development
- Elections & Voting
- Transportation
- Infrastructure
- Economics & Business
- Worker's Rights
- Public Health & Wellness
- Reproductive Justice
- Education
- Criminal Justice & Public Safety
- Fair & Proportional Taxation
- Income Inequality
- The Public Commons
"The Ecology of Freedom" by Murray Bookchin
"The Politics of Green Transformations" Edited by Ian Scoones, Melissa Leach, & Peter Newell
"Green Politics: The Global Promise" by Charlene Spretnak & Fritjof Capra
An elected legislator must be knowledgeable about policy issues with the ability to articulate just and equitable solutions to policy problems, while also being accountable and available to their constituents. They must work on behalf of the people they represent- particularly those with the most to lose- rather than advancing policies and bills that will harm already vulnerable communities.
The legacy I would like to leave is simple; I'd like to be able to say I left this Earth a little better than how I entered it. I want to do my small part in the very short life span I have as a human to help make this world a better place for all living beings, and that goal has led me to be active in politics and community organizing.
Ideally the Governor and State Legislature would be united in the cause of making life better for the people they represent, even if there are tactical differences between their approaches. However, given the polarized nature of our legislature, and the extremist absurdity that frequently is seen from the GOP members of the AZ Legislature, the Governor must be willing to act as a check on the Legislature's power and ensure that bills that are bad for working class Arizonans and our environment are vetoed.
Climate change, housing, and public education will undoubtedly be some of the biggest areas of challenges Arizona is going to face that pose direct threats to our economy and our ways of life.
Yes and no. While I think it's beneficial to know how the system works, and having prior experience in government or politics can certainly help with that, I do not believe it is a necessity for a state legislator to have been previously elected at a lower office, and I think that point of view often serves to keep working class and marginalized people out of the world of politics and electoralism.
Absolutely. Especially as a Green Party member without an already established base in the legislator for my party, it will be an absolute necessity to be able to work with both Democrats and Republicans on issues where we align, as well as to have the courage to stand up to members of both parties when they attempt to advance legislation that puts profits over people and planet.
I am undecided. I do not necessarily view running for office and serving as an elected official as the only or best way to affect change in our government. It is certainly one avenue that I am currently exploring, but I've also seen many progressives and leftists get elected and then immediately become a part of the system that they were elected on the promise of dismantling, and I do not have any desire to follow in their footsteps.
I would introduce the "Inclusive Democracy Act", which would open up Arizona to be a thriving multi-party democracy by reducing the signature requirements for new party recognition from one and one third percent of the votes cast for Governor in the preceding general election to one tenth of a percent. Our ballot access laws for new parties and their candidates are currently incredibly unfair and are some of the most cumbersome in the entire country, and I would hope to change that and ensure any party and any candidate who can prove minimum viability and support has the right to be on the ballot, in the debates, and have equal access to public media coverage.
Ways and Means; Government & Elections; Natural Resources, Energy, and Water; Elections; Municipal Oversight & Elections; Land & Agriculture; Education; Appropriations; Health & Human Services
All decisions made by our government, financial and otherwise, should be completely transparent and open to review by the people of Arizona. These are our tax dollars funding both these programs, and the salaries of elected officials, and citizens deserve to have more of a say in how those dollars are spent. That begins with knowing where that money is coming from and where it goes, which relies on a transparent and accountable government.
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2022
Cody Hannah completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Hannah's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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My name is Cody Hannah, I'm 24 years old, and I'm a working class, LGBT+ student and political activist affiliated with the Arizona Green Party but running as a write-in candidate in the nonpartisan 2022 Chandler City Council election.
- The status quo politics as usual that are owned by corporations, lobbyists, and the ultra wealthy are causing severe harm to people, planet, and peace. If we want radical change in our government that puts our interests ahead of corporate profits, we need to vote for it.
- We need a new generation of leadership in government with fresh ideas and perspectives. We cannot afford more of the same.
- I am the only climate candidate, the only abolitionist candidate, and the only candidate truly fighting for the rights of working people and marginalized communities.
I am an advocate for bold climate action, expansive and reliable public transit with complete streets, social justice and human rights, as well as universal access to the necessities of a decent life such as housing, education, healthcare, employment, and basic income.
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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