Lobbying Firm

Veridus, LLC

The HOA industry’s lobbying firm

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Our assessment opinion / fair comment

Veridus is the HOA-management industry’s lobbying arm at the Arizona Capitol — the firm the AACM and AAM retain, and the shop whose lobbyist ([email protected]) was cc’d when a homeowner engaged the Legislature. Its lobbyists personally put $175,946 into 74 of Arizona’s 90 legislators (2023–2026) — more than four out of five of the people who write HOA law. Its disclosed clients include the AACM management trade association and a string of master-planned / HOA developers. For the sheer scale and reach of that spending on the industry’s behalf, it earns an F.

Who they spend money on

$175,946to 74 sitting legislators (sourced, 2023–26)

Each legislator below links to their own report card — the grade shown is their grade, so you can see exactly who this money reaches.

D- Warren Petersen Gilbert $12,100 D+ Matt Gress Paradise Valley, north Scottsdale, Arcadia $8,986 C Thomas Shope Casa Grande, Coolidge, Florence, Maricopa (Pinal County) $6,878 D- Steve Montenegro Surprise, Litchfield Park, El Mirage $6,850 D Shawnna Bolick North Phoenix, Desert View, Anthem $6,475 B David Gowan Cochise & Greenlee Counties, Safford, Sierra Vista area $6,350 D Michael Carbone Buckeye, Yuma County, western Maricopa County $6,225 D+ Consuelo Hernandez South Tucson, Nogales, Santa Cruz County $5,400 C Janae Shamp Surprise, Litchfield Park, El Mirage $5,400 D+ Alma Hernandez Tucson (central/south) $5,233 B J.D. Mesnard Chandler, Gilbert, Sun Lakes $5,175 D+ Flavio Bravo West Phoenix, Alhambra $4,900 D+ David Livingston Sun City, Sun City West, northwest Valley $4,851 B Jeff Weninger Chandler, Gilbert, Sun Lakes $4,658 D+ Teresa Martinez Casa Grande, Coolidge, Florence, Maricopa (Pinal County) $4,001 B Julie Willoughby Chandler, Gilbert, Sun Lakes $3,979 D+ Timothy Dunn Buckeye, Yuma County, western Maricopa County $3,950 D+ Carine Werner Paradise Valley, north Scottsdale, Arcadia $3,800 D+ Kevin Payne Peoria, north Glendale $3,568 D+ Frank Carroll Sun City, Sun City West, northwest Valley $3,075 D+ Justin Wilmeth North Phoenix, Desert View, Anthem $3,000 A Neal Carter Queen Creek, San Tan Valley $2,850 C- Seth Blattman Mesa (central) $2,600 A John Kavanagh Cave Creek, Fountain Hills, north Scottsdale, New River $2,527 C- Lupe Contreras Tolleson, Goodyear, west Phoenix / Maryvale $2,475 A- Stacey Travers South Tempe, Ahwatukee Foothills, west Chandler $2,400 D+ Gail Griffin Cochise & Greenlee Counties, Safford, Sierra Vista area $2,400 C- Janeen Connolly Tempe, south Scottsdale, Salt River Reservation $2,350 C- Quang H Nguyen Prescott, Prescott Valley, Chino Valley (Yavapai County) $2,250 B- Leo Biasiucci Lake Havasu City, Kingman, Bullhead City (Mohave & La Paz Counties) $2,225 A Laurin Hendrix Gilbert $2,200 C- Vince Leach Oro Valley, Marana, northwest Tucson $2,100 C- Lupe Diaz Cochise & Greenlee Counties, Safford, Sierra Vista area $1,975 C+ Sarah Liguori Central & east Phoenix, Camelback East $1,900 C- Selina Bliss Prescott, Prescott Valley, Chino Valley (Yavapai County) $1,888 C- Priya Sundareshan Catalina Foothills, east Tucson $1,825 C- Beverly Pingerelli Sun City, Sun City West, northwest Valley $1,793 C- Justin Olson East Mesa $1,650 C- Brian Fernandez Yuma, San Luis, southwest Maricopa County $1,600 B- Stephanie Simacek North Phoenix, Desert View, Anthem $1,450 C- Michele Peña Yuma, San Luis, southwest Maricopa County $1,400 C+ Catherine Miranda South Phoenix, Laveen, Guadalupe $1,350 C+ Mark Finchem Prescott, Prescott Valley, Chino Valley (Yavapai County) $1,311 C- Analise Ortiz Glendale, west Phoenix / Maryvale $1,300 C- Michael Way Queen Creek, San Tan Valley $1,239 C- Cesar Aguilar West Phoenix, Alhambra $1,175 A Walt Blackman Show Low, Payson, Gila County, southern Navajo County $1,125 C- Stephanie Stahl Hamilton South Tucson, Nogales, Santa Cruz County $1,000 C- Chris Lopez Casa Grande, Coolidge, Florence, Maricopa (Pinal County) $850 C- Junelle Cavero South Phoenix, Laveen, Guadalupe $850 C- Eva Diaz Tolleson, Goodyear, west Phoenix / Maryvale $800 C- Kevin Volk Oro Valley, Marana, northwest Tucson $800 C- Nick Kupper Buckeye, Yuma County, western Maricopa County $750 C- Tony Rivero Peoria, north Glendale $650 C- Oscar De Los Santos South Phoenix, Laveen, Guadalupe $575 C- Lela Alston Central & east Phoenix, Camelback East $500 C- Pamela Carter Paradise Valley, north Scottsdale, Arcadia $500 C- Khyl Powell Gilbert $450 C- James Taylor Surprise, Litchfield Park, El Mirage $400 B+ Quantá Crews West Phoenix, Alhambra $350 C- Nancy Gutierrez Catalina Foothills, east Tucson $350 C- John Gillette Lake Havasu City, Kingman, Bullhead City (Mohave & La Paz Counties) $339 C- Hildy Angius Lake Havasu City, Kingman, Bullhead City (Mohave & La Paz Counties) $300 C- Alexander Kolodin Cave Creek, Fountain Hills, north Scottsdale, New River $250 C- Elda Luna-Nájera Tolleson, Goodyear, west Phoenix / Maryvale $250 C- Sally Ann Gonzales Tucson (central/south) $250 C- Aaron Márquez Central & east Phoenix, Camelback East $250 C+ Rosanna Gabaldón South Tucson, Nogales, Santa Cruz County $250 C- Lisa Fink Peoria, north Glendale $220 C+ Denise Epstein South Tempe, Ahwatukee Foothills, west Chandler $200 C- Lorena Austin Mesa (central) $200 C- Kiana Sears Mesa (central) $150 C- Mariana Sandoval Yuma, San Luis, southwest Maricopa County $150 C- Patty Contreras South Tempe, Ahwatukee Foothills, west Chandler $100
Who pays them — disclosed clients

The HOA-industry clients this firm is registered to lobby for.

Arizona Association of Community Managers (AACM) HOA-management trade association
Robson Communities master-planned / HOA developer
PebbleCreek Properties master-planned / HOA developer
SaddleBrooke Development Co. master-planned / HOA developer
Sun Lakes master-planned / HOA developer
Sunbelt Holdings developer
Harvard Investments developer
Cowley Companies real estate

Money figures cite public sources (AZ Secretary of State “See The Money”; NMLS Consumer Access for licensing). The grade and assessment are labeled opinion / fair comment on this entity’s public conduct — not an accusation of any illegal act. Send a correction →

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