J. D. Mesnard

J. D. Mesnard
Member of the Arizona Senate from the 13th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 9, 2023
Preceded by	Sine Kerr
Member of the Arizona Senate from the 17th district
In office January 14, 2019 – January 9, 2023
Preceded by	Steve Yarbrough
Succeeded by	Justine Wadsack
53rd Speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives
In office January 9, 2017 – January 14, 2019
Preceded by	David Gowan
Succeeded by	Russell Bowers
Member of the Arizona House of Representatives
In office January 10, 2011 – January 14, 2019 Serving with Thomas Forese (2011–2015) Jeff Weninger (2015–2019)
Preceded by	Rich Crandall
Succeeded by	Jennifer Pawlik
Constituency	21st district (2011–2013) 17th district (2013–2019)
Personal details
Born	(1980-05-15) May 15, 1980 (age 44) Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Holly Mesnard
Education	Arizona State University, Tempe (BM) University of Phoenix (MBA) DeVry University (MPA)
Website	Official website

Javan Daniel "J.D." Mesnard^[1] (born May 15, 1980 in Tampa, Florida)^[2] is an American politician and a Republican member of the Arizona Senate representing District 13 since 2023. He previously represented District 17 from 2019 to 2023.

Mesnard spent eight years as a staffer for the Arizona Senate before being elected to the Arizona House of Representatives (where he was Speaker of the House for one term), from District 21 (Chandler, Gilbert, Sun Lakes, Mesa, Queen Creek) from 2011 to 2013, and then from District 17 (Chandler, Gilbert, Sun Lakes) from 2013 to 2019. Mesnard was elected to the state Senate in 2018, and took office in 2019. In the state legislature, Mesnard has opposed Arizona's Medicaid expansion, promoted the expansion of school voucher expansion, and proposed legislation to curtail voting rights by purging voters from the rolls.