T. J. Shope

T. J. Shope
President pro tempore of the Arizona Senate
Incumbent
Assumed office January 9, 2023
Preceded by	Vince Leach
Member of the Arizona Senate from the 16th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 9, 2023
Preceded by	Kelly Townsend
Member of the Arizona Senate from the 8th district
In office January 11, 2021 – January 9, 2023
Preceded by	Frank Pratt
Succeeded by	Juan Mendez
Speaker pro tempore of the Arizona House of Representatives
In office January 9, 2017 – January 11, 2021
Preceded by	Bob Robson
Succeeded by	Travis Grantham
Member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 8th district
In office January 14, 2013 – January 11, 2021
Preceded by	Michelle Ugenti-Rita
Succeeded by	Frank Pratt
Personal details
Born	Thomas Ray Shope Jr. (1985-08-12) August 12, 1985 (age 39) Florence, Arizona, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Education	Central 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.