Michelle Ugenti-Rita[1] (born June 28, 1980) is an American politician and a former Republican member of the Arizona State Senate representing District 23 from 2019 to 2023.

[4] In 2017, Ugenti was the only Republican to oppose a 'Blue Lives Matter' bill that toughens penalties for assaulting off-duty police.

Election officials from both parties, as well as voting rights advocates, opposed the legislation, saying that it solves no problem and with some saying it amounted to voter suppression.

[citation needed] Ugenti has sponsored a number of bills making it harder to put ballot initiatives up to voters.

[6] In 2021, she supported legislation that would require voters in Arizona who vote by mail to include identification paperwork along with their ballots.