Pete Rios was a member of the Arizona House of Representatives and the Arizona Senate, serving two stretches in the Senate and a single term in the House.
[1] In 1982 he ran for the State Senate, winning the seat from Arizona's 7th District.
In 1994, he did not run for re-election to the Senate, instead choosing to run for the Arizona Secretary of State, a bid for which he was unsuccessful.
[1] In 1996 Rios once again ran for the Senate, regaining his seat in District 7.
[9]: viii [10]: viii [11]: vii In 2004, due to Arizona's term limit laws, Rios was unable to run again for the Senate, and chose to run for the House seat from District 23, which he won.