Steve Montenegro is a Salvadoran-American Republican politician born in 1981, currently representing Arizona's Legislative District 29 in the Arizona House of Representatives. He serves as the first Hispanic Speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives, elected to this role in 2025. Notable achievements include prior service as Arizona House Speaker Pro Tempore and Majority Leader , as well as a stint in the Arizona Senate in 2017.

Education and Political Experience

• Education: Earned a Bachelor of Science from Arizona State University in Tempe in 2004.
• Political Experience:
  • Arizona House of Representatives, District 13 ; re-elected to District 29 in 2022.
  • Arizona State Senate ; resigned to pursue a congressional campaign.
  • Unsuccessful run for Republican nomination in Arizona's 8th Congressional District special election .