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Rep. Joe Chaplik office door covered in Out to Lunch signs

In 2025, Chaplik skipped 16% of his legislative session days — nearly 1 in every 6 he was supposed to show up. Now he wants a $174,000 Congressional salary.

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Joe Chaplik's Record

#1 Worst Republican
Attendance Record
in the Arizona Legislature.

In 2025, Joe Chaplik had the single worst attendance record of any Republican in the Arizona Legislature. He wasn't there. Again and again. Now he wants a promotion to Congress.

16% Of 2025 Session Days Skipped 12 of 77 days — nearly 1 in every 6
#1 Worst Republican in AZ, 2025 Phoenix New Times, 07/31/25
~500 Votes Not Cast On issues he claims to care about
In His Own Words
"The voting record is the board of truth. This is how you vote… The voting record is your proven record."
— Joseph Chaplik, April 2026  •  Despite missing nearly 500 votes.
Section 1

The Pattern of Absence

From a Cabo vacation during session to collecting full per diem for days he didn't show up — Chaplik built a record of skipping out on Arizonans.

See The Full Pattern →
Section 2

What He Missed

Girls' sports. Child safety. Election integrity. DEI. Drag shows for kids. He co-sponsored some of these bills — then didn't show up to vote for them.

See The Missed Votes →

When you don't show up to work,
you get fired —
not promoted.

Joe Chaplik had the worst Republican attendance record in Arizona. Now he's asking voters to send him to Congress on a $174,000 salary.

Joseph Chaplik
In His Own Words

He said it.
He just didn't do it.

"If people just don't show up and vote, we're losing…"
— Chaplik, December 2023  •  Then missed 12 days in 2025 alone
"I have always been fighting for election integrity."
— Chaplik, July 2024  •  Then missed the election integrity ballot measure vote
"I will not vote for a tax or a fee…"
— Chaplik, March 2025  •  Then missed the summer gas tax holiday vote
"It is my honor to serve this movement…"
— Chaplik, after Charlie Kirk's memorial  •  Then missed the Kirk memorial plate vote
What The Press Said
Phoenix New Times
"Bueller? Bueller? These state lawmakers missed the most work in 2025"
07/31/25
Fourth Estate 48
"Legislators Cash In: Big Pay for Minimal Work"
07/22/25
The Sun
"Lawmaker's absence dooms 'critical race theory' bill"
06/27/22
Bottom Line

In 2025, Chaplik skipped 16% of his session days — the worst of any Republican in Arizona. He collected $4,660 in per diem anyway.

Now he wants a $174,000 Congressional salary.

Section 1 — Attendance Record

The Pattern
of Absence

The numbers don't lie. Joe Chaplik wasn't there — and he collected full pay anyway.

Phoenix New Times · 2025 Arizona Legislature
#1
Worst attendance record of any Republican
in the Arizona Legislature
2025 — The Year That Defines Him
16%
of his 2025 session days — gone
12 of 77 days. Nearly 1 in every 6 he was supposed to show up.
4
Avg days missed
by colleagues
12
Days Chaplik
wasn't there
3×
The average
of his colleagues

Source: Phoenix New Times, 07/31/25 · Arizona House Chief Clerk's Office

Phoenix New Times
"Bueller? Bueller? These state lawmakers missed the most work in 2025"
07/31/25
His Excuse

When the press asked why he skipped, here's what Joe said:

"The House did absolutely nothing and wasted our time."
— Joseph Chaplik, email to Phoenix New Times, 07/31/25

This is the same Arizona legislature he now brags about serving in. Even giving him full credit for days missed due to a family bereavement, Chaplik still chose to skip additional sessions — and said so himself.

June 2022 — Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

While Arizona was in session in 2022,
Chaplik was at the Four Seasons in Cabo.

In June 2022, his wife posted photos of the couple's anniversary trip to Cabo San Lucas on Instagram. Arizona House records confirm Chaplik was absent on June 8 and June 13, 2022 — both active session days.

What the record shows

House attendance records confirm Chaplik was not present on June 8 and again on June 13 — while Instagram documented a Four Seasons anniversary trip to Cabo San Lucas the same period.

What he missed

Arizona House Chief Clerk records show Chaplik failed to vote on nearly 30 bills on June 24 alone — including water infrastructure, mental health, and election integrity measures. His response when called out: "This is not on me."

Source: Arizona House Chief Clerk's Office voting records, 04/2026 · Alexandra Chaplik, Instagram, 06/10/22

Missing Votes. Cashing Checks. Now Wants More.

He collected full pay for days
he didn't work.
Now he wants $174,000.

Days he showed up in 2025
65
Out of 77 session days
Full per diem collected anyway
$4,660
Named "worked least, got paid anyway"
Congressional salary he now wants
$174K
Per year. For the same job: showing up.

Sources: Arizona House Chief Clerk's Office · "Legislators Cash In: Big Pay for Minimal Work," Fourth Estate 48, 07/22/25

When you don't show up to work,
you get fired — not promoted.

Joe Chaplik had the worst Republican attendance record in Arizona. Now he's asking voters to send him to Congress on a $174,000 salary.

Now see what those absences actually cost Arizona

The votes he missed on issues that matter →

Girls' Sports  •  Child Safety  •  DEI  •  Election Integrity

What He Skipped

He Didn't Show Up
When It Mattered Most.

These are the issues Joe Chaplik has campaigned on, tweeted about, and asked Republicans to trust him on. He co-sponsored some of them. Then he didn't show up to vote.

Jump to issue Charlie Kirk Girls' Sports DEI Drag Shows & Kids Election Integrity Child Predators
Issue 1 — Charlie Kirk

He Called Himself Charlie Kirk's
Biggest Fan. Then Skipped
the Memorial Plate Vote.

Joe Chaplik attended Charlie Kirk's memorial, called it "an honor to serve this movement," posted photos with Kirk on Facebook, and bragged about being "Turning Point Action's highest rated State Representative." When a bill to honor Charlie Kirk with a memorial license plate came to a vote — he was nowhere to be found. On the same day, he was tweeting about his own Congressional campaign.

What he said
"It is my honor to serve this movement and to be there in person today to witness Charlie's Memorial."
— @JosephChaplik, X, 09/21/25
What he did on vote day
Tweeted about his Congressional campaign endorsements instead of showing up to vote for the Charlie Kirk memorial plate.
— @JosephChaplik, X, 02/26/26 — the day of the vote
The Vote — SB 1439: Charlie Kirk Memorial License Plate
Bill passed the House 31–23. Chaplik did not vote.
NO VOTE
HB 2112 — earlier version of the same bill. Chaplik did not vote on that either.
NO VOTE
Sources: LegiScan, 02/26/26 · @JosephChaplik, X · Joseph Chaplik, Facebook, 09/10/25 · Fox News, 03/07/26
Issue 2 — Girls' Sports

Biological Males in Girls' Sports
& Locker Rooms.
Chaplik Didn't Vote.

HCR 2003 — the Protect Girls' Sports in Arizona Act — would have banned biological males from competing in girls' sports and prohibited men from using women's locker rooms. It passed the House and headed to voters. Joe Chaplik was not there to vote for it. On the same day, he was posting about his Congressional campaign on social media.

What the bill would have done

Required school athletic teams to be designated by biological sex. Banned biological males from female sports and locker rooms. Provided legal recourse for female athletes harmed by violations. Restored protections from Arizona's 2022 Save Women's Sports Act that courts had partially blocked.

The Vote — HCR 2003: Protect Girls' Sports in Arizona Act · 02/23/26
Bill passed 32–25. Chaplik did not vote. Was posting about his campaign on X that day.
NO VOTE
Sources: LegiScan, 02/23/26 · The Gila Herald, 02/25/26 · @JosephChaplik, X, 02/23/26
Issue 3 — DEI
He Was a Co-Sponsor

He Co-Sponsored the Anti-DEI
Amendment. Then Didn't Vote.

HCR 2044 would have been the strongest state-level safeguard in the country against DEI mandates — banning racial preferences, DEI hiring statements, and forced DEI trainings at public universities. Joe Chaplik put his name on it as a co-sponsor. When it came time to vote, he didn't show up. Days earlier, he was praising Andy Biggs for fighting DEI on social media.

What he posted days before
Chaplik praised Andy Biggs for working with Trump to "take on DEI and the woke agenda."
— @JosephChaplik, X, 02/17/25
What he did on vote day
Did not show up to vote on the very bill he co-sponsored to ban DEI in Arizona schools and workplaces.
— HCR 2044, House Third Reading, 02/26/26
The Votes — DEI
HCR 2044 — Constitutional ban on DEI. Chaplik was a co-sponsor. Did not vote. Passed 31–23.
NO VOTE
HB 2135 — Private right of action to sue over DEI violations. Did not vote. Passed 32–25.
NO VOTE
SB 1584 — Banned DEI in state government hiring. Did not vote. Passed 31–21.
NO VOTE
Sources: LegiScan · Goldwater Institute, 02/03/26 · Arizona Capitol Times · @JosephChaplik, X
Issue 4 — Drag Shows & Minors

Ban Drag Shows for Kids.
Only Two Republicans Didn't Vote.
Joe Was One of Them.

HB 2589 would have made it a Class 4 felony to bring a minor to a drag show — including drag queen story hour. The bill passed the House with 31 Republican votes. Only two Republicans didn't vote. Joe Chaplik was one of them.

By the numbers

31 Republicans voted yes. 22 Democrats voted no. 2 Republicans didn't vote — Chaplik was one of them.

The Vote — HB 2589: Ban Minors at Drag Shows · 02/25/26
Would make it a Class 4 felony to bring a child to a drag show. Passed 31–22. Chaplik did not vote.
NO VOTE
Sources: LegiScan, 02/25/26 · 12News, 02/28/26 · Reason, 02/04/26
Issue 5 — Election Integrity
He Was a Co-Sponsor

He Says Election Integrity Is His
"Top Priority." He Co-Sponsored
the Bill. Didn't Vote.

Joe Chaplik has tweeted "I have always been fighting for election integrity" and called it a "top priority." HCR 2016 — a constitutional amendment to restore precinct-based voting — was exactly that kind of fight. Chaplik co-sponsored it. When it came to a vote, he didn't show up.

What he's tweeted
"I have always been fighting for election integrity."
— @JosephChaplik, X, 07/19/24
What he did
Co-sponsored HCR 2016 to restore precinct voting. Did not show up to cast a vote for it.
— HCR 2016, House Third Reading, 02/23/26
The Votes — Election Integrity
HCR 2016 — Restore precinct voting, constitutional amendment. Chaplik was a co-sponsor. Did not vote.
NO VOTE
SB 1123 — Anti-fraud watermarked ballots with QR tracking. Did not vote. Passed 31–21.
NO VOTE
HB 2710 — Election hand count rules & voter registration transparency. Did not vote. Passed 27–25.
NO VOTE
Sources: LegiScan · KJZZ Phoenix, 02/24/26 · California Globe, 03/02/26 · @JosephChaplik, X
Issue 6 — Child Predators

Bills to Protect Kids from Predators.
Chaplik Didn't Vote on Any of Them.

Some of these bills passed with near-unanimous support — 55 to 0. Chaplik co-sponsored two of them. He still didn't show up to vote.

The Votes — Protecting Children
SB 1585 — Crack Down on Child Sex Predators
Closed loophole letting predators escape prosecution. Passed 55–0. Chaplik did not vote.
NO VOTE
HB 2666 — Sextortion of Teens CO-SPONSOR
Upgraded felony penalties for adults who sextort Arizona teens online. Passed 57–0. Chaplik co-sponsored it. Did not vote.
NO VOTE
HB 2665 — Cade's Law CO-SPONSOR
Named for a 16-year-old AZ teen. Makes it a crime for adults to encourage minors to die by suicide online. Chaplik co-sponsored it. Did not vote.
NO VOTE
HB 2133 — Stop Child Pornography & Revenge Porn
Required age verification on adult sites, up to $250K fine if a minor depicted. Passed 41–16. Chaplik did not vote.
NO VOTE
SB 1280 — Ban Sex Offenders from School Boards
Prevents registered sex offenders from serving on school boards. Passed 57–0. Chaplik did not vote.
NO VOTE
Sources: LegiScan · Arizona's Family, 05/13/25 · The Center Square, 03/26/26 · AZ Free News, 02/26/26 · Scottsdale Independent, 04/16/26

Joe Chaplik co-sponsored bills he didn't vote on. Bragged about causes he skipped. Collected a paycheck for days he didn't show up.

Now he wants a $174,000 Congressional salary.