Since 1988, Representative Diaz has served as the Senior Pastor of
Grace Chapel in Benson, and as Chaplain for AZ Legistlative District 14
for 10 years.
Representative Diaz has been married to Mary (Twinkie) Diaz for 49 years. They have 3 children, 11 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild.
Lupe Diaz grew up around the mining industry on a small quarter and appaloosa horse ranch in Bisbee AZ. This upbringing helped imbue Lupe with an appreciation for the importance of our natural resources to our state and local economy.
He went to work at Fort Huachuca on a Worker Trainee program, where he learned building maintenance before eventually making his way up to contract compliance officer. During his time at Fort Huachuca, he was saved and gained an intense interest in Biblical Theology and the Christian life. Eventually, when the time came for him to take a different job within civil service, he chose instead to pursue a calling as a full-time pastor.
In 1988 he received a call to pastor a small rural church in Benson, AZ. Today, the church has grown considerably, and he is still the lead pastor at Grace Chapel Benson. In 1998 they opened Grace Christian Academy and Pastor Diaz still serves as the administrator of the academy.
Lupe answered others call within the Benson community where he served as President of the Benson /San Pedro Valley Chamber of Commerce for two terms, and four years as a City Councilman.
Lupe currently serves as a State Representative for District 19, which he has done since taking the Oath of Office on November 17, 2020.
Rural leader…. Church Pastor…. Chamber of Commerce President…. City Councilman…. State Representative…
Lupe Diaz has spent his life serving his community and fighting for what is right.
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