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Email: [email protected]
Website: https://www.lespresmyk.com/
IncumbentRepublican
Walter "Les" Presmyk
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State Mine Inspector
2026 Arizona State Mine Inspector — General Election · November 3, 2026
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- 2026 Arizona State Mine Inspector — General Election on November 3, 2026
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- State Mine Inspector · Republican · Incumbent
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Election: 2026 Arizona General Election
Election date: 2026-11-03
Office: State Mine Inspector
Candidate: PRESMYK, WALTER "LES" (REP)
Party: Republican
Candidacy type: Name printed on general-election candidate list
Signatures: 14,115
Nomination paper: https://apps.arizona.vote/electioninfo/assets/69/0/NominationPapers/presmyk-walter-25062-30681.pdf
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CANDIDATE_SUBMITTED_ARIZONA_SECRETARY_OF_STATE_PORTALI am an Arizona native, a graduate of the University of Arizona College of Mines and have spent my entire 45 year mining career in Arizona. I started with Miami Copper Company while going to college, then spent the first 11 years of my career with Magma Copper Company, 9 years in Superior and 2 years in San Manuel. The last 30+ years were with Salt River River Project dealing with coal and uranium fuel supplies for our generating stations. This included overseeing the capital budgets and mine plans for several coal mines, including five years as board chairman of the Trapper coal mine in Craig, Colorado.
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I am an Arizona native, a graduate of the University of Arizona College of Mines and have spent my entire 45 year mining career in Arizona. I started with Miami Copper Company while going to college, then spent the first 11 years of my career with Magma Copper Company, 9 years in Superior and 2 years in San Manuel. The last 30+ years were with Salt River River Project dealing with coal and uranium fuel supplies for our generating stations. This included overseeing the capital budgets and mine plans for several coal mines, including five years as board chairman of the Trapper coal mine in Craig, Colorado.
Goals & Priorities
Source-published biographyServe as an ambassador for the mining industry.
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Serve as an ambassador for the mining industry.
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Goals & Priorities
Candidate positionProvide staff with additional educational opportunities to enhance their professional advancement.
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Provide staff with additional educational opportunities to enhance their professional advancement.
Dedicated to Our Community
Candidate positionLes Presmyk has a deep commitment to service, reflected in decades of leadership and active engagement across civic, professional, and volunteer organizations.
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Les Presmyk has a deep commitment to service, reflected in decades of leadership and active engagement across civic, professional, and volunteer organizations.
Goals & Priorities
Candidate positionSupport Arizona State University’s Center for Mining Innovation.
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Support Arizona State University’s Center for Mining Innovation.
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Candidate positionSupport the 48th Annual Intercollegiate Mining Games in 2026, hosted at the University of Arizona’s San Xavier mine.
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Support the 48th Annual Intercollegiate Mining Games in 2026, hosted at the University of Arizona’s San Xavier mine.
Goals & Priorities
Candidate positionSupport various research projects, including Arizona State University’s examination of new uses for mill tailings and the Mine Inspector’s Arizona Board of Regents project with the University of Arizona for recovering strategic metals in mill tailings.
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Support various research projects, including Arizona State University’s examination of new uses for mill tailings and the Mine Inspector’s Arizona Board of Regents project with the University of Arizona for recovering strategic metals in mill tailings.
Goals & Priorities
Candidate positionStrengthen the partnership with the University of Arizona’s College of Mines and support its various mining education programs.
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Strengthen the partnership with the University of Arizona’s College of Mines and support its various mining education programs.
Serve as an Ambassador for Arizona Mining
Candidate positionUse the State Mine Inspector role to serve as an ambassador for Arizona's mining industry.
- Preserve the broad industry-representation priority.
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Obtain MSHA Certification for Underground New-Miner Training
Candidate positionSeek federal Mine Safety and Health Administration certification for the department's underground new-miner training at the University of Arizona San Xavier mine.
- Preserve the named certification and training site.
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Expand Professional Education for Mine-Inspector Staff
Candidate positionProvide department staff with additional educational opportunities for professional advancement.
- Tie workforce development to inspection capability and public safety.
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Continuously Improve Staff Performance
Candidate positionContinuously improve the performance and actions of State Mine Inspector staff.
- The campaign states no particular evaluation system.
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Support Arizona State University's Center for Mining Innovation
Candidate positionSupport the Center for Mining Innovation at Arizona State University.
- Preserve the named institutional partnership.
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Support Research on New Uses and Strategic-Metal Recovery From Mill Tailings
Candidate positionSupport university research into new uses for mill tailings and recovery of strategic metals from tailings.
- Includes ASU research and the Arizona Board of Regents project with the University of Arizona.
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Strengthen the University of Arizona College of Mines Partnership
Candidate positionStrengthen partnership with the University of Arizona College of Mines and support its mining-education programs.
- Preserve the named higher-education partner.
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Continue a Multiagency Inventory of Abandoned Mines
Candidate positionPartner with the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality and State Land Department to continue inventorying abandoned mines.
- Maintain the named interagency approach.
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Streamline Laws Governing Final Mine Reclamation
Candidate positionWork with the legislature to improve and streamline laws governing final mine reclamation.
- Preserve the legislative mechanism and reclamation focus.
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Work With Mining Companies to Preserve Arizona's Mineral Legacy
Candidate positionCollaborate with mining companies to preserve Arizona's mineral legacy.
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Promote Mining Job Opportunities in Schools and Universities
Candidate positionReach out to schools and universities to promote mining career opportunities.
- Treat education outreach as a workforce-development mechanism.
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2026 Arizona general-election candidate record — Walter "Les" Presmyk
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Walter "Les" Presmyk — current State Mine Inspector
Arizona State Mine Inspector
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