Center for Arizona Policy 2008 Voter Guide

  
 

 
Click here for more information on the anti-LGBTQ, anti-most everything, Cathi Harrod and her "Center for Arizona Policy."
About the Voter Guide

The "Center for Arizona Policy" states that the "Guide is a nonpartisan educational resource" or a "An Impartial, Nonpartisan Look". It is neither. What the "Guide" is is an attempt to gather information that they, and their Director, use to push their agenda. Remember the movie "FOOTLOOSE"? Cathi Herrod is basically the Elmore City Council. Drinking, who you sleep with, what you believe, what you decide to do with your own body are some of the things Cathi Herrod and the CAP want to control. The CAP are a "nonprofit organization that "promotes and defends the foundational values of life, marriage and family, and religious freedom. "In 2014, the Arizona Republic noted Herrod's long history of influence in the state: "Without winning a vote, Herrod has for two decades powered the state’s social-conservative movement, pushing her agenda in the halls of the Capitol, at the ballot box, and always away from the spotlight."  The "Voter's Guide" is one of the main tools Mrs. Herrod uses to push her propaganda. 1) by saying the "Guide" is  "Impartial, and Nonpartisan". 2) by crafting the questions in such a way as to seem innocuous. 3) By trying to make it look like she has no idea why many refuse to play her game by refusing to answer the CAP questionnaire. In the Center for Arizona Policy's own words:

The Center for Arizona Policy is a non-profit research and education organization committed to strengthening the family and restoring traditional moral principles to the public policy and cultural arenas.  As part of a 50-state partnership associated with Focus on the Family, the Center works to:
 
1. Provide quality research and factual information to policy makers on vital issues affecting the family.
 
2. Equip concerned citizens and churches to be persuasive advocates for the family.
 
3. Be a voice for the family by communicating truth through the media.
 
We battle organizations like Planned Parenthood, the ACLU and gay rights groups that seek to destroy traditional families and traditional moral values. We have developed strong bonds with friends like Arizona Right to Life, Crisis Pregnancy Centers, Arizona Families for Home Education, Alliance Defense Fund, and many others including local churches.
 
CAP has been selected and endorsed by Dr. Dobson and Focus on the Family to be the Family Policy Council for Arizona. CAP is deeply grateful for Focus on the Family’s support through the provision of research, promotion, materials, prayers and guidance.
 

About "Alliance Defense Fund" (ADF) and "Focus on the Family"

Source: CAP 2004 "Our Mission"

What you'll find here is the raw information taken from this years "Voter's Guide" minus the subterfuge. After an election these "Guides" are usually no longer available. We have been able to restore the information of the earlier issues with the hope this will be of use to you in pointing out the homophobes and bigots. Enjoy!
1. Allowing parents to use tax credits, vouchers, or education savings accounts to
  enable children to attend any public, private, or home school.
2. Fully funding abstinence until marriage education programs under Title V.
3. Using human embryonic stem cells for research purposes.
4. Making the 2001 federal tax cuts permanent
5. Bringing U.S. troops home from Iraq immediately
6. Amending the United States Constitution to define marriage as the union of one
  man and one woman.
7. Repealing the federal Defense of Marriage Act which states marriage is the
  union of one man and one woman and declares states do not have to recognize same-sex marriages from other states.
8. Prohibiting abortion except when it is necessary to prevent the death of the mother.
9. Adding “sexual orientation,” “gender identity,” or “gender expression” to the
  protected classes of race, religion, age, sex, and ancestry in antidiscrimination
  law.
10. Expanding federal “hate crime” laws to include “sexual orientation,” “gender
  identity,” or “gender expression.”
11. Federal judges relying on laws of other countries when interpreting the laws of
  the United States.
12. Replacing the current tax code with a flat tax or a national sales tax.
13. Covering every American in a federal government healthcare plan.
14. Signing onto the Kyoto Protocol to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate
  Change.
15. Allowing workers to invest social security taxes in a private account.
 

Preferred choices:

#6. O (Oppose)  #7. S (Support)  #9. S (Support)  #10. S (Support)

  Indicates anti-LGBTQ position

 

U.S. House of Representatives

Question #  

 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
CD 1   Ann Kirkpatrick Dem Declined to respond.
CD 1   Brent Maupin Ind Declined to respond.
CD 1   Sydney Hay Rep S S O S O S O S O O O S O O S
CD 2   John Thrasher Dem Declined to respond.
CD 2   William Crum Grn Declined to respond.
CD 2   Powell Gammill Lib Declined to respond.
CD 2   Trent Franks Rep S S O S O S O S O O O S O O S
CD 3   Bob Lord Dem Declined to respond.
CD 3   Michael Shoen Lib S O O S S S S S O O O S O S S
CD 3   John Shadegg Rep S S O S O S O S O O O S O O S
CD 4   Ed Pastor Dem Declined to respond.
CD 4   Rebecca Dewitt Grn Declined to respond.
CD 4   Joe Cobb Lib S O S S S O S O S S O S O O S
CD 4   Don Karg Rep S O O S S O O O O O O O O O O
CD 5   Harry Mitchell Dem Declined to respond.
CD 5   Warren Severin Lib Declined to respond.
CD 5   David Schweikert Rep S S O S O S O S O O O S O O O
CD 6   Rebecca Schneider Dem O O S O S O S O S S O - S S O
CD 6   Rick Biondi Lib S O S S O O S O O O O S O O S
CD 6   Jeff Flake Rep S - - S O S O - - - O S O O S
CD 7   Raúl Grijalva Dem O O S O S O O O S S - O S S O
CD 7   Joseph Sweeney Rep S S S S S S O S O O O O S S O
CD 8   Gabrielle Giffords Dem Declined to respond.
CD 8   Tim Bee Rep Declined to respond.
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
 
 
 
1. Allowing parents to use tax credits, vouchers, or education savings accounts to
  enable children to attend any public, private, charter, or home school.
2. Requiring abstinence until marriage curriculum where sex education classes are
  taught in public schools.
3. Using human embryonic stem cells for research purposes
4. Legalizing physician-assisted suicide.
5. Increasing taxes to fund transportation infrastructure.
6. Repealing permanently the state equalization property tax.
7. Government granting unmarried domestic partners the same employee and health
  benefits as married couples.
8. Amending the United States Constitution to define marriage as the union of one
  man and one woman.
9. Adding “sexual orientation,” “gender identity,” or “gender expression” to the
  protected classes of race, religion, age, sex, and ancestry in antidiscrimination law.
10. Changing Arizona’s judicial selection process so the Governor appoints and the
  Senate confirms judges.
11. Prohibiting abortion except when it is necessary to prevent the death of the
  mother.
12. Requiring abortion providers to supply women seeking an abortion with
  information explaining the risks of and alternatives to the procedure at least 24 hours prior to performing an abortion
13. Setting a statutory limit on the amount by which the state budget can annually
  grow.
14. Allowing slot machines and table games off Indian reservations.
15. Regulating sexually-oriented businesses to the fullest extent possible under the
  law.
16. Installing additional photo radar cameras statewide to monitor vehicle speeds.
 
Preferred choices:
#8. O (Oppose)  #9. S (Support)

  Indicates anti-LGBTQ position
 

Corporation Commission

Question #  

 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
     Sam George Dem Declined to respond.
     Sandra Kennedy Dem Declined to respond.
     Paul Newman Dem Declined to respond.
     Marian McClure Rep Declined to respond.
     Bob Stump Rep S S O O O S O S O S S S S O S O
     Barry Wong Rep Declined to respond.

 

Arizona House Candidates

Question #  

 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
LD 1   Lucy Mason Rep Declined to respond.
LD 1   Andy Tobin Rep S S O O S S O S O - S S - - S -
LD 2   Tom Chabin Dem Declined to respond.
LD 2   Chris Deschene Dem Declined to respond.
LD 3   Pamela Durbin Dem Declined to respond.
LD 3   Doris Goodale Rep S S O S O S O S O O S S S O S O
LD 3   Nancy McLain Rep S S O O O S O - O O S S - O S O
LD 4   Sue Dolphin Dem Declined to respond.
LD 4   Paula Forster Dem Declined to respond.
LD 4   Tom Boone Rep S S O O - S O S O - S S S S S -
LD 4   Judy Burges Rep S S O O O S O S O S S S S O S O
LD 5   Jack Brown Dem Declined to respond.
LD 5   Barbara Brewer Rep S S O O O S O S O S S S S O S O
LD 5   Bill Konopnicki Rep S S O O O S O S O S S S S O S O
LD 6   Teri Conrad Dem Declined to respond.
LD 6   Jack Doody Dem O S S - S O S O S O O S O O S S
LD 6   Sam Crump Rep S S O O O S O S O S S S S O S O
LD 6   Carl Seel Rep S S O O O S O S O S S S S O S O
LD 7   Jeanne Lunn Dem Declined to respond.
LD 7   James Iannuzo Lib Declined to respond.
LD 7   Ray Barnes Rep S S O O O S O S O S S S S O S O
LD 7   Nancy Barto Rep S S O O O S O S O S S S S O S S
LD 8   Stephanie Rimmer Dem - - - - - - - O - - O - - - - -
LD 8   John Kavanagh Rep S S O O O S O S O O S S S O S O
LD 8   Michele Reagan Rep Declined to respond.
LD 9   Shawn Hutchinson Dem Declined to respond.
LD 9   Sheri Van Horsen Dem Declined to respond.
LD 9   Debbie Lesko Rep S S O O O S - S O - S S S O - O
LD 9   Rick Murphy Rep S S - O O S O S O S S S S O S S
LD 10   Lamont Lovejoy Dem Declined to respond.
LD 10   Jackie Thrasher Dem O O S S S O S O S O O O O O S O
LD 10   Margarite Dale Grn Declined to respond.
LD 10   Scott Gibson Lib S S O O O S S O O S O S S S O O
LD 10   Doug Quelland Rep S S O O O S O S O S S S S O S O
LD 10   Jim Weiers Rep S S O O O S O S O S S S S O S O

Question #  

 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
LD 11   Eric Meyer Dem Declined to respond.
LD 11   Jon Altmann Rep S S O O O S O S O S S S - O S -
LD 11   Adam Driggs Rep S S O O O S O S O O S S - O S O
LD 12   Eve Nuñez Dem S S O O O S O S O - S S S O S S
LD 12   David Scanlon Dem Declined to respond.
LD 12   Celeste Castorena Grn Declined to respond.
LD 12   Steve Montenegro Rep S S O O O S O S O S S S S O S O
LD 12   Jerry Weiers Rep S S O O - S O S O O S S - O S O
LD 13   Steve Gallardo Dem Declined to respond.
LD 13   Martha Garcia Dem Declined to respond.
LD 13   Timothy Schwartz Rep S S O O O S O S O S S S S O S -
LD 14   Chad Campbell Dem Declined to respond.
LD 14   Robert Meza Dem Declined to respond.
LD 15   David Lujan Dem Declined to respond.
LD 15   Kyrsten Sinema Dem Declined to respond.
LD 15   Ed Hedges Rep Declined to respond.
Preferred choices:
#8. O (Oppose)  #9. S (Support)

  Indicates anti-LGBTQ position
LD 16   Cloves Campbell Dem Declined to respond.
LD 16   Ben Miranda Dem Declined to respond.
LD 16   Raymond Williams Rep S S O O O S S S O S S S O S S O
LD 17   Ed Ableser Dem Declined to respond.
LD 17   David Schapira Dem Declined to respond.
LD 17   Mark Thompson Rep S S O O O S O S O O S S S O S O
LD 17   Wes Waddle Rep S S O O O - - S O - S S S O S O
LD 18   Tammie Pursley Dem Declined to respond.
LD 18   Joe Brown Ind Declined to respond.
LD 18   Cecil Ash Rep S S O O O S O S O S S S S O S O
LD 18   Steve Court Rep S S O O O S O S O O S S S O S O
LD 19   Kathy Romano Dem O O S S S O S O S S O O O O O S
LD 19   Kirk Adams Rep S S O O O S O S O S S S S O S O
LD 19   Rich Crandall Rep S S O O O S O S O O S S - O S O
LD 20   Rae Waters Dem Declined to respond.
LD 20   Jeff Dial Rep S S O O O S O S O S S S S O S O
LD 20   John McComish Rep S S O O O S O S O S S S O O S O

Question #  

 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
LD 21   Phil Hettmansperger Dem Declined to respond.
LD 21   Warde Nichols Rep S S O O O S O S O - S S S O S O
LD 21   Steve Yarbrough Rep S S O O S S O S O S S S S O S O
LD 22   Glenn Ray Dem Declined to respond.
LD 22   Andy Biggs Rep S S O O O S O S O S S S S O S O
LD 22   Laurin Hendrix Rep S S O O O S O S O S S S S O S O
LD 23   Ernest Bustamante Dem O S S O O S S S S O S S S O S O
LD 23   Barbara McGuire Dem O S S S - O S - - O - S O O S O
LD 23   John Fillmore Rep S S O O O S S S O - S S S S S O
LD 23   Frank Pratt Rep S S O O O S O S O O S S O O S O
LD 24   Lynne Pancrazi Dem Declined to respond.
LD 24   Theresa Ulmer Dem Declined to respond.
LD 24   Russ Jones Rep Declined to respond.
LD 25   Ric Boyer Dem Declined to respond.
LD 25   Pat Fleming Dem Declined to respond.
LD 25   Timathy Davies Rep S S O O O S - S O S S S S S S O
LD 25   David Stevens Rep S S O O O S O S O S S S S O S S
LD 26   Donald Jorgensen Dem Declined to respond.
LD 26   Nancy Young Wright Dem Declined to respond.
LD 26   Vic Williams Rep O S O O O S O O O S S S O O S O
LD 26   Marilyn Zerull Rep S S O O O S O S O S S S S O S O
LD 27   Olivia Cajero Bedford Dem Declined to respond.
LD 27   Phil Lopes Dem Declined to respond.
LD 27   Kent Solberg Grn Declined to respond.
LD 27   J. D. Schechter Rep Declined to respond.
LD 28   David Bradley Dem - O S S S O S O S O O O O O S S
LD 28   Steve Farley Dem Declined to respond.
LD 29   Matt Heinz Dem O O S S S O S O S O O O O O S S
LD 29   Daniel Patterson Dem Declined to respond.
LD 29   Juan Ciscomani Rep Declined to respond.
LD 29   Pat Kilburn Rep S S O O S O S S O S S S S S S S
LD 30   Andrea Dalessandro Dem Declined to respond.
LD 30   Frank Antenori Rep S S O O O S O O O S S S S O S O
LD 30   David Gowan Rep S S O O O S O S O S S S S O S O

Question #  

 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
 
  8. OPPOSE   Amending the United States Constitution to define marriage as the union of one man and one woman.  
 
  9. SUPPORT   Adding “sexual orientation,” “gender identity,” or “gender expression” to the protected classes of race, religion, age, sex, and ancestry in antidiscrimination law.  
 

Arizona Senate Candidates

Question #  

 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
LD 1   Pat Chancerelle Dem Declined to respond.
LD 1   Steve Pierce Rep S S O O O S O S O O S S S S S O
LD 2   Albert Hale Dem Declined to respond.
LD 2   Royce Jenkins Rep Declined to respond.
LD 3   Mary Landahl Dem Declined to respond.
LD 3   Ron Gould Rep S S O O O S O S O S S S S O S O
LD 4   Robert Boehlke Dem Declined to respond.
LD 4   Jack Harper Rep S S O O O S O S O S S S S O S -
LD 5   Bill Jeffers Dem Declined to respond.
LD 5   Sylvia Allen Rep S S O O O S O S O S S S S O S O
LD 6   Jim Larson Dem Declined to respond.
LD 6   Pamela Gorman Rep S S O O O S O S O S S S S O S O
LD 7   Lisa Black Dem Declined to respond.
LD 7   Dennis G. Grenier Lib S S O O O S O S O S S S S O S O
LD 7   Jim Waring Rep S S S O O S O S O - S S S O S S
LD 8   Carolyn Allen Dem Declined to respond.
LD 9   Karen Price Dem Declined to respond.
LD 9   Bob Burns Rep S S O O O S O S O S S S S O S O
LD 10   Martin Monroe Dem Declined to respond.
LD 10   Linda Gray Rep S S O O - S O S O O S S O O S O

Question #  

 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
LD 11   Ann Wallack Dem Declined to respond.
LD 11   Barbara Leff Rep S S O O O S O S O S S S S O S S
LD 12   Angela Cotera Dem Declined to respond.
LD 12   John Nelson Rep S S O O O - O S O S S S - O S O
LD 13   Richard Miranda Dem Declined to respond.
LD 14   Debbie McCune-Davis Dem Declined to respond.
LD 14   C. J. Becker Rep Declined to respond.
LD 15   Ken Cheuvront Dem Declined to respond.
Preferred choices:
#8. O (Oppose)  #9. S (Support)

  Indicates anti-LGBTQ position
LD 16   Leah Landrum Dem Declined to respond.
LD 16   Daniel Veres Rep S O O O S S S S S S S S S S S O
LD 17   Meg Burton Cahill Dem Declined to respond.
LD 17   Jesse Hernandez Rep S S O O O S O S O O S S S O S O
LD 18   Judah Nativio Dem Declined to respond.
LD 18   Russell Pearce Rep S S O O O S O S O S S S S O S O
LD 19   Chuck Gray Rep S S O O O S O S O S S S S O S O
LD 20   Ted Maish Dem Declined to respond.
LD 20   John Huppenthal Rep S S O O O S O S O O S S S O S O

Question #  

 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
LD 21   Jay Tibshraeny Rep S S O O O S O S O S S S S O S O
LD 22   Thayer Verschoor Rep S S O O O S O S O S S S S O S O
LD 23   Rebecca Rios Dem Declined to respond.
LD 23   André Campos Rep Declined to respond.
LD 24   Amanda Aguirre Dem Declined to respond.
LD 24   Jack Kretzer Rep Declined to respond.
LD 25   Manny Alvarez Dem Declined to respond.
LD 25   Mary Ann Black Rep S S O O O O O S S S S S S S O O
LD 26   Cheryl Cage Dem Declined to respond.
LD 26   Al Melvin Rep S S O O O S O S O S S S S O S S
LD 27   Jorge Luis Garcia Dem Declined to respond.
LD 27   Bob Westerman Rep S S O S O - - O O S - S O O - O
LD 28   Paula Aboud Dem Declined to respond.
LD 29   Linda Lopez Dem Declined to respond.
LD 30   Georgette Valle Dem Declined to respond.
LD 30   Jonathan Paton Rep S S O O O S O S O S S S O O S O

Question #  

 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
  8. OPPOSE   Amending the United States Constitution to define marriage as the union of one man and one woman.  
 
  9. SUPPORT   Adding “sexual orientation,” “gender identity,” or “gender expression” to the protected classes of race, religion, age, sex, and ancestry in antidiscrimination law.  
Source
PAID FOR BY STONEWALL DEMOCRATS OF ARIZONA • NOT AUTHORIZED BY ANY CANDIDATE OR CANDIDATE'S COMMITTEE
Email: stonewalldemsaz@gmail.com. All Original Content Copyright ©2023 Stonewall Democrats of Arizona. All Rights Reserved.
 Privacy Policy  |  Terms of Service  |  Fair Use Notice