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Seditionist and Arizona
Representative
Anthony Kern. Above
photo taken at
January 6
insurrection. |
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Anthony Kern is a far-right
Republican extremist, a January 6
insurrectionist and a member of the State
Senate beginning January 9, 2023 representing
District 27. Kern a founding member of the pro-insurrectionist "Liberty Caucus". He
was a member of the Arizona House of
Representatives, representing District 20 in the
State House of Representatives from January 5,
2015 to January 11, 2021 and in the On
January 6, 2021 he attended the Stop the Steal
rally in Washington, D.C., and was present at
the subsequent attack on the U.S. Capitol
Building. Kern posted a video to his Twitter
account which showed his attendance of the
event, and in which he stated: "I will put
politics aside if I never win another election.
Trump, every time I heard him on TV, it was like
he was my friend. Why? Because here's the
President of the United States who was sticking
up for little old me." Kern was among eleven
Arizona Republicans who in December 2020 claimed
to be "alternate electors" and signed a
fraudulent certificate of ascertainment
asserting Trump had won the 2020 presidential
election. Republicans in six other states also
signed false certificates. He later said that if
vice president Mike Pence chose to certify the
bogus certificates, which would exceed his
constitutional authority, it would be "just a
nice Constitutional lesson for all America to
see." In April 2021 Kern was among the people
helping to count and inspect ballots as part of
the 2021 Maricopa County presidential ballot
audit ordered by the state Senate, though the
contract for the audit said that the ballot
counters would be nonpartisan. |
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Arizona
Legislator And
Insurrectionist
Files Bill To
Prohibit Penalties
For Frivolous
Lawsuits |
Arizona Republicans
are batting .000
with their appeals
and other filings,
and where the courts
have found the
lawsuits frivolous,
the plaintiffs
and/or their
attorneys have been
penalized
financially and/or
professionally.
Someone’s gotta put
a stop to this! How
will Republicans
recruit attorneys to
file their
phony-baloney
lawsuits if there’s
a chance they might
have to pay fines
and court costs, or
even lose their
license? How will
Republicans continue
grifting off the Big
Lie if lawyers can’t
or won’t help? Enter
Sen. Anthony Kern,
who’s got a dog in
this fight, since
he,
Gosar, and
Finchem were
ordered to reimburse
Charlene Fernandez
$75,000 after filing
a sham defamation
lawsuit. They lost
because there was
nothing defamatory
about Fernandez’s
request for the DOJ
to investigate the
three officials’
role in Jan. 6. Both
Kern and Finchem
attended the Capitol
riot and have
histories full of
seditious statements
and activities,
while Rep. Gosar has
often been named as
a central player in
planning the
insurrection (Gosar
ignored a Jan. 6
Committee subpoena).
So this week Sen.
Kern introduced a
bill that, if
passed, would cause
the Arizona Bar
Association and the
Arizona Supreme
Court to think twice
about disciplining
attorneys for filing
frivolous lawsuits.
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Feb. 16, 2023 |
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As
Hobbs Called For Collaboration, Some
Republicans Literally Turned Their Backs |
As Democratic
lawmakers applauded Hobbs’ education agenda,
Republican Sens.
Justine Wadsack and
Anthony
Kern stood and turned their backs to the
governor. Earlier, GOP Reps.
Rachel Jones,
Alexander Kolodin and
Jacqueline Parker walked out of the speech. Midway through the
speech, Rep.
Jake Hoffman exited the House
floor. “It’s unfortunate that some members
chose an immature stunt instead, but we have
really tough issues in front of us and we
need to work together to stop them,” Hobbs
said during a news conference after the
speech. |
Jan. 9 2023 |
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Arizona Republicans Take Aim At
Drag Queens |
Laurie
Roberts / Arizona Republic |
Jan.
9, 2023 |
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The
Arizona Legislature returns to
the state Capitol, ready,
willing and absolutely champing
at the bit to confront the most
pressing issues that plague our
fair state. |
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Noooo,
not the need for affordable
housing or the state’s dwindling
supply of water or the opioids
epidemic that is killing five
Arizonans every day. |
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Certainly, not the crying need
to improve Arizona’s public
schools – the ones attended by
the vast majority of our
children. |
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Instead,
Republican legislators are going
after the newest boogeyman on
the block: drag queens. |
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Seriously. |
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Senate
swings into action with drag
show bills |
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It’s the
latest front in the far right’s
culture wars, one opened last
year after a gay bar in Texas
hosted what was billed as a
family-friendly drag queen show. |
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Republican legislators in
Arizona immediately swung into
action, vowing to “fight like
hell to protect the most
innocent from these horrifying
and disturbing trends”. |
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And so
comes this year’s bills to bar
drag shows in places where
children might see them and even
to limit when such shows can
occur even when kids aren’t
around. |
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Senate Bill 1026 would
prevent the state from funding
drag shows for kids. Never mind
that even the bill’s sponsor,
Sen.
John Kavanagh, R-Fountain
Hills, acknowledges that he
knows of no instance in which
the state has funded drag shows
for kids. |
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SB 1028 would bar “adult
cabaret” performances in public
or “in any location that could
be viewed by a minor”. |
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SB 1030 would limit when and
where drag shows can occur. |
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No
performances near schools, homes |
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And by
drag show, the bill’s sponsor,
Sen. Anthony Kern, R-Glendale,
means a performance in which men
dress up as women (or vice
versa) “and engage in singing,
dancing or a monologue or skit
in order to entertain an
audience of two or more people.” |
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Specifically, a man couldn’t
dress up as Marilyn Monroe and
sing within a quarter mile of a
daycare center, a school, a
playground, a park, a house or a
church. |
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Drag
queens also would be barred from
performing between 1 a.m. and 8
a.m. Monday through Saturday and
between 1 a.m. and noon on
Sunday. |
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It’s a
pity Kern didn’t return a call
to explain the need for his
bills. I would have liked to ask
him where we can view this
parade of drag queens, sashaying
through the streets in order
supposedly corrupt our
children. ... |
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Judge Rules 3
GOP
Lawmakers Must Pay Dem's Legal Fees In
Lawsuit |
Yuma County Superior
Court Judge Levi Gunderson said it was
obvious that Charlene Fernandez, then a
Democratic state representative from Yuma,
had an absolute constitutional right to send
a letter to federal law enforcement
officials asking them to investigate the
activities of state Rep.
Mark Finchem, R-Oro
Valley, former state Rep. Anthony Kern,
R-Glendale, and Republican Congressman
Paul
Gosar in connection with the events around
the Jan. 6 riot and breach of the U.S.
Capitol. The judge said the lawsuit “was
brought for an improper purpose, having been
filed against a political opponent primarily
for the purposes of harassment.’’ In fact,
Gunderson said, the initial legal papers the
trio filed were less about legal grievances
and more of a political screed. |
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These Arizona Candidates Still
Say Donald Trump Won In 2020, Or
They're Not Sure What Happened
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The
Arizona Republic |
Jul.
15, 2022 |
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Elected
officials and candidates for
office in 2022 continue to
challenge and question the
results of the 2020 presidential
election in Arizona. |
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The
results have been examined and
re-examined, challenged in court
and in a monthslong ballot
review. No evidence has been
found of widespread fraud or
error in the results. |
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Yet
candidates deny the outcome.
Others don't quite go as far.
But they raise questions about
potential irregularities they
say could have influenced the
vote and should be examined. |
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The
Arizona Republic is listing
candidates by category by the
race that they are entered in.
This list is not complete and
will be updated throughout the
2022 election season. |
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These
candidates in Arizona races deny
that Joe Biden won the 2020
presidential election, either in
Arizona or nationwide. |
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US Senate
US
House of Representatives
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Josh Barnett,
Republican, 1st District
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Walter Blackman,
Republican, 2nd District
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Eli Crane, Republican,
2nd District
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Ron Watkins, Republican,
2nd District
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Jeffrey Zink,
Republican, 3rd District
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David Giles, Republican,
4th District
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Jerone Davison,
Republican, 4th District
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Andy Biggs, Republican,
incumbent, 5th District
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Brandon Martin,
Republican, 6th District
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Debbie Lesko,
Republican, incumbent,
8th District
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Paul Gosar, Republican,
incumbent, 9th District
Governor
Secretary of state
Attorney general
Treasurer
Arizona Corporation Commission
State Senate
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Steve Zipperman,
Republican,
Legislative District 1
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Sonny Borrelli,
Republican, Legislative
District 5
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Wendy Rogers,
Republican,
Legislative District 7
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David Farnsworth,
Republican,
Legislative District 10
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Jake Hoffman,
Republican,
Legislative District 15
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Anthony Kern,
Republican,
Legislative District 27
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Janae Shamp, Republican,
Legislative District 29
State House of Representatives
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Judy Burges, Republican,
Legislative District 1
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Robert Scantlebury, Republican,
Legislative District 9
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Liz Harris, Republican,
Legislative District 13
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Austin Smith, Republican,
Legislative District 29
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John Gillette,
Republican, Legislative
District 30
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Nohl Rosen, Republican,
Legislative District 30
Maricopa County Board of
Supervisors
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No, Mark Zuckerberg
Did Not Personally
Gift Millions To
Sway Arizona's
Elections |
Feb. 8, 2022 |
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Former
Arizona lawmaker and
current state senate
candidate Anthony
Kern wants you to
think Facebook
founder Mark
Zuckerberg gave
millions to Katie
Hobbs during the
2020 election. |
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Except, Zuckerberg
did not. |
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"Maricopa County
Supervisors and
Katie Hobbs took $3
million each from
Zuckerberg during
the 2020 election,"
Kern tweeted on
Monday. "Why?" |
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The misleading tweet
had racked up nearly
6,000 likes and
hundreds of outraged
comments by the
afternoon.
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But Kern — a staunch
believer in November
2020 presidential
election
conspiracies who
used campaign funds
to travel to the
January 6 riots —
did not offer any
more information. |
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Kern did not return
a phone call or
email from Phoenix
New Times seeking
comment. |
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But it's clear that
Kern's insinuations
of misconduct about
the November 2020
election are
unfounded.
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"Unequivocally, no,"
said Murphy Hebert,
communications
director at the
Arizona Secretary of
State. "We did not
receive $3 million
dollars from Mark
Zuckerberg." |
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It
Sure Looks Like This Arizona Republican
Used Campaign Cash To Attend Jan. 6 Riot |
"It’s no secret that
Anthony Kern, who is running for state
Senate in Arizona, went to Washington for
the infamous “Stop the Steal” rally on Jan.
6, 2021. He even posted an image of his
flight on Facebook. But according to new
campaign finance data, it appears that he
also used campaign money to fund the trip.
Last week, Kern — a former GOP state
representative who lost reelection in 2020 —
submitted campaign finance data to the
Arizona Board of Elections that raises
additional questions about his conduct
leading up to the U.S. Capitol riot." |
Jan. 25, 2022 |
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Trump-Supporting
Arizona Politicians
Push Election Lies
At Florence Rally |
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Kari
Lake, a former
TV anchor who's
running for
governor, began her
speech with the
theme of some of the
other speakers,
praising America
under Trump and
listing its problems
under Biden. As did
others, she called
Trump “president”
and slammed the 2020
election as “rotten
to the core." |
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We are so blessed
to have Donald Trump
with us here today.
We know the election
was stolen,” state
Sen. Wendy Rogers,
R-Flagstaff, said
when she took the
stage, echoing the
sentiments of other
speakers and crowd
members, who cheered
her in response. |
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Like-minded Trump
supporters in the
Legislature included
speakers at
Saturday's rally
such as Rogers,
Sen. Kelly Townsend,
R-Mesa,
Rep. Mark Finchem,
R-Oro Valley,
Sen. Sonny Borrelli,
R-Lake Havasu City,
and former
representative
Anthony Kern,
who's running for
the state Senate. |
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"They attacked
Donald Trump because
he exposed them and
their evil deeds,”
said Finchem, who's
running for Arizona
secretary of state,
a position that
oversees state
elections. |
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On Dec. 14, 2020,
Kern and 10 other
Arizonans, including
state GOP Chair
Kelli Ward and Rep.
Jake Hoffman,
R-Queen Creek,
signed a document
that was sent to
Congress. All 11
people were listed
on the general
election ballot as
the would-be
electors for
Trump. |
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Borrelli pushed
back on the fact
that the belief in
widespread election
fraud that stole the
presidency from
Trump in 2020 was a
“conspiracy theory.”
He said there was
indeed a conspiracy,
but he claims "it’s
not a theory.” He
said the problem was
“obstructionists”
who oversee
elections at the
Arizona Secretary of
State’s Office and
in Maricopa County.
Borrelli said that
many of his peers in
the Arizona House
and Senate were
behind him and other
election deniers and
that they were going
to “tighten up the
loopholes that these
commie (expletive)
have exploited.” The
crowd cheered as
Borrelli claimed
that the
“shamestream media”
were hiding facts
like “ghost voters”
he said were found
to have voted in
Pima County in 2020.
Pima County election
officials deny there
were any widespread
problems with the
election. |
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Arizona Republican
U.S. Reps.
Debbie Lesko,
Andy Biggs and
Paul Gosar, the
latter two national
leaders in the
spread of falsehoods
over the 2020
election, also spoke
at the rally |
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Jan. 16, 2022 |
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4 Arizona Politicians At Heart Of Jan. 6
Events Continue On Same Path |
The four Republicans
who ... circulated baseless conspiracy
theories about a 2020 Donald Trump
presidential victory in Arizona and pushed
for the Senate's partisan audit of Maricopa
County's election results are continuing on
the same path more than a year later. [...]
U.S. Reps.
Andy Biggs and
Paul Gosar, state Rep.
Mark Finchem, R-Oro Valley, and former
Representative Anthony Kern, R-Glendale,
were at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6,
encouraging the overturn of election
results. |
Dec. 8, 2021 |
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A Day
After
Audit Announcements, Small Group Rallies In
Support Of Jan. 6 Insurrection At U.S.
Capitol |
Though the crowd at
Arizona's Capitol on Saturday was small, a
number of politicians spoke, including
congressional candidate
Jeff Zink, state
Rep.
Walter Blackman and former state Rep.
Anthony Kern. |
Sep. 25, 2021 |
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Ex-Lawmaker Who
Rallied For 'Stop
The Steal' Removed
From Arizona Audit |
May 14, 2021 |
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Where Was Anthony
Kern On Jan. 6? |
May 5, 2021 |
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Photo: CNN
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Apr. 30, 2021 |
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Arizona State Republicans In Washington During Capitol Invasion Refuse To Turn Over Phone Records |
Arizona courts have
ruled that records
on a public
official's private
device can be
considered a public
record if those
records relate to
public business and
the phone was used
for a public
purpose. |
Jan. 26, 2021 |
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Trump Insurrection -
January 6, 2021 - U.S. Capitol Building, Washington
D.C. |
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Seditionist and past
Arizona
Representative
Anthony Kern |
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Arizona Republicans
Back Texas AG’s
Attempt To Overturn
Election |
Arizona state Reps.
Nancy
Barto,
Frank Carroll,
John Fillmore,
Mark Finchem,
Travis Grantham,
Anthony Kern,
Steve Pierce,
Bret
Roberts and
Kelly Townsend, and Sens.
Sylvia Allen,
Sonny Borrelli,
David Gowan and
David Livingston
signed onto the amicus brief. |
Dec.
10, 2020 |
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What Ever Happened To Them: Arizona Election Edition |
Nov. 9, 2020 |
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AZ GOP State Rep. Anthony Kern Killed Legislation To Protect Arizona Workers |
Aug. 12, 2020 |
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Center
for
Arizona
Policy |
2020 Survey
Questions For
Arizona Candidates |
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Position Sought:
State Representative LD-20 |
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Question 2:
Adding “sexual orientation,”
“gender identity,” or “gender
expression” to the protected
classes of race, religion, age,
sex, and ancestry in
nondiscrimination law. |
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Candidates'
Position:
Oppose. |
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Question 4:
Allowing biological males that
identify as transgender to play
on female sports’ teams. |
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Candidates'
Position: Oppose |
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Question 9:
Protecting a parent's right to
seek professional counseling for
their minor child with same-sex
attraction or gender identity
issues to help them reach their
desired outcome.* |
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Candidates'
Position: Support |
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Question 11:
Protecting individuals and
businesses from being required
to provide services or use their
artistic expression in a manner
that violates their moral or
religious beliefs.** |
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Candidates' Position:
Support. |
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This is in reference to the
dangerous and disproven
"Reparative Therapy". |
**Discriminatory
"Religious Freedom" laws. |
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GOP Lawmaker Stands By Deleted Tweet Mocking Order To Close Bars And Restaurants |
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Photo: Twitter
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Minutes after the 8 p.m.
deadline took effect on Tuesday, Rep. Anthony Kern
posted a picture on Twitter asking, "do you know
where Phoenix Mayor (Kate Gallego) is."Sens.
Sonny Borrelli,
David Gowan, and Rep.
Mark Finchem stood with Kern as the four smiled
and pointed at a clock inside a restaurant. Kern
later deleted the tweet because he said another
member of the legislature asked him to, but he would
not say who. |
Mar. 19, 2020 |
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As Coronavirus
Spreads In Arizona,
Some Members Of
Legislature Show
Less Concern Than
Others |
Mar. 18, 2020 |
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GOP Lawmaker Says
God — Not Gun Laws —
Will End School
Shootings |
Arizona
state Rep. Anthony
Kern also said he
thinks 'red flag'
laws will let anyone
disarm their
rivals. |
Dec. 19, 2019 |
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State Rep. Anthony Kern: 'Do You Want LGBTQ Rights To Take Over?' |
Dec. 12, 2019 |
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Arizona Republican Lawmaker Compares The Needy To Parasitic Birds |
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Jun. 4, 2016 |
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Kern Spurns Sex Abuse Victims In House Committee Hearing |
May 20, 2019 |
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Brownies’ Project Provokes GOP Leader Attack |
An
Ahwatukee Girl Scout Brownie Troop of third graders may one day learn the lesson in Arizona hardball politics that their environmental project triggered. |
Apr. 24, 2019 |
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Ethics Complaint Alleges Arizona Rep. Anthony Kern Violated State Constitution |
Rep.
Anthony Kern
violated the
Arizona Constitution
when he
simultaneously
worked as a lawmaker
and a Tombstone
marshal for about
two years. |
Apr. 11, 2019 |
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Arizona Rep. Anthony Kern Accused Of Making Offensive Comments To Female Subordinates In 2010 |
Mar. 29, 2019 |
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Fired From Police Job For Lying, Arizona Lawmaker Tried To Help Cops Who Lie |
Mar. 5, 2019 |
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Center
for
Arizona
Policy |
2018
Candidate
Questionnaire |
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Position Sought:
State
Representative
LD-20 |
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Question
4: Adding “sexual orientation,” “gender identity,” or “gender expression” to the protected classes of race, religion, age, sex, and ancestry in nondiscrimination law. |
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Candidates'
Position: Oppose. |
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Question
9: Protecting a parent’s right to seek professional counseling for their minor child with same– sex attraction or gender identity issues to help them reach their desired outcome.* |
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Candidates'
Position: Support. |
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This is in reference to the
dangerous and disproven
"Reparative Therapy". |
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Crazy/Stupid Republican Of The Day: Anthony Kern |
Apr. 25, 2018 |
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The State Bar's Mission Is Clear |
Jan. 18, 2018 |
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Representative
Anthony Kern
Applauds President
Trump Executive
Order To Reverse
Obama Climate Change
Policies |
Mar. 29, 2017 |
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The Passengers Curse Under New Arizona Bill |
Feb. 8, 2017 |
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Arizona Bills Would Ban Coverage For Gender-Reassignment Surgeries Already Denied By State |
Jan. 24, 2017 |
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Center
for
Arizona
Policy |
2016 Survey
Questions For
Arizona Candidates |
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Position Sought:
State
Senate LD-20 |
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Question
4:
Adding "sexual orientation,"
"gender identity," or "gender
expression" to the protected
classes of race, religion, age,
sex, and ancestry in
nondiscrimination law. |
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Candidates'
Position:
Oppose. |
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Question
6:
Prohibiting government from
discriminating against an
individual, organization, or
small business based on their
beliefs about marriage.* |
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Candidates'
Position:
Support. |
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Question
10:
Implementing policies to allow
students and faculty to use the
restroom, locker room, and
shower room that aligns with
their gender identity. |
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Candidates'
Position:
Oppose. |
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Discriminatory "Religious Freedom" laws. |
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Arizona Senate Committee Passes Bill To Reject Any New Federal Gun Control Over Heavy Opposition |
Mar. 15, 2016 |
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New "Andrew Thomas Revenge Bill" Aims To Gut State Bar Of Arizona |
Click
here for details on Andrew Thomas. |
Mar. 4, 2016 |
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Arizona Lawmaker Incorrectly Claims Status As Peace Officer |
Mar. 14, 2015 |
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Center
for
Arizona
Policy |
2014
Candidate
Questionnaire |
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Position Sought:
State
Senate LD-20 |
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Question
9: Arizona’s voter-approved constitutional definition of marriage should be defended to the fullest extent legally possible. |
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Candidates'
Position: Support |
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Question
11: Adding “sexual orientation,” “gender identity,” or “gender expression” to the protected classes of race, religion, age, sex, and ancestry in antidiscrimination law. |
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Candidates'
Position: Oppose |
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Question
15: Protecting individuals and businesses from being required to provide services or use their artistic expression in a manner that violates their moral or religious beliefs.* |
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Candidates'
Position: Support |
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Discriminatory "Religious Freedom" laws. |
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