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Bob Thorpe |
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MAGA
Republican
extremist
and
conspiracy
theorist
Bob
Thorpe
was
a
member
of
the
Arizona
House
of
Representatives,
representing
District
6.
He
assumed
office
on
January
7,
2013.
He
left
office
on
January
10,
2021.
Thorpe
ran
for
election
to
the
Arizona
State
Senate
to
represent
District
6.
He
did
not
appear
on
the
ballot
for
the
Republican
primary
on
August
4,
2020 as
he
was
not
able
to
file
for
re-election
due
to
term
limits.
Thorpe
was
also
a
part
of
the Tea
Party Movement.
Thorpe
is
running
for
the
position
of
Coconino
County
Recorder
and
his
name
will
appear
on
the
Primary
ballot
in
2024. |
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Thorpe,
Blackman,
Rogers
Promote
Dubious
Claims Of
Election
Fraud |
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Nov. 13,
2020 |
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Arizona
Legislator
Wants To
Strip
Platforms Of
Section 230
Immunity If
They're
'Politically
Biased' |
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Feb. 12,
2020 |
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Rep. Bob
Thorpe Wants
To Suppress
NAU College
Voters,
Again |
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Jan. 21,
2020 |
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| Center for Arizona Policy |
| 2018 Candidate Questionnaire |
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| Position Sought: State Representative LD-6 |
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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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Arizona
Legislature
Moves To
Protect Guns
(again) |
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Apr. 9, 2018 |
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Arizona May
Make
Capitalism
'Official'
(As If It's
Not Now) |
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"Rep. Bob
Thorpe wants
to ensure
that those
leftists at
Arizona's
universities
don't
convince our
kids to
start
calling each
other
'comrade." |
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Feb. 14,
2018 |
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'Register To
Vote, Get
Your
Driver's
License
Suspended'
Bill Fails |
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Feb. 14,
2018 |
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Group
Questions
Arizona
Lawmakers’
Immigration
Status
Outside
Capitol |
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"Republican
Reps. Jay
Lawrence and Bob
Thorpe ...
posed for a
photo with Patriot
Movement AZ." |
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Feb. 1, 2018 |
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What Is Rep.
Bob Thorpe
Trying To
Hide? |
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Jan. 16,
2018 |
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Arizona
Legislator
Bob Thorpe's
New Bill
Attacks
Socialists,
People Under
40 |
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Jan. 12,
2018 |
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Medical
Insurance
For Working
Poor On The
Line |
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Nov. 4, 2017 |
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Republican
Says College
Students
‘Dilute’ The
Vote And He
Wants To
Stop Them |
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Jun. 22,
2017 |
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Arizona
Lawmakers
Who'll Make
Your Jaw
Drop |
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Mar. 30,
2017 |
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Thorpe's
Radio
Call-In Show
Won't
Satisfy
Critics |
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Mar. 16,
2017 |
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'I Was Being
Intimidated,'
Dem Lawmaker
Says Of GOP
Colleague At
The Arizona
Legislature |
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Mar. 16,
2017 |
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Why Is
Arizona's
Legislature
So Afraid Of
Arizona's
Voters? |
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Mar. 2, 2017 |
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Anti-immigration
Group Is
Behind What
Could Be
Arizona's
Next SB 1070 |
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Feb. 25,
2017 |
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Rep.
Thorpe's
Controversial
Bills: Bills
Would Ban
Federal
Laws, Tuition
For
'Dreamers' |
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Feb. 4, 2017 |
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Lawmaker
Seeks To
Expand
Limits On
Ethnic-Studies
At Arizona
Schools |
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Jan. 25,
2017 |
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Arizona
Legislator
Proposes
Tripling Pay
... For
Legislators |
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Jan. 22,
2017 |
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Arizona
Lawmaker
Would Keep
Some
Students
From Voting |
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Jan. 17,
2017 |
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| Center for Arizona Policy |
| 2016 Survey Questions For Arizona Candidates |
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| Position Sought: State Representative LD-6 |
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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
Lawmaker
Likens
Oregon
Standoff To
Occupy Wall
Street,
Demands New
Probe Of
Militiaman's
Death |
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May 26, 2016 |
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Rep. Bob
Thorpe
Doesn’t Get
Irony |
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Jan. 28,
2015 |
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| Center for Arizona Policy |
| 2014 Candidate Questionnaire |
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| Position Sought: State Representative LD-6 |
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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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LD 6 House,
Senate Races
A Study In
Contrast |
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Jul. 20,
2014 |
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Cliven Bundy
Supporter
Arizona
Lawmaker Bob
Thorpe Also
Blasted for
Racial
Comments |
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Apr. 24,
2014 |
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Arizona
Legislators
See Cliven
Bundy As A
Hero? |
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Apr. 19,
2014 |
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List Of
Arizona
Republicans
Who Voted
For Anti-Gay
Discrimination
Bill |
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Feb. 28,
2014 |
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Republican
Legislator
Bob Thorpe
Concerned
About Black
Issues (and
Not in a
Good Way) |
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Aug. 14,
2013 |
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Atheist? Not
If You Want
To Finish
High School
In Arizona |
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Jan. 26,
2013 |
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| Center for Arizona Policy |
| 2012 Candidate Questionnaire |
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| Position Sought: State Representative LD-6 |
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| Question 9: Amending the United States Constitution to define marriage as the union of one man and one woman. |
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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 nondiscrimination law. |
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| Candidates' Position: Oppose |
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| Question 15: Protecting professionals from being required to provide services that violate their moral or religious beliefs.* |
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| Candidates' Position: Support |
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| * Discriminatory "Religious Freedom" laws. |
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