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Ben Toma |
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Far-right Republican
extremist member of the Arizona House of
Representatives for the 27th district.
Elected in November 2016, he assumed office
in January 2017. He was selected to be
Speaker of the House in 2022, taking office
in 2023. From 2021 to 2023, Toma served as
majority leader of the Arizona House. |
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GOP Arizona
Legislators,
Including Leaders Of
The House And
Senate, Subpoenaed
To Testify In
Special
Counsel Probe Of
Trump |
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"At least three
Arizona Republican
state legislators
have been subpoenaed
by the U.S. Justice
Department’s special
counsel, Jack Smith,
as part of the
criminal
investigation into
former President
Donald Trump and his
efforts to reverse
his 2020 election
loss. The federal
grand jury subpoenas
were issued to
Senate President
Warren Petersen,
Sen.
Sonny Borrelli
and House Speaker
Ben Toma. And at
least one former
state senator,
Michelle Ugenti-Rita,
who led the Senate’s
Election Committee
in 2021, received a
subpoena. All four
have been ordered to
produce records and
travel to
Washington, D.C., to
testify." |
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Feb. 17, 2023 |
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Center
for
Arizona
Policy |
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2022 Survey
Questions For
Arizona Candidates |
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Position Sought:
State
Representative
District
27 |
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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 8: Allowing parents to seek professional counseling for their minor child with same-sex attraction or gender identity issues.* |
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| Candidates'
Position: Support |
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Question 9:
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". |
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**Discriminatory
"Religious Freedom" laws. |
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Center
for
Arizona
Policy |
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2020 Survey
Questions For
Arizona Candidates |
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Position Sought:
State Representative LD-22 |
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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". |
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**Discriminatory
"Religious Freedom" laws. |
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Battle Lines Drawn In Arizona Gay Discrimination Case |
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Dec. 24, 2018 |
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Center
for
Arizona
Policy |
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2018
Candidate
Questionnaire |
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Position Sought:
State
Representative
LD-22 |
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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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Council Candidate Investigated |
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Sep. 18, 2014 |
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