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Ben Toma |
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Serial homophobe and far-right Republican
extremist Ben Toma is a member of the
Arizona House of Representatives,
representing District 27. He assumed office
on January 9, 2023. His current term ends on
January 13, 2025. Toma ran for re-election
to the Arizona House of Representatives to
represent District 27. He won in the general
election on November 8, 2022. Toma began
serving as state House majority leader in
2021, and as state speaker of the house in
2023. |
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Petersen And Toma
Trying To Torpedo
Deal That Would Lead
To State’s
Obligation To Pay
For Gender-Affirming
Surgery
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"Top Republican
lawmakers are trying
to torpedo a deal
that would result in
a court order that
would forever
obligate the state
to pay for
gender-affirming
surgery for its
employees and
dependents. And, if
nothing else, they
don’t want the state
on the hook for
$500,000 in legal
fees claimed by the
attorneys that sued.
In arguments filed
in federal court,
Senate President
Warren Petersen
and House Speaker
Ben Toma say
they are not trying
to block the state’s
insurance program
from covering the
hysterectomy sought
by Russell Toomey
who filed suit four
years ago. That,
they said, already
is going to happen,
pointing out that
Gov. Katie Hobbs
signed Executive
Order 2023-12 in
June directing the
Department of
Administration, the
state’s personnel
arm, to remove
language exempting
“gender reassignment
surgery” from the
health care policies
now available to
state and university
employees and
retirees." |
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Sep. 4, 2023 |
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Arizona Lawmakers
Move To Block "Dark
Money" Law |
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"In a new court
filing, Senate
President
Warren Petersen
and House Speaker
Ben Toma contend
that Proposition 211
infringes on the
constitutional right
of the Legislature
to make laws. Now
they want Maricopa
County Superior
Court Judge Frank
Moskowitz to
override what voters
approved just last
year. The new
litigation comes
less than two months
after a different
Maricopa judge
tossed out a
challenge filed by
the Arizona Free
Enterprise Club and
the Center for
Arizona Policy.
Scott McCoy rejected
their claims that
the requirements of
the law to disclose
the true identity of
those who spend
money to affect
candidate races and
ballot measures
violates the rights
of donors." [ . . .
] "Proposition
211, approved in
November by a 3-1
margin, was designed
to close that
loophole." |
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Aug.7, 2023 |
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Arizona GOP
Legislative Leaders
File Emergency
Motion To Uphold
Transgender Athlete
Ban Law |
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"Senate President
Warren Petersen
and House Speaker
Ben Toma filed
Wednesday’s motion
to stop the federal
injunction" |
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Aug. 2, 2023 |
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Top Arizona
Republicans Ask To
Defend Trans Athlete
Ban In Court |
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"Trans
people, and women in
particular, have
been repeatedly
singled out by
Republican
politicians in
recent years, as the
party has weaponized
biological
essentialism to push
discriminatory
legislation and
appeal to the
fringe." |
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May 2, 2023 |
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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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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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In other words,
as PROVEN by this bill, Republicans and
ammosexuals find it wrong to discriminate
against inanimate objects but have no
problem discriminating against people. |
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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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