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Clair Van Steenwyk |
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Far-right MAGA Republican
extremist Clair Van Steenwyk ran for election to the Arizona State
Senate to represent District 28. He lost in the
Republican primary on August 2, 2022.
Political experience: Candidate, United States House
of Representatives, Arizona, District 8, 2016,
Candidate, United States Senate, Arizona, 2016,
Candidate, United States House of Representatives,
Arizona, District 8, 2014 and Candidate, United
States Senate, Arizona, 2012. Civic Groups: Former
President, Greater Phoenix
Tea Party Patriot Group.
Van Steenwyk is a 2024 Primary candidate for the
Maricopa County Board of Supervisors. |
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Election
denial and conspiracy theorist? You betcha! |
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In the end
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Center
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Arizona
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2022 Survey
Questions For
Arizona Candidates |
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Position Sought:
State
Senate
District
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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'
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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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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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Covid anti-vaxxer
conspiracy theory... |
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Source: Twitter |
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Center
for
Arizona
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2020
Candidate
Questionnaire |
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Position Sought:
Maricopa
County
Recorder |
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7: Adding “sexual orientation,” “gender identity,” and “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 8:
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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Position: Support. |
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Question 10:
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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2018
Candidate
Questionnaire |
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Position Sought:
State
Senate
LD-22 |
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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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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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Center
for
Arizona
Policy |
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2016
Candidate
Questionnaire |
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Position Sought:
U.S.
House of
Representatives
CD-8 |
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4: 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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9: 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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Discriminatory "Religious Freedom" laws. |
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Can A Candidate Run For Both The Senate And The House
At The Same Time? |
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"In
2012, "tea party"
conservative
Clair
Van Steenwyk sought
the Republican
nomination
for U.S. Senate." |
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Jun. 13, 2016 |
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Center
for
Arizona
Policy |
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2014
Candidate
Questionnaire |
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Position Sought:
U.S.
House of
Representatives
CD-8 |
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3: 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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4: 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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8: 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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Discriminatory "Religious Freedom" laws. |
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Center
for
Arizona
Policy |
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2012
Candidate
Questionnaire |
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Position Sought:
U.S.
Senate |
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8: 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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13: Repealing the federal Defense of Marriage Act, which states that marriage is the union of one man and one woman and declares states do not have to recognize same-sex marriage from other states. |
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| Candidates'
Position: Oppose. |
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Discriminatory "Religious Freedom" laws. |
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