David Farnsworth

  

MAGA Republican extremist member of the Arizona Senate and rabid homophobe representing District 10 since 2023. He was previously appointed to the Arizona Senate on September 11, 2013, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Rich Crandall. Farnsworth served non-consecutively in the Arizona State Legislature from January 1995 until January 1997 in the Arizona House of Representatives District 4 seat. Farnsworth is running for re-election to the Arizona State Senate to represent District 10. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024. He advanced from the Republican primary on July 30, 2024.
 
Center for Arizona Policy
2024 Survey Questions For Arizona Candidates
Position Sought: Arizona Senate, Legislative District 10
Question 2: Adding “sexual orientation,” “gender identity,” or “gender expression” to the protected classes of race, religion, age, sex, and ancestry in nondiscrimination law.
Candidates' Position: Oppose.
Question 8: Allowing parents to seek professional counseling for their minor child with same-sex attraction or gender identity issues.*
Candidates' Position: Support
Question 9: Permitting individuals and businesses to not provide services or promote ideas that violate their moral or religious beliefs.**
Candidates' Position: Support.
*  This is in reference to the dangerous and disproven "Reparative Therapy".
**Discriminatory "Religious Freedom" laws.
 
Election Threat Index
Jan. 5, 2024

The anti-Drag Storey Time Bill. This bill would apply only to libraries and other government facilities.

This bill, had it become law, would be the same as laws covering a cabaret but with the words "drag show" instead of "cabaret". This is simply a sneaky attempt to outlaw drag shows.
 

These Arizona Candidates Still Say Donald Trump Won In 2020, Or They're Not Sure What Happened

Oct. 27, 2022
 
"Elected officials and candidates for office in 2022 continue to challenge and question the results of the 2020 presidential election in Arizona.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 

 Election deniers
These candidates in Arizona races deny that Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election, either in Arizona or nationwide."
 
US Senate

US House of Representatives

Governor

Secretary of State

Attorney General

Treasurer

  • Bob Lettieri, Republican

Arizona Corporation Commission

State Senate

State House of Representatives

Maricopa County Board of Supervisors
 Election questioners
 
These candidates in Arizona continue to raise issues about the 2020 election process but do not deny or affirm that Joe Biden won.
 
US House of Representatives

Arizona Corporation Commission

State Senate

State House of Representatives
 No Clear Answer
 
These candidates have failed to answer or not provided a clear answer on whether Joe Biden won the election.
 
Treasurer

State House of Representatives
Center for Arizona Policy
2022 Survey Questions For Arizona Candidates
Position Sought: State Senate District 10
Question 2: Adding “sexual orientation,” “gender identity,” or “gender expression” to the protected classes of race, religion, age, sex, and ancestry in nondiscrimination law.
Candidates' Position: Oppose.
Question 4: Allowing biological males that identify as transgender to play on female sports’ teams.
Candidates' Position: Oppose
Question 8: Allowing parents to seek professional counseling for their minor child with same-sex attraction or gender identity issues.*
Candidates' Position: Support
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.**
Candidates' Position: Support.
*  This is in reference to the dangerous and disproven "Reparative Therapy".
**Discriminatory "Religious Freedom" laws.
Freedom Voter Guide: David Farnsworth
2022

4.

 Conscience Rights for Creative Professionals: Allowing creative professionals (photographer, baker, wedding vendor) to decline to participate in events or create messages that violate their moral or religious beliefs. (Religious Freedom Laws)

Support

5.

 Conscience Rights for Faith-Based Organizations: Exempting faith-based organizations from regulations that cause them to violate their sincerely held religious beliefs. (Religious Freedom Laws)

Support

8.

 Women's Sports: Preventing biological males who identify as female from competing in women's sports. (Transgender Discrimination)

Support

9.

 Gender Identity Counseling: Allowing parents to obtain professional counseling for children struggling with gender identity issues to help them reach their desired outcome. (Dangerous Reparative Therapy)

Support

10a.

 Protected Class for Sexual Orientation: Adding “sexual orientation” as a protected class alongside race, religion, sex, age, and disability in nondiscrimination law. (Candidate supports LGBTQIA Discrimination)

Opposed

10b.

 Protected Class for Gender Identity: Adding “gender identity” as a protected class alongside race, religion, sex, age, and disability in nondiscrimination law. (Candidate supports LGBTQIA Discrimination)

Opposed

15.

 Medical Rights of Conscience: Allowing health care workers and providers the freedom to practice medicine in accordance with their personal beliefs and conscience. (Religious Freedom Laws)

Support

16.

 Parental Rights for Healthcare Disclosure: Requiring schools to disclose to parents if the school is providing counseling or medical services to a child who desires to undergo “gender transition.”

Support

GOP Senator: AZ Foster Kids Are Being Sold Into Sexual Slavery
"When I first heard about this, I believed that children from Arizona (DCS) were ending up in sex trafficking. Now, after the research I’ve done, I’m confident of it,” he told Yellow Sheet. “But I can’t prove it."
Oct. 4, 2019
Battle Lines Drawn In Arizona Gay Discrimination Case
Dec. 24, 2018

Source: Twitter
Center for Arizona Policy
2018 Candidate Questionnaire
Position Sought: State Senate LD-16
Question 4: Adding “sexual orientation,” “gender identity,” or “gender expression” to the protected classes of race, religion, age, sex, and ancestry in nondiscrimination law.
Candidates' Position: Oppose.
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.*
Candidates' Position: Support.
*  This is in reference to the dangerous and disproven "Reparative Therapy".
Is Discrimination Against Whites A Problem, In Arizona? State Senator Says Yes
Jan. 19, 2018
Arizona Legislator Seeks To Ban Fact-Based Billboards That Promote Marijuana
Dec. 16, 2017
Center for Arizona Policy
2016 Survey Questions For Arizona Candidates
Position Sought: State Senate LD-16
Question 4: Adding "sexual orientation," "gender identity," or "gender expression" to the protected classes of race, religion, age, sex, and ancestry in nondiscrimination law.
Candidates' Position: Oppose.
Question 6: Prohibiting government from discriminating against an individual, organization, or small business based on their beliefs about marriage.*
Candidates' Position: Support.
Question 10: Implementing policies to allow students and faculty to use the restroom, locker room, and shower room that aligns with their gender identity.
Candidates' Position: Oppose.
* Discriminatory "Religious Freedom" laws.
Roll Call: Who Supported Expanding Dark Money In Arizona?
Jul. 18, 2016

Source: Twitter

Source: Twitter
About Joe Arpaio, Russell Pearce and Sheriff Mack.
"Go to sleep with the dogs, wake up with the fleas".
Center for Arizona Policy
2014 Candidate Questionnaire
Position Sought: State Senate LD-16
Question 9: Arizona’s voter-approved constitutional definition of marriage should be defended to the fullest extent legally possible.
Candidates' Position: Support
Question 11: Adding “sexual orientation,” “gender identity,” or “gender expression” to the protected classes of race, religion, age, sex, and ancestry in antidiscrimination law.
Candidates' Position: Oppose
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.*
Candidates' Position: Support
* Discriminatory "Religious Freedom" laws.
List Of Arizona Republicans Who Voted For Anti-Gay Discrimination Bill
Feb. 28, 2014
Farnsworth, Kavanagh, & Lesko Are Among 17 AZ Legislators Courted by ALEC
Feb. 6, 2014
Arizona Senate Passes Dumb Bill To Protect Citizens From Obama's Plot To Nuke America
Aug. 8, 2010
Arizona State Legislative Election 1998 National Political Awareness Test
Position Sought: State Senate LD-4
  Social Issues
Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding social issues.

No k) Do you believe that the Arizona government should include sexual orientation in Arizona's anti-discrimination laws?
No l) Do you believe that the Arizona government should recognize same-sex marriages?
  

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