"Former state Senate
candidate Elise
Townsend has been
indicted by a
Yavapai County grand
jury on
two
counts of fraud and
theft by converting
services or
property, a class 2
felony. Each
charge carries a
prison sentence of
three to 12.5 years.
Townsend ran for the
Senate in 2006,
hoping to replace
then-Senate
President Ken
Bennett, who was
termed out. Although
she had Bennett’s
endorsement, she
dropped out of the
race that summer
amid rumors her
company – Townsend
Construction – was
reeling toward
bankruptcy."
Sep. 18, 2009
Center
for
Arizona
Policy
2006 Survey
Questions For
Arizona Candidates
Position Sought:
State Senate LD-1
Question
7:
Amending the United States Constitution to define marriage as the union of one man and one woman.
Candidates'
Position:
Support.
Question
8:
. Adding “sexual orientation” to the protected classes of race, religion, age, sex, and ancestry in antidiscrimination law.
