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John Kavanagh |
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Serial homophobe and
far-right extremist
Republican member of the
Arizona State Senate, representing District
3. He assumed office on January 9, 2023. His
current term ends on January 13, 2025.
Kavanagh ran for election
to the Arizona State Senate to represent
District 3. He won in the general election
on November 8, 2022. Kavanagh previously
served as a Republican member of the Arizona
State Senate, representing District 23. He
was first elected to the chamber in 2014,
and he served until January 2019. He served
as the state senate President Pro Tempore.
Kavanagh previously served in the Arizona
House of Representatives, representing
District 23 from 2007 to 2015. |
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The anti-Drag Storey Time Bill. This bill
would apply only to libraries and other
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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
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Arizona Senate Panel Ignores Own
Attorney, OKs Bills Attacking
Trans Students And Drag Queens
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Elias Weiss / Phoenix New Times |
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Mar.
1, 2023 |
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"Relentless Republicans advanced
three anti-LGBTQ bills to the
full Arizona Senate on Monday
despite warnings that the bills
might be unconstitutional. |
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Rules Attorney Chris Kleminich
warned the Senate Rules
Committee that SB 1001, which
targets transgender children in
schools, and SB 1026 and SB
1698, two weapons in the GOP’s
war on drag queens, weren’t
likely to be upheld in a court
of law. |
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| SB 1001,
sponsored by Republican Senator
John Kavanagh, prohibits
teachers and school officials
from referring to students by
pronouns that don't match their
assigned gender at birth unless
they have written parental
permission. That bill moved
forward in the Senate Education
Committee in January." |
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Kleminich’s admonition,
Republicans advanced the bill to
the full Senate with a 4-3 vote.
Republican Senators
Warren Petersen,
Sonny Borrelli,
Sine Kerr, and
T.J. Shope voted to advance
the bill. Democratic Senators
Lela Alston, Catherine Miranda,
and Raquel Terán voted against
it." |
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who has been attacking LGBTQ
people in Arizona for the past
decade and who has a habit of
authoring unconstitutional
bills, also sponsored SB 1026,
which would prohibit public
money from being used to pay for
“drag shows targeting minors.”" |
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"The Fountain Hills Republican
sponsored SB 1026 despite
telling Phoenix New Times that
he can’t think of an instance in
which taxpayer dollars were used
to put on a drag show for
children in Arizona. The bill
defines public money as “tax
monies of this state, federal
monies passing through the state
treasury, or any other state
monies." It was passed by
the Senate Government Committee
on February 9." |
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Sex Obsessed GOP Lawmakers
Advance Bill Targeting Drag
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Feb.
9, 2023 |
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Senator John Kavanagh, a
Fountain Hills Republican who is
leading the rush to erase drag
from public life, sponsored SB
1026 despite admitting in a
recent interview with Phoenix
New Times that he can’t think of
a single instance in which
taxpayer dollars were ever used
to put on a drag show for kids
in Arizona. The bill defines
public money as “tax monies of
this state, federal monies
passing through the state
treasury or any other state
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party-line vote, the Senate
Government Committee approved
the bill. Republican Senators
Jake Hoffman,
Wendy Rogers,
David Farnsworth,
Justine Wadsack, and
Janae Shamp voted in favor
of the proposal. Democratic
Senators Priya Sundareshan, Juan
Mendez, and Eva Diaz voted
against it."" |
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is one of at least seven
legislative proposals targeting
Arizona’s LGBTQ people. Another
of Kavanagh’s bills, SB 1001,
prohibits teachers and school
officials from referring to
students by pronouns that don't
match their gender assigned at
birth unless they have written
parental permission. That bill
moved forward in the Arizona
Senate in January. SB 1028,
sponsored by Senator Anthony
Kern, makes it illegal to host
drag performances at places
where the show “could be viewed
by a minor.” The Senate
Judiciary Committee approved the
bill on February 4. |
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public testimony on Wednesday,
Kavanagh mocked a member of the
public who spoke against the
proposed bills. Although each
speaker was given 90 seconds to
speak, Kavanaugh flippantly
snapped his fingers and thumb
together repeatedly to suggest a
mouth talking. He later made the
gesture at Hoffman, the
committee chair, who laughed and
grinned. Hoffman, who also
chairs the right-wing Arizona
Freedom Caucus, has threatened
to sue Governor Katie Hobbs over
an LGBTQ-inclusive executive
order banning discrimination in
hiring and employment at state
agencies" |
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Drag Shows, Pronouns Targeted By
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Trudy Ring / The Advocate |
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Jan.
9, 2023 |
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Republican Arizona lawmakers are
opening the legislative session
by seeking to restrict drag
shows. |
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Sen.
Anthony Kern has filed one
bill that would ban drag
performances during certain
hours -- aimed primarily at
quashing drag brunches -- and
another that would prohibit them
on public property or any
location where they could be
viewed by a minor. Sen. John
Kavanagh has chimed in with
a bill to ban the use of state
funds for drag shows targeting
minors. |
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Senate Bill 1030 would stipulate
that a drag show could not take
place between 1 a.m. and 8 a.m.
Monday through Saturday or
between 1 a.m. and noon Sundays.
It would put drag shows in the
same category as performances
featuring nudity. Violation
would be a misdemeanor. His bill
dealing with locations, SB 1028,
also would put drag shows in
that category and would make the
first violation a misdemeanor
and subsequent ones a felony.
Kavanagh's SB 1026 would prevent
state funds from being
distributed to any violator for
36 months after the violation." |
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Kavanagh
Proposes
Law To Govern Pronoun Use In Schools |
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"State lawmakers are
once again wading into the area of the
rights of transgender minors. A new proposal
by Sen. John Kavanagh, R-Fountain Hills,
would bar school employees from knowingly
referring to a student by a pronoun “that
differs from the pronoun that aligns with
the student’s biological sex” regardless of
the student’s preferences. Only if the adult
first gets parental permission would that be
permissible. And Kavanagh already is
planning to expand what has been introduced
as SB 1001 to close what he sees as a
possible loophole where teachers could avoid
pronouns and instead address a student by
the first name he or she prefers. He wants
state law to read that only a student’s
given name or some variant could be used. So
someone named Edward could be addressed as
Eddie or Ed. But calling that student Emma
or Evelyn would be breaking the law." |
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Center
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2022 Survey
Questions For
Arizona Candidates |
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Position Sought:
State
Senate
District
3 |
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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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dangerous and disproven
"Reparative Therapy". |
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"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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Arizona Legislator Sparks Outcry Over
Comments About Afghan Refugees |
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"In a video on
Twitter, Kavanagh is standing in front of a
hotel where about 300 refugees are staying.
He says they are “roaming” the community of
Scottsdale and may not have been properly
vetted before arriving." |
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Feb. 2, 2022 |
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Arizona Republican Lawmaker Unwittingly
Exposes Election Reform Scam |
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"We’re moving forward to do bills to correct
problems that came up during the election
that need to be solved, regardless of
whether there was actual fraud or
nonexistent fraud,” Kavanagh said." |
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Apr. 27, 2021 |
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Apr. 23, 2021 |
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White Patrician Elitist Rep. John Kavanagh
Says ‘Everybody Shouldn’t Be Voting’
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"There’s a fundamental
difference between Democrats and Republicans,” he
said. “Democrats value as many people as possible
voting [democracy!], and they’re willing to risk
fraud [false!]. Republicans are more concerned about
[nonexistent] fraud [Debunking the Voter Fraud
Myth], so we don’t mind putting security
[voter suppression] measures in that won’t let
everybody vote — but everybody shouldn’t be voting." |
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Mar. 11, 2021 |
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Center
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Arizona
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2020 Survey
Questions For
Arizona Candidates |
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Position Sought:
State Representative LD-23 |
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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 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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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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dangerous and disproven
"Reparative Therapy". |
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**Discriminatory
"Religious Freedom" laws. |
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Who Are The Republicans Attacking Arizona’s
Education? |
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"Proposition 208 passed during the 2020
general election, and received 1,675,810
votes, with approximately 52% of the vote
and also received more votes than
President-Elect Joe Biden, or
Donald Trump
did this election ... Now, there is a group
of Republican politicians that are teaming
up with one another to find any possible way
to undermine the education funding
initiative–including a joint lawsuit
attempting to challenge the
constitutionality of the education-funding
proposition. This Republican coalition to
invalidate the Invest in Education
initiative includes Republicans from both
legislative chambers, and even statewide
politicians." |
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Dec. 7, 2020 |
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Battle Lines Drawn In Arizona Gay Discrimination Case |
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"The case centers on a Phoenix
wedding invitation business that preemptively sued
Phoenix over its non-discrimination ordinance, which
includes sexual orientation. The business owners
argue making invitations for same-sex weddings goes
against their religious beliefs and the city’s law
would force them to do that." |
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Dec. 24, 2018 |
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Arizona ALEC Politicians - SourceWatch |
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Sep. 21, 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-23 |
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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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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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Position: Support. |
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dangerous and disproven
"Reparative Therapy". |
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Arizona Lawmaker's Proposal May Make It Harder To Enact
Voter-Initiated Legislation |
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Jan. 4, 2018 |
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Arizona Bill Punishes Even Peaceful
Protesters When Events
Turn Violent |
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"If the bill becomes law,
prosecutors could seize the assets of protesters,
even if they didn't participate in any violence. The
bill would add rioting to the list of offenses that
could be charged under Arizona's Racketeer
Influenced and Corrupt Organization laws." |
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Feb. 23, 2017 |
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Lawmaker
Wants To Make It Easier To Deny “Unduly
Burdensome” Public Records Requests |
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"State lawmakers are making a
new bid to make it easier for public officials to
deny requests for records they believe are “unduly
burdensome or harassing.” The proposal by Sen. John
Kavanagh, R-Fountain Hills, leaves in place existing
requirements for records to be open to public
inspection. And it spells out that those who are
denied access can sue and recover their legal fees.
But SB 1019 adds a requirement that the records
sought be identified with “reasonable
particularity.” Potentially more significant, it
provides public officials with the ability to claim
that “the request for access to public records is
unduly burdensome or harassing.”" |
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Center
for
Arizona
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2016 Survey
Questions For
Arizona Candidates |
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Position Sought:
State
Senate LD-23 |
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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
6:
Prohibiting government from
discriminating against an
individual, organization, or
small business based on their
beliefs about marriage.* |
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Candidates'
Position:
Support. |
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Question
10:
Implementing policies to allow
students and faculty to use the
restroom, locker room, and
shower room that aligns with
their gender identity. |
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Candidates'
Position:
Oppose. |
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Roll Call: Who Supported Expanding Dark
Money In Arizona? |
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Jul. 18, 2016 |
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John Kavanagh, Arizona State Representative,
Defends
Transgender Bathroom Bill |
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"The Arizona state legislator
who received national attention for promoting a
harsh anti-transgender bill aimed at prosecuting
transgender people for using a public restroom if
their gender appearance didn't match the gender on
their identification said yesterday that his effort
is indeed “targeting” transgender people" |
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Feb. 2, 2016 |
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Arizona
GOPer Wants To Criminalize Filming Within 20
Feet Of Police |
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"Under Kavanagh’s bill, a
first offense would result in a $300 fine while
further violations could send offenders to jail for
up to six months" |
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Jan. 8, 2016 |
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Sen. John Kavanagh Is Lying To Your Face
About The Education Budget |
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Mar. 6, 2015 |
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Center
for
Arizona
Policy |
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2014
Candidate
Questionnaire |
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Position Sought:
State
Senate LD-23 |
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9: 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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11: 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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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.* |
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Position: Support |
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Crazy/Stupid Republican Of The Day — John
Kavanagh |
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Dec. 10, 2014 |
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John
Kavanagh's Support Of SB 1062 And SB 1070,
And His
Offensive Remarks About Latinos |
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Mar. 3, 2014 |
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Latinos Are Punch Line At Joe Arpaio Roast |
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"Arizona State Rep. John
Kavanagh, a Republican from the Scottsdale area, had
conservatives chortling with one joke after another
about racial profiling, “rounding up Hispanics” and
much more. For good measure, he mocked the
controversy around SB 1062, the so-called religious
freedom bill, taking a shot at Muslims in the
process. And he mocked the federal monitor appointed
to oversee Sheriff
Arpaio’s operations after a judge
determined that his department engaged in racial
profiling and illegal detentions of Latinos." |
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Feb. 26, 2014 |
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John
Kavanagh Defends His Trips To Commie China And Azerbaijan |
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Jan. 23, 2014 |
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This law would allow people to sue over an
“impending violation” of religious liberty,
(such as serving or treating a person
perceived to be LGBTQ) as opposed to waiting
until after the attack has occurred. It
protects the practice or observance of all
religions, including actions motivated by
religious beliefs, against state and local
laws or policies. |
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Arizona Lawmakers Keep Pushing For
Anti-Trans Bill |
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"After seven hours of
testimony that stretched into Wednesday evening, an
Arizona State House committee approved legislation
that would bar transgender people from using the
bathroom that corresponds with their gender
identity, reports the Associated Press. The
state-level legislation seeks to override local
antidiscrimination policies that already protect
transgender people. The Arizona House Appropriations
Committee voted 7-4, along party lines, to advance
committee chairman Rep. John Kavanagh's Senate Bill
1045." |
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Mar. 28, 2013 |
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Is John Kavanagh Arizona's Worst Legislator? |
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"Republican
Representative John Kavanagh of Fountain
Hills has had quite the legislative session
thus far. He kicked it off by announcing his
support for repealing Arizona's
voter-approved medical marijuana law,
followed it up with vocal support of a bill
that would protect Sheriff
Joe Arpaio in the
event of a recall election, and most
recently, he's gone "bathroom birther" --
proposing that people use their birth
certificate to prove they're using the
correct public restroom." |
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Mar. 20, 2013 |
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Center
for
Arizona
Policy |
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2012
Candidate
Questionnaire |
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Position Sought:
State
Representative
LD-23 |
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9: Amending the United States Constitution to define marriage as the union of one man and one woman. |
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| Candidates'
Position: Support |
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11: 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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15: Protecting professionals from being required to provide services that violate their moral or religious beliefs.* |
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Position: Support |
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PLEASE NOTE:
A "Yes" vote would
allow ranch dogs to
be neglected or
abandoned, killed
and tortured. It
would allow the
owner of a ranch dog
to inflict
unnecessary injury
to the animal and
not provide medical
attention. |
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AZ. Rep. John Kavanagh: Working Hard To
Keep Us Stupid |
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Kavanagh’s HB 2675 is just
one more shot fired in the GOP’s war to privatize
everything. |
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Feb. 27, 2012 |
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Center
for
Arizona
Policy |
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2012
Candidate
Questionnaire |
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Position Sought:
State
Representative
LD-8 |
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9: Amending the United States Constitution to define marriage as the union of one man and one woman. |
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| Candidates'
Position: Support |
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| Question
11: 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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15: Protecting professionals from being required to provide services that violate their moral or religious beliefs.* |
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Position: Support |
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Humpday Hall Of Shame: Arizona's John Kavanagh |
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Aug. 3, 2011 |
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Arizona Rep Backpedals On Effort to Remove
Sikh Man From 9/11 Memorial |
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"Earlier this year, Kavanagh
introduced House Bill 2230, which would remove
panels containing 11 phrases that Kavanagh considers
offensive from an Arizona 9/11 memorial. Among the
phrases proposed to be removed was the name of Balbir Singh Sodhi, a Sikh man who owned a gas
station in Mesa and was killed on September 15,
2001. His murderer, who is currently serving a life
sentence, mistook Singh Sodhi’s turban for Arab garb
and also fired at two other Middle Eastern targets
that day. Kavanagh said he believed the memorial
should be limited only to victims of the events of
9/11, not the aftermath" |
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Apr. 27, 2011 |
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Sponsor Of Arizona Citizenship Bill Hopes It
Prompts Lawsuit |
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"The Arizona state legislator
who co-sponsored the latest immigration crackdown
proposal -- to end citizenship for U.S.-born kids of
illegal immigrants -- told CNN Friday that he hopes
the legislation will provoke a lawsuit so that the
U.S. Supreme Court "can end the controversy over the
true meaning of the 14th Amendment's citizenship
clause."" |
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Jan. 29, 2011 |
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Arizona Bill Would Deny Citizenship To
Children Of Illegal Immigrants |
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"John Kavanagh, a Republican state
representative from Arizona who supports the
proposed law aimed at so-called "anchor
babies," said that the concept does not
conflict with the U.S. Constitution." |
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Center
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Arizona
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2006 Survey
Questions For
Arizona Candidates |
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Position Sought:
State Representative LD-8 |
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Question
7:
Amending the United States Constitution to define marriage as the union of one man and one woman. |
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Candidates'
Position:
Support. |
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Question
8:
. Adding “sexual orientation” 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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