Former Arizona Republican
candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in
Arizona's 8th District and an intelligence officer
in the U.S. Army Reserve who served in Operation
Iraqi Freedom. Paton was first elected to southern
Arizona's Legislative District 30 as a member of the
Arizona House of Representatives in 2004. He won
reelection and began his second term in February
2007. In 2008, he was elected to the Arizona Senate,
again representing Legislative District 30. On
January 17, 2010, Paton announced he would be
challenging Democratic U.S. Representative Gabby
Giffords. He subsequently resigned from the state
Senate to focus his efforts on campaigning for
Congress. Paton lost in the 2010 Republican primary
and endorsed his former opponent,
Jesse Kelly. He ran for Congress again in 2012,
this time in Arizona's newly formed 1st
Congressional District, ending in close defeat
against Democratic opponent Ann Kirkpatrick.
Position Sought: United States House of Representatives CD-1
Question 3: 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,” “gender identity,” or “gender expression” to the protected classes of race, religion, age, sex, and ancestry in nondiscrimination law.
Candidates' Position: Oppose
Question 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.
Position Sought: United States House of Representatives CD-8
Question 5: Amending the United States Constitution to define marriage as between only one man and one woman.
Candidates' Position: Support.
Question 8: Protecting healthcare workers from being required to perform procedures that violate their moral or religious beliefs.*
Candidates' Position: Support.
Question 10: Adding “sexual orientation,” “gender identity,” or “gender expression” to the protected classes of race, religion, age, sex, and ancestry in discrimination law.
Candidates' Position: Oppose.
Question 14: 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.
"Sen. Jonathan
Paton,
R-Tucson, a
foe of
public
financing,
conceded
that he
fears the
public,
confronted
with a
measure that
asks to
repeal the
“Clean
Elections”
system,
would not
see it the
way he
does."
