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."
