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Michelle Ugenti-Rita |
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MAGA
Republican extremist and serial homophobe Michelle Ugenti-Rita was a member of the
Arizona State Senate, representing District 23. She
assumed office on January 14, 2019. She left office
on January 9, 2023. Ugenti-Rita ran for election for
Arizona Secretary of State. She lost in the
Republican primary on August 2, 2022. Ugenti-Rita is
a former Republican member of the Arizona House of
Representatives, representing District 23 from 2011
to 2019. Ugenti-Rita was unable to run for
re-election in 2018 to the Arizona House of
Representatives because of term limits. In January 2019, she sponsored legislation
which would prohibit voters who received early vote
ballots from casting those votes at polling places
before or on election day (they would only be
allowed to cast them through mail). Ugenti has
sponsored a number of bills making it harder to put
ballot initiatives up to voters. In 2021, she
supported legislation that would require voters in
Arizona who vote by mail to include identification
paperwork along with their ballots. She also
supported legislation that would purge registered
voters from early voting vote rolls. She is on the
Primary ballot in 2024 for Maricopa County
Supervisor for District 2. |
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Supervisor
Candidate
Ugenti-Rita
Accused Of
Mortgage
Fraud
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"In April of
2023,
Michelle
Ugenti-Rita
obtained a
mortgage for
$680,000 on
a home worth
$850,000.
Mortgage
records and
a Deed of
Trust filed
that month
show
Ugenti-Rita
was listed
as the sole
borrower and
as
“unmarried.”
But court
records show
Ugenti-Rita
was still
married at
the time,
although her
husband
filed for
divorce four
months
later." [ .
. . ] "Now a
political
activist –
noting that
disclosure
fraud
amounts to a
felony
offense
- wants law
enforcement
to
investigate
Ugenti-Rita." |
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Jul. 22,
2024 |
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| Still a MAGA Extremist |
| "A picture is worth a thousand words". |
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| Those endorsing her are some most vile and extreme right in Arizona government... |
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| Click a name for their background. |
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| Source: Candidates website. Apr. 10, 2024 |
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| Trans and Homophobic |
| "A picture is worth a thousand words". |
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| Source: X. |
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Arizona
Politician
Accuses
Opponent Of
Promoting
Books
Inappropriate
For Public
Libraries |
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"Michelle
Ugenti-Rita,
a former
state
lawmaker,
plans to
challenge
incumbent
supervisor
Thomas
Galvin next
year.
“(Galvin) is
a board
member of
the library
district.
They are
promoting
sexually
explicit
content
promoting,
not making
it
available,
promoting it
on social
media,”
Michelle
Ugenti-Rita
said." [ . .
. ] "To back
up her
claims,
Ugenti-Rita
directed us
to her
social media
feed on X,
formerly
known as
Twitter. In
one example,
she
commented on
a county
library post
from June
showing a
display of
LGBTQ+
books.
However,
library
officials
said the
books in
that picture
were not
sexually
explicit and
that these
books were
selected as
part of
“pride
month,”
which is
celebrated
every June." |
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Sep. 25,
2023 |
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GOP Arizona
Legislators,
Including
Leaders Of
The House
And Senate,
Subpoenaed
To Testify
In Special Counsel
Probe Of
Trump |
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"At least
three
Arizona
Republican
state
legislators
have been
subpoenaed
by the U.S.
Justice
Department’s
special
counsel,
Jack Smith,
as part of
the criminal
investigation
into former
President
Donald Trump
and his
efforts to
reverse his
2020
election
loss. The
federal
grand jury
subpoenas
were issued
to Senate
President Warren
Petersen,
Sen. Sonny
Borrelli and
House
Speaker Ben
Toma.
And at least
one former
state
senator, Michelle
Ugenti-Rita,
who led the
Senate’s
Election
Committee in
2021,
received a
subpoena.
All four
have been
ordered to
produce
records and
travel to
Washington,
D.C., to
testify." |
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Feb. 17,
2023 |
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| Center for Arizona Policy |
| 2022 Survey Questions For Arizona Candidates |
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| Position Sought: Secretary of State |
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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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| Candidates' 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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| Candidates' 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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| * This is in reference to the dangerous and disproven "Reparative Therapy". |
| **Discriminatory "Religious Freedom" laws. |
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Shame On
Every
Republican
Who Voted To
Sabotage
Arizona's
Schools |
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"It’s not
surprising
that our
leaders
finally
broke down
and agreed
to allow the
public
schools to
spend money
that’s
already
sitting in
their bank
accounts –
money the
Legislature
appropriated
last June.
What is
stunning is
that 20
Republicans
– 14 in the
House and
six in the
Senate –
actually
voted to
stiff the
schools and
to heck with
the impact
on the one
million
Arizona
children who
attend
them." |
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Feb. 22,
2022 |
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GOP Senator
Wants To
Cancel 2022
Vote On
In-State
Tuition For
Dreamers
Because GOP
Senators
Were In The
Minority |
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"A
Republican
lawmaker
says voters
shouldn’t
get to weigh
in on a
ballot
measure next
year that
would repeal
a state law
prohibiting
undocumented
students
from
accessing
in-state
tuition at
public
universities
and
community
colleges
because not
enough
Republicans
supported
the
proposal." |
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Nov. 18,
2021 |
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After
Being Booed
At Trump
Rally,
Ugenti-Rita
Criticizes
The Senate’s
Election
‘Audit’ |
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"After being
booed off
the stage at
a weekend
rally
headlined by
former
President Donald
Trump,
Republican
state
senator and
secretary of
state
hopeful Michelle
Ugenti-Rita publicly
lashed out
at the
Senate’s
“botched”
election
review and
defended her
record on
election
integrity
over
criticism
for voting
against a
fellow GOP
senator’s
election
legislation.
Ugenti-Rita,
a Scottsdale
Republican
who’s long
been one the
legislature’s
most
prominent
Arizona
advocates
for
“election
integrity”
legislation,
was among
the roster
of
candidates
and
political
figures with
speaking
slots at the
“Rally to
Protect Our
Elections,”
an event
hosted by Turning
Point Action,
an arm of
the
conservative
organization Turning
Point USA.
Boos filled
the
auditorium
at Arizona
Federal
Theatre as
soon as
Ugenti-Rita
began her
remarks,
rising in
volume and
intensity as
she
struggled to
finish her
speech." |
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Jul. 26,
2021 |
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Michelle
Ugenti-Rita's
Problem
Isn't Her
Voter Bill.
It's What
She Thinks
Of The Audit |
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"Ugenti-Rita,
a Republican
who chairs
the Senate
Government
Committee,
is the
architect of
legislation
that purges
– and
renames, by
necessity –
the
Permanent
Early Voting
List of
voters who
don’t cast a
ballot in
any election
over the
stretch of
two election
cycles." |
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May 27, 2021 |
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Republican
Lawmakers In
Arizona Are
Scheming To
Block The
'Wrong' Sort
Of Voters |
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"Not content
with simply
scheming to
make it more
difficult to
vote,
Arizona GOP
lawmakers
now are
moving on to
making it
more
difficult
even to
register to
vote" |
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Feb. 2, 2021 |
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| Center for Arizona Policy |
| 2020 Survey Questions For Arizona Candidates |
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| Position Sought: State Senate 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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| Candidates' 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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| Candidates' 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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| * This is in reference to the dangerous and disproven "Reparative Therapy". |
| **Discriminatory "Religious Freedom" laws. |
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Avoid An
All-Mail
Election By
Calling Out
The National
Guard? Oh,
Come On... |
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"A
Scottsdale
legislator
is so
worried
about an
all-mail
ballot that
she's
willing to
call out the
National
Guard to
avoid such a
scary
prospect." |
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Apr. 10,
2020 |
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Arizona
Lawmakers
Call For
Investigation
Of Michelle
Ugenti-Rita
After
Lobbyist's
Claims |
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Feb. 6, 2020 |
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Lobbyist:
Ugenti-Rita
Sexually
Harassed Her
Before
Shooter
Expulsion |
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Feb. 3, 2020 |
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Sen.
Michelle
Ugenti-Rita
Wants To
Make It
Harder For
You To Vote.
Don't Let
Her |
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Jan. 30,
2019 |
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| Center for Arizona Policy |
| 2018 Candidate Questionnaire |
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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 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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| Candidates' Position: Support. |
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| * This is in reference to the dangerous and disproven "Reparative Therapy". |
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Republican
Bill Targets
Power Of New
Democratic
Maricopa County
Recorder |
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Feb. 22,
2017 |
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| Center for Arizona Policy |
| 2016 Survey Questions For Arizona Candidates |
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| Position Sought: State Representative 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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| * Discriminatory "Religious Freedom" laws. |
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When Winning
Arizona
Elections Is
More
Important
Than Running
Elections |
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Mar. 27,
2016 |
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| Center for Arizona Policy |
| 2014 Candidate Questionnaire |
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| Position Sought: State Representative LD-23 |
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| Question 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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| Question 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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| 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.* |
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| Candidates' Position: Support |
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| * Discriminatory "Religious Freedom" laws. |
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Arizona’s
Political
Circus |
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Jun. 4, 2014 |
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List Of
Arizona
Republicans
Who Voted
For Anti-Gay
Discrimination
Bill |
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Feb. 28,
2014 |
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Arizona
Homeowners
Outraged
With Rep
Michelle
Ugenti &
Gov Brewer |
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Jul. 2, 2013 |
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Arizona
Politician
Parodied By
Fake Twitter
Accounts
Pushes Bill
To Make
Online
Impersonation
A Felony |
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Feb. 6, 2013 |
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| Center for Arizona Policy |
| 2012 Candidate Questionnaire |
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| Position Sought: State Representative LD-23 |
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| Question 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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| Question 15: Protecting professionals from being required to provide services that violate their moral or religious beliefs.* |
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| Candidates' Position: Support |
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| * Discriminatory "Religious Freedom" laws. |
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Michelle
Ugenti's
Masturbation
Comment And
Her Foot-In-Mouth
Disease |
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Mar. 3, 2012 |
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