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Phil Lovas |
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Republican
extremist Phil
Lovas was a member of the Arizona House of
Representatives, representing District 22.
Lovas ran in a special election to the U.S.
House to represent Arizona's 8th
Congressional District. He lost in the
special Republican primary on February 27,
2018. Lovas previously served in the Arizona
House of Representatives, representing
District 22 from 2012 to 2017. He resigned
on April 17, 2017, to take a position with
the U.S. Small Business Administration’s
Office of Advocacy. "I’m running to improve
the lives of West Valley citizens. I stood
up early for
Donald Trump as his chairman in AZ and
now I want to stand with President Trump and
implement his plan to improve the lives of
all Americans," Lovas said when he announced
his candidacy on December 13, 2017. He was
endorsed by
Jeff DeWit (R), the treasurer of Arizona
and former COO of the Trump presidential
campaign. |
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Phil Lovas
Caught
Campaigning
Within
Restricted
Limit At
Polling
Location |
Feb. 27,
2018 |
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Center for Arizona Policy |
2016 Survey Questions For Arizona Candidates |
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Position Sought: State Representative LD-22 |
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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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Rep. Phil
Lovas’ ‘Hat
Trick’ Of
Bad Bills |
Jan. 8, 2015 |
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Center for Arizona Policy |
2014 Candidate Questionnaire |
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Position Sought: State Representative LD-22 |
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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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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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Center for Arizona Policy |
2012 Candidate Questionnaire |
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Position Sought: State Representative LD-22 |
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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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