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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 
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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 |  
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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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