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Russell
"Rusty" Bowers |
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Current Speaker of the Arizona
House of Representatives. A member of the Republican
Party, he has represented the 25th legislative
district since 2015. He was elected Speaker in 2019.
Bowers previously represented the 21st legislative
district in the Arizona House from 1993 to 1997 and
in the Arizona Senate from 1997 to 2001. In February
2022, Bowers filed paperwork to run for the Arizona
Senate in the 10th district. He will face Dave
Farnsworth in the Republican primary. |
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Sources:
Wikipedia,
Ballotpedia & Vote
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Center
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Arizona
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2022 Survey
Questions For
Arizona Candidates |
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Position Sought:
State
Senate
District
10 |
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Question 4: Allowing biological males that identify as transgender to play on female sports’ teams. |
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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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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". |
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**Discriminatory
"Religious Freedom" laws. |
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High Stakes:
Legislative
Session Begins With Three MJ Bills Out Of The
Gate |
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"From last year’s failed bill
to set limits on THC blood content for DUI—which
would be unconstitutional in Arizona, given the
language of Prop 207—to Speaker Rusty Bowers’
continuing efforts to paint cannabis users as
violent, child-eating zombies, proposed cannabis
legislation continues to remind us that the
definition of “legal” is often a moving target." |
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Jan. 20, 2022 |
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Speaker Bowers Refuses To Let Pregnant Rep. Salman
Work And Vote Safely At Home |
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"Bowers’ behavior is
disgusting. So much for Republicans claiming to be
the pro-life party. They are also acting with pure
vindictiveness, given Rep. Salman’s strenuous
opposition to the voting suppression measures sought
in the last session by
Jake “Troll Farm” Hoffman" |
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Jan. 8, 2022 |
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Who Are The Republicans Attacking Arizona’s
Education? |
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House Speaker Rusty Bowers is
one of the lead figures fighting to overturn the
proposition (Prop. 208) as one of the plaintiffs in
the lawsuit. However, due to his role as Speaker of
the Arizona House of Representatives, Arizonans
should take note of his likelihood to attempt to
attack portions of Prop 208 through the state
legislative route as well. |
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Dec. 7, 2020 |
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Center
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Arizona
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2020 Survey
Questions For
Arizona Candidates |
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Position Sought:
State Representative LD-25 |
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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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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". |
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**Discriminatory
"Religious Freedom" laws. |
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Mesa
Lawmaker Opposes Anti-Discrimination Bill |
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"The proposals from Sen. Kate
Brophy McGee, R-Phoenix, and Rep. Daniel Hernandez,
D-Tucson, would expand existing laws now prohibiting
discrimination in public accommodation based on
race, religion, sex, age, disability or nationality.
Both SB 1321 and HB 2716 would add sexual
orientation and gender identification to the list.
Only a handful of Arizona cities already have such
protections. [...] Both measures face an uphill
fight. Neither Senate President Karen Fann nor House
Speaker Rusty Bowers of Mesa has agreed to allow
either bill to be heard." |
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Feb. 4, 2020 |
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House Speaker Bowers Claims Planned Parenthood Wants More STDs And Abortions |
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Sep. 16, 2019 |
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Arizona Lawmaker Says State 'Fortunate Not To Experience A Major Mass Shooting,' Forgetting Tucson |
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"In 2011, a gunman killed six
people and injured 13, including then-U.S. Rep.
Gabrielle Giffords, in a Safeway parking lot in the
Tucson area." |
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Aug. 6, 2019 |
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Battle Lines Drawn In Arizona Gay Discrimination Case |
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Dec. 24, 2018 |
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Arizona’s New State House Speaker Doesn’t Believe LGBTQ People Are Equal Under The Law |
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"Bowers is in his second stint
in state government: he originally served in the
state House from 1993 to 1997, then served in the
state Senate from 1997 to 2001 (where he served as
Majority Leader). After an unsuccessful 2010
Congressional campaign, he was elected to return to
the state House in 2014. Over that time, one thing
has been constant: he does not believe LGBTQ people
deserve equal treatment under the law. His bigotry
was on display as early as his first term in the
legislature. In 1994, angry that Phoenix passed a
1992 ordinance prohibiting discrimination based on
sexual orientation for city employees and large city
contractors, Bowers authored a proposed amendment to
Arizona’s state constitution to prohibit localities
from adopting gay rights laws. His reasoning:
he believed homosexual behavior to be bad for
society." |
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Nov. 29, 2018 |
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Center
for
Arizona
Policy |
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2018
Candidate
Questionnaire |
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Position Sought:
State
Representative
LD-25 |
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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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Position: Oppose. |
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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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Position: Support. |
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This is in reference to the
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"Reparative Therapy". |
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Arizona ALEC Politicians |
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Oct. 4, 2017 |
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Here Are The Koch Brothers' 5 Favorite (And
5 Least Favorite)
Arizona Legislators |
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Aug. 20, 2017 |
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Center
for
Arizona
Policy |
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2016 Survey
Questions For
Arizona Candidates |
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Position Sought:
State
Senate LD-25 |
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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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Center
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Arizona
Policy |
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2014
Candidate
Questionnaire |
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Position Sought:
State
Representative
LD-25 |
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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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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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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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Position: Support |
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Discriminatory "Religious Freedom" laws. |
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Center
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Arizona
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2010 Questions for Congressional Candidates |
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Position Sought:
United States Senate |
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Question 5:
Amending the
United States Constitution to
define marriage as between only
one man and one woman. |
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Candidates'
Position:
Support |
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Question 8:
Protecting healthcare workers
from being required to perform
procedures that violate their
moral or religious beliefs.* |
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Candidates'
Position:
Support |
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Question 10:
Adding “sexual orientation,”
“gender identity,” or “gender
expression” to the protected
classes of race, religion, age,
sex, and ancestry in
discrimination law.
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Candidates'
Position:
Oppose |
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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. |
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Candidates'
Position:
Oppos |
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**Discriminatory
"Religious Freedom" laws. |
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Gay Discrimination Bill Rejected |
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"Sen.
Rusty Bowers, R-Mesa, said Richardson is
wrong to try to cloak this issue in the
fabric of civil rights protections and then
chide those who do not support the
legislation." |
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Mar. 28, 2001 |
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Mesa Legislator Introduces Plan To Ban Gay-Rights Laws |
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"members of the
Arizona House have introduced a proposed
constitutional amendment to ban laws that
protect homosexuals against discrimination.
Rep. Rusty Bowers, R-Mesa, the primary
sponsor of the legislation" |
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Jan. 24, 1994 |
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