Ron Gould was a 2016 Republican
candidate for District 5 of the Arizona State
Senate. Gould was previously a Republican member of
the Arizona State Senate, representing District 3
from 2005 to 2013. He previously served as a member
on the Lake Havasu City Council. Gould was
term-limited and could not run for re-election in
2012. He instead decided to run for Arizona's 4th
Congressional District. He was defeated in the
primary by incumbent Paul Gosar.
"“I cannot imagine me allowing this to be
done to my children so I can’t allow it to
be done to the public anymore,” [...] Gould
called such plans “antithetical to free
people” and said it wouldn’t work anyway.
That’s the reason why he is against testing
of the general population"
"Gould sponsored a bill to ensure that
marriage will be reserved for heterosexuals
only. He perceives being gay as harmful and
points to statistics which, according to
him, prove a homosexual male’s life
expectancy is 42 years [...] Gould is a
self-described climate change denier. “Even
if we have it, it is not man-caused,” he
said. “Man can’t change the weather.”"
Aug. 5, 2019
Center
for
Arizona
Policy
2016 Survey
Questions For
Arizona Candidates
Position Sought:
State
Senate LD-14
Question
4:
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
6:
Prohibiting government from
discriminating against an
individual, organization, or
small business based on their
beliefs about marriage.*
Candidates'
Position:
Support
Question
10:
Implementing policies to allow
students and faculty to use the
restroom, locker room, and
shower room that aligns with
their gender identity.
Position Sought:
United
States
House of
Representatives
CD-4
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.
"Ron
Gould, candidate for the GOP
nomination for Arizona's
Congressional District 4,
drinks deeply from the "2nd
Amendment remedies" well,
proving conclusively that he
hasn't any actual ideas,
only a ball of undefined
rage which needs to be
directed through the barrel
of a gun.
Gould's latest ad features
him toting a shotgun around
the border (presumably
hunting for them durned
'illegals') and then
demonstrating his opinion of
"government run health care"
by shooting a copy of the
Affordable Care Act, then
smirking the exit line,
"Because Washington needs a
straight shooter." The
double entendre – suggesting
that we need to send someone
to Washington to shoot the
place up (maybe some
liberals? maybe the
President?) – couldn't more
clearly appeal to the basest
eliminationist streak in
right wing politics."...
"Sen.
Ron Gould, R-Lake
Havasu City, yanked
the two measures.
Gould said he lacked
the backing of four
other members of the
Republican-controlled
panel...Gould said
he will keep trying
to secure votes."
Feb. 8, 2011
Center
for
Arizona
Policy
2010 Survey
Questions For
Arizona Candidates
Position Sought:
State
Senate LD-3
Question
9: Amending the United States Constitution to define marriage as the union of one man and one woman.
Candidates'
Position: Support
Question
12: 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
15: Protecting professionals from being required to provide services that violate their moral or religious beliefs.*
