Former Republican member
of the Arizona State Senate, representing
District 21 from 2011 to 2015. Murphy did
not seek re-election in 2014. Murphy
previously served in the Arizona House of
Representatives, representing District 9
from 2005 to 2011
"A
typical instance of
the "academic
freedom" strategy
for undermining the
integrity of science
education, SB 1213
specifically
targeted "biological
evolution, the
chemical origins of
life, global
warming[,] and human
cloning" as
supposedly
controversial."
Feb. 25, 2013
Center
for
Arizona
Policy
2012
Candidate
Questionnaire
Position Sought:
State
Senate LD-21
Question
9:
Amending the United States Constitution to define marriage as the union of one man and one woman.
Candidates'
Position: Support
Question
11:
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.*
2010 Survey
Questions For
Arizona And County
Candidates
Position Sought:
State Senate LD-9
Question
9:
Amending the United States Constitution to define marriage as the union of one man and one woman.
Candidates'
Position: Support.
Question
11:
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.*
Matthews To AZ State Rep.
Rick Murphy: "You Are A
Hopeless Right Winger"
Jul. 29, 2010
05/12/2008
Parameters of Marriage
Yes
SCR-1042
- Vote to pass a resolution that
proposes a constitutional amendment to allow only a union of one man
and one woman to be recognized as a marriage in Arizona.
Question
8:
Amending the United States Constitution to define marriage as the union of one man and one woman.
Candidates'
Position: Support
Question
9:
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.*
