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T.J. Shope |
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Serial homophobe and
far-right MAGA Republican
extremist
member of the
Arizona State
Senate, representing
District 16. He
assumed office on
January 9, 2023. His
current term ends on
January 13, 2025.
Shope ran for
re-election to the
Arizona State Senate
to represent
District 16. He won
in the general
election on November
8, 2022. While
serving in the state
House, Shope held
the position of
speaker pro tempore.
Shope began serving
as state Senate
president pro
tempore in 2023.
Constituents can
send him mail at
1206 N. Reeves Rd.
Coolidge, Arizona
85128. |
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Arizona GOP Pounces On Viral Gender Identity
Feud Hitting U Of A Nursing School |
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“I’m absolutely
sickened that this institution of higher
learning is perpetuating the lie that a
person’s gender is based off feelings and
not their God-given biological sex
established upon conception,” Sen.
Janae Shamp, vice-chair of the Senate
Committee on Health & Human Services says in
the release. “This is completely groomer
garbage that strives to confuse our kids in
an effort to cater to the evil that is being
accepted by today’s society. As a nurse, I
am so disheartened that the next generation
of nurses are being hijacked of their
capabilities to deliver ethical care.”
Tucson lawmaker, Sen.
Justine Wadsack, also is quoted." [ . .
. ] "“If this issue is not immediately
resolved by the university, Senate
Republicans will weigh all options to make
certain tax dollars are no longer used in
such an egregious fashion,” said Senator
T.J. Shope, who chairs the Senate
Committee on Health & Human Services. “The
mental health of our children and the state
of our health care industry (are) being
threatened by this radical ideology.” |
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The
COVID
Vaccine
Deniers
And
QAnon
Believers
Coming
To Speak
At The
Arizona
Legislature |
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May 23,
2023 |
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"A
special
committee
created
by the
Arizona
legislature
to
examine
the
state’s
response
to
COVID-19
will
feature
a litany
of
speakers
who have
spread
disinformation
about
the
pandemic,
vaccines,
spoken
at QAnon
events
and have
conspiratorial
beliefs
about
the
virus,
including
believing
it will
usher in
the
“mark of
the
beast.”" |
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"The
“Novel
Coronavirus
Southwestern
Intergovernmental
Committee”
will
hold two
days of
hearings
on May
25 and
May 26
at the
Arizona
Capitol,
during
which a
string
of
ostensible
experts
will
tell the
state
and
federal
Republican
lawmakers
on the
panel
their
opinions
on the
pandemic,
and
Arizona’s
response
to it. |
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The
Republican
elected
officials
on the
panel
include
state
Sens.
T.J.
Shope
and
Janae
Shamp,
the
chair
and
vice-chair,
respectively,
of the
state
Senate’s
Health
and
Human
Services
Committee;
state
Rep.
Steve
Montenegro,
who
chairs
the
state
House of
Representatives’
Health
and
Human
Services
Committee;
and U.S.
Reps.
Andy
Biggs,
Eli
Crane
and
Paul
Gosar." |
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"Extremist
researchers
on
Twitter
were
quick to
note
that the
various
groups
sponsoring
the
committee
had
begun
promoting
it by
the
acronym,
NCSWIC,
which is
commonly
used
within
the
QAnon
community
to stand
for
“Nothing
Can Stop
What Is
Coming.”
It most
often
refers
to an
unfounded
belief
that
“Deep
State”
collaborators
will
soon be
arrested." |
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The anti-Drag Storey Time Bill. This bill
would apply only to libraries and other
government facilities. |
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This bill, had it become law, would be the same as laws covering a cabaret but with
the words "drag
show" instead of "cabaret". This is simply a sneaky attempt to
outlaw drag shows. |
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Arizona
Senate
Panel
Ignores
Own
Attorney,
OKs
Bills
Attacking
Trans
Students
And Drag
Queens
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Elias
Weiss /
Phoenix
New
Times |
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Mar. 1,
2023 |
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"Relentless
Republicans
advanced
three
anti-LGBTQ
bills to
the full
Arizona
Senate
on
Monday
despite
warnings
that the
bills
might be
unconstitutional. |
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Senate
Rules
Attorney
Chris
Kleminich
warned
the
Senate
Rules
Committee
that SB
1001,
which
targets
transgender
children
in
schools,
and SB
1026 and
SB 1698,
two
weapons
in the
GOP’s
war on
drag
queens,
weren’t
likely
to be
upheld
in a
court of
law." |
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"SB 1001,
sponsored
by
Republican
Senator
John
Kavanagh,
prohibits
teachers
and
school
officials
from
referring
to
students
by
pronouns
that
don't
match
their
assigned
gender
at birth
unless
they
have
written
parental
permission.
That
bill
moved
forward
in the
Senate
Education
Committee
in
January." |
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"Despite
Kleminich’s
admonition,
Republicans
advanced
the bill
to the
full
Senate
with a
4-3
vote.
Republican
Senators
Warren
Petersen,
Sonny
Borrelli,
Sine
Kerr,
and
T.J.
Shope
voted to
advance
the
bill.
Democratic
Senators
Lela
Alston,
Catherine
Miranda,
and
Raquel
Terán
voted
against
it." |
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Center
for
Arizona
Policy |
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2022 Survey
Questions For
Arizona Candidates |
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Position Sought:
State
Senate
District
16 |
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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'
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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 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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Civic Engagement
Beyond Voting -
Voting
Records
- T.J. Shope |
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2022 |
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Center
for
Arizona
Policy |
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2020 Survey
Questions For
Arizona Candidates |
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Position Sought:
State
Senate LD-8 |
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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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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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Center
for
Arizona
Policy |
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2018
Candidate
Questionnaire |
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Position Sought:
State
Representative
LD-8 |
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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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| Candidates'
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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| Candidates'
Position: Support. |
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This is in reference to the
dangerous and disproven
"Reparative Therapy". |
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Women Mail Pads, Tampons To Legislator Killing Bill To Give Inmates Free Feminine Products |
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Feb. 12, 2018 |
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Shame On These Legislators Who Failed Kids |
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May 4, 2016 |
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ALEC Wines &
Dines R-AZ Legislators On Hidden Camera |
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Mar. 26, 2014 |
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List Of Arizona Republicans Who Voted For
Anti-Gay Discrimination Bill |
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Feb. 28, 2014 |
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Atheist? Not If You Want To Finish High
School In Arizona |
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Jan. 26, 2013 |
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Center
for
Arizona
Policy |
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2012
Candidate
Questionnaire |
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Position Sought:
State
Representative
LD-8 |
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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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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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15: Protecting professionals from being required to provide services that violate their moral or religious beliefs.* |
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Position: Support |
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