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Vernon Parker |
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Republican Vernon Parker was a
candidate for Arizona Corporation Commissioner in
the 2014 elections. Parker was a 2012 Republican
candidate who sought election to the U.S. House of
Representatives to represent the 9th Congressional
District of Arizona. Prior to his run, Parker served
as mayor of Paradise Valley from 2008-2010, and had
been elected to a four-year term on the Paradise
Valley City Council in 2012. He resigned his seat on
the council in early September 2012 to focus on his
congressional run. After his unsuccessful
congressional bid, Parker ran for a seat on the
Arizona Corporation Commission. He was defeated in
the Republican primary. |
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Center
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Arizona
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2014
Candidate
Questionnaire |
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Position Sought:
Corporation
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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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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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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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Discriminatory "Religious Freedom" laws. |
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Republican Drops Out, Raises $200K After Ending U.S. House Bid |
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Jul. 25, 2014 |
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Vernon
Parker Fails To Defend "Defend Sheriff Joe",
Why He Failed
To File Delinquent IRS Reports, Whether
Received Compensation |
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"The GOP nominee for the very
competitive CD9 race has declined to comment on why
his non-profit fundraising organization which shut
down earlier this year has failed to file required
IRS disclosure reports, and whether or not he
received compensation from the organization. Vernon
Parker was the Chairman and public face of a
free-lancing (read: not authorized or affiliated
with) pro-Sheriff Arpaio organization since 2010. In
his capacity, Parker sent out numerous e-mails to
raise money and support, and he did raise $114,916
in the last four months of 2010. However; "Defend
Sheriff Joe" failed to file the required IRS returns
at least twice in 2011 and at least once in 2012.
Those reports would detail the contributions he
received from across the country and where the
monies went. "Defend Sheriff Joe" was formed in the
autumn of 2010 by Parker to "defend Sheriff Joe's
reputation against the Obama administration's effort
to stop enforcement of our immigration laws and to
change elected officials so that more
representatives are elected who are willing to
enforce our laws and support the police on the front
lines."" |
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Nov. 2, 2012 |
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Kyrsten Sinema Ad: ‘Vernon Parker, Tea Party
Candidate |
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Oct. 27, 2012 |
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Center
for
Arizona
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2012
Candidate
Questionnaire |
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Position Sought:
United
States
House of
Representatives
CD-9 |
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| Question 3: 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 18: 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 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. |
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| Candidates' Position: Oppose |
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Center
for
Arizona
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2010
Questions
for
Congressional
Candidates |
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Position Sought:
United
States
House of
Representatives
CD-3 |
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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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| Candidates' 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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Discriminatory
"Religious Freedom"
laws. |
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