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									Vanessa 
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							|  | Republican Vanessa Whitener ran for election 
							in 2010 for 
							the Arizona House of Representatives to represent 
							District 21. |  
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							| Venessa Whitener’s $57 Million Oops |  
							| Current Higley board 
							president, Venessa Whitener, is ardently defending 
							her $57 million mistake in an attempt to win her 
							re-election bid. Even folks like Ryan Smith, son of 
							failed gubernatorial candidate and former Mayor 
							Scott Smith, have attempted to defend her mistake on 
							social media sites like Facebook. |  
							| Nov. 1, 2014 |  
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																		| Center 
																		for 
																		Arizona 
																		Policy |  
																		| 2010 
															Candidate 
															Questionnaire |  
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																		| Position Sought: 
																		State 
																		Representative 
																		LD-21 |  
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																					| Question 
																					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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																					| Question 
																					12: 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 
																					15: Protecting professionals from being required to provide services that violate their moral or religious beliefs.* |  
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																					| Candidates' 
																					Position: Support |  
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												Discriminatory "Religious Freedom" laws. |  
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