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Far-right Republican
extremist member of
the Arizona Senate
representing
District 14 from
January 9, 2023. He
currently serves as
President of the
Arizona Senate. He
formerly was a State
Representative, also
representing
District 12. He was
elected by his peers
to serve as Majority
Leader from
2018–2019. |
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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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Kavanagh,
who has
been
attacking
LGBTQ
people
in
Arizona
for the
past
decade
and who
has a
habit of
authoring
unconstitutional
bills,
also
sponsored
SB 1026,
which
would
prohibit
public
money
from
being
used to
pay for
“drag
shows
targeting
minors.” |
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The
Fountain
Hills
Republican
sponsored
SB 1026
despite
telling
Phoenix
New
Times
that he
can’t
think of
an
instance
in which
taxpayer
dollars
were
used to
put on a
drag
show for
children
in
Arizona.
The bill
defines
public
money as
“tax
monies
of this
state,
federal
monies
passing
through
the
state
treasury,
or any
other
state
monies."
It was
passed
by the
Senate
Government
Committee
on
February
9. |
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SB 1698,
sponsored
by
first-term
Republican
Senator
Justine
Wadsack,
would
add drag
shows to
a state
law
about
"dangerous
crimes
against
children."
The bill
defines
drag
shows as
adult-oriented
performances
and
compares
them to
bestiality,
child
sex
trafficking,
second-degree
murder,
and
sexual
assault. |
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GOP Arizona
Legislators,
Including Leaders Of
The House And
Senate, Subpoenaed
To Testify In
Special
Counsel Probe Of
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At least three
Arizona Republican
state legislators
have been subpoenaed
by the U.S. Justice
Department’s special
counsel, Jack Smith,
as part of the
criminal
investigation into
former President
Donald Trump and his
efforts to reverse
his 2020 election
loss. The federal
grand jury subpoenas
were issued to
Senate President
Warren Petersen,
Sen.
Sonny Borrelli
and House Speaker
Ben Toma. And at
least one former
state senator,
Michelle Ugenti-Rita,
who led the Senate’s
Election Committee
in 2021, received a
subpoena. All four
have been ordered to
produce records and
travel to
Washington, D.C., to
testify. |
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Feb. 17, 2023 |
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Center
for
Arizona
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2022 Survey
Questions For
Arizona Candidates |
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Position Sought:
State
Senate
District
114 |
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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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Lawmaker
Who Owns Short-Term
Rental Home Looks To
Block PV From
Enforcing
Regulations |
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Gilbert Republican
Sen. Warren Petersen
wants the attorney
general to
investigate an
ordinance passed by
Paradise Valley that
regulates short-term
home rentals, which
he says violates
state law, while the
lawmaker himself
owns a
million-dollar
luxury Airbnb
listing in Gilbert.
If Petersen’s
complaint is
successful in
striking down the
Paradise Valley
ordinance, it would
effectively block
other cities and
municipalities from
pursuing other
similar ordinances,
including in
Gilbert, where
Petersen’s Airbnb is
located. Petersen’s
listing, discovered
by Arizona Mirror,
goes for $557 a
night and can sleep
up to nine people,
according to the
listing by “Warren”
along with a photo
of the senator. In a
text message to the
Mirror, Petersen
said he doesn’t
believe it’s a
conflict of interest
to own an Airbnb
while also filing a
complaint with the
Attorney General’s
Office regarding
regulations of
short-term rentals |
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Mar. 14, 2022 |
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Shame
On Every
Republican Who Voted
To Sabotage
Arizona's Schools |
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It’s not surprising
that our leaders
finally broke down
and agreed to allow
the public schools
to spend money
that’s already
sitting in their
bank accounts –
money the
Legislature
appropriated last
June. What is
stunning is that 20
Republicans – 14 in
the House and six in
the Senate –
actually voted to
stiff the schools
and to heck with the
impact on the one
million Arizona
children who attend
them. |
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Feb. 22, 2022 |
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GOP Lawmakers Ask
Gov. Ducey To
Withhold Funding
From School
Districts Mandating
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Several prominent
Arizona Republicans
issued a joint
letter Wednesday
afternoon asking
Gov.
Doug Ducey to
withhold funding and
begin legal action
against school
districts that are
not following state
laws. |
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Aug. 11, 2021 |
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Is Sen. Warren
Petersen An
Insurrectionist? |
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Petersen is a
driving force behind
the
Republican-backed
push to audit the
ballots from the
2020 election. He
signed off on
subpoenas ordering
the ballots to be
delivered for
inspection. It’s
still not clear who
exactly will audit
the results on
behalf of the Senate
and when it will
occur. |
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Mar. 10, 2021 |
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Center for Arizona
Policy (Cathi
Herrod) |
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2020 Survey
Questions For
Arizona Candidates |
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Position Sought:
State
Senate LD-12 |
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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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Brownies’ Project Provokes GOP Leader Attack |
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An
Ahwatukee Girl Scout Brownie Troop of third graders may one day learn the lesson in Arizona hardball politics that their environmental project triggered. |
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Apr. 24, 2019 |
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Battle Lines Drawn In Arizona Gay Discrimination Case |
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Dec. 24, 2018 |
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Center for Arizona
Policy (Cathi
Herrod) |
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2018
Candidate
Questionnaire |
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Position Sought:
State
Representative
LD-12 |
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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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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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Position: Support. |
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This is in reference to the
dangerous and disproven
"Reparative Therapy". |
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Mesa Lawmaker Bullies Bisbee Over Plastic
Bag Ban |
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State Sen. Warren Petersen, a
Mesa Republican, filed a complaint with the Arizona
attorney general Sept. 28 under a new state law that
lets any individual legislator try to overturn local
ordinances they say violate state law. He says that
Bisbee’s ban on plastic bags for the purchases
people make at stores goes against a law that he
helped pass last year. |
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Oct. 3, 2017 |
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Here Are The Koch Brothers' 5 Favorite (And 5 Least Favorite) Arizona Legislators |
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Aug. 20, 2017 |
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AZ Lawmaker Supports Stripping Voters Of
Right To Vote For U.S. Senators |
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For 113 years, Americans have
been electing their U.S. senators. Now, one state
lawmaker says that's long enough. Sen. Warren
Petersen, a Republican from Gilbert, believes
lawmakers like himself should pick U.S. Senators
instead of the same voters who put him in office. |
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Mar. 14, 2017 |
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Center for Arizona
Policy (Cathi
Herrod) |
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2016 Survey
Questions For
Arizona Candidates |
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Position Sought:
State
Senate LD-12 |
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Question
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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Question
6:
Prohibiting government from
discriminating against an
individual, organization, or
small business based on their
beliefs about marriage.* |
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Candidates'
Position:
Support. |
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Question
10:
Implementing policies to allow
students and faculty to use the
restroom, locker room, and
shower room that aligns with
their gender identity. |
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Candidates'
Position:
Oppose. |
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Discriminatory "Religious Freedom" laws. |
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Nearly $500K In ‘Dark Money’ Spent On
Legislative Primary So Far |
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Aug. 23, 2016 |
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Save Saguaros, Sacrifice Self-Serving Politicians |
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Mar. 17, 2015 |
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Republican Bills Aim To Ax Clean Elections |
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Petersen's bill and SCR 1001,
authored by Sen.
Steve Pierce, R-Prescott, would
strip the commission of its funding [...] Petersen
said Clean Elections undermines what he believes to
be an important part of any election: going out and
getting contributions. |
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Jan. 29, 2015 |
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Center
for
Arizona
Policy |
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2014
Candidate
Questionnaire |
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Position Sought:
State
Representative
LD-12 |
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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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Position: Support |
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Legislators
Defend Support For SB 1062 |
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Mar. 17, 2014 |
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Center
for
Arizona
Policy |
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2012
Candidate
Questionnaire |
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Position Sought:
State
Representative
LD-12 |
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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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