Brandy Reese

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As of September 17, 2024, Brandy Reese’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Supports gun control, saying, "As a gun owner and a retired peace officer, I am a firm believer in the importance of gun safety measures like universal background checks and safe storage laws. We need a legislature that will prioritize gun safety."

- Supports gun control, saying, "As a gun owner and a retired peace officer, I am a firm believer in the importance of gun safety measures like universal background checks and safe storage laws. We need a legislature that will prioritize gun safety."

Public Safety

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The candidate's website says, "Since the Supreme Court issued its ruling overturning Roe v Wade two years ago, Arizonans reproductive freedom has been in limbo. It’s crucial that Arizonans elect a new legislative majority that will protect access to abortion, contraception, and IVF."

Said, "Since the Supreme Court issued its ruling overturning Roe v Wade two years ago, Arizonans reproductive freedom has been in limbo. It’s crucial that Arizonans elect a new legislative majority that will protect access to abortion, contraception, and IVF."

Believes we must reverse the "harmful 15-week ban on abortion" and restore reproductive freedom.

Believes in the reversal of the "harmful 15-week ban on abortion" and restore reproductive freedom.

Believes families should decide on healthcare matters, including abortion, with their doctors, not the government. Supports personal medical autonomy.

Believes families should decide on healthcare matters, including abortion, with their doctors, not the government, and supports personal medical autonomy.

- Said, "Since the Supreme Court issued its ruling overturning Roe v Wade two years ago, Arizonans reproductive freedom has been in limbo. It’s crucial that Arizonans elect a new legislative majority that will protect access to abortion, contraception, and IVF."
- Believes in the reversal of the "harmful 15-week ban on abortion" and restore reproductive freedom.
- Believes families should decide on healthcare matters, including abortion, with their doctors, not the government, and supports personal medical autonomy.

Healthcare

Believes education is crucial for a thriving economy and supports investing in neighborhood schools. Plans to attract and retain qualified teachers with smaller classes for Arizona students.

Believes education is crucial for a thriving economy and supports investing in neighborhood schools, and plans to attract and retain qualified teachers with smaller classes for Arizona students.

- Believes education is crucial for a thriving economy and supports investing in neighborhood schools, and plans to attract and retain qualified teachers with smaller classes for Arizona students.

Education

Believes addressing the Colorado River water shortage is crucial for Arizona's future. Supports taking action to ensure sustainable water supply for the rapidly growing region.

Believes addressing the Colorado River water shortage is crucial for Arizona's future, and supports taking action to ensure sustainable water supply for the rapidly growing region.

- Believes addressing the Colorado River water shortage is crucial for Arizona's future, and supports taking action to ensure sustainable water supply for the rapidly growing region.

Energy & the Environment

Voting & Elections

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Believes in combating "the multi-national corporate takeover" and revitalizing local small businesses. Supports incentivizing worker-ownership and cooperative decision-making to give workers more influence in Arizona’s economy.

Supports incentivizing worker-ownership and cooperative decision-making to give workers more influence in Arizona’s economy to revitalize local small businesses.

Believes privatization allows private corporations to profit from basic aspects of daily life. Opposes the encroachment of privatization into essential community services.

Opposes the encroachment of privatization into essential community services.

Supports raising the minimum wage to a "true living wage." Believes in economic policies that benefit workers and small businesses.

Supports raising minimum wage and uplifting economic policies that benefit workers and small businesses. 

Believes in prioritizing the needs of working-class Arizonans over corporations and wealthy interests. Opposes policies that make affordable housing economically unattainable for families.

Opposes policies that make affordable housing economically unattainable for families.

- Supports incentivizing worker-ownership and cooperative decision-making to give workers more influence in Arizona’s economy to revitalize local small businesses.
- Opposes the encroachment of privatization into essential community services.
- Supports raising minimum wage and uplifting economic policies that benefit workers and small businesses. 
- Opposes policies that make affordable housing economically unattainable for families.

Believes in reallocating funds from incarceration and police militarization to community-based crime prevention and public welfare initiatives.

Wants to reallocate funds from incarceration and law enforcement to community-based crime prevention and public welfare initiatives.

Believes in ending the "failed war on drugs" and treating addiction as a public health issue. Supports comprehensive criminal justice reform and improving public safety.

Supports comprehensive criminal justice reform, improving public safety, and treating addiction as a public health issue.

- Wants to reallocate funds from incarceration and law enforcement to community-based crime prevention and public welfare initiatives.
- Supports comprehensive criminal justice reform, improving public safety, and treating addiction as a public health issue.

Supports enshrining the right to an abortion in the Arizona State Constitution.

Supports having access to abortions in healthcare.

Believes all Arizonans should access necessary medical care without economic, social, or legal barriers. Supports removing barriers to healthcare access.

Supports removing social, economic, and legal barriers to healthcare access.

Believes healthcare is a human right and supports strong public health systems to address issues like Covid-19, addiction, mental health, and high prescription costs. Advocates for resources, education, and quality care without stigma or economic burden.

Said, “Healthcare is a human right that must be provided to all peoples, and both preserving and promoting the collective health and well-being of our citizens is of the utmost importance.”

- Supports having access to abortions in healthcare.
- Supports removing social, economic, and legal barriers to healthcare access.
- Said, “Healthcare is a human right that must be provided to all peoples, and both preserving and promoting the collective health and well-being of our citizens is of the utmost importance.”

Believes in providing tuition-free public colleges and universities for all Arizonans seeking education beyond K-12. Supports expanding educational opportunities outside the K-12 system.

Supports expanding educational opportunities by providing tuition-free public colleges and universities for all Arizonans.

Supports fully funding and supporting public schools and educators. Believes in strong K-12 school policies to enhance education quality.

Supports fully funding and supporting public schools and educators, and believes in strong K-12 school policies to enhance education quality.

- Supports expanding educational opportunities by providing tuition-free public colleges and universities for all Arizonans.
- Supports fully funding and supporting public schools and educators, and believes in strong K-12 school policies to enhance education quality.

Believes we must "drastically reduce our emissions," switch to renewable energy, conserve water, and promote sustainable industry practices to combat the climate crisis. Supports adapting to climate change for long-term sustainability and quality of life.

Supports adapting to climate change for long-term sustainability by switching to renewable energy, conserving water, and promoting sustainable industry practices.

Supports progressive environmental reforms, including the Green New Deal, which aims to decarbonize the economy and promote socio-economic equality while addressing the climate crisis.

Believes in prioritizing "people, planet, and peace over profits" and supports a grassroots movement for environmental policies that benefit working families and future generations.

Supports grassroots movements for environmental policies that benefit families and future generations, believing that Arizona should prioritize “the interests of people, planet, and peace over profits.”

Supports reforming zoning and land use policies to promote denser, mixed-use, multifamily housing and adopting a statewide "housing first" model to address homelessness.

Believes in conserving natural resources and ensuring sustainable management.

Wants to conserve Arizona’s natural resources and promote sustainable management.

- Supports adapting to climate change for long-term sustainability by switching to renewable energy, conserving water, and promoting sustainable industry practices.
- Supports progressive environmental reforms, including the Green New Deal, which aims to decarbonize the economy and promote socio-economic equality while addressing the climate crisis.
- Supports grassroots movements for environmental policies that benefit families and future generations, believing that Arizona should prioritize “the interests of people, planet, and peace over profits.”
- Supports reforming zoning and land use policies to promote denser, mixed-use, multifamily housing and adopting a statewide "housing first" model to address homelessness.
- Wants to conserve Arizona’s natural resources and promote sustainable management.

Believes in reforming elections to make democracy "free, fair, and inclusive." Supports enhancing voting rights and improving election administration.

Supports enhancing voting rights and improving election administration.

Believes a Green presence in the legislature would prevent Republican-sponsored bills attacking voting rights from reaching the Governor’s desk. Supports election reform to ensure integrity and fairness in elections.

Supports election reform to ensure integrity and fairness in elections and thinks The Green Party’s presence would enhance democratic legislation measures.

- Supports enhancing voting rights and improving election administration.
- Supports election reform to ensure integrity and fairness in elections and thinks The Green Party’s presence would enhance democratic legislation measures.

Cody Hannah

Believes reducing regulation and barriers fosters economic growth and attracts businesses. Supports creating an attractive environment for companies by lowering regulatory hurdles.

Believes reducing regulation and barriers fosters economic growth and attracts businesses, and supports creating an attractive environment for companies by lowering regulatory hurdles.

Believes in empowering the private sector and reducing government intervention to help entrepreneurs and future business owners achieve their dreams. Supports legislation and reform to facilitate this approach.

Believes in reducing government intervention in the private sector, and supports legislation and reform to facilitate this approach.

Believes lowering taxes and balancing the budget attract businesses and stimulate economic growth. As a City and Capitol representative, fought to reduce taxes and maintain fiscal responsibility.

Believes lowering taxes and balancing the budget attract businesses and stimulate economic growth.

Believes in fiscal responsibility and reducing regulation to promote job growth and improve quality of life. As a State Representative, helped Chandler avoid service reductions by cutting waste.

Supports keeping taxes low and reducing bureaucratic red tape to encourage economic growth and aid small businesses.

Believes a growing economy creates more opportunities for Arizonans. As a former Chandler City Councilman and business owner, supports fostering innovation and economic growth.

Believes in reducing regulations to support small businesses and economic growth. As a State Representative, sponsored HB 2602 to prohibit regulation of blockchain nodes.

- Believes reducing regulation and barriers fosters economic growth and attracts businesses, and supports creating an attractive environment for companies by lowering regulatory hurdles.
- Believes in reducing government intervention in the private sector, and supports legislation and reform to facilitate this approach.
- Believes lowering taxes and balancing the budget attract businesses and stimulate economic growth.

Believes in supporting police officers with necessary equipment and pay raises. As a reformer, worked to improve the child protection agency and secure resources for public safety.

Believes in increasing funding for equipment and pay raises for public safety officers. As a reformer, worked to improve the child protection agency and secure resources for public safety.

- Believes in increasing funding for equipment and pay raises for public safety officers. As a reformer, worked to improve the child protection agency and secure resources for public safety.

As of September 17, 2024, Jeff Weninger’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Believes in improving public education by increasing teacher pay and funding classrooms. As a public servant, worked to enhance the education system at all levels.

Supports increasing teachers' wages and increasing funding for public schools.

Believes Arizona's future success depends on an educated workforce, starting with great schools. Supports providing Arizona students with necessary resources to be competitive in the job market.

- Supports increasing teachers' wages and increasing funding for public schools.

Jeff Weninger

Believes small businesses need support from governing bodies to grow and develop within communities.

- Believes small businesses need support from governing bodies to grow and develop within communities.

Believes Fire, Police, and First Responders are crucial for community safety and emphasizes the importance of supporting them.

Believes fire, police, and first responders are crucial for community safety and emphasizes the importance of supporting them.

- Believes fire, police, and first responders are crucial for community safety and emphasizes the importance of supporting them.

Believes we must improve patient care in the healthcare system. Supports patient advocacy and addressing systemic issues in healthcare.

Believes we must improve patient care in the healthcare system, and supports patient advocacy and addressing systemic issues in healthcare.

Believes “the need for healthcare reform is undeniable.” Supports changes in areas such as abortion, medical marijuana, insurance, public health, and COVID-19 response.

Believes “the need for healthcare reform is undeniable.” 

- Believes we must improve patient care in the healthcare system, and supports patient advocacy and addressing systemic issues in healthcare.
- Believes “the need for healthcare reform is undeniable.” 
- Opposes mask and vaccine mandates.

Believes “when schools compete, our children win” and supports engaging disconnected youth for a prosperous future.

- Believes “when schools compete, our children win” and supports engaging disconnected youth for a prosperous future.

As of September 17, 2024, Julie Willoughby’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Believes that "honest and fair elections" are essential for trust in vote counting and emphasizes the importance of preventing election tampering or manipulation.

- Believes that "honest and fair elections" are essential for trust in vote counting and emphasizes the importance of preventing election tampering or manipulation.

Julie Willoughby

Believes economic development is crucial for Arizona's prosperity and emphasizes the importance of education to support this growth.

Supports opportunities for economic development.

- Believes economic development is crucial for Arizona's prosperity and emphasizes the importance of education to support this growth.
- Supports opportunities for economic development.

As of September 17, 2024, Nicholas Gonzales’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Endorsed by the Arizona Education Association.

- Endorsed by the Arizona Education Association.

Nicholas Gonzales

- Your state representatives represent the interests of your local district in the Arizona State House of Representatives. The State House of Representatives, along with the State Senate, makes up the state lawmaking body: the Arizona Legislature.
- Your state representatives can author, sponsor, and vote on bills that may become state laws.
- Arizona has 30 districts, and each district is represented by two State Representatives, making a total of 60 State Representatives.
- State Representatives are elected to two-year terms. They are paid a yearly salary of $24,000. They only serve in the role part-time.