Alexander is a resident of Scottsdale, AZ. He attended law school at the University of Pennsylvania. He is married and has recently become a father.

Alexander is the founder of the Kolodin Law Group in Arizona. He previously worked as a 7th and 8th grade civics and English teacher. 

Alexander Kolodin

Alexander Kolodin, AZ House

Alexander Kolodin is currently a state representative for District 3. He was elected in 2023 and is serving his first term. He currently serves as the chairman of the House Ad Hoc Committee on Oversight, Accountability and Big Tech.

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Believes in lowering taxes, eliminating harmful regulations, and adopting responsible budgeting to ensure long-term economic prosperity for Arizona.

Believes in lowering taxes, eliminating "harmful" regulations, and adopting responsible budgeting to ensure long-term economic prosperity for Arizona.

Believes in reducing government interference to help businesses thrive and supports eliminating the state income tax and deregulating gasoline blends.

Supports eliminating the state income tax and deregulating gasoline blends.

Believes in lowering taxes and returning excess government funds to citizens. As a legislator, voted to eliminate inflation-causing taxes on housing and secured a tax rebate for Arizona families.

 As a legislator, voted to eliminate taxes on housing and supported a tax rebate for Arizona families.

Believes in reducing taxes and supporting small businesses. As a Freedom Caucus member, contributed to the first tax rebate in decades.

Believes "a free and open economy is the best economy for Arizona." Supports minimal regulation, lower taxes, and policies that benefit small businesses and trade.

- Believes in lowering taxes, eliminating "harmful" regulations, and adopting responsible budgeting to ensure long-term economic prosperity for Arizona.
- Supports eliminating the state income tax and deregulating gasoline blends.
-  As a legislator, voted to eliminate taxes on housing and supported a tax rebate for Arizona families.

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Believes "everyone deserves to be able to protect themselves" and opposes "all infringements on our constitutional right to keep and bear arms." Plans to oppose red flag laws and prevent state resources from being used for federal gun control efforts.

Believes "everyone deserves to be able to protect themselves" and opposes "all infringements on our constitutional right to keep and bear arms."

Opposes "unconstitutional" bills that restrict filming police encounters. Supports transparency and accountability in police interactions.

Opposes "unconstitutional" bills that restrict filming police encounters, and supports transparency and accountability in police interactions.

Plans to oppose red flag laws and prevent state resources from being used for federal gun control efforts.

Believes in fighting against the "weaponization of the justice system" targeting conservative activists. As a State Representative, led efforts to defund AG office units repurposed to "crack down on free speech and constitutional rights."

 As a state representative, led efforts to defund AG office units. 

Believes in strong border security and supporting first responders. As a state house member, led efforts to deploy the National Guard to the border and increase resources for the border strike force.

Believes in strong border security and supporting first responders, and as a state representative, led efforts to deploy the National Guard to the border and increase resources for the border strike force.

- Believes "everyone deserves to be able to protect themselves" and opposes "all infringements on our constitutional right to keep and bear arms."
- Opposes "unconstitutional" bills that restrict filming police encounters, and supports transparency and accountability in police interactions.
- Plans to oppose red flag laws and prevent state resources from being used for federal gun control efforts.
-  As a state representative, led efforts to defund AG office units. 
- Believes in strong border security and supporting first responders, and as a state representative, led efforts to deploy the National Guard to the border and increase resources for the border strike force.

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Opposes abortion and will "never vote to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)."

Opposes prosecuting healthcare providers treating terminally ill patients with pain medication for murder.

The candidate's website says, "Co-sponsored legislation to crack down on the Governor’s emergency powers in response to COVID abuses. Will be on ballot."

As a state representative, "co-sponsored legislation to crack down on the Governor’s emergency powers in response to COVID abuses. 

As a legislator, led efforts to have the House and Senate defend Arizona’s pro-life laws after the Democrat Attorney General refused to do so. Supports pro-life policies and opposes abortion.

As a state representative, led efforts to have the House and Senate defend Arizona’s anti-abortion laws after the Democrat Attorney General refused to do so. 

Opposes mandates for vaccines, masks, and vaccine passports. As a legislator, sponsored a bill against medical kidnapping and supported limiting governors' emergency powers.

Opposes mandates for vaccines, masks, and vaccine passports, and as a state representative, sponsored a bill against "medical kidnapping" and supported limiting governors' emergency powers.

- Opposes abortion and will "never vote to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)."
- Opposes prosecuting healthcare providers treating terminally ill patients with pain medication for murder.
- As a state representative, "co-sponsored legislation to crack down on the Governor’s emergency powers in response to COVID abuses. 
- As a state representative, led efforts to have the House and Senate defend Arizona’s anti-abortion laws after the Democrat Attorney General refused to do so. 
- Opposes mandates for vaccines, masks, and vaccine passports, and as a state representative, sponsored a bill against "medical kidnapping" and supported limiting governors' emergency powers.

Healthcare

Believes in expanding school choice and supports equal funding for homeschooling families. Plans to ensure families can choose the best educational setting for their children, including home or neighbor-based education.

Believes in expanding school choice and supports equal funding for homeschooling families, and plans to ensure families can choose the best educational setting for their children, including home or neighbor-based education.

Believes in defending Arizona’s ESA program to give parents school choice. Plans to ensure local schools spend money in classrooms and implement individualized learning strategies. Opposes “indoctrinate students in hateful ideologies like critical race theory.”

Believes in defending Arizona’s ESA program to give parents school choice, and plans to ensure local schools spend money in classrooms and implement individualized learning strategies.

Believes in providing educational choices for children to ensure quality education. Supports parental involvement and alternative education methods, leading to successful college outcomes.

Supports improving education by promoting school choice and ensuring more education funding reaches classrooms.

Believes "education is everything" for Arizona’s future prosperity. Supports policies for children, college, and K-12 schools to enhance educational outcomes.

Believes in the importance of school choice, citing personal experience as a difficult student who thrived due to his mother's ability to choose a suitable school.

Opposes the teaching of education about race and racism.

- Believes in expanding school choice and supports equal funding for homeschooling families, and plans to ensure families can choose the best educational setting for their children, including home or neighbor-based education.
- Believes in defending Arizona’s ESA program to give parents school choice, and plans to ensure local schools spend money in classrooms and implement individualized learning strategies.
- Opposes the teaching of education about race and racism.

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Believes "socialism leads to shortages" and plans to transition Arizona’s water system to free market principles. As a negotiator, advises Arizona’s team to secure favorable terms in water negotiations with neighboring states.

Wants Arizona to "secure favorable terms in water negotiations with neighboring states".

Opposes an "unconstitutional bill" that exempts certain corporations and their allies from Arizona’s water management laws.

Opposes using taxpayer funds for projects like building factories for electric car companies. Said, "An unconstitutional bill to allow taxpayer set aside to secure our water future to be spent building a factory for an electric car company."

Opposes using taxpayer funds for projects like building factories for electric car companies, saying, "An unconstitutional bill to allow taxpayer set aside to secure our water future to be spent building a factory for an electric car company."

Believes in using conservative principles to ensure Arizona's long-term water supply for economic growth.

Believes Maricopa County’s fuel-blend regulations may lead to higher gas prices.

Believes in addressing environmental issues through bipartisan efforts. As a legislator, authored bipartisan legislation to solve the Rio Verde Foothills water crisis.

Believes in addressing environmental issues through bipartisan efforts, and as a state representative, authored bipartisan legislation to solve the Rio Verde Foothills water crisis.

As a State Representative, spearheaded a Texas-style brackish groundwater desalinization pilot program and solved the Rio Verde Water Crisis by creating a temporary, voluntary government entity to bypass Arizona’s water regulations.

As a state representative, spearheaded a Texas-style brackish groundwater desalinization pilot program.

- Wants Arizona to "secure favorable terms in water negotiations with neighboring states".
- Opposes an "unconstitutional bill" that exempts certain corporations and their allies from Arizona’s water management laws.
- Opposes using taxpayer funds for projects like building factories for electric car companies, saying, "An unconstitutional bill to allow taxpayer set aside to secure our water future to be spent building a factory for an electric car company."
- Believes in using conservative principles to ensure Arizona's long-term water supply for economic growth.
- Believes Maricopa County’s fuel-blend regulations may lead to higher gas prices.
- Believes in addressing environmental issues through bipartisan efforts, and as a state representative, authored bipartisan legislation to solve the Rio Verde Foothills water crisis.
- As a state representative, spearheaded a Texas-style brackish groundwater desalinization pilot program.

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Believes in returning to traditional voting principles, advocating for in-person voting on election day with accommodations for the elderly, disabled, and those out of town. Supports clarifying laws to allow counties to conduct 100% hand count audits of elections.

Believes in returning to "traditional voting principles", advocating for in-person voting on election day with accommodations for the elderly, disabled, and those out of town, and supports clarifying laws to allow counties to conduct 100% hand count audits of elections.

Believes in defunding the Attorney General’s Election Integrity Unit, which was intended to prosecute conservative activists for election-related “misinformation.”

Believes in defunding the Attorney General’s Election Integrity Unit.

Believes in investigating the use of AI in election processes. As Vice Chair of the Elections Committee, revealed that Maricopa County misled the public about using AI for signature verification in the 2022 general election.

Believes in investigating the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in election processes. 

Believes in defending Arizona’s citizenship voting law. As a legislator, led efforts to have the legislature take over its legal defense after the new Democrat AG Kris Mayes refused to defend it.

Believes in defending Arizona’s citizenship voting law, and as a state representative, led efforts to have the legislature take over its legal defense.

Believes in strict signature verification rules for voting. As a House Representative, supported a bill adding 20 pages of signature verification rules to Arizona law.

Believes in strict signature verification rules for voting, and as a state representative, supported a bill adding 20 pages of signature verification rules to Arizona law.

Believes in strict election integrity measures and increased accountability for election officials. As a legislator, co-sponsored a proposal to ban Ranked Choice Voting and required legislative approval for federal fund spending by the Secretary of State.

Believes in strict election integrity measures and increased accountability for election officials, and as a state representative, co-sponsored a proposal to ban Ranked Choice Voting and required legislative approval for federal fund spending by the Secretary of State.

- Believes in returning to "traditional voting principles", advocating for in-person voting on election day with accommodations for the elderly, disabled, and those out of town, and supports clarifying laws to allow counties to conduct 100% hand count audits of elections.
- Believes in defunding the Attorney General’s Election Integrity Unit.
- Believes in investigating the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in election processes. 
- Believes in defending Arizona’s citizenship voting law, and as a state representative, led efforts to have the legislature take over its legal defense.
- Believes in strict signature verification rules for voting, and as a state representative, supported a bill adding 20 pages of signature verification rules to Arizona law.
- Believes in strict election integrity measures and increased accountability for election officials, and as a state representative, co-sponsored a proposal to ban Ranked Choice Voting and required legislative approval for federal fund spending by the Secretary of State.

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Endorsed by AZ-4 House Representative Paul Gosar.

Endorsed by the Republican Liberty Caucus.

- Endorsed by AZ-4 House Representative Paul Gosar.
- Endorsed by the Arizona Tea Party.
- Endorsed by Arizona Police Association.
- Endorsed by the Republican Liberty Caucus.

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Joseph attended Bowling Green State University. He resides in Scottsdale, AZ with his spouse and 2 children.

Joseph is the CEO of Joseph Bernard Investment Real Estate, a company he founded in 2005, which specializes in multi-family investments and operates in Arizona, Oregon, and Washington. Prior to his real estate career, he held executive leadership roles in Fortune 500 telecommunication companies.

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Jospeh Chaplik

Joseph Chaplik currently serves as a state representative for District 3. He was elected in 2020 and is serving his second term.

Believes in "ensuring our state budget is always balanced." Supports fiscal responsibility and balanced budgets.

Believes in "ensuring our state budget is always balanced."

Believes in providing tax relief to small businesses through deductible state taxes. As a House Representative, sponsored HB2838 to create an opt-in income tax for Arizona businesses.

As a state representative, sponsored House Bill (HB) 2838 to create an opt-in income tax for Arizona businesses.

Believes in reducing taxes and regulations to support small businesses. As a House Representative, sponsored HB2061 (2023) to prohibit taxes on food and certain beverages for home consumption.

As a House Representative, sponsored HB2061 (2023) to prohibit taxes on food and certain beverages for home consumption.

- Believes in "ensuring our state budget is always balanced."
- Supports lower state income taxation.
- As a state representative, sponsored House Bill (HB) 2838 to create an opt-in income tax for Arizona businesses.
- As a House Representative, sponsored HB2061 (2023) to prohibit taxes on food and certain beverages for home consumption.

Believes in enhancing public safety by establishing strict penalties for false reports of criminal or emergency activity at schools or places of worship. Supports HB2508 (2024), which makes such false reports a class 6 felony.

Advocates enhancing public safety by establishing strict penalties for false reports of criminal or emergency activity at schools or places of worship.

Believes drug cartels are terrorist organizations and supports empowering the Arizona Department of Homeland Security to address the threat they pose.

Supports empowering the Arizona Department of Homeland Security to address the threat of "drug cartels."

Believes in enhancing public safety by providing fire and law enforcement agencies with secure incident management technology. Supports the establishment of the Fire Incident Management Fund to finance necessary hardware and software.

 Supports the establishment of the Fire Incident Management Fund to finance necessary hardware and software for fire and law enforcement.

Believes in a "properly funded and staffed police force" to enhance public safety. Supports strong measures against crime, drugs, and gun violence.

Believes in a "properly funded and staffed police force" to enhance public safety.

Believes in strong public safety measures, including expanding criminal damage laws to protect monuments. As a House Representative, sponsored HB2552 (2021) to classify damaging monuments as a felony.

As a state representative, sponsored HB2552 (2021) to classify damaging monuments as a felony.

- Advocates enhancing public safety by establishing strict penalties for false reports of criminal or emergency activity at schools or places of worship.
- Supports empowering the Arizona Department of Homeland Security to address the threat of "drug cartels."
-  Supports the establishment of the Fire Incident Management Fund to finance necessary hardware and software for fire and law enforcement.
- Believes in a "properly funded and staffed police force" to enhance public safety.
- Opposes gun control.
- As a state representative, sponsored HB2552 (2021) to classify damaging monuments as a felony.

Supports laws allowing individuals to deduct healthcare costs from state income tax. Believes in reducing financial burdens on healthcare expenses.

Supports laws allowing individuals to deduct healthcare costs from state income tax.

The candidate's website says, "HB2452 (2022) – Forbids discrimination because of someone’s vaccination status."

Opposes discrimination on the basis of vaccination status.

Believes COVID-19 mandates should not be implemented in Arizona. Supports individual choice in healthcare decisions, including opposition to mandated public health measures.

Supports individual choice in healthcare decisions, including opposition to mandated public health measures.

- Supports laws allowing individuals to deduct healthcare costs from state income tax.
- Opposes discrimination on the basis of vaccination status.
- Supports individual choice in healthcare decisions, including opposition to mandated public health measures.
- Opposes access to abortion.

Believes K-12 education should not include instruction that promotes or advocates specific concepts related to race and ethnicity. As a House Representative, sponsored HB2458 (2023) to enforce this policy with civil penalties up to $5,000.

Opposes instruction that promotes or advocates "specific concepts related to race and ethnicity" in K-12 education.

Believes in extending K-12 Empowerment Scholarships (ESAs) to all Arizona families. As a House Representative, protected over 50,000 student scholarships from potential cuts by Hobbs.

Believes in extending K-12 Empowerment Scholarships (ESAs) to all Arizona families.

Believes in mandatory internet safety instruction for 5th-12th grade students, with a parental opt-out option.

Supports mandatory internet safety instruction for 5th-12th grade students, with a parental opt-out option.

Believes in transparency for parents by requiring public schools to publish classroom materials online before the school year begins. Supports parental review of educational content in K-12 schools.

Believes in transparency for parents by requiring public schools to publish classroom materials online before the school year begins.

Believes in enhancing education through practical programs like apprenticeships for high school students. Supports policies that connect students with job training and financial literacy.

Supports policies that connect students with job training and financial literacy.

Believes in exempting state university students from fees if they are veterans, recently married, new parents, have religious or moral objections, face financial hardship, or are part-time students.

Believes in expanding school choice and improving public notification for underperforming schools. As a House Representative, sponsored HB2539 to create the Arizona School Choice Program.

As a state representative, sponsored HB2539 to create the Arizona School Choice Program.

- Opposes instruction that promotes or advocates "specific concepts related to race and ethnicity" in K-12 education.
- Believes in extending K-12 Empowerment Scholarships (ESAs) to all Arizona families.
- Supports mandatory internet safety instruction for 5th-12th grade students, with a parental opt-out option.
- Believes in transparency for parents by requiring public schools to publish classroom materials online before the school year begins.
- Supports policies that connect students with job training and financial literacy.
- Believes in exempting state university students from fees if they are veterans, recently married, new parents, have religious or moral objections, face financial hardship, or are part-time students.
- As a state representative, sponsored HB2539 to create the Arizona School Choice Program.

Opposes municipal regulation of wells and structures in annexed unincorporated areas.

- Opposes municipal regulation of wells and structures in annexed unincorporated areas.

Believes in implementing "robust fraud countermeasures" for ballots, including watermarked paper, holographics, specific ink, ultraviolet signatures, and QR codes for tracking.

Believes in transforming elections by requiring voter identification, voting only on election day, and voting within one's precinct.

Supports requiring voter identification, voting only on Election Day, and voting within one's precinct.

Supports the Electoral College and opposes efforts to overturn it.

Believes in maintaining accurate voter registration by removing deceased voters using death certificates. Supports measures to ensure the integrity of the voter registration database.

Believes in maintaining accurate voter registration by removing deceased voters using death certificates.

- Believes in implementing "robust fraud countermeasures" for ballots, including watermarked paper, holographics, specific ink, ultraviolet signatures, and QR codes for tracking.
- Supports requiring voter identification, voting only on Election Day, and voting within one's precinct.
- Supports the Electoral College and opposes efforts to overturn it.
- Believes in maintaining accurate voter registration by removing deceased voters using death certificates.

As of June 6, 2025, Joseph Chaplik’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Richard was born and raised in Birmingham, England. He earned a degree in mathematics from the University of Liverpool, and later a master’s degree in control engineering. 

Richard is a former engineering manager with 30 years of experience at Honeywell, where he worked on various products for industrial control. After his corporate career, he became an entrepreneur and co-founded a wine distributorship called Orangewood Wines, which he ran for 20 years.

Richard Corles' campaign for state representative of District 3 is his first run for public office.

Believes "Arizonans should have access to affordable housing."

- Believes "Arizonans should have access to affordable housing."

Believes "individual responsibility" and respecting the law enhance public safety. Supports increased police interaction with communities.

Believes public safety is paramount and said, "the far too many school shootings and deaths cannot be ignored." Supports measures to address gun violence and enhance school safety.

Believes public safety is paramount and said, "the far too many school shootings and deaths cannot be ignored," and supports measures to address gun violence and enhance school safety.

Believes "personal security is something that no one should have to worry about." Supports comprehensive public safety measures to ensure individual security.

Believes "personal security is something that no one should have to worry about," supporting comprehensive public safety measures to this security.

- Believes "individual responsibility" and respecting the law enhance public safety. Supports increased police interaction with communities.
- Believes public safety is paramount and said, "the far too many school shootings and deaths cannot be ignored," and supports measures to address gun violence and enhance school safety.
- Believes "personal security is something that no one should have to worry about," supporting comprehensive public safety measures to this security.

The candidate's website says, "Introduce legislation to remove abortion roadblocks"

Plans to "introduce legislation to remove abortion roadblocks."

Supports abortion access, having signed the AZ Abortion Access petition.

Believes the government should not restrict women’s health decisions. Supports access to medical marijuana and affordable healthcare.

The candidate's website says, "Simplifying the rules to allow immigration of doctors and nurses."

Supports "simplifying the rules to allow immigration of doctors and nurses."

- Plans to "introduce legislation to remove abortion roadblocks."
- Supports abortion access, having signed the AZ Abortion Access petition.
- Supports access to medical marijuana.
- Supports "simplifying the rules to allow immigration of doctors and nurses."

Believes in encouraging community colleges to offer transferable classes, including evening classes, to medical schools. Supports accessible education pathways for students pursuing medical careers.

Believes in encouraging community colleges to offer transferable classes, including evening classes, to medical schools, and supports accessible education pathways for students pursuing medical careers.

Believes in funding schools to provide "high-quality education" and a "healthy environment" for students, along with competitive salaries for teachers.

Believes educators should be trusted to teach appropriate lessons. Supports policies that empower teachers in K-12 schools and higher education.

Believes educators should be trusted to teach "appropriate lessons". 

Believes vouchers should be a separate item in the State budget. Supports distinct budget allocation for educational vouchers.

Believes vouchers should be a separate item in the State budget, and supports distinct budget allocation for educational vouchers.

- Believes in encouraging community colleges to offer transferable classes, including evening classes, to medical schools, and supports accessible education pathways for students pursuing medical careers.
- Believes in funding schools to provide "high-quality education" and a "healthy environment" for students, along with competitive salaries for teachers.
- Believes educators should be trusted to teach "appropriate lessons". 
- Believes vouchers should be a separate item in the State budget, and supports distinct budget allocation for educational vouchers.

Supports pricing strategies to reduce water usage in agriculture and encourages the shift to less water-intensive crops.

Believes unrestricted groundwater use is problematic and supports evaluating water resources. Said, "We don’t know how much groundwater we use nor how much is remaining."

Believes unrestricted groundwater use is problematic and supports evaluating water resources, saying, "We don’t know how much groundwater we use nor how much is remaining."

Believes new construction can more easily achieve lower water use than retrofitting existing buildings. Supports legislation to encourage innovation in water conservation.

Believes new construction can more easily achieve lower water use than retrofitting existing buildings, and supports legislation to encourage innovation in water conservation.

- Supports pricing strategies to reduce water usage in agriculture and encourages the shift to less water-intensive crops.
- Believes unrestricted groundwater use is problematic and supports evaluating water resources, saying, "We don’t know how much groundwater we use nor how much is remaining."
- Believes new construction can more easily achieve lower water use than retrofitting existing buildings, and supports legislation to encourage innovation in water conservation.

Supports Citizens Clean Elections Commission funding and believes in the importance of voter support for election success.

Supports retaining mail-in ballots for elections.

- Supports Citizens Clean Elections Commission funding and believes in the importance of voter support for election success.
- Supports retaining mail-in ballots for elections.

As of June 6, 2025, Richard Corles’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Richard Corles

- 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.

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