Richard Corles
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Richard Corles is running for Arizona State Representative, District 3.
Political background
Richard Corles' campaign for state representative of District 3 is his first run for public office.
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Professional background
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.
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Candidate website
Personal background
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.
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Candidate website
Candidates (3)
These are the candidates running for this office.
Economy
Believes "Arizonans should have access to affordable housing."
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Public Safety
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.
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Healthcare
Plans to "introduce legislation to remove abortion roadblocks."
Supports abortion access, having signed the AZ Abortion Access petition.
Supports access to medical marijuana.
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Education
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".
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Energy & the Environment
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.
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Voting & 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.
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Endorsements
As of September 17, 2024, Richard Corles’s website did not contain information on this issue.
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