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2008 Positions on Conservative Issues

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State Office Name Party Rating
AZ Supervisor - At-Large Ron Gould 82
AZ U.S. House - 5 Andy Biggs Republican 79
Trish Groe 78
Russell Pearce 78
Eddie Farnsworth 75
Judy Burges 73
Sam Crump 73
Jack Harper 73
AZ State Senate - 3 John Kavanagh Republican 70
Doug Clark 69
Kirk Adams 68
Warde Nichols 68
Rick Murphy 67
Nancy Barto 66
Adam Driggs 66
Steven Yarbrough 66
Karen Johnson 65
Nancy McLain 64
Mark Anderson 63
Rich Crandall 63
Pamela Gorman 63
Chuck Gray 63
Thayer Verschoor 63
Robert Burns 62
Bob Stump 62
AZ Mayor - At-Large Jerry Weiers Republican 62
AZ Council Member - 2 Jim Waring 61
Ray Barnes 60
Jim Weiers 59
Tom Boone 57
Barbara Leff 56
John McComish 56
John Nelson 55
Jonathan Paton 55
Bob Robson 55
Andy Tobin, Sr. 55
Lucy Mason 54
Jay Tibshraeny 54
Robert Blendu 53
Michele Reagan 53
John Huppenthal 52
Bill Konopnicki 52
Marian Ann McClure 52
Timothy Bee 51
Linda Gray 51
Carolyn Allen 48
Ken Cheuvront 46
Mark DeSimone 46
Tom O'Halleran 46
Jennifer Burns 43
Victor Soltero 43
Manny Alvarez 42
Barbara McGuire 42
Marsha Arzberger 41
Jack Brown 39
Leah Landrum Taylor 39
Charlene Pesquiera 39
Peter Rios 39
Amanda Aguirre 38
Olivia Cajero Bedford 38
Cloves Campbell, Jr. 38
Pete Hershberger 38
Robert Meza 38
Jackie Thrasher 38
Paula Aboud 37
Dave Bradley 37
AZ State Senate - 11 Catherine Miranda Democratic 37
Ed Ableser 36
Tom Chabin 36
Steve Farley 36
Martha Garcia 36
Linda Lopez 36
David Schapira 36
Albert Tom 36
Albert Hale 35
Phil Lopes 35
Nancy Young Wright 35
Maria Garcia 34
David Lujan 34
AZ Supervisor - 5 Pancrazi Democratic 34
Kyrsten Sinema 34
Chad Campbell 33
AZ Supervisor - 5 Steve Gallardo 33
Theresa Ulmer 33
Meg Burton Cahill 31
Debbie McCune Davis 31
Rebecca Rios 31
Thomas Prezelski, Jr. 29
State Office Name Party Rating
AZ Supervisor - At-Large Ron Gould 82
AZ U.S. House - 5 Andy Biggs R 79
Trish Groe 78
Russell Pearce 78
Eddie Farnsworth 75
Judy Burges 73
Sam Crump 73
Jack Harper 73
AZ State Senate - 3 John Kavanagh R 70
Doug Clark 69
Kirk Adams 68
Warde Nichols 68
Rick Murphy 67
Nancy Barto 66
Adam Driggs 66
Steven Yarbrough 66
Karen Johnson 65
Nancy McLain 64
Mark Anderson 63
Rich Crandall 63
Pamela Gorman 63
Chuck Gray 63
Thayer Verschoor 63
Robert Burns 62
Bob Stump 62
AZ Mayor - At-Large Jerry Weiers R 62
AZ Council Member - 2 Jim Waring 61
Ray Barnes 60
Jim Weiers 59
Tom Boone 57
Barbara Leff 56
John McComish 56
John Nelson 55
Jonathan Paton 55
Bob Robson 55
Andy Tobin, Sr. 55
Lucy Mason 54
Jay Tibshraeny 54
Robert Blendu 53
Michele Reagan 53
John Huppenthal 52
Bill Konopnicki 52
Marian Ann McClure 52
Timothy Bee 51
Linda Gray 51
Carolyn Allen 48
Ken Cheuvront 46
Mark DeSimone 46
Tom O'Halleran 46
Jennifer Burns 43
Victor Soltero 43
Manny Alvarez 42
Barbara McGuire 42
Marsha Arzberger 41
Jack Brown 39
Leah Landrum Taylor 39
Charlene Pesquiera 39
Peter Rios 39
Amanda Aguirre 38
Olivia Cajero Bedford 38
Cloves Campbell, Jr. 38
Pete Hershberger 38
Robert Meza 38
Jackie Thrasher 38
Paula Aboud 37
Dave Bradley 37
AZ State Senate - 11 Catherine Miranda D 37
Ed Ableser 36
Tom Chabin 36
Steve Farley 36
Martha Garcia 36
Linda Lopez 36
David Schapira 36
Albert Tom 36
Albert Hale 35
Phil Lopes 35
Nancy Young Wright 35
Maria Garcia 34
David Lujan 34
AZ Supervisor - 5 Pancrazi D 34
Kyrsten Sinema 34
Chad Campbell 33
AZ Supervisor - 5 Steve Gallardo 33
Theresa Ulmer 33
Meg Burton Cahill 31
Debbie McCune Davis 31
Rebecca Rios 31
Thomas Prezelski, Jr. 29
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