Rating Group: Goldwater Institute

2011 Positions on Education

Issues: Conservative

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State Office Name Party Rating
Ed Ableser 0%
Paula Aboud 7%
Kirk Adams 86%
Sylvia Allen 79%
AZ State Senate - 5 Lela Alston Democratic 7%
Frank Antenori 71%
Ben Arredondo 0%
Cecil Ash 86%
Nancy Barto 79%
Brenda Barton 86%
AZ U.S. House - 5 Andy Biggs Republican 86%
Scott Bundgaard 93%
Judy Burges 86%
Olivia Cajero Bedford 7%
Chad Campbell 7%
Heather Carter 86%
Tom Chabin 7%
Steve Court 86%
Rich Crandall 79%
Chester Crandell 86%
Jeff Dial 93%
Adam Driggs 86%
Karen Fann 79%
Steve Farley 7%
Eddie Farnsworth 93%
John Fillmore 86%
Thomas Forese 86%
AZ Supervisor - 5 Steve Gallardo 21%
AZ U.S. House - 3 Ruben Gallego Democratic 43%
AZ State Senate - 20 Sally Gonzales Democratic 0%
Doris Goodale 86%
AZ Supervisor Ron Gould 93%
AZ State Senate - 19 David Gowan, Sr. Republican 86%
Linda Gray 86%
Rick Gray 86%
AZ State House - 19 Gail Griffin Republican 86%
Albert Hale 7%
Jack Harper 86%
AZ Supervisor - 2 Matthew Heinz 7%
AZ Governor Katie Hobbs Democratic 21%
Jack Jackson, Jr. 7%
Russ Jones 93%
AZ Supervisor - 3 Peggy Judd 86%
AZ State Senate - 3 John Kavanagh Republican 93%
Lori Klein 86%
Leah Landrum Taylor 14%
AZ U.S. House - 8 Debbie Lesko Republican 86%
Linda Lopez 7%
John McComish 64%
Debbie McCune Davis 21%
Kate McGee 86%
Nancy McLain 86%
Al Melvin 79%
AZ State Senate - 13 Javan Mesnard Republican 93%
Eric Meyer 7%
Robert Meza 21%
AZ State Senate - 11 Catherine Miranda Democratic 21%
AZ State House - 29 Steve Montenegro Republican 86%
Rick Murphy 86%
John Nelson 86%
Justin Olson 86%
AZ Supervisor - 5 Lynne Pancrazi Democratic 0%
Daniel Patterson 0%
Russell Pearce 93%
Steve Pierce 86%
Frank Pratt 86%
Terri Proud 86%
Michele Reagan 86%
Amanda Reeve 86%
Bob Robson 93%
Macario Saldate IV 0%
David Schapira 7%
Carl Seel 86%
Don Shooter 93%
AZ U.S. Senate - Sr Kyrsten Sinema Independent 0%
State Office Name Party Rating
Ed Ableser 0%
Paula Aboud 7%
Kirk Adams 86%
Sylvia Allen 79%
AZ State Senate - 5 Lela Alston D 7%
Frank Antenori 71%
Ben Arredondo 0%
Cecil Ash 86%
Nancy Barto 79%
Brenda Barton 86%
AZ U.S. House - 5 Andy Biggs R 86%
Scott Bundgaard 93%
Judy Burges 86%
Olivia Cajero Bedford 7%
Chad Campbell 7%
Heather Carter 86%
Tom Chabin 7%
Steve Court 86%
Rich Crandall 79%
Chester Crandell 86%
Jeff Dial 93%
Adam Driggs 86%
Karen Fann 79%
Steve Farley 7%
Eddie Farnsworth 93%
John Fillmore 86%
Thomas Forese 86%
AZ Supervisor - 5 Steve Gallardo 21%
AZ U.S. House - 3 Ruben Gallego D 43%
AZ State Senate - 20 Sally Gonzales D 0%
Doris Goodale 86%
AZ Supervisor Ron Gould 93%
AZ State Senate - 19 David Gowan, Sr. R 86%
Linda Gray 86%
Rick Gray 86%
AZ State House - 19 Gail Griffin R 86%
Albert Hale 7%
Jack Harper 86%
AZ Supervisor - 2 Matthew Heinz 7%
AZ Governor Katie Hobbs D 21%
Jack Jackson, Jr. 7%
Russ Jones 93%
AZ Supervisor - 3 Peggy Judd 86%
AZ State Senate - 3 John Kavanagh R 93%
Lori Klein 86%
Leah Landrum Taylor 14%
AZ U.S. House - 8 Debbie Lesko R 86%
Linda Lopez 7%
John McComish 64%
Debbie McCune Davis 21%
Kate McGee 86%
Nancy McLain 86%
Al Melvin 79%
AZ State Senate - 13 Javan Mesnard R 93%
Eric Meyer 7%
Robert Meza 21%
AZ State Senate - 11 Catherine Miranda D 21%
AZ State House - 29 Steve Montenegro R 86%
Rick Murphy 86%
John Nelson 86%
Justin Olson 86%
AZ Supervisor - 5 Lynne Pancrazi D 0%
Daniel Patterson 0%
Russell Pearce 93%
Steve Pierce 86%
Frank Pratt 86%
Terri Proud 86%
Michele Reagan 86%
Amanda Reeve 86%
Bob Robson 93%
Macario Saldate IV 0%
David Schapira 7%
Carl Seel 86%
Don Shooter 93%
AZ U.S. Senate - Sr Kyrsten Sinema I 0%
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