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Crippled America,
by Donald J. Trump (2015)
Fire and Fury,
by Michael Wolff (2018)
Trump Revealed,
by Michael Kranish and Marc Fisher (2016)
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2016)
Promise Me, Dad ,
by Joe Biden (2017)
The Book of Joe ,
by Jeff Wilser (2019; biography of Joe Biden)
The Truths We Hold,
by Kamala Harris (2019)
Smart on Crime,
by Kamala Harris (2010)
Guide to Political Revolution,
by Bernie Sanders (2017)
Where We Go From Here,
by Bernie Sanders (2018)
Our Revolution,
by Bernie Sanders (2016)
This Fight Is Our Fight,
by Elizabeth Warren (2017)
United,
by Cory Booker (2016)
Conscience of a Conservative,
by Jeff Flake (2017)
Two Paths,
by Gov. John Kasich (2017)
Every Other Monday,
by Rep. John Kasich (2010)
Courage is Contagious,
by John Kasich (1998)
Shortest Way Home,
by Pete Buttigieg (2019)
Becoming,
by Michelle Obama (2018)
Higher Loyalty,
by James Comey (2018)
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2017)
Higher Loyalty ,
by James Comey (2018)
Trump vs. Hillary On The Issues ,
by Jesse Gordon (2016)
Outsider in the White House,
by Bernie Sanders (2015)

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Abortion
    Mark Kelly: Against making it harder for women to access health care.
    Mark Kelly: Supports every woman's right to choose.
    Mark Kelly: Supports reproductive rights, health and gender equity.
    David Garcia: I'll veto anti-abortion bills.
    David Garcia: Public funding for Planned Parenthood.
    Doug Ducey: Employer-denied contraceptives: a win for religious freedom.
    Kyrsten Sinema: Women decide what's best for her health--not politicians.
    Martha McSally: De-fund Planned Parenthood; denying contraception ok.
    Deedra Abboud: Unrestricted rights within Roe vs. Wade standards.
    Doug Marks: Pro-choice but it's a state issue.
    Deedra Abboud: Keep government out of reproductive decisions.
    Joe Arpaio: Put up new abortion obstacles when courts tear them down.
    Kelli Ward: Always been pro-life.
    Deedra Abboud: Woman's right to choose including funding.
    Deedra Abboud: Keep women's reproductive health services in ObamaCare.
    John McCain: Defund Planned Parenthood.
    ACLU: Let doctors tell truth: drug-induced abortion not reversible.
    Doug Ducey: Doctors must tell women drug-induced abortion is reversible.
    Andy Biggs: Doctors must tell women drug-induced abortion is reversible.
    Kelli Ward: Doctors must tell women drug-induced abortion is reversible.
    Steve Farley: Don't misinform on drug-induced abortion reversal.
    Doug Ducey: Staunchly anti-abortion.
    Ruben Gallego: Fierce advocate for choice.
    Fred DuVal: Criticized anti-abortion legislation.
    Richard Carmona: Championed women's health and pre-natal health services.
    Richard Carmona: Give every woman access & choice in reproductive healthcare.
    Mitt Romney: Church employee birth control violates religious conscience.
    Mitt Romney: MA churches can choose to not provide morning-after pills.
    Newt Gingrich: Opposing contraception isn't extreme; legal infanticide is.
    Ron Paul: Morning-after pill same as birth control pill; not immoral.
    Jim Pederson: Kyl proposed an abortion amendment with zero exceptions.
    Jon Kyl: I have never voted to make abortion illegal.
    Janet Napolitano: Vetoed requiring notarized permission for minor's abortion.
    Andy Biggs: Favor requiring notarized permission for minor's abortion.
    Ann Kirkpatrick: Oppose requiring notarized permission for minor's abortion.
    Kyrsten Sinema: Oppose requiring notarized permission for minor's abortion.
    Tom O`Halleran: Favor requiring notarized permission for minor's abortion.
    George W. Bush: No litmus test except interpretation of the Constitution.
    John Kerry: No undoing Constitutional rights, including right of choice.
    Gabby Giffords: Abortions should always be legally available.
Budget & Economy
    Jeff Flake: Mocking of earmarks helped lead to moratorium.
    Mark Kelly: COVID: supports federal aid to states and cities.
    Martha McSally: COVID: opposes federal aid to states and cities.
    Mark Kelly: End tax breaks for super wealthy; invest in infrastructure.
    David Garcia: 15-county strategy to invest in Arizona businesses.
    Deedra Abboud: Stimulus better than market-led recovery.
    Doug Marks: Get The Fed out of the market.
    Deedra Abboud: Economy should work for everyone.
    Andy Biggs: No Budget, No Pay, then a balanced budget.
    Doug Ducey: Problem is over-spending; so solution isn't more spending.
    Martha McSally: Don't hand to the future $17 trillion in debt.
    Jan Brewer: Fixed $3B deficit & replenished Rainy Day Fund.
    Richard Carmona: Supply-side economics is valid.
    David Ruben: Wealth has become concentrated in the hands of a few.
    Rick Santorum: I opposed the Wall Street bailouts and the auto bailout.
    John McCain: Obama's new spending is committing generational theft.
    Jan Brewer: $5B budget deficit is wrong; right is doing the hard things.
    Janet Napolitano: Balance budget even during recession.
    Jan Brewer: Update antiquated laws and remove publication requirements.
    George W. Bush: Pay-as-you-go means you pay, he goes and spends.
    George W. Bush: The middle class will have to fill the Kerry tax gap.
    John Kerry: Restore pay-as-you-go for fiscal discipline.
    John Kerry: Shown exactly how to pay for every plan I�ve laid out.
    Janet Napolitano: Provides funding for the priorities without raising taxes.
    George W. Bush: Guarantees future surpluses with his tax plan.
    Steve Forbes: Fed�s bizarre theory: prosperity causes inflation.
Civil Rights
    Blake Masters: Highlights opposition to critical race theory.
    Mark Kelly: Wrong that LGBTQ people can be married and get fired for it.
    Mark Kelly: Demand accountability on deep systemic issues with racism.
    Mark Kelly: Human Rights Campaign: endorsed as voice for equality.
    David Garcia: No discrimination based on sexual orientation.
    Martha McSally: Personally opposes gay marriage, but accepts law.
    Deedra Abboud: Strongly supports same-sex marriage.
    Doug Marks: Government shouldn't be in the marriage business.
    Deedra Abboud: All government levels should protect human rights.
    Joe Arpaio: Convicted then pardoned for violating Latinos' civil rights.
    Steve Farley: Take down racist Confederate statues.
    Deedra Abboud: Protect LGBTQ community to ensure equality.
    Deedra Abboud: Equal pay for equal work, and paid sick leave.
    Kyrsten Sinema: Co-chair Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus.
    Kelli Ward: Rated 0% by Stonewall Democrats for anti-gay policies.
    Martha McSally: I know first-hand the discrimination women face.
    Doug Ducey: Outreach to Navajo tribe: it's all about protecting jobs.
    Fred DuVal: Strongly supports marriage equality.
    Jan Brewer: Vetoed allowing business to discriminate against gays.
    Debbie Lesko: Allow business to cite religion to not serve gays.
    Andy Biggs: Allow business to cite religion to not serve gays.
    Kelli Ward: Allow business to cite religion to not serve gays.
    Steve Farley: Don't let business use religion to discriminate against gays.
    Ruben Gallego: Fight for same-sex marriage in all 50 states.
    Ruben Gallego: Equal work for equal pay; be ashamed of the wage gap.
    Doug Ducey: Solid conservative record on same sex marriage.
    Fred DuVal: Criticized anti-gay legislation.
    Fred DuVal: Equal pay for equal work, not $0.82 for women vs. $1 for men.
    Jan Brewer: Arnold v. Sarn deal: mentally ill participate in society.
    Janet Napolitano: Not gay; just a straight, single workaholic.
    Kyrsten Sinema: Include gender identity in anti-discrimination laws.
    Kyrsten Sinema: Apply Affirmative Action to all state decisions.
    Janet Napolitano: Marriage is 1-man-1-woman, but oppose Prop.107 defining it.
    George W. Bush: Help minority business by unbundling government contracts.
    John Kerry: Help minority business by small business set-aside programs.
    Gabby Giffords: Civil unions ok; marriage definition not ok.
Corporations
    Blake Masters: Big corporations think they're bigger than America.
    Martha McSally: Weaken Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
    Deedra Abboud: Corporations great on taking, not giving back.
    Deedra Abboud: Keep banks out of stock market; no more gambling.
    Tom O`Halleran: We should have nailed out the American Family, not the rich.
    Doug Ducey: Former CEO of Cold Stone ice cream franchise.
    Fred DuVal: Competitiveness Impact Statement before any new laws.
    Jan Brewer: Lower barriers to business growth: keep regulations lean.
    David Ruben: Take corporate money out of politics.
    Richard Carmona: Tax cuts for corporations are wrong & unconscionable.
    Mitt Romney: We should have forced automakers into managed bankruptcies.
    Ron Paul: Auto bailout was bad because all bailouts are bad.
    Rudy Garcia: Decentralize wealth and curtail corporate subsidies.
Crime
    Blake Masters: A society that permits mass lawlessness is doomed.
    Mark Kelly: Address racial justice issues threatening Black lives.
    Martha McSally: Incentivize not to use chokeholds, but against banning them.
    Mark Kelly: We need to reform policing, not defund police departments.
    Doug Ducey: Decreased recidivism means a state prison can be shut down.
    Martha McSally: Criminalize harassment in military, keep commander's role.
    David Garcia: Prisons are costly substitute for mental health treatment.
    Deedra Abboud: Stricter punishment doesn't reduce crime.
    Doug Marks: No victim, no crime.
    Deedra Abboud: Community policing will decrease crime & tensions.
    Joe Arpaio: Convicted for a decade of racial-profiling practices.
    Doug Ducey: Fully fund rape test kits, to finally ensure justice.
    Joe Arpaio: Chain gangs and tents for inmates, and no smoking nor porn.
    Doug Ducey: New legislation should require rape kits to be tested.
    Doug Ducey: Move to community based corrections and counselling.
    Frank Riggs: Endorsed as former cop & prosecutor.
    Jan Brewer: Reduce crime by punishing criminals.
    Joe Arpaio: Inmates get second chance with GED education in jail.
    Jan Brewer: In State Legislature, pushed truth in sentencing.
    Jane Dee Hull: $1.1M to collect DNA samples from all prisoners.
    Gabby Giffords: Support alternative sentencing; provide inmates job skills.
Drugs
    Kelli Ward: Open borders have caused the avalanche of drugs into U.S.
    David Garcia: Decriminalize marijuana use & possession.
    Doug Ducey: Opposes recreational legalization of marijuana.
    Martha McSally: No legalization of medical or recreational cannabis.
    Debbie Lesko: Legalization of pot will only hurt our children.
    Deedra Abboud: Marijuana isn't a gateway drug.
    Doug Marks: Drug prohibition should all end.
    Doug Ducey: Crack down on drunk/drugged drivers.
    Deedra Abboud: Let states make their own cannabis decisions.
    Joe Arpaio: Wall on U.S. Southern border will keep the drugs out.
    Steve Farley: Treat addicted cons to reduce crime.
    Deedra Abboud: Leave legalization to the voter.
    Doug Ducey: Drug addiction is an epidemic plaguing our entire country.
    Joe Arpaio: Fight drug trafficking around the world.
    Ann Kirkpatrick: Protect state marijuana laws from federal interference.
    Doug Ducey: Ramp up border patrol to end drug importation.
    Martha McSally: Authored bill increasing penalties for drug spotters.
    Fred DuVal: Follow the will of the voters on recreational marijuana use.
    Kyrsten Sinema: Decriminalize marijuana possession.
Education
    Blake Masters: Support school choice in all its forms.
    Marco Lopez: Include apprenticeships and vocational training programs.
    Doug Ducey: Parents have new options, we should empower them.
    Mark Kelly: More financial aid, lower interest rates on student loans.
    Mark Kelly: Expand access to early education; pay teachers a decent wage.
    Mark Kelly: Support post-secondary training; ease student debt.
    Doug Ducey: Invest in teachers, students and K-12 public schools.
    Doug Ducey: Have a school day devoted to instruction on civics.
    Doug Ducey: Choice and competition brings about innovation.
    David Garcia: Make community college tuition-free for in-state students.
    David Garcia: Expand Prop 301: sales tax for $500M for public schools.
    David Garcia: Vouchers are unaccountable & discriminatory.
    Doug Ducey: Cut college funding by $99 million in 2015.
    Doug Ducey: Supported Prop 123: increase K-12 funding.
    Martha McSally: Supports education vouchers for private schools.
    Martha McSally: Cut Pell grants; don't refinance college loans.
    Deedra Abboud: Opposes vouchers for school choice.
    Doug Marks: End 'public' schools as we know it.
    Doug Ducey: Push for education savings accounts on November ballot.
    Deedra Abboud: Voucher programs are weakening public schools.
    David Garcia: An experienced educator focusing on public schools.
    Steve Farley: Voucher program hurts public schools.
    Deedra Abboud: Vouchers dismantle public schools for private schools.
    Deedra Abboud: Strong public schools lead to healthy future.
    David Garcia: Expert edu-scholar in education research and policy.
    David Garcia: Vouchers hurt public schools.
    Doug Ducey: Lead the nation on school choice and charters.
    Doug Ducey: Invest in public school teachers with tuition & bonuses.
    Andy Biggs: Free our local schools from one-size-fits-all policies.
    Tom O`Halleran: We're falling behind others; make education a priority.
    Tom O`Halleran: Improving public education should always be a top priority.
    Tom O`Halleran: Invest in our community colleges, including job training.
    Joe Arpaio: Hard Knocks High: only accredited high school in jail.
    Doug Ducey: Coordinate with banks to finance school expansion.
    Doug Ducey: Reward high achievement and low income schools.
    Doug Ducey: Partner with third sector in education.
    Doug Ducey: Give foster kids a `fast pass' to best schools.
    Doug Ducey: American Civics Bill: pass civics test like new citizens.
    Doug Ducey: Classrooms First Initiative: end one-size-fits-all model.
    Martha McSally: Gives other options to kids in failing schools.
    Fred DuVal: Stop the cuts to our children's schools: and stop vouchers.
    Fred DuVal: Invest early in education; start with all-day kindergarten.
    Jan Brewer: Performance-based funding plan, instead of attendance-based.
    Richard Carmona: Reinvest $1 billion cut from our schools.
    Jan Brewer: We lead in school choice: district, private, or charter.
    Janet Napolitano: Added voluntary full-day kindergarten as a new grade level.
    Janet Napolitano: Implement school choice via public charter schools.
    Janet Napolitano: For establishing anti-bullying procedures for schools.
    Andy Biggs: Against establishing anti-bullying procedures for schools.
    Ann Kirkpatrick: For establishing anti-bullying procedures for schools.
    Kyrsten Sinema: For establishing anti-bullying procedures for schools.
    Tom O`Halleran: For establishing anti-bullying procedures for schools.
    Janet Napolitano: Recommend funding for voluntary full-day kindergarten.
    Janet Napolitano: Emphasize the importance of reading literacy.
    Janet Napolitano: Scholarship program for early childhood education teachers.
    Janet Napolitano: Help teachers undergo the necessary training.
    Janet Napolitano: No cut in higher education funding.
    Jane Dee Hull: Students FIRST: Build more schools; maintain existing ones.
    Jane Dee Hull: Supports Prop. 301, raising taxes for use in schools.
    Alan Keyes: Use bully pulpit to advocate prayer, not coerce it.
    Alan Keyes: Money should follow parents� education choices.
    George W. Bush: If poor kids don�t learn, give school funds to parents.
    George W. Bush: Develop tests locally - no national tests.
    John McCain: Tax breaks for charters - not from public school funds.
    John McCain: Good teachers & bad senators don�t need $140,000 a year.
    John McCain: Teach virtues in all schools.
    Orrin Hatch: Vouchers will cover costs under most circumstances.
    Orrin Hatch: Let parents walk away from failing schools.
Energy & Oil
    Mark Brnovich: We've got to prioritize energy independence.
    Blake Masters: We need diverse energy, from fossil fuels to nuclear.
    Mark Kelly: We've got to get on to more renewable energy, like solar.
    Mark Kelly: Develop renewable energy, but not for Green New Deal.
    Mark Kelly: Support massive investment developing renewable technologies.
    David Garcia: Climate change is a real & urgent threat.
    Doug Ducey: Opposed Prop 127: no to utilities producing renewable energy.
    Kyrsten Sinema: Opposes carbon tax but supports renewable energy.
    Martha McSally: Opposed Clean Power plan & climate assessments.
    Deedra Abboud: Prioritize green energy.
    Doug Marks: Fiscal irresponsibility to prop up green energy.
    Debbie Lesko: Most of global warming is not caused by humans.
    Mark Kelly: Trump withdrawal from Paris Accords sets back U.S. progress.
    David Garcia: Make solar a priority.
    Steve Farley: Navajo solar grid a model for the state.
    Ann Kirkpatrick: Some government action for climate change.
    John McCain: Dramatic Arctic changes might be man-made; might be natural.
    Doug Ducey: Moratorium on new regulations; and review all existing ones.
    Martha McSally: Take advantage of newly discovered oil & gas in America.
    Fred DuVal: Capitalize on the growth of solar energy.
    Ruben Gallego: Climate change is biggest long-term issue our world faces.
    Kelli Ward: Research sustainable energy, but current energy sources too.
    Jeff Flake: Opposes EPA coal plant emission rule changes.
    Richard Carmona: Make Arizona the solar energy capital of the world.
    Ann Marie Buerkle: Cap-and-trade is a national energy tax & destroys jobs.
    Jan Brewer: Bring top solar manufacturers to Arizona with tax incentives.
    Ann Kirkpatrick: Drill on public lands; drill offshore; keep oil in US.
    Tom O`Halleran: Property tax incentives for small business using renewables.
    Jane Dee Hull: Supports cleaner burning fuels.
    George W. Bush: Encourage oil exploration and more natural gas.
    George W. Bush: Wean from oil, via electric deregulation & natural gas.
Environment
    Blake Masters: Man is called to fill the earth and subdue it.
    Mark Kelly: Weakening standards have been unequivocal disaster.
    Martha McSally: Led fight to rein in overreaching EPA regulations.
    Mark Kelly: Protect Grand Canyon from uranium mining.
    Doug Ducey: Turn Arizona into international capital for water technology.
    Doug Ducey: 19-year drought: protect Lake Mead and Colorado River.
    Deedra Abboud: EPA protections needed for holding polluters accountable.
    Doug Marks: EPA is useless; I worked in that industry.
    Deedra Abboud: Environment needs protection from corporations.
    Deedra Abboud: Government protection needed to preserve nature.
    Andy Biggs: Rein in bureaucratic rule-making that devastates economy.
    Tom O`Halleran: Fund stewardship of our parks and forests.
    Martha McSally: EPA rule costs jobs and hurts poor.
    Kelli Ward: Rated 5% by Sierra Club for anti-environment policies.
    Martha McSally: Companies developing resources should be good stewards.
    Doug Ducey: Keep decisions in hands of Arizonans, not EPA bureaucrats.
    Fred DuVal: Preserve and promote state parks.
    Ruben Gallego: Rosemont Mine has devastating environmental impact.
    Jan Brewer: Natural Resources Review Council: AZ knows BEST, not Feds.
    Jeff Flake: Water is the lifeblood of AZ; and CA is the biggest threat.
    Jeff Flake: Uranium mining OK; it won't threaten Grand Canyon.
    Jeff Flake: Skeptical on Proposition 120; cooperate with Forest Service.
    Richard Carmona: No uranium mining in Arizona Strip watershed area.
    Janet Napolitano: Limit our greenhouse gas emissions & focus on solar energy.
    Jan Brewer: Negotiated to put thousands of acres into county parks.
    Rudy Garcia: Make food instead of bio-fuel and instead of GMOs.
    Janet Napolitano: Bring together all stake-holders in forest management.
Families & Children
    Martha McSally: Provide funding for home- and community-based services.
    Mark Kelly: Everyone deserves decent paid family leave policy.
    Doug Ducey: I support traditional marriage, but let gay couples adopt.
    Mark Brnovich: Combat the serious problem of elder abuse.
    Doug Ducey: Automatically screen all babies for SCID.
    Doug Ducey: Grandmother Stipend: fund foster care for relatives.
    Doug Ducey: Publicly shame fathers behind on child support.
    Doug Ducey: Serving Arizona: highlight volunteer and charitable efforts.
    Fred DuVal: Expand Department of Child Safety against child abuse.
    Fred DuVal: Close "Age Loophole": hard time for soliciting a minor.
    Jan Brewer: Office of Child Welfare Investigations is first step.
    Jan Brewer: Arizona's abused and neglected children need help.
    Rick Santorum: Contraception for teens helps fix fracturing families.
    Janet Napolitano: Reform and additional funds for Child Protective Services.
    Janet Napolitano: Investment for fewer abuse and neglect cases.
    Janet Napolitano: Establish a quality childcare rating system.
    Janet Napolitano: Resources to childcare assistance for low-income families.
    Gary Bauer: Nazi salutes indicated problem at Columbine.
    Steve Forbes: Don�t raid unemployment funds for family leave.
Foreign Policy
    Kelli Ward: Celebrate American Exceptionalism.
    Mark Brnovich: The interests of the United States must come first.
    Blake Masters: Tough on China, don't try to export democracy.
    Jeff Flake: Partner with Congress on U.S. voice around the world.
    Martha McSally: COVID: Virus came from China; hold China accountable.
    Mark Kelly: Hasn't thought much on Jerusalem embassy; seems to work.
    Mark Kelly: Supports strong military, but must rebuild alliances.
    Mark Kelly: Committed to rebuilding alliances & restoring US leadership.
    Kyrsten Sinema: Stick with Iran nuclear treaty until new strategy defined.
    Martha McSally: Stick with Iran nuclear treaty until new strategy defined.
    Deedra Abboud: Spread our values of democracy, freedom, & personal liberty.
    Doug Marks: American Exceptionalism? we're no better than everyone else.
    Deedra Abboud: Two-state solution for Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
    David Garcia: Rebuild relationship with Mexico.
    Andy Biggs: Israel has God-given right of self-defense on all its lands.
    Debbie Lesko: Israel has God-given right of self-defense on all its lands.
    Jeff Flake: Push to end the U.S. trade embargo on Cuba.
    George W. Bush: Kerry wants a global test while I will be resolute.
    John Kerry: No nation will ever have a veto over us.
    George W. Bush: China�s taste of freedom encourages capitalism�s growth.
Free Trade
    Blake Masters: Need trade policies prioritizing American workers & industry.
    Marco Lopez: Worked to ensure legal trade and travel at our borders.
    Doug Ducey: USMCA: new trade deal with Mexico means jobs in Arizona.
    Kyrsten Sinema: Concerned about retaliatory tariffs from reckless trade war.
    Martha McSally: Concerned about retaliatory tariffs from reckless trade war.
    Deedra Abboud: Support & expand free trade.
    Doug Marks: Support & expand free trade.
    Martha McSally: NAFTA is a net plus for my district.
    Tom O`Halleran: Protect American jobs; prevent currency manipulation.
    Ann Kirkpatrick: Yes to Ex-im bank; no to fast-track.
    Kyrsten Sinema: Opposed trade with Malaysia: they imprison LGBT people.
    Kelli Ward: No secret trade deals; ObamaTrade bad for Americans.
    Doug Ducey: Mexican border represents opportunity for increased trade.
    Fred DuVal: More export trade with Mexico; border is a strategic asset.
    Jeff Flake: It's out of whack to get sued by Brazil over cotton subsidy.
    Jim Pederson: Vote against making it easier to ship jobs overseas.
    Janet Napolitano: Expedite transport of goods to and from Arizona.
    Jane Dee Hull: Proud of all-time record trade levels with Mexico.
    Alan Keyes: WTO is not representative; hence unconstitutional.
    Gary Bauer: WTO bureaucrats are out of control.
    Gary Bauer: Apply Reagan�s USSR policy: No MFN; insist on human rights.
    Gary Bauer: Nazi atrocities precluded trade. When will China�s?
    Gary Bauer: Seattle protestors were right that WTO isn�t representative.
    George W. Bush: Work with China, but as a competitor, not a partner.
    George W. Bush: WTO for both China & Taiwan; maintain Taiwan relations law.
    Orrin Hatch: China�s WTO admission will undermine police state.
Government Reform
    Mark Brnovich: We must be able to trust that our votes count.
    Mark Brnovich: Implement a lighter regulatory touch on business.
    Mark Brnovich: Criticism of GOP election laws divisive, not true.
    Mark Brnovich: Time, place and manner statutes on elections are valid.
    Blake Masters: Supports audit of 2020 Arizona votes: lacked transparency.
    Marco Lopez: Election was fair; legislature focus is conspiracy theories.
    Marco Lopez: Listen and follow the data; don't make it political.
    Mark Kelly: Refuses corporate PAC money, taken lobbyist money.
    Martha McSally: Voted against showing funding of campaign ads.
    Mark Kelly: Declined to take a position on eliminating the filibuster.
    Doug Ducey: Eliminate three regulations for every new one.
    Doug Ducey: For every new law, repeal three old ones.
    Doug Ducey: No legislative immunity: laws apply to lawmakers.
    David Garcia: Takes no money from lobbyists or corporate PACs.
    David Garcia: Supports automatic voter registration.
    Doug Ducey: Don't reveal donors of campaign ads; that's First Amendment.
    Doug Ducey: Felony to turn in another voter's ballot.
    Kyrsten Sinema: Overturn Citizens United; more political donation disclosure.
    David Garcia: Right to vote--and to have your vote counted--is sacred.
    Deedra Abboud: Make voter registration easier.
    Doug Marks: Make voter registration easier.
    Kelli Ward: Less government meddling.
    Andy Biggs: Create 12th Federal Circuit to reflect Arizona's values.
    Tom O`Halleran: Limit the influence of campaign donations & lobbyists.
    Ann Kirkpatrick: Joined lawsuit challenging AZ voting restrictions.
    Ann Kirkpatrick: Overturn Citizens United with constitutional amendment.
    John McCain: Citizens United was worst decision ever, but don't overturn.
    Andy Biggs: No severance pay for elected officials caught in misconduct.
    Doug Ducey: Repeal laws to stimulate economic growth.
    Doug Ducey: State government hiring freeze.
    Fred DuVal: Ban on legislator gifts from lobbyists or companies.
    Fred DuVal: Toll-free phone number to report unnecessary regulations.
    Jan Brewer: Curb citizen initiatives to reduce fraud.
    Andy Biggs: Curb citizen initiatives to reduce fraud.
    Debbie Lesko: Curb citizen initiatives to reduce fraud.
    Kelli Ward: Curb citizen initiatives to reduce fraud.
    Steve Farley: Curbing citizen initiatives is voter suppression.
    Richard Carmona: All earmarks are not pork.
    Jeff Flake: Opposes Open Government initiative for non-partisan primary.
    Richard Carmona: Supports Open Government initiative for non-partisan primary.
    Richard Carmona: Require financial analysts to disclose contacts in Congress.
    Mitt Romney: Earmark system is broken; ban them with line-item veto.
    Rick Santorum: Line-item veto needed; spending transparency until then.
    Rick Santorum: Endorsed Arlen Specter to assure conservative Supreme Court.
    Ron Paul: If Congress doesn't earmark, the Executive Branch decides.
    Joe Arpaio: Fined $153,978 for illegal in-kind campaign contributions.
    John McCain: Hayworth was unethical lobbyist hawking infomercials.
    Janet Napolitano: We'll be remembered for what we did, not for how we budgeted.
    Jan Brewer: Make it easier for our overseas military soldiers to vote.
    Jan Brewer: Replace punch card voting with touch-screen devices.
    Kyrsten Sinema: Contribution & spending limits on political campaigns.
    Jane Dee Hull: Pay state employees more, to ensure quality staff.
    Gabby Giffords: Supports public funding for political campaigns.
    Alan Keyes: Campaign reforms: unconstitutional �incumbency protection�.
    Alan Keyes: Unlimited contributions, but only by people, & publicized.
    Gary Bauer: Large donations buy access and are �corrupting�.
    John McCain: Drain the big money swamp to kill lobbyist mosquitoes.
    Orrin Hatch: McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform is unconstitutional.
    Steve Forbes: Drain the tax code swamp to kill lobbyist mosquitoes.
Gun Control
    Blake Masters: Strengthen and expand gun rights.
    Mark Brnovich: Oppose David Chipman, activist for gun control, to lead ATF.
    Martha McSally: Ban bump stocks; against closing gun show loophole.
    Mark Kelly: The issue of gun violence is personal for Gabby and me.
    Martha McSally: I'm your Second Amendment senator.
    Mark Kelly: Endorsed by Everytown for Gun Safety for gun-sense majority.
    Mark Kelly: Owns guns but favors commonsense legislation.
    Mark Kelly: Gun rights & safety from gun violence not incompatible.
    Doug Ducey: Safe Arizona Schools Plan: more cops; more background checks.
    Mark Kelly: A gun is designed for one thing--to kill.
    David Garcia: Universal background checks; ban assault weapons.
    Doug Ducey: Revoke firearm permits if convicted of violent offense.
    Martha McSally: Enforce existing laws rather than enacting new ones.
    Deedra Abboud: Second Amendment rights have limits.
    Doug Marks: Absolute right to gun ownership.
    Mark Kelly: Gun control is a political issue and we need to have a vote.
    Deedra Abboud: Pro-2nd Amendment with education and restrictions.
    Mark Kelly: Congress has done absolutely nothing to stop gun violence.
    Kelli Ward: No right more fundamental than Second Amendment.
    Joe Arpaio: Vowed to ignore any law that would seize citizen's guns.
    Deedra Abboud: Favors responsible, educated gun owners.
    Doug Ducey: Avoid shootings by mentally ill but respect 2nd Amendment.
    Frank Riggs: Gun violence is not about video games or 2nd Amendment.
    Fred DuVal: Require background checks for all gun purchases.
    Ruben Gallego: More gun buyback programs, not more guns.
    Ann Kirkpatrick: Strongly supports the Second Amendment.
    Kyrsten Sinema: Supports background checks, gun licenses, and enforcement.
    Janet Napolitano: Allow justifiable force as defense in gun cases.
    Andy Biggs: Allow justifiable force as defense in gun cases.
    Ann Kirkpatrick: Opposes shifting burden of proof in self-defense gun cases.
    Kyrsten Sinema: Allow justifiable force as defense in gun cases.
    Tom O`Halleran: Allow justifiable force as defense in gun cases.
    Gabby Giffords: Ban semi-automatics; but allow concealed carry.
    Gary Bauer: Problem of the heart & soul, not of guns.
Health Care
    Kelli Ward: Expansion of Medicare was devastating.
    Marco Lopez: Improving access to high-quality health care is essential.
    Doug Ducey: Once we're all vaccinated we can get on with life.
    Mark Kelly: Supports a tax credit for family and informal caregivers.
    Mark Kelly: Oppose any efforts to turn Medicare into a voucher program.
    Martha McSally: Fought cuts to Medicare Advantage program.
    Martha McSally: Require covering pre-existing conditions, but no funding.
    Martha McSally: Supports bipartisan bill to stop surprise billing.
    Mark Kelly: Health care is a right; supports public option.
    Doug Ducey: Insurance companies should cover mental health care.
    Mark Kelly: Allow Medicare buy-in; limited public option.
    Mark Kelly: Medicare needn't be barred from negotiating drug prices.
    Mark Kelly: Employer health insurance should stay; improve care access.
    Mark Kelly: Ensure healthcare access, unsure of single-payer care.
    Kyrsten Sinema: Arizonans worry about coverage for preexisting conditions.
    Martha McSally: ObamaCare is not covering people with preexisting conditions.
    Martha McSally: Flexibility for states, instead of federal one-size-fits-all.
    David Garcia: Support ACA; move toward Medicare-for-All.
    Doug Ducey: Medicaid only for destitute & disabled; not middle-class.
    Martha McSally: ObamaCare is collapsing under its own weight.
    Debbie Lesko: Obamacare is not the answer.
    Deedra Abboud: Fix ACA and get every American covered.
    Doug Marks: Get government out of healthcare markets.
    Doug Ducey: KidsCare: Protect low-income kids' healthcare.
    Deedra Abboud: Healthcare for all is obtainable goal.
    Kelli Ward: Free market is the answer.
    Kyrsten Sinema: Affordable health-care for everyone.
    Joe Arpaio: Sued for failure to meet inmate health needs.
    David Garcia: Single payer may be way to go.
    Steve Farley: Would go for single payer.
    Deedra Abboud: Don't repeal, but improve ObamaCare.
    Debbie Lesko: Sued Arizona for expanding Medicaid under ObamaCare.
    Jan Brewer: Expand Medicaid under ObamaCare.
    Andy Biggs: End ObamaCare loopholes that benefit Members of Congress.
    Tom O`Halleran: Fight replacing Medicare with a voucher scheme.
    Martha McSally: ObamaCare makes matters worse; but keep the few good parts.
    Fred DuVal: Expand Medicaid to 133% of the federal poverty level.
    Richard Carmona: Repealing ObamaCare means public pays for the uninsured.
    Richard Carmona: Would not have voted for ObamaCare.
    Richard Carmona: Eliminate waste, fraud, & abuse--then prevention.
    David Ruben: Stop restricting how doctors can prescribe pain medication.
    Richard Carmona: Helped open the first trauma center in southern Arizona.
    Richard Carmona: Indignity of being poor patient in hospital sensitizes me.
    Jeff Flake: ObamaCare is a heavy anchor to drag around.
    Richard Carmona: Preserve Medicare benefits, but modernize it.
    Newt Gingrich: Government healthcare looks into abyss & moves to tyranny.
    Phil Gordon: Mayor Gordon to work for growing healthcare organization.
    John McCain: Repeal and replace the massive federal health-care law.
    Jan Brewer: We don't want federal help; sue to remain independent.
    Janet Napolitano: Expanded access to KidsCare and AHCCCS.
    Ann Kirkpatrick: Work toward access to quality affordable health care for all.
    George W. Bush: Kerry�s health care plan is an empty promise.
    George W. Bush: I haven�t gotten a flu shot, and I don�t intend to.
    George W. Bush: Flu vaccine shortage from litigation worries.
    John Kerry: Flu vaccine failure means system is failing US families.
    John Kerry: Health care plan is not an empty promise and provide choice.
    John Kerry: Bush has turned his back on the wellness of America.
    Janet Napolitano: Better health care policies for seniors.
    Janet Napolitano: Ensure children are immunized & screened for health problems.
    Jane Dee Hull: Supports Kidscare; publicize it via schools.
Homeland Security
    Blake Masters: Ensure our military is world's most lethal fighting force.
    Jeff Flake: Cut $475M from unwanted littoral combat ship.
    John McCain: Long-time foe of LCS, littoral combat ship.
    Deedra Abboud: Opposes expanding the military.
    Doug Marks: Bring the troops HOME, rather than expanding the military.
    Doug Ducey: Increase tax exemption for vets.
    Deedra Abboud: Veterans are ignored, forgotten, and deserve more.
    David Garcia: Trained as a nuclear/bio/chemical warfare specialist.
    Joe Arpaio: Our concern should be terrorism, not border-crossers' rights.
    Tom O`Halleran: Let veterans go outside VA hospitals, on VA's dime.
    Ann Kirkpatrick: Supports Iranian nuclear deal & Congressional debate on war.
    Martha McSally: Allow servicewomen to avoid body coverings in Saudi Arabia.
    Martha McSally: End reckless, across the board military cuts.
    Martha McSally: Protect our $1B investment in the A-10 Warthog.
    Fred DuVal: Incent veterans' businesses in competitive bidding process.
    Ruben Gallego: 2009: pushed to overturn military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell".
    Ruben Gallego: Troops in Iraq got inadequate resources.
    Kelli Ward: Support AZ military bases; base more aircraft in AZ.
    Richard Carmona: Remain vigilant about terrorism; it still threatens US.
    Rick Santorum: There are good earmarks, like Osprey military program.
    Jan Brewer: Name Arizona as training site for F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
    Rudy Garcia: Demilitarize by stopping nukes & reducing bases.
    Janet Napolitano: Emergency calling system for health and safety information.
    Steve Forbes: Haiti & Somalia interventions were mistakes.
    Alan Keyes: Keep some forces abroad, but avoid globalism.
    Alan Keyes: Defend human rights & self-govt within national interests.
Immigration
    Mark Brnovich: Oppose open borders; support law enforcement.
    Blake Masters: Not clear we need a million new legal immigrants every year.
    Jeff Flake: Was part of bipartisan Gang of Eight on immigration reform.
    Mark Kelly: Better border technology, not wall; citizenship for DREAMers.
    Martha McSally: Citizenship for DREAMers if tied to wall, closing loopholes.
    Mark Kelly: Not for open borders but have to treat people fairly.
    Mark Kelly: Strong, effective border security; protect DREAMers.
    Doug Ducey: Supports ballot initiative to ban sanctuary cities.
    Mark Kelly: Senate should pass path to citizenship for DREAMers.
    Mark Kelly: Secure the southern border without demonizing migrants.
    Martha McSally: Secure the border to keep out drugs & human trafficking.
    Martha McSally: 2015: Supported merit-based entry with keeping DREAMers.
    David Garcia: In-state tuition and driver's licenses for DREAMers.
    Doug Ducey: Refused to grant drivers licenses to DACA recipients.
    Martha McSally: Extend DACA protections but no path to citizenship.
    Kelli Ward: No amnesty & no compromise on immigrant family separation.
    Martha McSally: Study proposals to deal with immigrant family separation.
    Joe Arpaio: Enthusiastically supports wall along the southern border.
    Kelli Ward: Consistent pro-border, pro-law message.
    Kyrsten Sinema: Support Recognizing America's Children Act (GOP compromise).
    Martha McSally: Reduce legal immigration; no pathway to citizenship.
    Deedra Abboud: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens.
    Doug Marks: DREAMers are victims, not criminals.
    Deedra Abboud: Rejects governments heartless immigration tactics.
    Kelli Ward: No citizenship for lawbreakers.
    David Garcia: Will overcome DACA repeal.
    Joe Arpaio: Traffic stops ok based on ethnicity, to find illegals.
    Deedra Abboud: Protect immigrants through commonsense government reform.
    Deedra Abboud: Banning refugees morally unacceptable.
    Andy Biggs: Protect innocent US citizens from violent illegal immigrants.
    Tom O`Halleran: Support the DREAM Act and broad consensus on reforms.
    Donald Trump: 10-point plan: wall; zero tolerance; biometrics; E-Verify.
    Gary Johnson: Would veto Arizona SB 1070 as Latino racial discrimination.
    Jan Brewer: Supreme Court ok's immigration status checks.
    Martha McSally: Border is still not secure; it's a national security threat.
    Doug Ducey: Better border security without comprehensive reform.
    Fred DuVal: End the callous ban on driver's licenses for DREAMers.
    Frank Riggs: Invest in fencing and additional border resources.
    Fred DuVal: Push for Comprehensive Immigration Reform.
    JL Mealer: Charge illegal immigrants with state crimes.
    Fred DuVal: Comprehensive immigration reform will benefit economy.
    Ruben Gallego: Only workable solution is comprehensive immigration reform.
    Jeff Flake: Revamp guest-worker programs; it fails our needs.
    Richard Carmona: Comprehensive immigration reform ties into the economy.
    Richard Carmona: More visas for day-workers to enhance commerce.
    Jeff Flake: Replicate operational security from Yuma Sector.
    Richard Carmona: Dynamic interdiction plus prevention.
    Jeff Flake: Secure the border; then comprehensive reform.
    Jeff Flake: SB1070 was imprudent & unconstitutional, but let it stand.
    Richard Carmona: Vitriolic 'deport everybody' message loses Hispanics.
    Richard Carmona: Secure the border AND pass the DREAM Act.
    Newt Gingrich: By 2014, finish job of constructing a double border fence.
    John McCain: Campaign ad: "Complete the danged fence!".
    John McCain: TV ad: Obama makes protecting AZ border incredibly difficult.
    John McCain: 10-point plan to secure border; then try legal-worker deal.
    Rodney Glassman: Path to citizenship, including fine & back-of-the-line.
    Jim Huffman: More resources focused on securing our borders.
    Jan Brewer: Feds refuse to pay for costs of illegal immigration.
    Janet Napolitano: Keep up intense pressure on border criminals.
    Ann Kirkpatrick: Greatly strengthen border security; install a Smart Fence.
    Jim Pederson: The borders are broken; #1 priority for AZ.
    Jim Pederson: Aliens volunteering for �Mandatory Departure� is impractical.
    Jon Kyl: $13B for Border Patrol and border fencing.
    Jon Kyl: My amendments and �Mandatory Departure� are now law.
    George W. Bush: Temporary workers ok, but no amnesty.
    John Kerry: Temporary workers ok, and earned amnesty ok.
    Howard Dean: Concerned about immigrants dying in desert crossings.
Jobs
    Mark Kelly: Make investments that raise wages and create jobs.
    Martha McSally: COVID: Helped craft CARES Act to save jobs, small businesses.
    Doug Ducey: Help rural small businesses get Arizonans back to work.
    Doug Ducey: Universal recognition for out-of-state occupational licenses.
    David Garcia: Raise the minimum wage.
    Doug Ducey: Raising local minimum wage brings California-style chaos.
    Kyrsten Sinema: Increase federal minimum wage from $7.20 to $10.10.
    Deedra Abboud: Affirmative action in government, but not private companies.
    Doug Marks: Affirmative action is damaging government interference.
    Deedra Abboud: Supports measures to increase federal minimum wage.
    Tom O`Halleran: Increase minimum wage; ensure equal pay for women.
    Martha McSally: I support equal pay for equal work by women.
    Fred DuVal: Focus on stimulating job creation post-Great Recession.
    Jeff Flake: ObamaCare inhibits small business hiring.
    Jeff Flake: Stifling regulations are the biggest job killers.
    Richard Carmona: Farm Bill should offer support to struggling farmers.
    Mitt Romney: Mistake to give automakers to unions as part of auto bailout.
    Newt Gingrich: Auto bailout was unprecedented capitulation to unions.
    Jan Brewer: Governor's Jobs Cabinet: un-shackle job creators.
    George W. Bush: Education is the best way to create jobs.
    John Kerry: Bush could make an impact on the loss of jobs.
    John Kerry: Bush cut job training money and ignored the unemployed.
Local Issues
    Jan Brewer: Mitigate property encroachment on military land use.
Principles & Values
    Mark Brnovich: Immigrant parents fled Communist Yugoslavia.
    Mark Brnovich: Freedom is what makes us Americans, makes us special.
    Blake Masters: Runs program paying people to quit college & start companies.
    Blake Masters: Being a conventional politician is sort of overrated.
    Marco Lopez: Parents taught moral obligation to give back to community.
    Doug Ducey: Condemns violence & destructive rioting at US Capitol.
    Doug Ducey: Certified Biden victory in AZ; then named GOP Governor chair.
    Kelli Ward: Filed lawsuits to overturn Biden victory over Trump in AZ.
    Martha McSally: It "pisses me off" when Trump attacks John McCain.
    Kelli Ward: Urged anti-closure protestors to dress as health workers.
    Deedra Abboud: Keep God out of government.
    Doug Marks: Keep God in public, but not in government.
    Deedra Abboud: Keep church and state separate.
    Joe Arpaio: Joe Arpaio Action Fund: help conservatives win office.
    Joe Arpaio: America's Toughest Sheriff in nation's third largest Office.
    Kelli Ward: Pro-life; pro-family; pro-freedom.
    Doug Ducey: Entrepreneur and "conservative ice cream guy".
    Kyrsten Sinema: Took oath of office on Constitution, not Bible.
    Ann Kirkpatrick: Arizona is changing; voters are ready for a choice.
    Ruben Gallego: Child of Hispanic immigrants; speaks Spanish.
    Jan Brewer: Add "competition" to copper; cattle; cotton; citrus; climate.
    Jeff Flake: Vowed not to serve more than 3 terms in Congress; broke vow.
    Richard Carmona: 1999: shot and mortally wounded a deranged murderer.
    Richard Carmona: Classified as disabled veteran from Vietnam wounds.
    Richard Carmona: Of Puerto Rican descent; grew up poor in Harlem.
    Richard Carmona: Seeks to earn the respect of disenfranchised populations.
    Mitt Romney: My job was to ask Congress for earmarks for Olympics.
    Mark Kelly: Wife, Rep. Gabby Giffords, survived assassination attempt.
    J.D. Hayworth: Twice informally ranked among dumbest members of Congress.
    Rodney Glassman: McCain missed key votes when running for President.
    Rodney Glassman: Cooperation instead of partisan battering ram.
    J.D. Hayworth: McCain has been reduced to a political shape-shifter.
    Rudy Garcia: Born, raised, and worked in Arizona.
    Rudy Garcia: Recalled entire Bell Gardens City Council then became Mayor.
    Rudy Garcia: Priorities on grassroots democracy & social justice.
    Rudy Garcia: Priorities on grassroots democracy & social justice.
    Rudy Garcia: Democracy is not a spectator sport.
    Jim Pederson: I�m unhappy with Washington today; Kyl�s OK with it.
    Jon Kyl: My opponent is out of mainstream on judges & terrorism.
    Orrin Hatch: 23 years of experience fighting for you.
Social Security
    Mark Kelly: Oppose cutting or eliminating funding sources.
    Martha McSally: Protect current benefits; strengthen for younger generations.
    Mark Kelly: Social Security & Medicare are promises to seniors.
    Mark Kelly: Don't weaken Social Security; nor gamble retirement funds.
    Martha McSally: Let younger workers privately invest part of contributions.
    Deedra Abboud: Don't privatize Social Security.
    Doug Marks: Social Security scam is going to cost my generation.
    Deedra Abboud: Stop Congress from borrowing from Social Security.
    Deedra Abboud: Hands off Social Security.
    Tom O`Halleran: Protect Social Security dangerous privatization schemes.
    Martha McSally: Promises made should be promises kept; no privatization.
    Ruben Gallego: Privatizing exposes America's seniors to risks.
    Jeff Flake: Nobody's talking privatization; ensure solvency after 2026.
    Richard Carmona: Raise retirement age; raise payroll tax ceiling above $106K.
    Richard Carmona: No privatization; no Trust Fund as slush fund.
    George W. Bush: Let young people use personal retirement savings accounts.
    John Kerry: Personal retirement accounts are an invitation to disaster.
    George W. Bush: Consider raising retirement age.
    Orrin Hatch: Consider raising retirement age.
    Alan Keyes: Keep our promises on Social Security benefits, guaranteed.
    Alan Keyes: Let people who earn their money invest their own money.
Tax Reform
    Doug Ducey: Haven't raised taxes, on tax reform let's think big.
    Mark Kelly: Against Trump tax cuts: need to look out for middle class.
    Doug Ducey: No new taxes on my watch.
    David Garcia: Arizona has one of the most regressive tax systems.
    Doug Ducey: No tax increases; government should live within its means.
    Martha McSally: Get spending under control; supports tax cuts.
    Deedra Abboud: Support higher taxes on the wealthy.
    Doug Marks: All the money of the wealthy won't fix the spending problem.
    David Garcia: Raise taxes on wealthy to support schools.
    Steve Farley: Wealthy should pay more for schools.
    Andy Biggs: Cut taxes on families and businesses.
    Tom O`Halleran: End millionaire exploitation of tax loopholes.
    Martha McSally: Keep taxes low.
    Fred DuVal: Eliminating the state income tax is bad math.
    Fred DuVal: We need low, competitive taxes, and simplified sales tax.
    Jan Brewer: Proposition 100: sales tax expires; now economy is growing.
    Jeff Flake: I have not and will not sign Americans for Tax Reform pledge.
    Jeff Flake: Full extension of Bush tax cuts.
    Richard Carmona: Extend Bush tax cuts as part of comprehensive reform.
    John McCain: Tap unused stimulus funds to declare a payroll tax holiday.
    Jan Brewer: Increase tax revenue now; pro-growth tax cuts later.
    Jim Pederson: AZ needs good schools & safety, not just low taxes.
    Jon Kyl: Reduce taxes to grow economy & get more tax revenue.
    Jane Dee Hull: $80 million in tax cuts, to make it 10 years in a row.
    Gabby Giffords: No flat tax; no rebate of budget surplus.
    Alan Keyes: Forbes� plan leaves IRS, and an invasive tax, intact.
    Alan Keyes: Forbes� plan still requires people to beg for tax cuts.
    Alan Keyes: Sales tax gives control back to people.
    Alan Keyes: Wrong to pay income taxes before basic necessities.
    Gary Bauer: Estate tax is double taxation - remove it.
    John McCain: 1st step to simplify taxes: close special interest loopholes.
    Steve Forbes: Flat-tax IRS exists, but is smaller and less powerful.
    Steve Forbes: Sales tax better than current IRS; but we�d end up with both.
    Steve Forbes: McCain agrees with Forbes� flat tax goal, but not 1st step.
Technology
    Blake Masters: Government should better regulate big tech companies.
    Marco Lopez: Business helped bring internet to low-income families.
    Doug Ducey: Connect rural Arizona to high-speed internet.
    David Garcia: Repeal of net neutrality jeopardizes economic growth.
    Kyrsten Sinema: Supports infrastructure bank to help create good jobs.
    Deedra Abboud: Defends equal access from public to websites.
    Steve Farley: Investment in transportation, which creates jobs.
    Tom O`Halleran: Invest in roads, bridges, and water infrastructure.
    Doug Ducey: Arizona needs to embrace new technology.
    John McCain: I don't use email so I won't write things I later regret.
    Jan Brewer: Boost AZ's business competitiveness in technology sector.
    Fred DuVal: Sales tax application across Internet.
    Richard Carmona: Criticized Bush for placing politics ahead of science.
    Janet Napolitano: Invest in infrastructure: highways and school buildings.
    Janet Napolitano: New research facilities drive the high-tech economy.
    Jane Dee Hull: Targeted tax cuts to attract high-tech companies.
    John McCain: Make Internet tax moratorium permanent.
    Orrin Hatch: Keep government�s mitts off the Internet.
War & Peace
    Mark Kelly: Supported killing Iranian general without Congressional OK.
    Martha McSally: Voted against blocking arms sales to Saudi Arabia.
    Mark Kelly: Iran deal had problems, but poor decision to pull out of it.
    Mark Kelly: Middle East peace achievable; won't be easy.
    Mark Kelly: Services must work for changing veteran population.
    Doug Ducey: Eliminate all state income taxes on military pensions.
    Kyrsten Sinema: 2003: Led multiple protests against Iraq War.
    Martha McSally: Sinema committed treason by insufficiently opposing Taliban.
    Deedra Abboud: Diplomacy should always be first.
    Doug Marks: Avoid foreign entanglements.
    Kelli Ward: Can't be world's policeman.
    Andy Biggs: Defeat ISIS and protect our homeland from terrorism.
    Martha McSally: Metastasized al Qaeda & others are no longer afraid of us.
    Richard Carmona: Whatever means necessary to prevent Iranian nukes.
    Richard Carmona: Consider all options in preventing Iranian nukes.
    John McCain: Obama "an uncertain trumpet" for Afghan & Iraqi withdrawal.
    Ann Kirkpatrick: Withdrawing from Iraq and focus on Bin Laden.
    Jim Pederson: We�re going backwards in Iraq; time for end-game.
    Jon Kyl: Iraq is the central front in the war on terror.
    George W. Bush: War on Terror is not about intelligence and law enforcement.
    John Kerry: Focus on the real war on terror and find bin Laden.
    Alan Keyes: Respond to facts, not Serb intentions.
    Gary Bauer: No vital US interests in Kosovo.
    John McCain: Kosovo an example of feckless photo-op foreign policy.
    Steve Forbes: Arming intended victims would have avoided Bosnia & Kosovo.
    John McCain: Fighting was based on polls and photo-ops.
Welfare & Poverty
    Doug Ducey: 12 months extra food stamps if you're looking for a job.
    Doug Ducey: End `grandmother penalty' in foster care compensation.
    Richard Carmona: Experienced poverty and homelessness as child in Harlem.
    Kyrsten Sinema: Marriage promotion for welfare recipients is offensive.


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