Please mark the box next to one candidate in each category.

1. Place to Impress a Client ❑ Sen. 16. Staffer 24. Lobbyist ❑ The Capital Grille ❑ Rep. Olivia Cajero Bedford ❑ Wendy Baldo ❑ Barry Dill ❑ ❑ Durant’s ❑ Other:______Michael Hunter ❑ Barry Aarons ❑ ❑ Kincaid’s Fish, Chop & Steakhouse Victor Riches ❑ John Kaites ❑ Katie Yanez ❑ University Club 8. Shoes — Male ❑ Don Isaacson ❑ Dawn Wallace ❑ ❑ Alexi’s ❑ Marcus Dell’Artino Michael Preston Green ❑ Other:______❑ ❑ Other:______❑ Wendy Briggs ❑ Victor Riches ❑ John Mangum 17. PR Person/Company ❑ Michael Preston Green ❑ Other:______2. Capitol Lawn Event ❑ Kurt Davis, FirstStrategic ❑ Stan Barnes ❑ Restaurant & Hospitality Day ❑ Coleman Dahm & Associates ❑ Other:______25. Officer at the Capitol ❑ Association of Community ❑ Ziemba Waid Public Affairs ❑ Mike Ransom Managers Legislative Day Luncheon ❑ Jason Rose/Rose & Allyn 9. Shoes — Female ❑ ❑ Donald Post ❑ SRP Day at the Legislature ❑ R&R Partners ❑ Other:______❑ Cmdr. Andrew Staubitz ❑ ❑ Rite of Passage/Canyon ❑ Jeff Trapp ❑ Janna Day State Academy Luncheon ❑ Nathan Clark ❑ Kelsey Lundy 18. Government PR Person ❑ McDonald’s Day ❑ ❑ ❑ Sen. Rebecca Rios Paul Senseman Other:______❑ Other:______❑ ❑ Other:______Cari Gerchick ❑ Barrett Marson 26. Democratic Elected Official 3. Awards Event ❑ 10. Hairdo — Male Sarah Muench ❑ Attorney General ❑ ❑ Arizona Chamber of Commerce & ❑ Marcus Dell’Artino Doug Nintzel ❑ U.S. Rep. ❑ Other:______Industry Heritage Award ❑ Michael Preston Green ❑ U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords ❑ Governor’s Celebration of ❑ Mitch Menlove ❑ U.S. Rep. Innovation — AZ Tech Council ❑ 19. Capitol Watchdog Group ❑ ❑ U.S. Rep. ❑ Impact Awards — Phoenix Chamber ❑ Tom Farley Goldwater Institute ❑ ❑ Other:______❑ ❑ Other:______Arizona Tax Research Association Aguila Fulfilling Our Destiny Luncheon ❑ ❑ Sierra Club Governor’s Arts Awards ❑ 27. Republican Elected Official 11. Hairdo — Female PAFCO ❑ Other:______❑ ❑ ❑ Rep. Kyrsten Sinema Arizona Free Enterprise Club Secretary of State ❑ ❑ ❑ Susan Charlton Other:______U.S. Rep. 4. Cocktail Party ❑ The Hon. ❑ U.S. Sen. John McCain ❑ Phoenix Chamber of Commerce ❑ Susie Stevens 20. Republican Senator — ❑ U.S. Sen. Governor’s Reception ❑ Eileen Klein 49th Legislature ❑ State Treasurer Dean Martin ❑ ❑ State Electric ❑ Other:______Carolyn Allen ❑ Other:______Cooperative at Rustlers Roost ❑ Bob Burns ❑ Steve Pierce ❑ Arizona Association of Realtors reception 12. Person to Have Lunch With 28. Quote — Republican Representative ❑ John Huppenthal for Legislators at The Phoenix Art Museum ❑ U.S. Rep. Ed Pastor ❑ ❑ Barbara Leff ❑ “I was not sure what I would do on this ❑ Foundation and the ASU School of Gov. ❑ Sen. Thayer Verschoor ❑ Other:______bill until I heard Mr. Crandall’s forceful Public Policy ❑ U.S. Sen. John McCain neutrality.” — Rep. , a Gilbert ❑ House Chief Clerk Norm Moore’s ❑ U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl 21. Democratic Senator — Republican, responding after Rep. Rich retirement party at University Club ❑ Other:______49th Legislature Crandall asked on the floor of the House ❑ Other:______❑ Rebecca Rios of Representatives if he could rise “neu- ❑ 13. Political Operative tral” to a bill. 5. Political Fundraiser ❑ Chuck Coughlin ❑ Linda Lopez ❑ ❑ Rep. ❑ Jay Heiler ❑ Jorge Luis Garcia “I was picking his brain. You can always ❑ ❑ U.S. Sen. John McCain ❑ David Waid use another brain.” — Rep. Doug Quel- ❑ ❑ Other:______❑ Jonathan Paton Spencer Kamps land, testifying Sept. 21, 2009, in his own ❑ ❑ Rep. Jim Weiers Allison Bell defense and explaining why he allowed ❑ Other:______22. Republican Representative — ❑ Rep. Kirk Adams Larry Davis to volunteer on his 2008 cam- 49th Legislature paign after having a falling out with the ❑ Other:______❑ 14. Person on Golf Foursome Kirk Adams political consultant and ending a year-long ❑ ❑ Bill Konopnicki Kathy Senseman contract after only two days. Davis denies 6. Dressed Male ❑ Ron Bellus ❑ the contract was canceled. ❑ Steve Roman ❑ Cloves Campbell, Jr. ❑ ❑ John Kaites ❑ Jaime Molera ❑ Rich Crandall ❑ “We’re not thinking anything yet, at least ❑ Jake Logan ❑ Russell Smoldon ❑ Other:______not out loud.” — House Speaker Kirk ❑ Michael Preston Green ❑ Other:______Adams, speaking to reporters June 11, ❑ Mitch Menlove 23. Democratic Representative — 2009, about the possibility of how a tax ❑ 15. Administrative Assistant/Secretary 49th Legislature increase could be structured as part of a Other:______❑ ❑ Mary Peralta Chad Campbell budget plan. ❑ Becca Farmer ❑ Robert Meza ❑ 7. Dressed Female ❑ Galen Kimmick ❑ Kyrsten Sinema “I’ve suggested that we add the fourth ❑ Rep. Lucy Mason ❑ Sylvia Oliver ❑ Matt Heinz floor onto the building so that, when we ❑ Rep. Kyrsten Sinema ❑ Pamela Soto ❑ Tom Chabin jump, we don’t just break our legs.” — ❑ Genevra Richardson ❑ Other:______❑ Other:______Rep. Russ Jones, a Republican from

Continued on next page Yuma, expressing his dismay May 13, 2009, in the House ❑ “We’re not even playing footsie — we’re texting.” — As- ❑ Tempe Public Library Appropriations Committee at the choices lawmakers were sistant House Minority Leader Kyrsten Sinema, likening ❑ Carnegie Center Library faced with to solve a massive budget deficit. the budget process to dating. ❑ Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records ❑ “I suspect that might be Democrat math, which is a lot dif- ❑ Other:______❑ Other:______ferent than Republican math.” — Rep. John Kavanagh, a Republican from Fountain Hills, responding to a question 31. Quote — Democratic Senator 36. Coordinated Campaign regarding the budget from a Democrat on the House Ap- ❑ “It is kicking out the public. And I just can’t believe the au- ❑ Arizona Education Association/Yes on Prop 100 propriations Committee. dacity and the shame that we are talking about it at this ❑ Governor Brewer Election Campaign ❑ ❑ Other:______point during our ‘Sunshine Week.’” — Sen. Leah Landrum March of Dimes — Newborn Screening Taylor, a Democrat from Phoenix, commenting on the de- ❑ Realtors’ repeal of the changes to the anti-deficiency cision by Senate GOP leadership to move the press out of 29. Quote — Republican Senator law the Senate building at the end of the 2009 session. ❑ Other:______❑ “I consider this first panel — not necessarily the governor ❑ “I want to implore my colleagues to stop bullying Senator or her staff — but this first panel of people testifying to be Gould.” — Sen. Paula Aboud, a Democrat from Tucson, 37. Grassroots Effort a kangaroo court.” — Sen. Jack Harper, a Republican responding to complaints by Republican Sen. Ron Gould ❑ Autism Moms/Insurance Mandate from Surprise, commenting on the education panel during that liberal House Republicans had “rolled” the caucus in ❑ Gov. Jan Brewer’s June 9, 2009, budget forum. The teachers’ fight to protect previous years by voting for more government spending K-12 education cuts ❑ “I would liken it to being released from prison only to walk and tax increases. ❑ Charter School Budget Battle across the street and get hit by a bus.” — Sen. Pamela ❑ “I think we demonstrated that we can have an entire leg- ❑ One Arizona Gorman, a Republican from Anthem, describing legislative islative session without true leadership showing up. There ❑ Other: ______Republicans’ shaky relationship with Gov. Jan Brewer, after were no attempts to approach problem-solving from a Brewer replaced as governor. broad perspective.” — Sen. Debbie McCune Davis, a De- 38. Lunch ❑ “It’s ugly, and I don’t think we can ever make it pretty.” — mocrat from Phoenix, reacting to how the 2009 session ❑ The Original Wineburger Senate President Bob Burns, commenting on the budget. played out. ❑ Tom’s Tavern ❑ ❑ “It’s not just some software you go out and buy at Sta- “I have decided that I am going to try to adopt the attitude ❑ Switch ples.” — Sen. Amanda Aguirre, speaking about computer that this is going to be a two-year running sitcom, which ❑ CIBO could be a comedy … but I think that the public might not programs to launch Web sites that detail government ❑ DES Cafeteria think it’s funny.” — Sen. Carolyn Allen, a Republican from spending. ❑ Other:______Scottsdale, describing the state’s budget woes prior to a ❑ “Some of the things that have been pushed through here fall 2009 special session. really take us back to a time when the majority of people 39. Bar ❑ believe that women couldn’t make those kinds of deci- “Apparently, myself and Senator Gorman are… kind of ❑ Durant’s like the anti-tax Jedi knights. We are the last Jedi banished sions themselves.” — Sen. Linda Lopez, a Democrat from ❑ Blue Martini to the hinterlands, so asking what our opinion on what Tucson, who said measures pushed by the Religious Right ❑ leadership is going to do is probably the wrong place to intrude into people’s private rights. Roosevelt Tavern ❑ ask.” — Sen. Ron Gould, a Republican from Lake Havasu ❑ Other:______The Turf City, responding after being asked what he thought would ❑ Postino Winecafe’ happen prior to a fall 2009 special session. 32. Political Websites ❑ Other:______❑ ❑ Other:______Gila Courier ❑ Espresso Pundit 40. Hamburger ❑ ❑ 30. Quote — Democratic Representative Democratic Diva Original Hamburger Works ❑ Sonoran Alliance ❑ The Original Wineburger ❑ “I’m not that kind of girl.” — Assistant House Minority ❑ Blog for Arizona ❑ Lenny’s Burger Shop Leader Kyrsten Sinema, a Democrat from Phoenix, re- ❑ Other:______❑ sponding to another lawmaker who addressed her on the Delux Burger ❑ Zin House floor using the honorific “Mrs.” instead of “Ms.” 33. Twitterer ❑ Other:______❑ “In medical school, we usually had more than 14 hours to ❑ Jason Rose go over things before tests.” — Rep. Matt Heinz, a Tucson ❑ Kyrsten Sinema 41. Breakfast Democrat, commenting in the March 9, 2010, House Ap- ❑ David Leibowitz ❑ propriations Committee hearing on how little time lawmak- ❑ Chuck Gray Matt’s Big Breakfast ❑ ers had been given to review the budget before it was ❑ Brahm Resnik Eggery heard in committee. ❑ Other:______❑ First Watch ❑ ❑ “Those guys are great liars.” — Rep. Jack Brown, a De- The Good Egg 34. Rising Star ❑ Over Easy mocrat from St. John’s, speaking April 27, 2010, to a re- ❑ Sen. Frank Antenori ❑ Other:______porter about a video shown on the House floor that ❑ Rep. chronicled his 36-year career at the Legislature and fea- ❑ Andrei Cherny 42. Dinner tured former colleagues praising Brown’s service as a law- ❑ Rep. Matt Heinz ❑ maker. He is retiring at the end of the year. ❑ Sen. Steve Pierce Durant’s ❑ ❑ “I kind of want to know where, physically, she is. Does she ❑ Other:______The Capital Grille come to work?” — Rep. Matt Heinz, a Democrat from ❑ Postino Winecafe’ Tucson, commenting May 13, 2009, in the House Appro- 35. Library ❑ Kincaid’s Fish, Chop & Steakhouse priations Committee on what he feels is Gov. Jan Brewer’s ❑ Burton Barr Central Library ❑ Cheuvront Restaurant and Wine Bar lack of leadership on fixing the budget. ❑ Hayden Library — ASU Tempe Campus ❑ Other:______

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