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Insider's Guidetoazpolitics olitics e to AZ P Insider’s Guid Political lists ARIZONA NEWS SERVICE ARIZONA CAPITOL TIMES • Arizona Capitol Reports FEATURING PROFILES of Arizona’s legislative & congressional districts, consultants & public policy advocates Statistical Trends The chicken Or the egg? WE’RE EXPERTS AT GETTING POLICY MAKERS TO SEE YOUR SIDE OF THE ISSUE. R&R Partners has a proven track record of using the combined power of lobbying, public relations and advertising experience to change both minds and policy. The political environment is dynamic and it takes a comprehensive approach to reach the right audience at the right time. With more than 50 years of combined experience, we’ve been helping our clients win, regardless of the political landscape. Find out what we can do for you. Call Jim Norton at 602-263-0086 or visit us at www.rrpartners.com. JIM NORTON JEFF GRAY KELSEY LUNDY STUART LUTHER 101 N. FIRST AVE., STE. 2900 Government & Deputy Director Deputy Director Government & Phoenix, AZ 85003 Public Affairs of Client Services of Client Public Affairs Director Development Associate CONTENTS Politics e to AZ ARIZONA NEWS SERVICE Insider’s Guid Political lists STAFF CONTACTS 04 ARIZONA NEWS SERVICE BEATING THE POLITICAL LEGISLATIVE Administration ODDS CONSULTANTS, DISTRICT Vice President & Publisher: ARIZONA CAPITOL TIMES • Arizona Capitol Reports Ginger L. Lamb Arizonans show PUBLIC POLICY PROFILES Business Manager: FEATURING PROFILES of Arizona’s legislative & congressional districts, consultants & public policy advocates they have ‘the juice’ ADVOCATES, Bonnie Porter Statistical Which legislative Trends by thriving in a CAMPAIGN & district has the Arizona Capitol Times rugged political highest percentage Editorial PUBLIC climate of democratic Arizona News Service Editor: RELATIONS Jim Small SPECIALISTS voters Managing Editor: ................................13 Tom Spratt Copy Editor/Reporter: Don Harris New Media Specialist: Evan Wyloge Staff Writers: Jeremy Duda, Ben Giles, Gary Grado, Hank Stephenson Special Publications Editor: Josh Coddington Display Advertising 25 53 Director: Melanie Campbell Consultant: Emily Cuppy ELECTIONS LEGISLATURE STATEWIDE BUDGET Public Notices Advertising What year had When was the ELECTED Who is the Manager: Laura Kaminski the highest turnout longest legislative OFFICIALS highest Coordinators: Laurinda Cook Maria Engelmann in the primary session Who holds the paid state Laurene Pitzer elections ................................35 record for the official ................................27 ................................67 Circulation most vetoes Audience Development Managers: ................................56 Disa McClellan Carol Swanson Production Manager: Julie Lanley Artist: Gabe Turner Arizona Capitol Reports Manager: Vince Carbajal MORE Assistant Editor: Luige del Puerto 78 Coordinator: Tracy Keller COURTS U.S. CONGRESS COMPLETE STATISTICS Research Assistant: Alyson Zepeda & TRENDS Records/Web Coordinator: Jeff Turner Which judge served What member TABLE INDEX Assistant: Scott Newell the longest of the U.S. Senate INSIDE How to reach us on the bench served the 1835 West Adams Street Phoenix, AZ 85007 ................................72 longet term 602.258.7026 ................................78 azcapitoltimes.com Subscriptions 1.800.451.9998 Advertising Additional copies of the 2014 Political Almanac can be ordered for $21.95 each plus shipping and 602.889.7125 handling. Call 602.258.7026 or go to our Capitol Store at www.azcapitoltimes.com. Arizona Capitol Times (USPS Periodical Permit 545-880, ISSN 0744-7477) is published weekly, with one additional special issue at year end, at Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona by Arizona News Service, LLC, 1835 W. Adams St., Phoenix 85007-2603. Subscriptions: One year $149; two years $259. Subscriptions include unlimited online access to www.azcapitoltimes.com Postmaster: Send all address changes to Arizona Capitol Times, Box 2260, Phoenix, Arizona 85002. Periodicals postage paid at Phoenix, Arizona. 2 ARIZONA NEWS SERVICE 2014 Political Almanac Beating the odds Arizonans show they have ‘the juice’ by thriving in a rugged political climate BEN GILES ARIZONA CHAMBER OF [email protected] COMMERCE AND ny year in Arizona politics is full of surprises, some more INDUSTRY shocking than others. In 2013, it was those who delivered news Athat shocked the political landscape who turned out to have By almost any measure, CEO Glenn “the juice,” often because they had the power and influence to deliver Hamer and the Arizona Chamber of on their promises and see to it that goals were met. It wasn’t always a Commerce and Industry had an over- pretty year at the Capitol, but these politicians, lobbyists and interest whelmingly successful session, accom- groups proved more than capable of checking items off their agendas, plishing almost all of their legislative pri- proving their influence and worth amidst what turned out to be a orities. The Proposition 204 population rugged, brutal political climate, the likes of which some political was restored as part of the governor’s Medicaid expansion proposal and Tea observers hadn’t seen in decades – and most predict won’t be seen Glenn Hamer again for years. Party efforts to derail funding for Common Core were fought off. The JAN BREWER chamber is a part of a massive business-based effort to help the stan- dards, now known in the state as the Arizona College and Career Ready Arizona’s controversial governor Standards. The chamber will likely continue to play a major role in turned heads in January 2013 when she efforts to support Common Core in Arizona as the vitriol against the announced her support for the standards grows louder. Affordable Care Act as the most effi- It took all session, but business leaders were able to help push cient, cost-effective way to expand through Brewer’s overhaul of the state’s sales tax system. HB2111 Medicaid in Arizona and solve the streamlines the state’s complicated transaction privilege tax system and state’s health care woes. The Republican makes life easier on businesses that once had to file tax information in leader quickly drew the ire of her party’s multiple jurisdictions. And though the law is being challenged in grassroots base, but showed she had the court, legislation was approved that allows higher contribution limits juice to survive an onslaught of conser- for PACs, raising what were some of the lowest contribution limits in vative criticism and push her agenda Jan Brewer the country. through a turbulent legislative session. The debate over Medicaid expansion, or the lack of a desire by leaders in both chambers of the Arizona Legislature, nearly derailed budget KEN STROBECK AND discussions until Brewer declared she’d had enough and called for a KEVIN MCCARTHY special session to push her signature bill of the 2013 session through Strobeck, executive director of the the Legislature with support from Arizona Democrats and a handful of League of Arizona Cities and Towns, GOP lawmakers willing to break ranks as Brewer had. spent the bulk of his efforts during the Though entering her final year as governor, Brewer figures to be no 2013 legislative sessions fighting to gain less influential in 2014 than she proved capable of this year. Her new ground in the debate over transaction independent expenditure committee (IE), Arizona’s Legacy, has vowed privilege tax reform, a measure that the to support candidates and issues that support and advance “Governor League opposed most of the year. But Jan Brewer’s pragmatic conservative governance in the State of Strobeck withdrew his organization as a Arizona.” In other words, the governor is asking her supporters to roadblock to the legislation after negoti- reach deep into their pockets in order to help defend and reelect those ating some compromises into the bill, Ken Strobeck 13 remaining lawmakers who voted to pass Medicaid expansion. And primarily getting the governor to abandon efforts to get rid of don’t be surprised if Brewer seeks to put a stamp on her legacy in what Arizona’s prime contracting formula, which splits sales taxes on con- will be her final budget proposal come next session. struction material between the cities where materials are used and pur- chased. ARIZONA NEWS SERVICE 2014 Political Almanac 3 After serving on the governor’s shell of a plan in her State of the State Transaction Privilege Tax Simplification address in January. Carter was later seen Task Force in 2012, Arizona Tax Research at a series of rallies standing alongside Association president Kevin McCarthy Brewer in support of the Medicaid helped push reform legislation through expansion bill. She was an outspoken the Capitol in 2013. As cities and towns supporter of the proposal in the House, lamented how the legislation might hurt despite any concerns that her support of their bottom line, McCarthy joined a a proposal unpopular with many in the cohort of lawmakers pushing for the pas- Republican Party could harm her come sage of the bill as soon as possible, argu- election season. ing that Arizona had fallen behind the The Senate became the first chamber curve in its tax structure. The result may to approve Medicaid expansion in May as Kevin McCarthy not have been perfect, but it accomplished part of a budget deal that left McComish, Sen. John McComish one of the governor’s top priorities of the R-Phoenix, as the lawmaker to put his session. name alongside the controversial proposal. Senate President Andy Biggs had plans to introduce all budget bills in his own name, but balked at sponsoring legislation linked to Obamacare – leaving McComish to REP. HEATHER CARTER sponsor the amendment on behalf of the governor. Political observers AND SEN. JOHN saw the moment as a mark of Biggs’ defeat in his push to halt Medicaid MCCOMISH expansion efforts and the end of the first roadblock to Brewer’s No. 1 legislative priority. McComish must now lead a fractured caucus as the Carter was out front on Medicaid Senate majority leader who had some GOP senators calling for his head expansion from day one, declaring her in the aftermath of the session.
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