The Arizona Catholic Conference (ACC) is the public policy arm of the Diocese of Phoenix, the Diocese of Tucson, the Diocese of Gallup, and the Holy Protection of Mary Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Phoenix. The ACC is a non-partisan entity and does not endorse any candidates.
The ACC Voter’s Guide is meant solely to provide an important educational tool containing unbiased information on the 2020 General Election on November 3, 2020. Pursuant to Internal Revenue Service requirements for churches and nonprofit organizations, this document does not endorse candidates or indicate our support or opposition to the questions.
Included on the ACC Voter’s Guide are races covering the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of Representatives, Corporation Commission, and the Arizona State Senate and Arizona State House of Representatives. It is important to remember that members of the State Senate and State House are elected by legislative district. Each legislative district includes one State Senator and two State Representatives. Find your legislative district here: http://azredistricting.org/districtlocator
All candidates in the aforementioned races were sent a survey and asked to respond with whether they Support (S) or Oppose (O) the given statements. The ACC Voter’s Guide lists every one of these candidates regardless of whether they returned a survey. Many candidates elaborated on their responses which are indicated by an asterisk and a hyperlink to a scanned document.
We would strongly encourage you to find out more information about those candidates who did not complete a questionnaire, as well as those who did. Contact information for each of these candidates can be found here.
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- Allowing parents to use tax credits, or empowerment scholarship accounts to enable children to attend any public, private, or home school.
- Legalizing physician-assisted suicide.
- Providing in-state college tuition at public universities for undocumented immigrants who graduate from Arizona high schools.
- Amending the United States Constitution to define marriage as the union of one man and one woman.
- Providing abortion providers with government funding.
- Placing a moratorium on the death penalty.
- Making the presence of undocumented immigrants in Arizona a state crime.
- Mandating healthcare providers to facilitate the distribution of “emergency contraception” (i.e., morning after pills).
- Providing an inflationary increase for the charitable organization tax credit which benefits organizations serving the working poor, and foster children.
- Exempting religious employers from any abortifacient or contraceptive mandates that may violate the tenets of their faith.
United States Senate
Name | Party | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
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Martha McSally | R | ||||||||||
Mark Kelly | D |
United States House of Representatives
Dist | Name | Party | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
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1 | Tiffany Shedd | R | ||||||||||
1 | Tom O'Halleran | D | ||||||||||
2 | Brandon Martin | R | S | O | O | O | O | S | O | O | S | S |
2 | Ann Kirpatrick | D | ||||||||||
3 | Daniel Wood | R | ||||||||||
3 | Raúl Grijalva | D | ||||||||||
4 | Paul Gosar | R | ||||||||||
4 | Delina Disanto* | D | O* | S | S | O | S* | S | O | S | S | O* |
5 | Andy Biggs | R | S | O | O | S | O | O | S | O | S | S |
5 | Joan Greene | D | ||||||||||
6 | David Schweikert | R | ||||||||||
6 | Hiral Tipirneni | D | ||||||||||
7 | Joshua Barnett | R | ||||||||||
7 | Ruben Gallego | D | ||||||||||
8 | Debbie Lesko | R | S | O | O | S | O | − | S | O | S | S |
8 | Michael Muscato | D | ||||||||||
9 | Dave Giles | R | S | O | O | S | O | O | O | O | S | S |
9 | Greg Stanton | D |
Corporation Commission
Name | Party | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
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Lea Marquez Peterson | R | ||||||||||
James "Jim" O'Connor | R | S | O | O | S | O | O | S | O | S | S |
Eric Sloan | R | ||||||||||
William "Bill" Mundell | D | ||||||||||
Shea Stanfield | D | ||||||||||
Anna Tovar | D |
Arizona State Senate
Dist | Name | Party | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
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1 | Karen Elizabeth Fann | R | ||||||||||
1 | Gilbert "Gilbert" Carillo | D | ||||||||||
2 | Mark Workman* | R | S | O | O | O | * | O | O | O | S | S |
2 | Rosanna Gabaldón | D | ||||||||||
3 | Sally Ann Gonzales | D | ||||||||||
4 | Travis Angry | R | S | O | O | S | O | S | S | O | S | O |
4 | Lisa Otondo | D | ||||||||||
5 | Sonny Borrelli | R | ||||||||||
6 | Wendy Rogers | R | S | O | O | S | O | O | S | O | S | S |
6 | Felecia French | D | ||||||||||
7 | Jamescita Peshlakai | D | ||||||||||
8 | Thomas "T.J." Shope | R | ||||||||||
8 | Barbara McGuire | D | ||||||||||
9 | Victoria Steele | D | ||||||||||
10 | Justine Wadsack | R | ||||||||||
10 | Kirsten Engel | D | ||||||||||
11 | Vendon "Vince" Leach* | R | S | O | O | S | O | * | S | O | S | S |
11 | Joanna Mendoza | D | ||||||||||
12 | Warren Petersen | R | S | O | O | S | O | O | S | O | S | S |
12 | Lynsey Robinson | D | ||||||||||
13 | Sine Kerr | R | ||||||||||
14 | David Gowan | R | ||||||||||
14 | Bob Karp | D | ||||||||||
15 | Nancy Barto | R | S | O | O | S | O | O | S | O | S | S |
16 | Kelly Townsend | R | ||||||||||
17 | J.D. Mesnard | R | S | O | O | − | O | O | S | O | S | S |
17 | Ajlan "A.J." Kurdoglu | D | ||||||||||
18 | Suzanne Sharer | R | S | O | O | O | O | O | S | O | S | S |
18 | Sean Bowie | D | ||||||||||
19 | Lupe Chavira Contreras | D | ||||||||||
20 | Paul Boyer | R | S | O | S | S | O | O | O | O | S | S |
20 | Douglas Ervin | D | ||||||||||
21 | Rick Gray* | R | S | O | O | S | O | O | * | O | S | S |
22 | David Livingston | R | S | O | O | S | O | O | S | O | S | S |
22 | Sarah Tyree | D | ||||||||||
23 | Michelle Ugenti-Rita | R | S | O | O | S | O | O | S | O | S | S |
23 | Seth Blattman | D | ||||||||||
24 | Ray Michaels | R | S | O | O | S | O | O | O | O | S | S |
24 | Lela Alston | D | ||||||||||
25 | Tyler Pace | R | ||||||||||
25 | Paul Weigel | D | ||||||||||
26 | Jae Chin | R | ||||||||||
26 | Juan Mendez | D | ||||||||||
27 | Garland Shreves* | R | S | S* | O* | O* | O* | O* | O* | S* | S | S* |
27 | Rebecca Rios | D | ||||||||||
28 | Kate Brophy McGee* | R | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
28 | Christine Marsh | D | ||||||||||
29 | John Wilson | R | ||||||||||
29 | Martín J. Quezada* | D | * | S | S | O | S | S | O | S | * | O |
30 | Otoniel "Tony" Navarrete | D |
Arizona State House of Representatives
Dist | Name | Party | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
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1 | Judy Burges* | R | S | O | O | S | O | O | S | O | * | S |
1 | Quang Nguyen | R | S | O | O | S | O | O | S | O | S | S |
1 | Judy Stahl | D | ||||||||||
2 | Deborah McEwen | R | S | S | O | S | O | O | S | O | S | S |
2 | Andrea Dalessandro | D | ||||||||||
2 | Daniel Hernandez, Jr. | D | ||||||||||
3 | Andrés Cano | D | ||||||||||
3 | Alma Hernandez | D | ||||||||||
4 | Joel John | R | O | O | S | S | O | O | − | O | S | S |
4 | Charlene Fernandez | D | ||||||||||
4 | Geraldine "Gerae" Peten | D | ||||||||||
5 | Leo Biasiucci | R | ||||||||||
5 | Regina Cobb | R | ||||||||||
6 | Brenda Barton | R | S | O | O | S | O | O | S | O | S | S |
6 | Walter "Walt" Blackman | R | S | O | S | S | O | O | S | O | S | S |
6 | Coral J. Evans | D | ||||||||||
6 | Art Babbott | I | ||||||||||
7 | James "Jim" Parks | R | S | O | O | S | O | O | O | O | S | S |
7 | David Peelman | R | S | O | O | S | O | S | S | O | S | S |
7 | Arlando Teller | D | ||||||||||
7 | Myron Tsosie | D | ||||||||||
8 | David Cook | R | S | O | O | S | O | S | O | O | S | S |
8 | Frank Pratt | R | ||||||||||
8 | Sharon Girard | D | ||||||||||
9 | Brendan Lyons | R | ||||||||||
9 | Randall "Randy" Friese | D | ||||||||||
9 | Pamela Powers Hannley | D | ||||||||||
10 | Mabelle Gummere | R | ||||||||||
10 | Michael Hicks | R | S | S | S | O | O | O | S | O | S | S |
10 | Domingo DeGrazia | D | ||||||||||
10 | Stephanie Stahl Hamilton | D | ||||||||||
11 | Mark Finchem | R | S | O | O | S | O | S | O | O | S | S |
11 | Bret Roberts | R | S | O | O | S | O | O | S | O | S | S |
11 | Felipe R. Perez | D | ||||||||||
12 | Travis Grantham | R | S | O | O | S | O | O | S | O | S | S |
12 | Jake Hoffman | R | S | O | O | S | O | O | S | O | S | S |
13 | Timothy "Tim" Dunn | R | S | O | O | S | O | O | S | O | S | S |
13 | Joanne Osborne* | R | S | O | O | S | O | S | * | O | S | S |
13 | Mariana Sandoval | D | ||||||||||
14 | Gail Griffin* | R | S* | O | O | S | O | O | S* | O | S | S |
14 | Becky Nutt* | R | S | O | * | S | O | S | S | O | S | S |
14 | Kimberely "Kim" Beach-Moschetti | D | ||||||||||
14 | Ronnie Maestas-Condos | D | ||||||||||
15 | Steve Kaiser | R | ||||||||||
15 | Justin Wilmeth | R | S | O | O | S | O | O | S | O | S | S |
15 | Kristin Dybvig-Pawelko | D | ||||||||||
16 | John Fillmore | R | S | O | O | S | O | O | S | O | S | S |
16 | Jacqueline Parker | R | S | O | O | S | O | O | S | O | S | S |
16 | Helen Hunter | D | ||||||||||
17 | Liz Harris | R | S | O | O | S | O | O | S | O | S | S |
17 | Jeff Weninger | R | S | O | O | − | O | O | S | O | S | S |
17 | Jennifer Pawlik | D | ||||||||||
18 | Don Hawker | R | S | O | O | S | O | S | S | O | O | S |
18 | Bob Robson | R | ||||||||||
18 | Denise "Mitzi" Epstein | D | ||||||||||
18 | Jennifer Jermaine | D | ||||||||||
19 | Diego Espinoza | D | ||||||||||
19 | Lorenzo Sierra | D | ||||||||||
20 | Shawnna Bolick* | R | S | O | O | O* | O | O | S | O | S | S |
20 | Anthony Kern | R | S | O | O | S | O | O | O | O | S | S |
20 | Judy Schwiebert | D | ||||||||||
21 | Kevin Payne | R | ||||||||||
21 | Beverly Pingerelli* | R | S | O | O | O* | O | O | S | O | S | S |
21 | Kathy Knecht | D | ||||||||||
22 | Frank Carroll | R | S | O | O | S | O | O | S | O | S | S |
22 | Ben Toma* | R | S | O | O | S | O | * | S | O | S | S |
22 | Wendy Garcia | D | ||||||||||
22 | Mary "Kathleen" Honne | D | ||||||||||
23 | Joseph Chaplik* | R | S | O | O | S | O | S* | S | O | S | S |
23 | John Kavanagh | R | S | O | O | S | O | O | S | O | S | S |
23 | Eric Kurland | D | ||||||||||
24 | David Alger, Sr. | R | ||||||||||
24 | Robyn Cushman | R | ||||||||||
24 | Jennifer Longdon | D | ||||||||||
24 | Amish Shah | D | ||||||||||
25 | Russell W. "Rusty" Bowers* | R | S | O | − | S | O | O | * | O | S | S |
25 | Michelle Udall | R | ||||||||||
25 | Suzanne Hug | D | ||||||||||
26 | Bill Loughrige | R | S | O | O | S | O | O | S | O | S | S |
26 | Seth "Marcus" Sifuentes | R | S | O | O | S | O | S | O | O | O | S |
26 | Melody Hernandez | D | ||||||||||
26 | Athena Salman | D | ||||||||||
27 | Tatiana Peña M. | R | S | O | S | S | O | O | O | O | S | S |
27 | Reginald Bolding | D | ||||||||||
27 | Diego Rodriguez | D | ||||||||||
28 | Kenneth R. "Ken" Bowers, Jr. | R | ||||||||||
28 | Jana Jackson | R | S | O | O | S | O | O | S | O | S | S |
28 | Kelli Butler | D | ||||||||||
28 | Aaron Lieberman | D | ||||||||||
29 | Billy Bragg | R | S | O | S | S | O | S | S | O | S | S |
29 | Helen Fokszanskyj-Conti | R | S | O | O | S | O | S | S | O | S | S |
29 | Richard Andrade | D | ||||||||||
29 | Cesar Chavez | D | ||||||||||
30 | Robert Meza | D | ||||||||||
30 | Raquel Terán | D |