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This post contains the following information:

*Listing of 2010 General Election Candidates with surveys can be found here.
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*2010 Survey on Education for all legislative candidates can be found here.
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*2009 Voting Record on Education Funding for the incumbents running in 2010

*2010 Voting Record on Education Funding for the incumbents running in 2010

*2011 Voting Record on Education Funding can be found here.

*Surveys and Debate for the state-wide office of Superintendent of Public Instruction.  The post can be found here.

*Citizens for Clean Elections debates, both state-wide elections and legislative elections, can be found here.

*Gubernatorial debate between Terry Goddard and Jan Brewer can be seen here..

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2009 Summary of Voting Record on Education Funding: click here for original post.

Legislative Districts are grouped by color for visual differentiation only.
*Resigned in 2010 to run for a Congressional Seat. 

SUMMARY VOTING RECORD: EDUCATION BUDGET LEGISLATION 2009 SESSIONS
		Of Total Education Votes				Of Actual Votes Cast
District	Legislator	% For	% Against	% Didn’t Vote		% For	% Against
30	Senator Jonathan Paton*	0%	100%	0%		0%	100%
30	Representative David Gowan	0%	100%	0%		0%	100%
30	Representative Frank Antenori	0%	100%	0%		0%	100%
29	Senator Linda Lopez	55%	5%	40%		92%	8%
29	Representative Daniel Patterson	80%	0%	20%		100%	0%
29	Representative Matt Heinz	30%	5%	65%		86%	14%
28	Senator Paula Aboud	55%	5%	40%		92%	8%
28	Representative David Bradley	70%	5%	25%		93%	7%
28	Representative Steve Farley	90%	5%	5%		95%	5%
27	Senator Jorge Garcia	60%	15%	25%		80%	20%
27	Representative Olivia Cajero Bedford	55%	0%	45%		100%	0%
27	Representative Phil Lopes	70%	0%	30%		100%	0%
26	Senator Al Melvin	0%	100%	0%		0%	100%
26	Representative Nancy Young Wright	95%	5%	0%		95%	5%
26	Representative Vic Williams	30%	65%	5%		32%	68%
25	Senator Manuel Alvarez	70%	5%	25%		93%	7%
25	Representative David Stevens	0%	100%	0%		0%	100%
25	Representative Patricia Fleming	95%	5%	0%		95%	5%
24	Senator Amanda Aguirre	60%	5%	35%		92%	8%
24	Representative Lynne Pancrazi	75%	5%	20%		94%	6%
24	Representative Russell Jones	0%	95%	5%		0%	100%
23	Senator Rebecca Rios	55%	5%	40%		92%	8%
23	Representative Barbara McGuire	80%	5%	15%		94%	6%
23	Representative Frank Pratt	0%	100%	0%		0%	100%
22	Senator Thayer Verschoor	0%	100%	0%		0%	100%
22	Representative Andy Biggs	20%	75%	5%		21%	79%
22	Representative Laurin Hendrix	0%	100%	0%		0%	100%
21	Senator Jay Tibshraeny	10%	65%	25%		13%	87%
21	Representative Steve Yarbrough	0%	100%	0%		0%	100%
21	Representative Warde Nichols	0%	100%	0%		0%	100%
20	Senator John Huppenthal	0%	100%	0%		0%	100%
20	Representative John McComish	0%	100%	0%		0%	100%
20	Representative Rae Waters	95%	5%	0%		95%	5%
19	Senator Chuck Gray	0%	100%	0%		0%	100%
19	Representative Kirk Adams	0%	100%	0%		0%	100%
19	Representative Rich Crandall	0%	95%	5%		0%	100%
18	Senator Russell Pearce	0%	95%	5%		0%	100%
18	Representative Cecil Ash	0%	100%	0%		0%	100%
18	Representative Steve Court	5%	90%	5%		5%	95%
17	Senator Meg Burton Cahill	95%	0%	5%		100%	0%
17	Representative David Schapira	90%	5%	5%		95%	5%
17	Representative Ed Ableser	85%	0%	15%		100%	0%
16	Senator Leah Landrum Taylor	60%	5%	35%		92%	8%
16	Representative Ben Miranda	95%	5%	0%		95%	5%
16	Representative Cloves Campbell, Jr.	55%	5%	40%		92%	8%
15	Senator Ken Cheuvront	45%	0%	55%		100%	0%
15	Representative David Lujan	95%	5%	0%		95%	5%
15	Representative Kyrsten Sinema	90%	5%	5%		95%	5%
14	Senator Debbie McCune Davis	40%	5%	55%		89%	11%
14	Representative Chad Campbell	85%	5%	10%		94%	6%
14	Representative Robert Meza	70%	5%	25%		93%	7%
13	Senator Richard Miranda	40%	0%	60%		100%	0%
13	Representative Anna Tovar	78%	6%	17%		93%	7%
13	Representative Martha Garcia	45%	5%	50%		90%	10%
12	Senator John Nelson	0%	100%	0%		0%	100%
12	Representative Jerry Weiers	0%	100%	0%		0%	100%
12	Representative Steve Montenegro	0%	95%	5%		0%	100%
11	Senator Barbara Leff	0%	100%	0%		0%	100%
11	Representative Adam Driggs	0%	100%	0%		0%	100%
11	Representative Eric Meyer	80%	0%	20%		100%	0%
10	Senator Linda Gray	0%	100%	0%		0%	100%
10	Representative Doug Quelland	55%	35%	10%		61%	39%
10	Representative Jim Weiers	0%	90%	10%		0%	100%
9	Senator Bob Burns	0%	100%	0%		0%	100%
9	Representative Debbie Lesko	0%	95%	5%		0%	100%
9	Representative Rick Murphy	0%	100%	0%		0%	100%
8	Senator Carolyn Allen	20%	30%	50%		40%	60%
8	Representative John Kavanagh	0%	100%	0%		0%	100%
8	Representative Michele Reagan	0%	100%	0%		0%	100%
7	Senator Jim Waring*	0%	95%	5%		0%	100%
7	Representative Nancy Barto	0%	100%	0%		0%	100%
7	Representative Ray Barnes	0%	100%	0%		0%	100%
6	Senator Pamela Gorman*	0%	90%	10%		0%	100%
6	Representative Carl Seel	0%	100%	0%		0%	100%
6	Representative Sam Crump*	5%	95%	0%		5%	95%
5	Senator Sylvia Allen	0%	100%	0%		0%	100%
5	Representative Bill Konopnicki	25%	70%	5%		26%	74%
5	Representative Jack Brown	80%	5%	15%		94%	6%
4	Senator Jack Harper	10%	90%	0%		10%	90%
4	Representative Judy Burges	15%	85%	0%		15%	85%
4	Representative Tom Boone	10%	90%	0%		10%	90%
3	Senator Ron Gould	35%	55%	10%		39%	61%
3	Representative Doris Goodale	0%	100%	0%		0%	100%
3	Representative Nancy McClain	0%	100%	0%		0%	100%
2	Senator Albert Hale	50%	5%	45%		91%	9%
2	Representative Chris Deschene	50%	0%	50%		100%	0%
2	Representative Tom Chabin	85%	5%	10%		94%	6%
1	Senator Steve Pierce	0%	100%	0%		0%	100%
1	Representative Andrew Tobin	0%	100%	0%		0%	100%
1	Representative Lucy Mason	10%	90%	0%		10%	90%

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2010 Summary of Voting Record on Education Funding: click here for original post.

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* The LD 30 seat vacated by Rep. Antenori – who had been appointed to the Senate – was not filled by Rep. Vogt until after the Seventh Special Session, which contained three (3) of the five (5) bills considered in this voting record.  Because the seat was vacant and Rep. Vogt was not a member of the House, those three bills do not count as missed votes according to the Arizona Legislative voting record. Therefore, those three bills are not part of those considered in Rep. Vogt’s voting record.

2011 Legislative Session: Education Funding Voting Record by Legislator
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Find your legislative district by clicking here or visiting Project Vote Smart at http://www.votesmart.org/.
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Review our 2009 Voting Record here, and the 2010 Voting Record here.
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You can download a copy of the 2011 record by clicking 2011 Education Legislation Handout.
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Legislative Districts are grouped by color for visual differentiation only.
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Scroll to the bottom of the page for our methodology and a listing of bills, including links to summaries and voting details.

As with our 2009 and our 2010 Education Funding Voting Record by Legislator, AEN compiled a summary of all legislators’ voting records pertaining to their support of public education funding at all levels (K-University) during the 2011 regular session. Analyzing all the bills that passed the Legislature and were sent to the Governor’s office, AEN identified three (3) pieces of legislation that dealt directly with public education budgets and the dollars allocated to it. AEN totaled each legislator’s votes “FOR” and “AGAINST” public education funding. AEN also tallied the number of times a legislator did NOT vote on the legislation pertaining to public education budgets. In our state, which is ranked next-to-last in education funding nationwide, AEN defines a vote to protect dollars allocated to public education as a vote “FOR” public education. Conversely, AEN defines a vote to take budget dollars away from public education as a vote “AGAINST” public education.

The summary is organized by district and then by legislative chamber: Senate first, followed by the House of Representatives. The first set of numbers following a legislator’s name provides the percentage of times the legislator voted “FOR” and “AGAINST” public education, as well as the percentage of times that legislator did NOT vote on the legislation. This percentage was derived using the total number of bills on which the legislator could have voted.

The second set of numbers for each legislator shows the percentage of times he or she voted “FOR” and “AGAINST” public education, adjusted for the number of public education votes missed. In some cases, adjusting for the number of missed votes resulted in a significant change in a legislator’s numbers.
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Links to Individual Legislative Summaries (PDF Format)
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Included in the Voting Record
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SB 1612: 2011-2012 General Fund Appropriations
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SB 1617: Budget Reconciliation; K-12
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SB 1618: Budget Reconciliation; Higher Education

Related Legislation, Not Included in the Voting Record

HB 2581: STO; Credits; Administration** (Note: This bill was vetoed by Governor Brewer on April 12, 2011) This bill would have expanded the private school tax credit program by increasing the the amount of tax credit contributions allowable for individual as well as removing existing caps on corporate tax credit contributions to private school scholarship funds. Finally it would have allowed liquor wholesalers who are currently prohibited from making these tax credit contributions to do so.
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SB 1186: 2011 Tax Correction; STO**
(Note: Summary for this bill as amended is unavailable; link directs you to the Conference Committee amendment)
SB 1186 was amended following the Governor’s veto of HB 2581 above. It increases tax credit contributions to private school tuition organization by allowing individuals to make a personal tax credit contribution under the individual program, as well as an additional $250 per individual and $500 per married couple to the corporate tax credit program.
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**NOTE: These two pieces of legislation do not directly reduce funding allocated to public education and have not been included in the voting record. However, they increase the ability for Arizonans to make tax credit donations to benefit private education. These tax credit donations are monies that would otherwise be deposited into the state’s general fund, increasing the resources available to balance the budget and lessening the need to cut public education and other general welfare expenditures.
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HB 2301 Soft Capital; Uses*** Allows schools to use up to 50% of unencumbered public school tax credit donations (those not designated to a specific extracurricular program) for soft capital purchases which include textbooks, instructional aids and library resources. To qualify, the donations must have been received prior to 2011 and not used for a period of two years.

Additionally, HB 2301 lifts the restriction on soft capital dollars. If the bill is signed by the Governor, public school districts will be able to use these funds for any type of capital outlay, or, for maintenance and operations (M&O) expenses, making more dollars available to pay for employee salaries, benefits, and other instructional costs.

See how your legislator voted on HB 2301: Passed Senate by a vote of 20-8, with 2 not voting; vote detail here. Passed House by a vote of 41-16, with 3 not voting; vote detail here.

See how your legislator voted on HB 2237: Passed Senate by a vote of 29-0, with 1 not voting; vote detail here. Passed House by a vote of 46-16; vote detail here

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Televised debates for Superintendent of Public Instruction. For the complete post, click here.
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To view the Democratic Candidates for Superintendent of Public Instruction debate, click on video link below.
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To view the Republican Candidates for Superintendent of Public Instruction debate, click video link below.
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To learn more about the office of Superintendent of Public Instruction and its importance to public education, go to Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction; Why You Should Pay Attention to this Office

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To read surveys submitted by candidates to the Children’s Action Alliance, click here.

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