City Leaders Throughout Arizona Endorse Jeff Flake for U.S. Senate

PHOENIX – A bipartisan group of municipal leaders from communities around Arizona has declared their support for Jeff Flake to serve in the United States Senate. These leaders support Jeff Flake for his record of principled fiscal leadership, knowledge of Arizona issues and commitment to continue the work that Senator Kyl has done on these issues in Washington.

Jim Lane, Mayor, City of Scottsdale:

“Throughout his time in Congress, Jeff Flake has been a positive and productive voice for the East Valley. Jeff understands how to be an effective advocate for Arizona without losing sight of the fact that federal dollars aren’t free, and a balanced national budget is necessary for our local communities to thrive in the long term. It’s been a privilege to get to know Jeff personally over the years. I look forward to working with him to ensure a bright future for our country, for Arizona, and for Scottsdale."

John Salem, Mayor, City of Kingman:

“The federal government’s interference on the local level is on the rise. Jeff Flake has demonstrated that he is a leader who understands and respects the need for local control. I wish that more leaders in Congress did. I support Jeff Flake for Senate because I know we can trust him to do the right thing for Arizona and the nation.”

Tait Elkie, Councilmember, Town of Fountain Hills:

“Jeff Flake has been a fiscal hawk and has championed for many years the elimination of earmarks and irresponsible spending. He has done much to change the spending culture and behavior of Congress, and I am confident that Jeff will have the same impact in the Senate.”

In addition, the following municipal leaders have endorsed Jeff Flake for Senate:




Al Sacco, Councilmember, City of Benson


Dick Powell, Councilmember, City of Casa Grande


Jay Tibshraeny, Mayor, City of Chandler


Jeff Weninger, Vice Mayor, City of Chandler


Jack Sellers, Councilmember, City of Chandler


Kevin Hartke, Councilmember, City of Chandler


Carl Tenney, Vice Mayor, Town of Chino Valley


Tom Shope, Mayor, City of Coolidge


Richard Lister, Councilmember, City of Coolidge


KarenPfeifer, Vice Mayor, City of Cottonwood






Lana Mook, Mayor, City of El Mirage






John Palladino III, Councilmember, City of El Mirage






Jerry Nabours, Mayor-elect, City of Flagstaff






Jeff Oravits, Councilmember-elect, City of Flagstaff






Linda Kavanagh, Mayor-elect, Town of Fountain Hills






Dennis Brown, Councilmember, Town of Fountain Hills






Dennis Contino, Councilmember, Town of Fountain Hills






Cassie Hansen, Councilmember, Town of Fountain Hills






Bruce Hansen, Chairman, Board of Directors, Town of Fountain Hills Sanitary District






Brent Mackelprang, Mayor, Town of Fredonia






Eddie Cook, Councilmember, Town of Gilbert






Ben Cooper, Councilmember, Town of Gilbert






Jenn Daniels, Councilmember, Town of Gilbert






Jordan Ray, Councilmember, Town of Gilbert






Georgia Lord, Mayor, City of Goodyear






Lester Byram, Mayor (former), City of Kingman






Mark Nexsen, Mayor, Lake Havasu City






Tom Schoaf, Mayor, City of Litchfield Park






Ed Honea, Mayor, Town of Marana






Patti Comerford, Councilmember, Town of Marana






Mike Black, Councilmember, Town of Miami






Roberta Hoffman, Mayor (former), Town of Parker






Kenny Evans, Mayor, Town of Payson






Michael Hughes, Vice Mayor, Town of Payson






Fred Carpenter, Councilmember, Town of Payson






Su Connell, Councilmember, Town of Payson






Richard Croy, Councilmember, Town of Payson






John Wilson, Councilmember, Town of Payson






Donald Engler, Chief of Police, Town of Payson






Mike Vogel, Economic Development Director, Town of Payson






Bob Barrett, Mayor, City of Peoria






Ron Aames, Vice Mayor, City of Peoria






Joan Evans, Councilmember, City of Peoria


Dave Pearson, Councilmember, City of Peoria


Tony Rivero, Councilmember, City of Peoria


Cathy Carlat, Councilmember, City of Peoria


George Lemen, Mayor, Town of Pima


Sherri Rozell, Councilmember, Town of Pima


Lora Lee Nye, Councilmember, Town of Prescott Valley


Gail Barney, Mayor, Town of Queen Creek


Chris Gibbs, Mayor, City of Safford


Dennis Robbins, Councilmember, City of Scottsdale


Suzanne Klapp, Councilmember, City of Scottsdale


RickFernau, Mayor, City of Show Low


Daryl Seymore, Mayor-elect, City of Show Low


Bob Blanchard, Councilmember, City of Sierra Vista


Dan Muth, Mayor, Town of Springerville


Delbert Newland, Vice Mayor, Town of Star Valley


MikeWoodard, Councilmember, City of Surprise


JohnFay Hatch, Mayor, Town of Taylor


Steve Schmidt, Mayor, City of Tombstone


George Barnes, City Clerk/Manager, City of Tombstone


Greg Bryan, Mayor, Town of Tusayan


John Moore, Mayor, City of Williams


Don Dent, Vice Mayor, City of Williams


Robin Boyd, Mayor, City of Winslow


Allan Affeldt, Mayor (former), City of Winslow


Michael LeVault, Mayor, Town of Youngtown


Jacob Duran, Vice Mayor, Town of Youngtown


Larry Nelson, Mayor (former), City of Yuma


And there’s more to come.


For more information on Jeff Flake and why he’s running for the U.S. Senate, please visit his website at www.JeffFlake.com.




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American Foundation for Cardiomyopathy - Sweepstakes, AED Week, and a Free Baseball Game

Next week is National CPR/AED awareness week, and what better way to observe that than by launching AmericanFFC's new Ride For Your Heart Sweepstakes!

That's right, AmericanFFC is sponsoring a Sweepstakes, and the grand prize is a 2013 Ford Mustang!

As one of our key supporters, there are a few things you can do to help out:






Buy your sweepstakes tickets online


Tell your friends and family about the sweepstakes. The web page is at ride4yourheart.com


Get a packet of paper tickets to sell. Contact Anthony Miller by email at anthony@americanffc.org for more details on how you can help sell tickets.


The Ride for your Heart Sweepstakes is our major fundraising event for 2012, and we're asking for your help so we can acheieve our goal of providing 100 AEDs to schools and places of worship this year.






Bonus- Free Baseball Tickets






As a token of appreciation to our best supporters, we are offering a free baseball ticket bonus when you buy your sweepstakes tickets this week. The retail price of these tickets is $15-$20, but for a limited time, when you buy 2 sweepstakes tickets, you'll receive 4 tickets to the game of your choice, free! Tickets are available on a first come-first served basis. Send an email to anthony@americanffc.org to let us know what game you want to attend.






D-Backs vs Rockies


Date:Tuesday, June 05, 2012


Game time:6:40pm


Section:140


Number of tickets: 52






D-Backs vs Dodgers


Date:Friday, July 06, 2012


Game Time:6:40pm


Section:314


Tickets:18


Section:103


Tickets:50






D-Backs vs Mets


Date:Friday, July 27, 2012


Game time: 6:40pm


Section 314


Tickets: 18


Section:104


Tickets:50






Thank you for your support!








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KIRK ADAMS FOR CONGRESS - We did it!

Yesterday we filed more than seven times the number of signatures necessary to get my name on the ballot this November. We also filed more then any other congressional candidate in the state! This is a big step forward for our campaign and we couldn’t have made it this far without you.

I am so grateful for the confidence you've placed in me. Those of you who signed the petition, and the volunteers who collected signatures have my deepest appreciation. I look forward to the work ahead and the opportunity to serve as your representative in Congress.






For updates on the campaign, please subscribe to our You Tube channel. There you’ll be able to see the latest messages from the campaign, view recent endorsements, speeches, and debates. Again, thank you for your support.






Sincerely,

About Kirk Adams

Kirk Adams is son of Linda and Dave Adams. He is a life long resident of the East Valley. Kirk is a husband, father, and small businessman with 20 employees. After joining the state House in 2006, he became so frustrated by the unwillingness and inability of Republicans in the Legislature to stand up for their conservative principles that he launched a long-shot campaign to oust the veteran Speaker of the House. Adams shocked the Republican establishment and political class, winning the Speakership at only 35 years of age.


Adams turned the tide in the House and put Arizona back on the path to fiscal responsibility with an aggressive agenda of reform, courageously taking on some of the most challenging issues in Arizona. His campaign is endorsed and chaired by Senator Jon Kyl.


Adams, a lifelong East Valley resident, lives in Mesa with his wife JaNae Soelberg Adams and their five children.


To learn more visit http://www.youtube.com/kirkadams




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What masses? By William Warren

MATT SALMON HAS GONE TO THE DARK SIDE!

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Back in 2002, then Congressman Matt Salmon wanted to be the Governor of the State of Arizona.  After running one of the worst campaigns for Governor ever seen (Salmon came out of the Primary with NO $$$ & that allowed Janet 'Jack' Napolitano to have an entire month to advertise) and he was defeated!

We can blame Matt Salmon of the 'Total Disaster' that Napolitano was as Governor.

So what does Salmon do next?  He becomes a highly paid Washington Lobbyist! 

From 'The Nation":

Former Congressman Matt Salmon (R-AZ) makes around $247,523 a year as a registered lobbyist. Salmon, who retired from Congress in 2001, has represented corporate clients like General Motors and Grand Canyon University (a for-profit college) through a lobbying firm he founded, Upstream Consulting Inc. (Although his income boost was lower than most of his fellow Members-turned-lobbyists, Salmon does get props for the witty firm name.) Salmon announced his intention to run again for Congress, so Republic Report reviewed mandatory candidate disclosures filed by the candidate. The forms reveal that Salmon also receives consulting fees from Policy Impact Strategic Communicators, another lobbying company, as well as nearly $50,000 a year from a company called Solid Ground Solutions. At Policy Impact Strategic Communications, Salmon represented the Republic of Kazahkstan. Salmon enjoyed a 75 percent salary boost by moving from Congress to K Street.

Salmon also lobbied for  Sun Myung Moon, a Korean man who founded the Unification Church -- home to the merry band of "Moonies" -- and has some damn good political connections in the United States.

But what is really worrying to many voters is his 'conversion' to the 'Russell Pearce Team'!

We guess since Salmon is now lobbying for 'All City Towing' a.k.a. 'Cactus Towing', the company Russell Pearce claims on his application for Public Office that they are his employer, this ties Salmon & Pearce together like 'two peas in a pod'!

Why did Salmon associate himself with the 'Crazies' of the AZ GOP?  Who knows?  Maybe the hair die has gone to his brain?

But what really makes us sick is that Matt Salmon, the 'so-called Conservative', gave $$$ to Democrats! 

If you or I had done that, the 'Wackos' would call us a RINO!

And this 'tidbit' from the "Western Free Press":

Matt Salmon’s firm, Upstream Consulting, represents government unions, specifically public employee unions in Arizona. These unions endorse Claude Mattox for Mayor of Phoenix. Salmon then endorses Claude Mattox. In turn, Salmon receives money from the unions. In addition, Salmon gets more ammunition against his primary opponents, specifically Kirk Adams.



Why? One reason is the unions hate Kirk Adams for spearheading pension reform in Arizona. Adams’ pension reform was the most ambitious in the country, targeting the public safety unions that Salmon represents. In fact, Arizona is on the union’s target list of states to “fight back” against.


This provides a unique solution for the unions and Matt Salmon. Salmon gets to capitalize on privately raising money from the unions, coordinating attacks on Salmon’s more anti-union primary opponents, while claiming he has nothing to do with the unions. The unions also get a more “friendly” candidate by eliminating old enemies.


While Kirk Adams was trying to pass pension reform and getting government sector spending in control with universities and unions, Matt Salmon was lobbying against these things. During Salmon’s lobbying tenure, he picked battles with the Goldwater Institute over corporate welfare, protected government public safety unions, and fought to protect ASU’s government gravy train.



Matt Salmon is receiving money from other union players. The list includes ex-union boss Billy Shields and union spokesman David Leibowitz.


Once again, why is Salmon endorsing union candidates and receiving union money? Why is Salmon suggesting he is a symbol of “smaller government” when there is no bigger symbol of “Big Government” than public-employee unions and their political candidates? Does Salmon really believe in these union backed candidates and issues or is it just “politics?” Do we want to reward politicians who take on political risks or those who take advantage of them?


This is a big issue that deserves more transparency and answers.

Matt Salmon has been in DC lobbying with his democrat partner who used to work for Napolitiano. Now he is trying to run on his record from 15 years ago. Salmon has since turned to the dark side to try to pull off the switcher by embracing Ban Amnesty now and Russell Pearce.



Matt Salmon appearing on Ban Amnesty Now Radio


http://gilbertwatch.com/node/706


https://twitter.com/RussellPearceAZ/status/174531634199150592


Pearce fundraising for Matt Salmon


http://www.libertymusings.com/blog/?tag=russell-pearce


Arizona doesn't need another lobbyist in Congress!  

Mesa Councilmembers Richins, Kavanagh and Somers Endorse Bob Worsley for State Senate

Mesa, Ariz. – Today, Mesa City Councilmembers Dave Richins and Dennis Kavanagh, along with Vice Mayor Scott Somers, announced their endorsements of Bob Worsley, Mesa businessman, SkyMall founder, and Republican candidate for the open state senate seat in District 25.

“Bob Worsley has the right skills at the right time for Arizona. With job creation and economic growth in Mesa and Arizona at the top of my list, I know I will have a partner at the legislature in Mr. Worsley,” said Richins.

“Bob’s leadership style is one of inclusion, not exclusion. He will listen to all viewpoints on policy issues and not just his own. These are characteristics that will make him an effective senator for Mesa and for Arizona,” said Kavanagh.


And Vice Mayor Scott Somers added:

"Bob Worsley will be an excellent senator for Mesa and Arizona. His entrepreneurial spirit and business acumen is exactly what we need at the state capitol. Bob's background will be essential to helping make the Gateway Area of Mesa a hub for high-tech research and job growth."

Bob Worsley added: “We are thrilled to have the endorsement of the mayor and members of the city council. We are the only legislative district that is fully encompassed in the City of Mesa. My candidacy and desire to elevate Mesa's prominence and reputation in the state is a continuation of the great work this city council has already accomplished. With the approval of voters in August, I look forward to the opportunity to work with the full council and the mayor.”




More about Bob Worsley:


Bob Worsley is a conservative Republican businessman running to represent district 25 in the state senate. District 25 covers much of Mesa. Worsley has been an east valley resident for 32 years and has been married to his wife Christi for 35 years. They have 6 children and 16 grandchildren. Worsley has created over 1,000 jobs in Arizona though his numerous business ventures including SkyMall for which he was named 1999 Entrepreneur of the Year.


Worsley will use his business experience to find common sense solutions to the state’s problems, to strengthen our local economy and to create an environment that will lead to job creation. He believes Mesa deserves an elevated image and future. Worsley just released his third web video, “Strong on all the Issues.”




To learn more about Bob Worsley, visit www.BobWorsleyforSenate.com or www.facebook.com/BobWorsleyforSenate.com






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News from Congressman Jeff Flake

Dear friends,

Over the last several weeks, I’ve introduced two pieces of legislation aimed specifically at addressing immediate crises in Arizona: overregulation of air quality standards for the state, farmers, and ranchers; and the city of Tombstone’s access to repair their vital water sources. And, I’m proud to report a significant victory for recreational shooters in the Sonoran Desert National Monument.






Recreational Shooting Protection Act


We scored a big victory for recreational shooting privileges in the West, specifically in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert National Monument. Here’s the back story: Presently, the United States Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) can decide to close off public lands to recreational shooting activities unilaterally and unchecked by any other federal entity. The Interior Department recently targeted more than 600,000 acres of public lands in the Ironwood Forest and Sonoran Desert National Monuments in Arizona for closure to recreational shooting. This latest string of proposed federal land closures comes on the heels of the BLM sealing off to recreational shooting nearly 450,000 acres of publicly-owned, national monument lands across three states in 2010.






In an effort to stop the BLM’s bureaucratic overreach and keep more federally-owned lands open to recreational shooting, I introduced H.R. 3440, the Recreational Shooting Protection Act, which would compel the BLM to promote and enhance recreational shooting opportunities on national monument lands and add a much needed layer of congressional oversight. Under the bill, any recreational shooting restrictions proposed by the BLM would require congressional approval. Proper congressional oversight is greatly needed to prevent the closing of public lands to recreational shooting by bureaucratic fiat.






In March, the Recreational Shooting Protection Act was included in a larger piece of legislation, the Sportsmen’s Heritage Act, H.R. 4089, which passed the House in April.






Recreational shooters scored another victory soon after the Recreational Shooting Protection Act was passed. Earlier this month, the BLM backtracked on its proposal to close to recreational shooting the lands included in the Sonoran Desert National Monument. The BLM announced that the final environmental impact statement for the monument will retain hunters’ rights to engage in recreational shooting across the nearly half-million-acre monument.






Emergency Water Supply Restoration Act


You may have heard by now of the water dispute in Tombstone. As background, Governor Brewer declared a state of emergency for Tombstone in August 2011 and allocated funds for emergency repairs to the city’s aqueduct and surrounding springs damaged by the Monument Fire. According to Tombstone officials, the aqueduct has accounted for between 50 and 80-percent of the city’s water supply in recent years and is critical to the health, safety, and economy of Tombstone’s residents. Unfortunately, citing the 1964 Wilderness Act, the United States Forest Service has severely delayed and, in many cases, blocked Tombstone’s efforts to repair this water source. They have stated that the Wilderness Act prevents the Forest Service from issuing permits for use of “motorized” equipment to make the necessary repairs because it could disturb the surrounding wilderness.






While the Forest Service hasn’t been exactly helpful in securing the necessary permits to repair Tombstone’s damaged aqueduct and springs, the Wilderness Act ties their hands and places undue bureaucratic restrictions on the ability of the City of Tombstone to make the repairs they need.






In an effort to cut through this red tape and ensure that state and local authorities are able to promptly make reasonable and necessary repairs to restore water supplies and infrastructure during a declared state of emergency, I introduced H.R. 5791, the Emergency Water Supply Restoration Act. State and local authorities ought to be free from federal obstructions when working to quickly restore water to taxpaying citizens during a state of emergency.






CLEER Act


While we’re on the subject of overregulation, let’s talk about dust regulations. Last July’s dust storm that rolled between Tucson and Phoenix was nearly a mile high at its largest point and brought visibility down to absolute zero at several points on its 50-mile-wide path across the desert. It grounded planes for an hour and a half and left thousands of cars, buildings, and homes caked in a thick coat of grime. Not surprisingly, the storm caused pollution levels in the area to skyrocket. It’s been reported that the level of dust reached more than double the level federal standards consider healthy the day after the storm hit.






Under the Clean Air Act (CAA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sets standards for air quality pollutants, including dust. Whether a state is currently meeting the standards or already failing to attain them, instances of exceeding the CAA standards can have costly regulatory consequences even if they are caused by so-called “exceptional events” - or events like last summer’s dust storm that are simply beyond human control. Ranchers and farmers in arid parts of the country like Arizona are already forced every year to spend too much money mitigating dust. But asking them to pay more to get rid of dust caused by natural phenomena completely outside their control is completely unacceptable.






In order for states to exclude specific exceedances of air quality standards often caused by naturally-occurring events such as dust storms, they must submit costly and complicated demonstration projects to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its review. However, the EPA is under no pressure to review this paperwork in a timely manner. Additionally, the current regulations governing exceptional events demonstrations leave the decision entirely at the discretion of EPA, and the decisions are not appealable.






Late last week, the EPA announced it will be redesignating parts of Pinal County as being in “nonattainment,” meaning that the county is violating the dust standard and must clean up its air.






The only way for an area to get free of air quality red tape associated with “nonattainment” is to have a record of not violating standards. Given the number of events that happen in our part of the country that simply cannot be controlled, now more than ever we need a workable plan to exclude these air quality exceedances caused by exceptional events. Toward this end, earlier this month, I introduced the Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reform (CLEER) Act. The CLEER Act remedies these costly and burdensome exceptional events regulations with commonsense reforms in part by requiring the EPA to review states’ exceptional events documentation within 90 days of submission; affording states deference to decide what should be excluded; carrying out a rulemaking in concert with the states on what exceptional events demonstrations should include; and making their decisions on exceptional events demonstrations appealable. The CLEER Act is supported by a wide variety of air quality stakeholders both in Arizona and on the national level.






Here’s the bottom line: States, farmers, and ranchers shouldn’t face bureaucratic penalties from the EPA for naturally occurring events, like dust storms. The CLEER Act will make the process to exempt these exceptional events clearer, faster, and less costly. For Maricopa County’s ongoing air quality issues as a result of exceptional events and now likely Pinal County’s, I hope to see swift action on this bill.






Summer may just be beginning, but if federal agencies continue to lay the heavy hand of regulation on Arizona’s cities, farmers, and ranchers, it’s going to be a scorcher.






Should you have any questions or comments, please feel free to visit my website http://flake.house.gov to send me an e-mail.






Best,


Jeff Flake



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Ben Quayle Defends Second Amendment Freedoms

Dear Friends,

In order to protect American gun owners from potential regulation from the United Nation’s Arms Trade Treaty, Congressman Ben Quayle proposed the Second Amendment Sovereignty Act of 2012. The Arms Trade Treaty, to be finalized by the UN in July, could contain a number of provisions in direct violation of the constitutional rights of American citizens.






In October 2009 at the UN General Assembly, the Obama Administration, overturning the position of the Bush administration, voted for the United States to participate in negotiating the Arms Trade Treaty, purportedly to “elaborate a legally binding instrument on the highest possible common international standards for the transfer of conventional arms.” Conventional arms include tanks, helicopters, missiles, and personal firearms such as rifles, shotguns, and handguns.






The Arms Trade Treaty could potentially restrict the lawful ownership of firearms that Americans use to hunt, target shoot, and defend themselves. The treaty could also establish national gun registries to ensure that domestically produced weapons aren’t exported, and set up a fund to pay for any violence caused in other nations through the export of conventional arms.






The Second Amendment Sovereignty Act proposed by Congressman Quayle prohibits the Obama Administration from restricting the constitutional rights of U.S. citizens in any way during the Arms Trade Treaty negotiations. It ensures that the firearm freedoms of Americans will not be infringed upon by any international organization.

The scope of the United Nations treaty could drastically undermine the constitutional right of law-abiding Americans to keep and bear arms. Congressman Quayle has been an ardent proponent of the right of Americans to bear arms and finds any treaty that affects the constitutional rights of American gun owners completely unacceptable.

Stand with Congressman Quayle today to ensure that Barack Obama and the United Nations don’t infringe upon your rights! Please consider making a contribution of $25, $50, or $100 to help Rep. Quayle continue fighting for you.


 
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John Nelson Announces Bid for Senate in District 13

Nelson Announces Bid for Senate in District 13

Supervisor Max Wilson and Former Yuma Mayor Larry Nelson Named Honorary Co-Chairs


District 13 - Long-time public servant Senator John Nelson filed 1,171 signatures, the maximum allowed, today in his bid to continue his service in the State Senate representing District 13. The newly labeled LD13 includes much of the area Nelson has represented for more than a decade as a State lawmaker with lines expanded to include northern Yuma. Nelson currently resides within this district.


Sen. Nelson has already gained wide support from the Yuma area, including former Mayor of Yuma Larry Nelson who is serving as an Honorary Campaign Chairman for Nelson’s committee. Former Mayor Nelson says, LD13 is home to three military bases including Luke Air Force Base, Yuma Proving Grounds, and the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma. Senator Nelson currently serves as Vice-Chair of Veterans and Military Affairs.

“Senator Nelson truly understands our needs. He has done a lot for Yuma and for Western Arizona over the years. He has been leader on military issues as well as education, transportation, and public safety. Over the years, I have worked with him on military issues and know him to be a man dedicated to our military. He is the only candidate who can represent this entire district.”

 

Maricopa County Supervisor Max Wilson will also be serving as an Honorary Campaign Chairman. Wilson, who was appointed by Governor Brewer to sit on the Military Affairs Commission said,

“Sen. Nelson has shown a steadfast commitment to military bases across the state. He understands the critical value that the military brings to Arizona and our country. John Nelson has been a champion for our armed forces, our veterans, and the safety of our country.”

Former Phoenix City Councilman Claude Mattox, the Chairman of Sen. Nelson’s campaign committee says,

“Sen. Nelson has a proud history of serving the taxpayers – from his time in the U.S. Army to his time on the Phoenix City Council. He has worked tirelessly as a member of the State House and the State Senate to protect the taxpayer and do what’s right for his constituents.”

During the most recent legislative session, Sen. Nelson sponsored several bills including legislation that would protect and preserve military bases as well as a measure to build a World War II memorial at Wesley Bolin Plaza.


Sen. Nelson says, “I have been honored to serve the people of Arizona and am proud of my track record of protecting our military bases, supporting quality education, and backing policies that foster job creation. I am the only candidate with the experience necessary to warrant the best representation for District 13, I would be honored to have your vote,” said Senator Nelson.






About John Nelson


Sen. Nelson is the Chairman of the Senate Natural Resources, Infrastructure and Public Debt Committee, an NRA Life Endowment Member, Chairman of the Maryvale Hospital Board of Trustees, Member in Good Standing of the Maricopa County Farm Bureau, and was active in the creation of Valley Partnership Organization. Nelson worked as a Civil Engineer for more than two decades and also served in the U.S. Army, First Infantry Division.


Sen. Nelson served on the Phoenix City Council for 16 years. He was elected to the Arizona House of Representatives in 2001. He was re-elected 3 times before running for the Arizona State Senate. Sen. Nelson has served in the Senate for 4 years.


Senator Nelson and his wife Monica have 3 children and 6 grandchildren.


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