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Ballotpedia, Stephanie Simmons

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The candidate's website says, "Arizona urgently requires public policies to tackle its affordable housing shortage, particularly for extremely low-income households, who face severe cost burdens due to spending over half their income on housing. Addressing this crisis necessitates comprehensive strategies to increase the availability of affordable rental homes tailored to those with incomes at or below the poverty guideline or 30% of their area median income."

Believes Arizona needs to urgently address its affordable housing shortage with public policies.

- Believes Arizona needs to urgently address its affordable housing shortage with public policies.

Economy

As of September 17, 2024, Stephanie Simmons’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Public Safety

Healthcare

Believes Arizona must address its underfunded public education system to improve the economy and retain talent. Supports reallocating funds from universal vouchers to increase teacher pay and enhance educational resources.

Believes Arizona must address its underfunded public education system to improve the economy and retain talent.

Supports reallocating funds from universal vouchers to increase teacher pay and enhance educational resources.

- Believes Arizona must address its underfunded public education system to improve the economy and retain talent.
- Supports reallocating funds from universal vouchers to increase teacher pay and enhance educational resources.

Education

Believes Arizona's water scarcity, driven by an arid climate and population growth, threatens agriculture, ecosystems, and urban communities. Plans to address heightened drought risks exacerbated by climate change.

Believes Arizona's water scarcity, which threatens agriculture, ecosystems, and urban communities, needs to be addressed.

- Believes Arizona's water scarcity, which threatens agriculture, ecosystems, and urban communities, needs to be addressed.

Energy & the Environment

Voting & Elections

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Stephanie Simmons

The candidate's website says, "She is committed to economic growth, improved infrastructure, and effective water management."

Is committed to "economic growth, improved infrastructure, and effective water management."

- Is committed to "economic growth, improved infrastructure, and effective water management."

Believes in ensuring equal rights through accountable community policing. As a leader of the East Valley NAACP, worked with police chiefs to improve public safety, earning the Golden Rule Award in 2019.

Wants to ensure rights through accountable community policing, and has worked with police chiefs to improve public safety, earning the Golden Rule Award in 2019.

- Wants to ensure rights through accountable community policing, and has worked with police chiefs to improve public safety, earning the Golden Rule Award in 2019.

The candidate's website says, "Helen is a true community partner. She is an organizer, social justice advocate, pastor, chaplain, and businesswoman. She has worked for underserved populations for over 30 years, specializing in housing, healthcare, and social justice. In collaboration with Arizonans Concerned About Smoking (ACAS) and the United States Public Health Service (USPHS), Helen has assisted, supported, and rewarded implementation of non-smoking policies among many HBCU’s."

As of September 17, 2024, Helen Hunter’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Supports equitable, voter-approved K-12 funding and school safety.

- Supports equitable, voter-approved K-12 funding and school safety.

Believes voting rights must be protected and opposes efforts that block ballot access and deny election results.

- Believes voting rights must be protected and opposes efforts that block ballot access and deny election results.

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Helen Hunter

As of September 17, 2024, Justin Olson’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Said, “I will continue these important efforts of advancing freedom, faith, and family and standing up for…secure borders, the rule-of-law, the second amendment, and the right to life.”

- Said, “I will continue these important efforts of advancing freedom, faith, and family and standing up for…secure borders, the rule-of-law, the second amendment, and the right to life.”

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Justin Olson

Opposes higher taxes and "business killing regulations."

Opposes "taxpayer-funded benefits for those here illegally." Believes law enforcement should be prioritized.

Opposes "taxpayer-funded benefits for those here illegally."

Believes in "free markets and a strong economy." Supports reducing taxes, deregulation, and promoting small businesses.

Believes in "free markets and a strong economy."

Supports reducing taxes, deregulation, and promoting small businesses.

- Opposes higher taxes and "business killing regulations."
- Opposes "taxpayer-funded benefits for those here illegally."
- Believes in "free markets and a strong economy."
- Supports reducing taxes, deregulation, and promoting small businesses.

Supports and assists first responders, including police, fire, and EMTs.

Supports "backing first responders and veterans" and believes in strong public safety measures.

- Supports and assists first responders, including police, fire, and EMTs.
- Supports "backing first responders and veterans" and believes in strong public safety measures.

The candidate's website says, "voices were silenced. We need to reinstate the medical freedoms we used to take for"

SAID,  “We need to reinstate the medical freedoms we used to take for."

- SAID,  “We need to reinstate the medical freedoms we used to take for."

Believes in school choice and parental rights in education. Supports policies that empower parents in K-12 school decisions.

Supports parental controls in their children’s education and plans to favor policies that empower parents in K-12 school decisions.

Believes education should focus on learning, not "indoctrination." Opposes Critical Race Theory (CRT) in schools.

Opposes educational focus on race and racism and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs.

- Supports parental controls in their children’s education and plans to favor policies that empower parents in K-12 school decisions.

As of September 17, 2024, Ralph Heap’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Believes "free and fair elections are the bulwark of our democratic republic." Supports measures to ensure election integrity and public confidence.

Supports free and fair elections and wants to ensure that the voting process is transparent and worthy of trust. 

- Supports free and fair elections and wants to ensure that the voting process is transparent and worthy of trust. 

Ralph Heap

- Your state representatives represent the interests of your local district in the Arizona State House of Representatives. The State House of Representatives, along with the State Senate, makes up the state lawmaking body: the Arizona Legislature.
- Your state representatives can author, sponsor, and vote on bills that may become state laws.
- Arizona has 30 districts, and each district is represented by two State Representatives, making a total of 60 State Representatives.
- State Representatives are elected to two-year terms. They are paid a yearly salary of $24,000. They only serve in the role part-time.