City of San Luis, Matias Rosales

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Believes the economic partnership with Mexico significantly benefits Arizona's economy and supports enhancing infrastructure at ports of entry.

Supports having a the economic partnership with Mexico as a way to uplift Arizona's economy and support enhancing infrastructure.

Believes in increasing funding for rural infrastructure to support economic growth and manage high traffic volumes.

Wants to increase funding for rural infrastructure to support economic growth and manage high traffic volumes.

Believes Yuma's agricultural economy relies heavily on water resources. Supports maintaining water access to sustain the region's agricultural industry.

Supports maintaining water access to sustain the region's agricultural industry.

- Supports having a the economic partnership with Mexico as a way to uplift Arizona's economy and support enhancing infrastructure.
- Wants to increase funding for rural infrastructure to support economic growth and manage high traffic volumes.
- Supports maintaining water access to sustain the region's agricultural industry.

Economy

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

Public Safety

Believes in safeguarding women’s right to choose and expanding reproductive rights. Supports every woman's autonomy in making decisions about their body and accessing reproductive healthcare services.

Healthcare

Believes educators are underpaid and understaffed, which hinders the growth of the state and country. Supports better compensation and staffing for educators to ensure the future generation of leaders is well-taught.

Supports better compensation and staffing for educators to ensure the future generation of leaders is well-taught.

Believes in fully funding schools and retaining permanent qualified teachers in every classroom.

Wants to fully fund schools and retain permanent qualified teachers in every classroom.

- Supports better compensation and staffing for educators to ensure the future generation of leaders is well-taught.
- Wants to fully fund schools and retain permanent qualified teachers in every classroom.

Education

Believes in addressing the water crisis to ensure Yuma's land, water, and soil remain productive for healthy food production.

Wants to address the water crisis to ensure Yuma's land, water, and soil remain productive for healthy food production.

- Wants to address the water crisis to ensure Yuma's land, water, and soil remain productive for healthy food production.

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Matias Rosales

Believes every hardworking American deserves a living wage, paid leave, union rights, and safe working conditions. Plans to boost economic opportunities through public-private partnerships and workforce development programs.

Plans to boost economic opportunities through public-private partnerships and workforce development programs.

Believes in promoting "Economic Growth and Good Paying Jobs" through policies on labor, trade, taxes, small business, and regulation. Supports creating a robust economy that benefits workers and businesses alike.

Plans to pursue economic growth through policies on labor, trade, taxes, small business, and regulation.

- Plans to boost economic opportunities through public-private partnerships and workforce development programs.
- Plans to pursue economic growth through policies on labor, trade, taxes, small business, and regulation.

Supports safe and responsible gun ownership, addressing gun violence as a mental health issue, and establishing common-sense gun reform, including universal background checks and closing loopholes.

- Supports safe and responsible gun ownership, addressing gun violence as a mental health issue, and establishing common-sense gun reform, including universal background checks and closing loopholes.

Believes Arizonans have the right to make their own medical decisions and supports policies to lower healthcare costs. Plans to protect Medicaid expansion and improve rural healthcare networks.

Plans to protect Medicaid expansion and improve rural healthcare networks.

Believes in increasing access to specialized veteran healthcare, including mental health services. Plans to improve the timeliness and quality of care for service members.

Wants to increase access to specialized veteran healthcare, including mental health services.

- Plans to protect Medicaid expansion and improve rural healthcare networks.
- Wants to increase access to specialized veteran healthcare, including mental health services.

Believes education is "the great equalizer" and supports fully funding K-12 schools, increasing educators' pay, expanding early childhood programs, and restoring community college funding.

Supports fully funding K-12 schools, increasing educators' pay, expanding early childhood programs, and restoring community college funding.

- Supports fully funding K-12 schools, increasing educators' pay, expanding early childhood programs, and restoring community college funding.

Believes all Arizonans have a right to clean air and water and opposes privatization of public parks and lands. Supports investing in renewable energy and comprehensive water management to protect health and preserve resources for future generations.

Opposes privatization of public parks and lands, and supports investing in renewable energy and comprehensive water management to protect health and preserve resources for future generations.

- Opposes privatization of public parks and lands, and supports investing in renewable energy and comprehensive water management to protect health and preserve resources for future generations.

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

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Believes the decline of the timber industry has led to significant job losses and increased reliance on imported softwood lumber. Supports revitalizing the timber sector to boost employment and reduce imports.

Believes the decline of the timber industry has led to significant job losses and increased reliance on imported softwood lumber. 

Believes foreign land grabbing is a growing threat as American farmers age and more U.S. farmland changes hands.

Believes "foreign land grabbing" is a growing threat. 

Believes increased housing prices and historic inflation have made life less affordable for citizens in the western United States.

Believes "increased housing prices...[and] historic inflation...has made life less affordable..." for citizens in the western region of the U.S. 

Supports legislation reducing housing and food prices in the future.

Supports providing assistance to rural populations.

- Promises to be financially responsible.
- Believes the decline of the timber industry has led to significant job losses and increased reliance on imported softwood lumber. 
- Believes "foreign land grabbing" is a growing threat. 
- Believes "increased housing prices...[and] historic inflation...has made life less affordable..." for citizens in the western region of the U.S. 
- Supports legislation reducing housing and food prices in the future.
- Supports providing assistance to rural populations.
- Supports protecting Arizona farmers.

Believes police dogs are "valuable members of our police force" and deserve high-quality care.

Voted in support of SB 1068, which provides care for police dogs. 

Supports HB2651 to address the missing foster children crisis and combat child trafficking in Arizona.

Supports HB 2651, which aims to help the "missing foster children crisis in Arizona..." and address child trafficking. 

- Voted in support of SB 1068, which provides care for police dogs. 
- Supports HB 2651, which aims to help the "missing foster children crisis in Arizona..." and address child trafficking. 

Believes in enhancing transparency and affordability in healthcare. Supports accessible health insurance and opposes exploitation by insurance companies and hospitals.

Supports policies aimed to increase transparent and affordable healthcare. 

- Supports policies aimed to increase transparent and affordable healthcare. 
- Supports accessible health insurance.

Believes transparency and open communication between parents and schools are essential to keep curricula focused on basic academics, free from political influence.

Believes transparency and open communication between parents and schools are essential to ensure curricula focus is on "basic academics, leaving no room for political influence from teachers, counselors, or school staff."

Believes "your zip code shouldn’t dictate your future" and supports choice and access in education.

Supports accessible education, saying, "your zip code shouldn’t dictate your future."

Believes in "Empowerment Scholarship Accounts" to promote school choice for all. Supports policies that enhance educational opportunities from K-12 to college.

Supports school choice and Empowerment Scholarship Accounts. 

- Believes transparency and open communication between parents and schools are essential to ensure curricula focus is on "basic academics, leaving no room for political influence from teachers, counselors, or school staff."
- Supports accessible education, saying, "your zip code shouldn’t dictate your future."
- Supports school choice and Empowerment Scholarship Accounts. 

Supports sustained water conservation initiatives, a statewide water market, desalination projects, and renegotiating the Colorado River Compact to address water crises in Arizona.

Supports initiatives for water conservation and wants to establish a statewide water market and desalination projects and renegotiate the Colorado River Compact. 

Believes federal forest management has reduced Arizona’s tree cover and increased forest fires. Supports HCM2004 to encourage Congress to enact better forest management policies.

Believes federal forest management has reduced Arizona’s tree cover and increased forest fires. 

Supports legislation for "reasonable and prudent multiple-use forest management policies" to improve forest health.

Urges Congress to install legislation supporting "reasonable and prudent multiple-use forest management policies to improve forest health."

Believes water is essential for communities and opposes efforts to restrict water access, especially for Arizona farmers.

Believes water is essential for communities and opposes efforts to restrict water access for state residents, especially farmers.

- Supports initiatives for water conservation and wants to establish a statewide water market and desalination projects and renegotiate the Colorado River Compact. 
- Believes federal forest management has reduced Arizona’s tree cover and increased forest fires. 
- Urges Congress to install legislation supporting "reasonable and prudent multiple-use forest management policies to improve forest health."
- Believes water is essential for communities and opposes efforts to restrict water access for state residents, especially farmers.

Opposes any form of government corruption

- Opposes any form of government corruption

Michele Pena

- 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.