Scott Menor, Ballotpedia

Scott was born in Indiana and has lived in several states. He was part of the first graduating class of Mountaine Pointe. He went on to earn his bachelor’s in microbiology and mathematics from Arizona State University, followed by a master's degree in microbiology from the University of Hawaii.

Scott previously worked for Arizona State University’s High Performance Computing Initiative. However, he began his career researching and modeling neural network function blocks for embedded microcontrollers at Intel. Since, he has worked to support other political candidates and ballot initiatives. 

Scott Menor previously ran for state representative of District 5, but withdrew prior to the primary election.

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Believes tax policies create "perverse incentives" that lead to vacant properties, driving up prices and harming business owners and renters. Plans to propose legislation to fine investors for leaving properties vacant to lower market prices.

Plans to propose legislation to fine investors for leaving properties vacant to lower market prices.

Plans to work with the Chamber of Commerce and Valley Metro to improve local business access and economic growth through light rail expansion.

- Plans to propose legislation to fine investors for leaving properties vacant to lower market prices.
- Plans to work with the Chamber of Commerce and Valley Metro to improve local business access and economic growth through light rail expansion.

Economy

Believes the current policing system is irreparable and should be completely rethought. Said, "the vast majority" of police tasks, like handling car crashes or assisting unhoused people, "doesn’t need to be done by armed paramilitary soldiers in body armour."

Opposes the current amount of funding going toward the policing system and wants to promote dialogue on police reform. 

- Opposes the current amount of funding going toward the policing system and wants to promote dialogue on police reform. 

Public Safety

Believes in bodily autonomy and individual choice, supporting the Arizona Abortion Access Act.

Plans to revamp AHCCCS, making it accessible to all Arizonans, and aims to build towards public and universal healthcare coverage.

Plans to revamp Arizona Health Cost Containment System (AHCCCS), making it accessible to all Arizonans, and aims to build towards public and universal healthcare coverage.

The candidate's website says, "Not only is cannabis legal for recreational use in Arizona. Its usage is nearly uniform across demographics, but if you’re Black or brown or poor, the chances of you getting arrested or convicted for it are doubled. Scott campaigned for legalisation in Arizona and strongly supports legalisation at the federal level."

- Supports access to safe abortions.
- Plans to revamp Arizona Health Cost Containment System (AHCCCS), making it accessible to all Arizonans, and aims to build towards public and universal healthcare coverage.
- The candidate's website says, "Not only is cannabis legal for recreational use in Arizona. Its usage is nearly uniform across demographics, but if you’re Black or brown or poor, the chances of you getting arrested or convicted for it are doubled. Scott campaigned for legalisation in Arizona and strongly supports legalisation at the federal level."

Healthcare

Believes in providing nearly free education at state institutions for both sexes. Supports a system of common schools offering free education for students aged six to twenty-one for at least six months annually.

Supports a system of common schools offering free education for students aged six to twenty-one for at least six months annually.

Believes education is a high-return investment that should be accessible to all. Supports broad liberal arts education without undue focus on personal return-on-investment, enriching society by fostering greater appreciation and understanding.

Supports broad liberal arts education without undue focus on personal return-on-investment, enriching society by fostering greater appreciation and understanding.

Believes "every dollar spent on public education pays off" and supports adequately funding public schools, including counselors, to improve property values and invest in the future.

Supports adequately funding public schools, including counselors, to improve property values and invest in the future.

Believes in "FREE PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION." Supports accessible education policies for children, college students, and K-12 schools.

Wants to enhance education opportunities by relieving the financial burden of attending higher education. 

- Supports a system of common schools offering free education for students aged six to twenty-one for at least six months annually.
- Supports broad liberal arts education without undue focus on personal return-on-investment, enriching society by fostering greater appreciation and understanding.
- Supports adequately funding public schools, including counselors, to improve property values and invest in the future.
- Wants to enhance education opportunities by relieving the financial burden of attending higher education. 

Education

Believes Phoenix, "the Valley of the Sun," should utilize its abundant sunshine to power the country by covering every home, building, and parking lot with solar panels to reduce dependence on fossil fuels.

Wants to harness the abundance of sunshine by increasing the amount of solar panels in use and decreasing dependence on fossil fuels.

Believes that maintaining a clean and sustainable water supply is essential for desert communities to survive and thrive.

Said, “Water is life - particularly so in a desert community. Having and maintaining a clean sustainable water supply with responsible use is essential for us…”

- Wants to harness the abundance of sunshine by increasing the amount of solar panels in use and decreasing dependence on fossil fuels.
- Said, “Water is life - particularly so in a desert community. Having and maintaining a clean sustainable water supply with responsible use is essential for us…”

Energy & the Environment

Believes in electoral reform by removing barriers for third-party candidates to run for office and making them competitive. Plans to focus on normalizing ballot access requirements if elected.

Plans to focus on normalizing ballot access requirements for third-party candidates running for office.

Supports making it easier for constituents to engage with the legislative process during campaigns and legislative sessions.

- Plans to focus on normalizing ballot access requirements for third-party candidates running for office.
- Supports making it easier for constituents to engage with the legislative process during campaigns and legislative sessions.

Voting & Elections

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Scott Menor

Scott Menor’s previously ran for House Representative for District 5 but withdrew prior to the primary election.

Believes safety stems from education, financial stability, and community rather than law enforcement, stating, "They don’t prevent crime and for the most part they don’t solve it."

Believes less than 5% of police work involves violent crime and most tasks do not require heavily armed officers. Supports significantly reducing the police force.

Believes law enforcement is perceived as necessary, useful, and dangerous, but argues it is less effective at preventing and solving crime and less dangerous than other jobs.

Believes the U.S. law enforcement system is "fundamentally broken" and that the "thin blue line" compels officers to protect each other over citizens.

Believes in funding the police and supports Joe Biden for this stance.

Believes it is "perverse" that "defund the police" is taboo while "defund the schools" has been accepted in Arizona for decades.

Believes "quasi-religious laws like abortion bans" infringe on individual choice. Criticizes those who impose such laws while pretending to be religious.

Believes the U.S. spends more per capita on healthcare than most developed countries but lacks universal healthcare, resulting in worse outcomes.

Believes comprehensive universal healthcare should include public health measures like improving indoor air quality in schools and public spaces. Supports enhancing safety, mood, and cognition through better air quality, especially during the ongoing airborne pandemic.

Supports reproductive freedom, stating, "Abortion is healthcare" and should be decided by individuals and their doctors, not politicians or law enforcement.

Supports creating a National Health Service similar to the UK's pre-privatization model, believing privatization "steals public wealth" and harms healthcare and other aspects of life.

Believes private, for-profit healthcare companies increase costs and limit care. Supports expanding Arizona's AHCCCS to provide a public insurance option for more residents.

Believes investing in education is crucial for the future. Said, "If you want to invest in our future and fund the schools, vote for me."

Believes public higher education should be free and accessible for all. Plans to remove "weasel words" from legislation to reduce the cost of higher education.

Believes funding schools, rather than law enforcement, creates safer communities and increases property values. Said, "No investment more consistently and reliably pays back more in time."

Believes that "having the best schools attracts the best people" and that educated families avoid areas with under-funded and under-staffed schools.

Believes comprehensive education from preschool through 12th grade and beyond should be "high quality, universally available, and free."

Believes the "existential threat posed by the anthropogenic climate catastrophe and ecocide" is the greatest issue. Urges that "it’s our environment" and emphasizes it is not ours to destroy.

Believes that proper management can make the desert community sustainable. Plans to be good stewards of the environment for current and future generations.

From the candidate’s website, “Water is life - particularly so in a desert community. Having and maintaining a clean sustainable water supply with responsible use is essential for us…”

- Wants to harness the abundance of sunshine by increasing the amount of solar panels in use and decreasing dependence on fossil fuels.
- From the candidate’s website, “Water is life - particularly so in a desert community. Having and maintaining a clean sustainable water supply with responsible use is essential for us…”

Supports "reduced and normalised ballot access requirements for candidates."

Believes gaining ballot access is significantly harder for Independents compared to Republicans or Democrats. Said, "neither party represents me just as they almost certainly don’t represent you."

Believes "huge anti-democratic barriers" hinder regular people from running for public office, ensuring representatives don’t truly represent the public.

Scott Menor was born in northwest Indiana and has lived in Pittsburgh, Milwaukee, and Arizona. He was part of the first graduating class of Mountaine Pointe and earned concurrent undergraduate degrees in microbiology and mathematics from Arizona State University, followed by a master's degree in microbiology from the University of Hawai`i. Details about his church attendance and current family status are not provided.

Scott Menor began his career researching and modeling neural network function blocks for embedded microcontrollers at Intel in Chandler. He holds concurrent undergraduate degrees in microbiology and mathematics from Arizona State University and a master's degree in microbiology with an emphasis on virology and immunology from the University of Hawai`i, where he also worked on underwater robotics. After obtaining his PhD in physics from Arizona State University, he worked at ASU’s High Performance Computing Initiative before leaving to start his own business.

As of July 1, 2024, Scott Menor’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Believes running for office should not be a "protest" vote. Plans to make a significant impact on the state legislature and the future of the party.

Believes Democrats should contest more districts to prevent uncontested Republican wins. Supports the importance of state legislatures in making impactful decisions.

Believes electoral reform is essential and plans to prioritize comprehensive changes to voting and election administration if elected.

- 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.