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Aaron is from Arizona. He attended the University of Arizona and Mesa Community College but withdrew after 1 year to serve in the military. He holds a bachelor's degree in foreign service and international politics from Georgetown University. He previously volunteered on the Young Heroes Team at Americorps. Aaron lives in Phoenix with his wife, Sarah, with whom he has a daughter and a stepson. 

Aaron co-founded VetsForward, where he works as an executive director. He serves as a member of the U.S. Army Reserves, where he has been for 15 years. He also co-founded a non-profit organization ServeNext.org., where he previously worked as a co-director. 

Aaron Márquez currently serves as a member of the Phoenix Union High School District. He was elected to this position in 2020 and is serving his first term. Aaron ran for state representative in State Legislative District 5 in 2022, but did not win. He also ran for state senate in State Senate District 27 in 2014, but did not win. 

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Believes in prioritizing the middle class by reducing healthcare costs, improving job opportunities, and supporting parents.

Promises to prioritize the middle class by advocating to reduce healthcare costs, enhance job opportunities, and help mitigate childcare challenges for parents. 

- Promises to prioritize the middle class by advocating to reduce healthcare costs, enhance job opportunities, and help mitigate childcare challenges for parents. 

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Believes lawmakers prioritize the gun lobby over children's safety. Supports stronger gun control measures to protect public safety.

Believes lawmakers prioritize gun lobbying over child safety. 

- Believes lawmakers prioritize gun lobbying over child safety. 

Public Safety

Supports repealing restrictive abortion laws and expanding access to healthcare services.

Supports abortion and promises to work towards repealing restrictive abortion laws. 

- Supports abortion and promises to work towards repealing restrictive abortion laws. 

Healthcare

Believes in improving K-12 education through progressive policies. As a school board member, advocated for robust public health policies, national service programs, and restorative justice practices.

As a school board member, Márquez supported "more robust public health policies, national service programs, and restorative justice practices."

Promises to "fight to remove and prevent measures that discriminate against marginalized students."

Believes "the Arizona State Legislature is actively perpetuating discrimination in our schools...Especially with the recent attack on transgender student-athletes with...SB 1165..."

Believes in ensuring the safety of children in and outside of school, particularly from gun violence. As a school board member, works to protect kids in Arizona, including his daughter.

Plans to make efforts to improve school safety, both in and out of school, and particularly from gun violence. 

Believes Arizona parents and students deserve high-quality education and safe schools. Opposes SB 1165, stating it perpetuates discrimination against transgender student-athletes.

Supports access to high-quality education and promises to advocate for a broader curriculum. 

- As a school board member, Márquez supported "more robust public health policies, national service programs, and restorative justice practices."
- Promises to "fight to remove and prevent measures that discriminate against marginalized students."
- Believes "the Arizona State Legislature is actively perpetuating discrimination in our schools...Especially with the recent attack on transgender student-athletes with...SB 1165..."
- Plans to make efforts to improve school safety, both in and out of school, and particularly from gun violence. 
- Supports access to high-quality education and promises to advocate for a broader curriculum. 

Education

As of June 19, 2024, Aaron Márquez’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Energy & the Environment

Supports election policies that provide easy access to voting.

Supports Automatic Voter Registration, Free State IDs, Same Day Registration, Expanded Early Voting, and counting ballots postmarked by Election Day. Believes making Election Day a holiday will encourage voting and strengthen democracy.

Supports automatic voter registration, free state IDs, same-day voter registration, expanded early voting up to Election Day, and counting ballots postmarked by Election Day. 

Wants Election Day to be named a state and federal holiday to encourage working families to vote.

- Supports election policies that provide easy access to voting.
- Supports automatic voter registration, free state IDs, same-day voter registration, expanded early voting up to Election Day, and counting ballots postmarked by Election Day. 
- Wants Election Day to be named a state and federal holiday to encourage working families to vote.

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Endorsed by Arizona National Organization for Women (NOW).

- Endorsed by Arizona National Organization for Women (NOW).

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Aaron Márquez

Aaron Márquez grew up in Arizona, where he attended public elementary, middle, and high schools in Mesa, Chandler, Tempe, and Gilbert. He began his college education at the University of Arizona and Mesa Community College. Details about his current place of residence, church attendance, and family are not provided in the information given.

Aaron Márquez is a member of the U.S. Army Reserve and has served two combat tours in Afghanistan. He has worked in veterans outreach for the office of U.S. Congressman Ruben Gallego, as a field organizer for John Kerry’s presidential campaign in 2004, and as the political director for Terry Goddard’s 2010 campaign for Arizona governor. Additionally, he served as a policy analyst at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and co-founded the non-profit organization ServeNext.org.

Aaron Márquez has served on the Phoenix Union High School District Governing Board and ran for office as a candidate for the Arizona State Senate in 2014. He has not held any other public office, and there is no mention of appointments or committees outside of the governing board position. His 2014 state senate campaign raised over $185,000, setting a record for a first-time legislative candidate in the Arizona Democratic Party.

Supports repealing restrictive abortion laws and aims to secure a Democratic majority to protect reproductive rights.

The candidate's website says, "A review of your qualifications and positions on the issues of importance to the National Organization for Women (NOW) leads us to believe that you share NOW’s values and vision. We hope you will continue in your support of NOW’s six core issues: reproductive rights and justice, economic justice, ending violence against women, racial justice, LGBTQIA rights, and constitutional equality."

Believes in addressing the challenges facing public schools. As a school board member, understands the importance of effective K-12 school policies.

Believes in defending democratic values by engaging voters. Opposes state voter suppression laws and criticizes the Senate's failure to pass federal voting rights legislation.

- 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.