Brenda Barton
Republican | Arizona
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BIOGRAPHY
Name
Brenda Barton
Party
Republican
Election Year
2012
Election
General
Race
State Rep., Dist. 6
Incumbent
Yes
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EDUCATION
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WORK & MILITARY
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AFFILIATIONS
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POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
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Race
Previous Races
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
2015
100%
2013-14
100%
2012
66%
2012
60%
2015
|100%
2013-14
|100%
2012
|66%
2012
|60%
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
2015
|0%
ENDORSEMENTS
OTHER (9)
Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry
National Federation Of Independent Business
Congressman David Schweikert
Congressman Paul Gosar
Arizona Speaker of the House Andy Tobin
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
1. Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self interest into the fairest and most productive economic system there is, and is the key to national prosperity.
Strongly Agree
2. Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry of persons into the country.
Strongly Agree
3. Because evolution is widely accepted, students should not be taught about intelligent design.
Strongly Disagree
4. Free market competition for education dollars, rather than a government monopoly, would create a better education for all students.
Strongly Agree
5. It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
Strongly Disagree
6. States should require voters to show photo identification and prove citizenship in order to register to vote or to cast a vote.
Strongly Agree
7. Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly Agree
8. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Strongly Agree
9. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
10. Pure democracy is the best form of government to ensure the safety and equitable treatment of all citizens.
Strongly Disagree
11. Who has the primary responsibility to be sure children are properly educated?
Parents
12. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
Only under medically extreme extenuating circumstances such as the death of the mother.
13. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
Greed and the Lust of Power
14. Based on the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, please arrange the following entities, starting with the highest source of authority, and continue the list in descending order of authority, skipping any that do not apply: Academia, Congress, Constitution, God, Industry, Media, Professional Sports, Supreme Court, Voters.
God; Constitution; Voters; Congress; Supreme Court. The balance of selections in the list have *no* authority.
15. Please list, up to six in number, the endorsements (groups or individuals) you would most like to promote.
Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry Arizona Chapter of the National Federation of Independent Businesses Arizona Right to Life Arizona Farm Bureau Arizona Cattleman's Association N.R.A. Arizona Realtors Association
16. Please list your educational, military and vocational history, and any church and civic leadership positions held, and political positions held or sought.
Arizona since: Birth, Occupation: Retired; municipal accounting & materials management, City of Safford. Marital: Married (Bruce, E3 Development Group). Children: 2 and 6 grandchildren. Religious preference: Apostolic Christian. Education: Accounting, Eastern Arizona College. Political experience: Graduate, Western Legislative Academy; AZ director, Women in Government; Region III Director, AZ Federation of Republican Women; 2009 graduate, Dodie Londen Excellence in Public Service Series; 2008 Delegate to the AZ State Republican Convention; Precinct Committeewoman; President, Graham County Republican Women; Legislative Chairwoman, Graham County Republican Woman; Secretary of People for the West, Graham County Chapter; Secretary of (former) Legislative District 8 (Pre-2002 redistricting, Cochise, Graham and Greenlee Counties). Legis exp: Member of the AZ House since 2011. Memberships: National Council of State Legislators, Heartland Institute, Women in Government, American Legi
17. What charitable, educational, religious, or political organizations have you been affiliated with as a member, contributor, or volunteer?
Member of the AZ Legislature since 2010. Occupation: Retired; Municipal accounting & materials management Education: Accounting, Eastern Arizona College Political experience: Graduate, Western Legislative Academy; AZ Director, Women in Government; Region III Director, AZ Federation of Republican Women; 2009 graduate, Dodie Londen Excellence in Public Service Series; 2008 Delegate to the AZ State Republican Convention; President, Graham County Republican Women; Legislative Chairwoman, Graham County Republican Woman; Secretary of People for the West, Graham County Chapter. Memberships: National Council of State Legislators Heartland Institute American Legislative Exchange Council AZ Citizens Defense League, AZ Federation of Republican Women
