Rick Murphy
Republican | Arizona
Candidate Profile
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BIOGRAPHY
Name
Rick Murphy
Party
Republican
Election Year
2012
Election
General
Race
State Senator, Dist. 21
Incumbent
Yes
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EDUCATION
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WORK & MILITARY
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Race
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
2012
100%
2013-14
100%
2012
|100%
2013-14
|100%
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
2012
|0%
ENDORSEMENTS
OTHER (4)
Center for Arizona Policy
Arizona Right to Life
The Arizona Conservative
National Rifle Association
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?
Their parents
12. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
If the mother's life is in danger.
13. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
The founders understood that human nature often creates the propensity for people to consolidate power and use it for their own self-interest at others' expense. Constitutional checks and balances were designed to make it difficult for individuals or small groups to succeed in doing so.
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 (the People), Congress, Supreme Court
15. Please list, up to six in number, the endorsements (groups or individuals) you would most like to promote.
Arizona Association of Realtors Arizona Right to Life National Federation of Independent Businesses National Rifle Association
16. Please list your educational, military and vocational history, and any church and civic leadership positions held, and political positions held or sought.
Glendale Community/Phoenix Colleges (1989-1992) Realtor (1992-current) Small Business Owner (various between 1992-current) Elected Governing Board Member - Peoria Unified School District (2007-2011) Elected Arizona State Representative (2005-2010) Elected Arizona State Senator (2011-current)
17. What charitable, educational, religious, or political organizations have you been affiliated with as a member, contributor, or volunteer?
Christ's Church of the Valley - member and volunteer Jr. High/High School Youth Coach (2002-current) Arizona Hemophilia Association - past board member (1992-95), employee (1995), volunteer summer camp counselor (1993-2008) Arizona Federation of Taxpayer's Associations Chairman (2004), Vice-Chairman (2003) Republican Precinct Committeeman (1997-current) Republican District Committee Officer (various between 1999-2003) Republican Arizona State Committee Member-at-Large (2003-2005) Republican Arizona State Committeeman (various between 1998-current)
