Mark Finchem

Republican | Arizona

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BIOGRAPHY

EDUCATION

Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, AZ, BA, 2019

Kalamazoo Valley Community College, Oshtemo,MI, AAS, 1984

University of Arizona, Rogers Law School, Tucson, AZ, MA, 2021

WORK & MILITARY

Kalamazoo Public Safety, Public Safety Officer II, 21

AFFILIATIONS

UPMA.org, Board, 2019-2026

Boone Curler Foundation, 2026-

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

State House, District 11, 2015-2023

State Senate, District 1, 2025-2026

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

Arizona Secretary of State, 2022-

ENDORSEMENTS*

*These endorsements were received after the deadline and were not considered in the Panel Evaluations and are for additional educational purposes only.
CONSERVATIVE (3)

*National Rifle Association NRA-PVF

*Center for Arizona Policy Action CAP Action

National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Arizona

OTHER (1)

Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry

REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)

President Trump

SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (9)

Lalani Hunsaker (2024)

Mark Finchem (2024)

Local, County, and District Republican Organizations (2021)

Tatiana Pena (2020)

Bret Roberts (2018)

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (41)

Conservative Coalition of Arizona (2024)

David Flippo (2024)

Mark Finchem (2024)

Andrew Costanzo (2022)

Anna Orth (2022)


LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (2)

Michael Gottlieb (2022)

National Education Association (national, state & local affiliates) (2016)

OTHER INFORMATION

QUESTIONNAIRE

RIGHT TO LIFE

Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).

Strongly Agree

Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?

Potential for death of the mother.

Human life deserves legal protection from conception until natural death.

Strongly Agree

The lives of human embryos created through artificial methods ought to be protected from purposeful destruction.

Strongly Agree

The Comstock Act, which bans interstate transportation of abortion-inducing drugs, should be enforced.

Strongly Agree


ECONOMY

What is your position on the minimum wage?

It’s currently voter protected law.

Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.

Strongly Agree

List your top 3-5 priorities to eliminate government waste.

Audit every agency. Audit every program. Force agencies to justify existence by mission completion audit every 3 years.


RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?

It is a fiction as currently applied. Government cannot endorse any religion including atheism, and that means it cannot ban employees from speaking of their faith publically.

Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.

Strongly Disagree


HEALTHCARE

What most closely matches your view on healthcare: A) Healthcare for all should be guaranteed and funded by the government with no private healthcare option. (includes "universal healthcare," "medicare for all," etc.) B) Healthcare insurance funded by the government should be available for all who want it, along with private healthcare options. C) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary. D) Taxpayer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be defunded.

C

The government should keep a database of people with various ongoing medical illnesses to assess the economic burden of treatment.

Disagree


NATIONAL SECURITY

The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber security, intellectual property, and global economic threats to the United States.

Strongly Agree

Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?

Yes, Israel is an ally in the region.


IMMIGRATION

I support the existence of sanctuary cities to protect undocumented persons.

Strongly Disagree


EDUCATION

I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.

Strongly Agree

Foreign governments should be prohibited from funding American education.

Strongly Agree


VALUES

Government should recognize and support the fundamental right and essential duty of parents to direct their child's health and educational well-being.

Strongly Agree

Attempts to physically or socially transition a child to the opposite sex constitute child abuse.

Strongly Agree

Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.

Strongly Agree

I support the expansion of gambling in my state.

Neutral

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

Saved by the blood and stripes of Jesus. I know how this ends for me, I go home.


ELECTIONS AND VOTING

People should be able to vote without photo identification.

Strongly Disagree


EQUALITY

Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.

Strongly Disagree

Biological males should not be allowed to participate in women's sports or occupy biological women's spaces whether it be bathrooms, locker rooms, sorority houses, women's shelters, or prison.

Strongly Agree


ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT

Man-made climate change is a global threat and requires urgent political action.

Strongly Disagree

What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?

Hydrocarbons properly refined.


ABOUT YOU

When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and religious liberty, which of the following best describes you overall?

Very Conservative

Have you ever been penalized for sexual misconduct in either civil or criminal court? If so, please explain.

No

Have you ever been convicted of a felony? If so, please explain.

No


CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY

What should be the goal of the criminal justice system?

A balanced between punishment and rehabilitation.

Government has a responsibility to protect children from sexual exploitation during online activities.

Strongly Agree

Sharia law should not be accepted or incorporated in any form within the legal framework of the United States.

Strongly Agree


2ND AMENDMENT

What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?

Nope. Even in the Animal Kingdom, a mama bear has the natural right to defend her cub at any cost, with any tool necessary. While from time to time, law-enforcement is able to intervene in life-threatening dangerous situations, more often than not, they’re five minutes too late.

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