
Shawnna Bolick
Republican | Arizona
Candidate Profile*
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Shawnna Bolick
Party
Republican
Election Year
2026
Election
Republican Primary
Race
State Senate, District 2
Incumbent
Yes
EDUCATION
American University, Washington, DC, all coursework completed for Master of Public Policy, 1999
Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, B.A., 1997
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, 2 economics classes, Summer 1994
WORK & MILITARY
Choose A School, VP, Educational Programs, 2019-current
Arizona School Choice Trust, VP, Development, 2016-2019
Arizona School Choice Trust, Director, Business Development, 2011-2016
Arizonans for Government Efficiency, Founder, 2011-2013
Invest in Better Education, Consultant, 2017-2018
Arizona School Choice Trust, Consultant, 2010-2011
Arizona Charter School Association, Consultant, 2007-2009
The Goldwater Institute, Consultant, 2008-2009
Alliance for School Choice, Consultant, 2005-2007
Legislative Education Action Drive, Consultant, 2004-2005
AFFILIATIONS
Benchmark School, Boardmember, 2019-2023
State Board of Education, Academic Standards Development Committee, Public School (charter) Member, 2016-2016
Arizona’s Early Childhood Education and Health Bd, Appointed by Governor Ducey, 2015-2016
Syracuse University Alumni Club Association, VP, 2009-2012
Alpha Phi Omega, life-time member, 1993-2026
MOMS Club, Various leadership roles, 2003-2009
BASIS Phoenix Boosters, President, 2012-2013
BASIS Scottsdale school board, Member, 2012-2014
Arizona Juvenile Justice Commission, Appointed by Governor Ducey, 2021-2023
Arizona Tax System Modernization Project Advisory Committee, Legislative member, 2023-2026
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Arizona House of Representatives, 2019-2023
Arizona State Senate, 2023-2026
GOP Precinct Committeeman, 2009-2026
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Arizona State Senate, 2023-2026
Arizona House of Representatives, 2018-2022
Arizona Secretary of State, 2022-2022
Arizona House of Representatives, 2014-2014
Arizona House of Representatives, 2010-2010
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
2023-2024
100%
2022
90%, 95% (cum.)†
2024
93%
2025
88%, 91%†
2024
87%
2023-2024
|100%
2022
|90%, 95% (cum.)†
2024
|93%
2025
|88%, 91%†
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
2025
14%
2025
0%
2024
F
2018
0%
2025
|14%
2025
|0%
2024
|F
2018
|0%
ENDORSEMENTS*
CONSERVATIVE (1)
Jon Kyl
OTHER (2)
*Greater Phoenix Chamber PAC
NicoPac
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (10)
Walter Blackman (2024)
Alexander Kolodin (2022)
Jamie Kelly (2022)
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations (2022)
Nancy Barto (2022)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (34)
Becky Nutt (2022)
Jamie Kelly (2022)
Lawrence Hudson (2022)
Linda Busam (2022)
Regina Cobb (2022)
OTHER INFORMATION*
Turning Point Action Scorecard
*Signed Election Transparency Initiative's Candidate Pledge and Survey, July 2022.
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?
I support the Heartbeat Protection Act Florida passed and Governor DeSantis signed into law. This bill banned most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy—often before women know they are pregnant. The law includes exceptions for rape, incest, and human trafficking up to 15 weeks. It also increased funding for pregnancy support services and extended postpartum Medicaid coverage.
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?
I opposed the Arizona Minimum Wage Act of 2016. Since the voters increased our minimum wage, it has reduced job opportunities and increased costs to consumers.
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.
Our state government should focus on reducing the waste, fraud and abuse in our state-funded safety net programs. Arizona taxpayers shouldn't be on the hook funding government lobbyists who come to the capitol to lobby against the taxpayers' best interest. Arizona's taxpayers shouldn't be footing the bill for membership organizations at the local, state, or county levels. State government should focus on redirecting more money from our public schools' administrative bloat to our classrooms.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?
The words "separation of church and state" don't exist in the U.S. Constitution, Declaration of Independence, or the Bill of Rights. I will continue to work to protect our religious freedoms so people of faith can continue to speak about their religious beliefs in the public square.
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.
I don't support government-funded health care. When the US Congress passed Obamacare, it was a step closer to single payer. I lost my health insurance plan in 2013. Many of my doctors stopped practicing. It's harder to find and keep a primary care physician as a result.
The government should keep a database of people with various ongoing medical illnesses to assess the economic burden of treatment.
Strongly 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, I will continue to stand with Israel and its right to defend itself and its people from any person or group that advances its cause through evil.
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.
Agree
I support the expansion of gambling in my state.
Neutral
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I was raised as a Roman Catholic. My husband and I have been married for nearly 26 years.
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?
nuclear. I believe small modular reactors will be the most efficient way to power our future.
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?
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?
I continue to legislate as a "law and order" Republican. I support criminal justice reform with an emphasis on public safety, supporting law enforcement, and prosecuting violent crimes. However, I do firmly support rehabilitation for nonviolent offenders and prison reentry programs to reduce recidivism.
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?
I believe law-abiding citizens should have the ability to openly carry their firearms without government permission. Our Arizona Constitution (Article II, § 26) guarantees "The right of the individual citizen to bear arms in defense of himself or the State shall not be impaired."
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