Jake Hoffman

Republican | Arizona

Candidate Profile*

Verified Conservative

*Additional information appears below for educational purposes; however, only data received prior to the candidate deadline was considered during Panel Evaluation.

BIOGRAPHY

Name

Jake Hoffman


Party

Republican


Election Year

2022


Election

General


Race

State Senator, Dist. 15


Incumbent

No


Links

Jake Hoffman websites
Jake Hoffman email

EDUCATION

Arizona State University, Tempe, BSc

Bushnell University, Eugene, MBA

WORK & MILITARY

(Candidate did not provide)

AFFILIATIONS

(Candidate did not provide)

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

Arizona State Representative, 2

Councilman, Queen Creek AZ, 4

School Board, Higley Unified, 3

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

Arizona Senate

SCORECARDS

CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS


LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS

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)

*Arizona Free Enterprise Club

*Center for Arizona Policy Action (CAP Action)

*Stand For Health Freedom

OTHER (3)

*National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Arizona

*Arizona Police Association

*AZ MAGA

SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (8)

Anthony Kern (2018)

Chip Roy (2018)

J.D. Mesnard (2020)

Kari Lake (2022)

Kelli Ward (2018)

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (3)

Arizona Free Enterprise Club (2020)

Arizona Leadership Fund (2020)

Karen Fann (2020)


OTHER INFORMATION

2021 National Legislator of the Year, Americans for Limited Government

QUESTIONNAIRE

RIGHT TO LIFE

Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?

I believe that innocent life should be protected in all situations.

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

Strongly Agree

I support 'aid in dying' laws which legalize assisted suicide and euthanasia.

Strongly Disagree


RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

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

Strongly Disagree

Under what circumstances can government close churches?

Under no circumstance should government be permitted to have authority over the Church.


NATIONAL SECURITY

What should the United States do to help eradicate the threat of Islamic terrorism?

Everything permissible under the Constitution and Bill of Rights. National security is a foundational duty of the federal government.

I support the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement to pressure Israel to withdraw from occupied territories, remove the separation barrier in the West Bank, allow full equality for Arab-Palestinian citizens of Israel, and promote the rights of Palestinian refugees.

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)Tax-payer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be de-funded.

D

Under what circumstances (if any) should a government, school, or employer be allowed to require vaccinations?

None.


ECONOMY

What changes, if any, should be made to the tax code?

As stewards of the citizenry's precious resources, I believe we should be reducing government's burden on individuals whenever possible.

What government spending would you reduce in order to balance the budget?

There are countless government programs, entitlements, waste, fraud, and abuse that can and should be constantly rooted out and eliminated to ensure that government is as limited as possinble.

Taxpayer-funded public education should be guaranteed through college.

Strongly Disagree


IMMIGRATION

The U.S. should do more to physically secure the southern border.

Strongly Agree

Who should be allowed to immigrate to the U.S. and under what circumstances?

The best and brightest who love America and desire to contribute to the greatness of America, as well as, those facing legitimate persecution (very strictly and narrowly defined) in their home countries.


EDUCATION

I support school choice, including voucher programs, tax credits, charter schools, private schools, and home schools.

Strongly Agree


CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY

Police officers should be personally immune from prosecution for conduct consistent with departmental policy (qualified immunity) while on duty.

Strongly Agree

I support redirecting funds from police departments to mental health and community programs.

Strongly Disagree


2ND AMENDMENT

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

The data is clear, gun ownership promotes public safety. The best answer to a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. The best deterrent to a bad guy with a gun is an environment filled with good guys with guns.

Victims of gun violence should be able to sue firearms dealers and manufacturers.

Strongly Disagree


ABOUT YOU

What do you think is the general purpose of government?

To protect the People's God-given rights.

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

Please provide publicly available information, including interviews and media reports, validating your answer to the previous question (other than your website).

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/05/az-state-rep-jake-hoffman-rino-speaker-rusty-bowers-attempt-send-armed-dps-agents-conservative-house-members-just-lunacy/ https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/gop-rep-urges-arizonians-help-stop-sexual-grooming-arizona-schools/ https://arizonasuntimes.com/2022/03/08/arizona-could-ban-state-money-for-businesses-that-advocate-for-abortion/ https://arizonasuntimes.com/2022/02/19/arizona-gop-votes-to-cut-maricopa-into-four-counties/ https://arizonasuntimes.com/2022/01/16/arizona-state-rep-jake-hoffman-ken-cuccinelli-russ-vought-and-other-prominent-officials-demand-gov-ducey-follow-through-with-his-speech-and-address-border-invasion/ https://arizonasuntimes.com/2021/12/19/state-rep-jake-hoffman-only-arizona-legislator-to-score-100-in-american-conservative-unions-2021-ratings/ https://arizonasuntimes.com/2021/10/05/20-arizona-republican-legislators-denounce-asu-video-of-white-students-kicked-out-of-multicultural-center-considers-defunding/ https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/04/10/az-gov-ducey-signs-bill-into-law-that-prohibits-private-funding-of-election-administration/ https://townhall.com/columnists/staterepjakehoffman/2021/03/04/a-message-to-patriots-in-a-democratcontrolled-america-n2585723

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

No

What else would you like voters to know about you, including your legislative priorities?

Constitutional Conservative. America First. Refuse to back down. We have a country to save.


VALUES

Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which is necessary for our system of limited government.

Strongly Agree

I support adding gender identity as a specially protected class in non-discrimination laws.

Strongly Disagree

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 agree with Critical Race Theory (CRT) which asserts that the institutions in the United States are fundamentally racist.

Strongly Disagree

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

Jesus Christ is my Lord and Savior. May all the glory be to Him.


ELECTIONS AND VOTING

People should be able to vote without photo identification.

Strongly Disagree

What laws would you propose to change present voting practices?

Election integrity is the civil rights issue of our day. As Arizona's election integrity legislator, I have introduced more than 16 critical election integrity reforms in the last two years, including, banning private funding of elections, banning sue and settles that change election dates and deadlines, banning the mass mailing of ballots to voters that do not request one, requiring proof of citizenship to vote, and more. Currently, my bill to ban unmonitored ballot drop boxes is awaiting its final vote in the Arizona senate.


EQUALITY

Is racism a threat to domestic security in the United States? Why or why not?

It is not. No country has gone to the lengths that America has to root out racism wherever it may be. From the civil war to the civil rights era, our nation has a long and storied history stomping out racism. As our founding documents noted, we are striving to be a more perfect union, because in this worldly domain a perfect one is inherently out of reach. America has lived up and continues to live up to this goal of always striving to be more perfect.

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

Strongly Disagree


ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT

Which comes closest to your view? A) Stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy. B) Stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost.

A

I support the use of hydraulic fracking to extract oil and natural gas resources.

Strongly Agree

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