Arizona Education Network

Arizona Education Network Newsletter

April 25, 2011

In This Issue
AEN's 2011 Legislative Voting Record on Education Funding. How Did Your Legislators Vote?
Call Governor to Veto Bill Locking in Cuts for Years to Come
Legislature Silences Defenders of Arizona's Students
What Can We Do Now?
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AEN's 2011 Legislative Voting Record on Education Funding.  How Did Your Legislators Vote?

Today Arizona Education Network released an analysis of Arizona legislators' voting records on education funding bills.

The legislative voting record compiled by the Arizona Education Network identifies the 59 legislators who voted against public education funding 100 percent of the time in 2011.  Many of Arizona's 90 legislators like to say they support public education, but the record shows nearly 60 percent  of them do not.

These unprecedented education cuts are crippling our schools, threatening our state's economic future and damaging our children.  Legislators say they had no other option but to cut $454 million from our schools, community colleges and universities--bringing the three-year total cut to $1.3 billion.  However they had other options, including following the Governor's original budget proposal, which had $116 million less in education cuts.  In addition, legislators could work to close the more than $10 billion in tax loopholes that prevent the state from raising more revenue.


Below is a summary of the data. We invite you to visit our website here for a detailed explanation of our methodology, a display of actual votes cast and a summary of the legislative bills included in the study. 
To identify your legislative district and/or legislators, click

here.

 

The following list shows legislators' voting records on public education funding bills.  The percentage shown reflects votes to cut public education funding (i.e. 100% means voted 100% of the time against public education funding).

 

District 1

Sen. Steve Pierce

100%

Rep. Karen Fann

100%

Rep. Andy Tobin

100%

District 2

Sen. Jack Jackson, Jr.

0%

Rep. Tom Chabin

0%

Rep. Albert Hale

*

District 3

Sen. Ron Gould

100%

Rep. Doris Goodale

100%

Rep. Nancy McLain

100%

District 4

Sen. Scott Bundgaard

100%

Rep. Judy Burges

100%

Rep. Jack Harper

100%

District 5

Sen. Sylvia Allen

100%

Rep. Brenda Barton

100%

Rep. Chester Crandell

100%

District 6

Sen. Lori Klein

100%

Rep. Amanda Reeve

100%

Rep. Carl Seel

100%

District 7

Sen. Nancy Barto

100%

Rep. Heather Carter

100%

Rep. David Burnell Smith

100%

District 8

Sen. Michele Reagan

100%

Rep. John Kavanagh

100%

Rep. Michelle Ugenti

100%

District 9

Sen. Rick Murphy

100%

Rep. Rich Gray

100%

Rep. Debbie Lesko

100%

District 10

Sen. Linda Gray

100%

Rep. Jim Weiers

100%

Rep. Kimberly Yee

100%

District 11

Sen. Adam Driggs

100%

Rep. Kate Brophy McGee

100%

Rep. Eric Meyer

0%

District 12

Sen. John Nelson

100%

Rep. Steve Montenegro

100%

Rep. Jerry Weiers

100%

District 13

Sen. Steve Gallardo

0%

Rep. Richard Miranda

0%

Rep. Anna Tovar

0%

District 14

Sen. Robert Meza

0%

Rep. Chad Campbell

0%

Rep. Debbie McCune Davis

0%

District 15

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema

0%

Rep. Lela Alston

0%

Rep. Katie Hobbs

0%

District 16

Sen. Leah Landrum Taylor

0%

Rep. Ruben Gallego

0%

Rep. Catherine Miranda

0%

District 17

Sen. David Schapira

0%

Rep. Ben Arredondo

0%

Rep. Ed Ableser

0%

District 18

Sen. Russell Pearce

100%

Rep. Cecil Ash

100%

Rep. Steve Court

100%

District 19

Sen. Rich Crandall

100%

Rep. Kirk Adams

100%

Rep. Justin Olson

100%

District 20

Sen. John McComish

100%

Rep. Jeff Dial

100%

Rep. Bob Robson

100%

District 21

Sen. Steve Yarbrough

100%

Rep. Tom Forese

100%

Rep. Javen Mesnard

100%

District 22

Sen. Andy Biggs

100%

Rep. Eddie Farnsworth

100%

Rep. Steve Urie

100%

District 23

Sen. Steve Smith

100%

Rep. John Fillmore

33.3%

Rep. Frank Pratt

100%

District 24

Sen. Don Shooter

100%

Rep. Russ Jones

66.7%

Rep. Lynne Pancrazi

0%

District 25

Sen. Gail Griffin

100%

Rep. Peggy Judd

100%

Rep. David Stevens

100%

District 26

Sen. Al Melvin

100%

Rep. Terri Proud

100%

Rep. Vic Williams

100%

District 27

Sen. Olivia Cajero Bedford

0%

Rep. Sally Ann Gonzales

0%

Rep. Macario Saldate, IV

0%

District 28

Sen. Paula Aboud

0%

Rep. Steve Farley

0%

Rep. Bruce Wheeler

0%

District 29

Sen. Linda Lopez

*

Rep. Matt Heinz

0%

Rep. Daniel Patterson

0%

District 30

Sen. Frank Antenori

100%

Rep. David Gowan

100%

Rep. Ted Vogt

100%

*Not present for the final vote/passage of bills.

 

Call Governor to Veto Bill Locking in Cuts for Years to Come! 

 

Before the Legislature recessed on 4/20/11, both chambers of the approved HB 2707--the TABOR bill which is legislation that freezes the Arizona budget at current recession levels and allows only for adjustments for increased population and cost-of-living. 

 

There has been no financial analysis so the financial impact of this bill is unknown! 

 

Governor Brewer has not yet acted on HB2707--call Governor Brewer's office at (602)542-4331, then press 4 to talk to a representative of the Governor's office.  Ask the Governor to veto HB2707.    Tell her that there is no financial report on the impact of HB2707 on the Arizona economy.  This bill is too risky to the financial future of Arizona. 

 

Read more here

  
Legislature Silences Defenders of Arizona's Students
 

As the First Regular Session of the Arizona Legislature concluded in the early hours of April 20, 2011, a disturbing pattern emerged: the silencing of those who defend Arizona's students.  This Legislature passed five bills--HB2002SB1329SB1365, SB1116 and HB2219--aimed at stifling stakeholders in public education. If all these bills become law (two have already been signed into law by Governor Brewer and three are pending her signature) together they will:

  • Inhibit contributions to groups that advocate for public education;
  • Strip teachers of rights to lobby for pro-education legislation;
  • Prohibit schools from advocating for funding, and;
  • Move away from local governance of schools

Read the full article here >>

 

What Can We Do Now?

 

The answer couldn't be more clear: Start organizing for 2012!

 

It's time for Arizonans to stop putting out fires--it's time to start going after the arsonists.

 

The Arizona Education Network is developing the Campaign for Education 2012. We are mobilizing education supporters statewide to oppose those who are destroying Arizona public education.

 

Please take a few minutes to join the Campaign for Education 2012. Click here. The information you provide will be kept confidential.

 

Print this flyer. Give it to parents at your school, your neighbors, your relatives and your friends. Help spread the word about the devastating cuts to education and the Campaign for Education 2012.

 

 

 

Regards,

Your AEN Team

Arizona Education Network

 

 

 

 

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