Homeless in Arizona

Kyrsten Sinema will tax the krap out of us and micromanage our lives???

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Parker, Sinema press economic prescriptions for District 9

by Rebekah L. Sanders - Sept. 19, 2012 09:55 PM

The Republic | azcentral.com

Standing in front of heavy equipment at a small business in industrial Phoenix, Republican congressional candidate Vernon Parker promised to push for changes in Washington to help companies hire workers if voters in District 9 elect him.

Parker was visiting Arizona Hi-Lift as part of a "Road to Prosperity" tour he is taking of businesses to talk about creating jobs. Though two of Parker's visits were in the swing district, his west Phoenix stop on Tuesday landed him in Democrat U.S. Rep. Ed Pastor's district. Parker's campaign says policies in Congress affect all businesses, no matter the district.

Parker and his District 9 Democratic opponent, Kyrsten Sinema, are courting voters concerned about the economy in pursuit of the newly created toss-up seat, which covers north-central Phoenix, part of Paradise Valley, south Scottsdale, Tempe, west Mesa, west Chandler and Ahwatukee Foothills.

Sinema also touts ideas for spurring job growth. She released a detailed, 12-point plan during her primary bid, which she won Aug. 28.

While Parker and Sinema agree that families and small businesses need help, they offer differing opinions on what the government should do, reflecting the partisan debate taking place in the presidential election, as Arizona's 8.3 percent unemployment rate hovers near the national rate of 8.1 percent.

Parker, following the GOP platform, advocates lower taxes, fewer federal regulations and replacing the Affordable Care Act. Sinema, taking cues from Democratic talking points, calls for raising taxes on the wealthy, offering tax breaks for technology research and investing in infrastructure.

Business groups echo Parker's call for cutting red tape.

Farrell Quinlan, Arizona director for the National Federation for Independent Business and a former Republican lobbyist, said that some regulations are important but that others merely make doing business harder. He said that although states and cities also make regulations, it's the federal rules that have ballooned.

"We could regulate ourselves right out of any recovery from this recession," Quinlan said.

But critics say regulations are essential to protecting health, worker safety and the environment. Washington Post fact-checkers note that the Obama's administration has issued fewer regulations in the first three years than the same period under President George W. Bush. However, the number of "economically significant" rules increased under President Barack Obama.

Parker, flanked by Arizona Hi-Lift owner Doug Click and Republican state Treasurer Doug Ducey, blamed the sluggish recovery on "uncertainty" caused by regulations.

"There are certain things that get under my skin," Parker said. "When you have a regulatory system that is uncertain, coupled with the highest corporate income tax in the world, jobs are fleeing America and they are going overseas. When I get to Congress, I am going to work with both parties to ensure that we bring jobs back to America and that we preserve small businesses such as this."

Parker added that the federal deficit and Obama's health-care reforms stifle job growth.

The economy has improved since Obama took office. Since the worst of the crash, about 4.6 million jobs have been created and the pace of private-sector job creation is now greater than the pace in either of Bush's terms, according to the New York Times.

Republicans say that the recovery has not been fast enough and that their approach will lead to greater job growth. Democrats say that the country is on track but that it is taking time to come back after such a steep recession.

Though Parker plans to add detail to his proposals after the job tour, his basic plan is to reduce the corporate income tax, implement a small-business tax deduction and reduce the lowest tax rates for individuals. He wants to replace the health-care law with "private-sector initiatives" such as risk pools and buying insurance across state lines.

Parker wants Congress to vote on all federal regulations and to implement a moratorium on federal agencies creating new regulations during the transition between presidential administrations.

Sinema's plan addresses taxes and regulations but in different ways.

She believes the Bush tax cuts should be allowed to expire for Americans making more than $250,000 a year. She calls for eliminating tax breaks for companies that send jobs overseas, increasing federal loans to small businesses, offering tax incentives for companies to invest in research and spending more on infrastructure. [Kyrsten Sinema loves taxes, and will tax anything that moves. Hell, she will even tax inanimate objects, such as her 300 percent tax on medical marijuana]

On regulations, Sinema advocates a streamlined federal website so businesses can apply for permits in one place.

Quinlan said that doesn't solve the problem of burdensome regulations. "A better-fitting and streamlined straitjacket is still a straitjacket," he said.

Sinema argues that she is pushing for "common sense" solutions to help struggling families and small businesses rather than benefiting corporations.

Sinema spokesman Justin Unga said Sinema's plan would "create good-paying, high-tech jobs here in Arizona" while keeping "taxes low for 98 percent of Americans."

Kyrsten Sinema's 300% tax on Medical Marijuana

Here is a copy of Kyrsten Sinema's outrageous 300 percent tax on medical marijuana.

Does Kyrsten Sinema just want to rob medical marijuana users and give the stolen money to the special interest groups that helped her get elected or is this an attempt to make medical marijuana illegal by slapping an outrageous tax on it!

I suspect she wants to do it for both reasons.

The police unions are all big supporters of Kyrsten Sinema and I suspect this tax is a pay back to the police for the campaign contributions they gave to Kyrsten Sinema.

Also when it comes to taxing and spending Kyrsten Sinema is the biggest fan of taxing and spending in the Arizona State Legislature. Think of the woman in the joke that says "my checks can't be bouncing, I still have checks in my check book". Well that is how Kyrsten Sinema is when it comes to spending other people money. Other people money means, other people, like us taxpayers.

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House of Representatives

HB 2557

Sales tax on medical marijuana

Sponsors: Representatives Farley, Ash, Chabin

Committee on Ways and Means

Committee on Health and Human Services

Caucus and COW

House Engrossed

Overview

HB 2557 creates a nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary transaction privilege tax classification and imposes a transaction privilege tax (TPT) and a use tax on dispensaries. History

Approved by the voters at the November 2, 2010 general election, Proposition 203, known as the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act, allows qualifying patients with debilitating medical conditions to obtain certain amounts of marijuana from nonprofit medical marijuana dispensaries.

TPT is Arizona’s version of sales tax. Under this tax, the seller is responsible for remitting to the state the entire amount of tax due based on the gross proceeds or gross income of the business. While the tax is commonly passed on to the consumer at the point of sale, it is ultimately the seller’s responsibility to remit the tax. Currently, there are 16 different transaction privilege tax classifications that are mostly taxed at a rate of 6.6 percent (except the mining classification) of their respective tax bases.

Use tax is paid by persons who use, store or consume any tangible personal property upon which tax has not been collected by a retailer. Scenarios in which use tax is collected include out-of-state retailers or utility businesses making sales to Arizona purchasers, Arizona purchasers buying goods using a resale certificate where the goods are used, stored or consumed in Arizona contrary to the purpose stated on the certificate, or where a purchase is made in another state and the sales tax or excise tax imposed is less than the Arizona use tax rate. fiscal impact

A fiscal note prepared in 2010 by the Joint Legislative Budget Committee for SB 1222 (medical marijuana; transaction privilege tax) estimated that annual reported medical marijuana sales in Arizona would be $25,500,000. Provisions

• Establishes a transaction privilege tax classification for nonprofit medical marijuana dispensaries, comprised of the business of selling or dispensing medical marijuana to qualified patients.
• States that the tax base for the nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary classification is the gross proceeds or gross income derived from the business.
• Sets the tax rate for the tax base at 300 percent.
• Stipulates that anyone engaged in business as a nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary who sells other tangible personal property at retail must separately account for those sales.
• Specifies that if separate records of sales of other tangible personal property are not kept, the tax shall apply to the person’s entire gross proceeds or gross income from the business.
• Excludes the tax revenues collected under the nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary classification from being designated for the statutory distribution base of TPT revenues (A.R.S. § 42-5029).
• Exempts medical marijuana dispensed by a registered nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary from the TPT imposed under the retail transaction privilege classification.
• Levies an excise (use) tax on the storage, use or consumption of tangible personal property purchased from a nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary at a tax rate of 300 percent of the sales price.
• Specifies that for manufactured buildings used in the state but purchased outside Arizona, the tax rate is a percentage of 65 percent of the sales price.
• Makes technical and conforming changes.

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AZ GOP calls Sinema soft on crime

By DAN NOWICKI

Wed, Oct 24 2012

Rebekah L. Sanders, of The Arizona Republic's politics team, filed this post:

The Arizona Republican Party is portraying Democratic congressional candidate Kyrsten Sinema as soft on crime. Sinema's Republican opponent in District 9, Vernon Parker, also has picked up on the attack, which Sinema's campaign calls an effort to "tar" her.

The attack hinges on Sinema's claim that she was a criminal defense attorney and her votes at the State Legislature on crime-related bills.

The party says in e-mails and mailers that Sinema put "felons over families," would have "spared" the Baseline Killer and is "running from her past" of representing "murderers."

The basis for the attacks: Sinema sponsored a bill to release criminals on medical parole without a victim impact statement, opposed classifying drive-by shootings as felony murders, was the only House 'no' vote against increasing penalties for repeat felons and proposed legislation to abolish the death penalty. She also has not responded to the Republican party's call to release names of her defense clients.

Sinema's campaign says the attacks aren't relevant, citing as an example the absence of congressional debate over the death penalty.

"This is just a desperate attempt by the Parker campaign to distract from serious issues, where Parker is woefully out of step," Sinema spokesman Rodd McLeod said. "He's deadly afraid to talk about real issues that matter to voters."

The Sinema campaign has filed a Federal Election Commission complaint related to the attack.

Tim Siffert, spokesman for the Arizona Republican Party, which sent out the mailers and e-mails, acknowledged that "some people need" defense attorneys.

But "it's a symbol of her approach to representation. We don't think (she's) a good fit for the congressional district," he said. "It really is a truly perfect indication of her radical leftist nature. ... It is an overall symbol of her being soft on crime."

McLeod said Sinema has not practiced criminal defense law since 2006.

Arizona State Bar records show Sinema was admitted to practice law on Jan. 1, 2006. Her law license was active until March, according to state bar records.

Sinema has described herself as an attorney, criminal defense attorney and future criminal defense attorney in her political biography since 2005.

District 9 covers parts of Phoenix, Scottsdale, Paradise Valley, Tempe, Chandler and Mesa.

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Kyrsten Sinema sounds like a cry baby who can't take the heat

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Sinema files FEC complaint against Parker

By DAN NOWICKI

Wed, Oct 24 2012

Rebekah L. Sanders, of The Arizona Republic's politics team, filed this post:

Democrat Kyrsten Sinema's campaign says it has filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission against Republican opponent Vernon Parker in the U.S. House race for District 9, accusing Parker of using polling phone calls to attack Sinema without indicating he paid for the calls.

The FEC could not confirm it had received the complaint dated Oct. 19, but said there can be a lag time. Read the complaint here.

At issue is a Parker campaign poll this month of likely voters that included a negative message about Sinema when participants said they supported her. Sinema's campaign argues the poll constituted "electioneering," and Parker failed to provide a "paid for by" statement during the phone call that is required for campaign ads and communications.

Campaigns often use polls to test positive and negative messages against opponents and themselves. Sinema campaign spokesman Rodd McLeod argues the difference is that the purpose of this poll was "clearly to spread negative information."

The poll told Sinema supporters that she was a criminal defense lawyer who represented murderers and asked participants whether Sinema should release a list of her criminal clients. Parker's campaign and the Arizona Republican Party have criticized Sinema over the issue. Read more about it here.

Parker's campaign said Sinema's complaint is a distraction.

"The people of Arizona deserve to know who Sinema stands with, including her murderous clients, unfortunately she is dodging the issue, and this letter is her latest attempt," said Parker spokeswoman Alyssa Pivirotto. "Our campaign has not received notice of any complaint from the FEC, but when and if we do, we will respond completely and promptly."

McLeod said the poll is the latest example of Parker and his associates "operating under a cloud of questionable ethics," citing three instances:

--Parker used to employ Republican consultant Nathan Sproul, who was recently fired by the Republican National Committee over voter-registration fraud allegations. Parker has defended Sproul, saying he'll wait to pass judgment until more is known.

--As the FBI was investigating Attorney General Tom Horne for allegedly illegally coordinating with an independent political committee, Parker's campaign consultant Brian Murray, who helped run the independent committee, told Horne he would give Horne a heads-up if the FBI contacted him. However, Murray told investigators he repeatedly advised the committee's chair to avoid talking to Horne about its activities. Murray was so uncomfortable with the pair's contact that he notified an attorney.

--Parker was found by federal investigators to have provided misleading information to be certified to contract with one of the Small Business Administration's programs. He lost the majority of a $1.2 million contract and was blocked from participating in the program, though not other programs. Parker took the case to court, and it was dismissed. He is currently appealing to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

District 9 covers parts of Phoenix, Scottsdale, Paradise Valley, Tempe, Chandler and Mesa.

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Kyrsten Sinema mocks ASU students

From this letter it sounds like ASU students think Kyrsten Sinema sucks!!!

Maybe it's that 300 percent tax she wanted to slap on marijuana?

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Letter: Kyrsten Sinema mocks ASU students

By Letters

October 30, 2012 at 6:16 pm

As college students, we’re expected to be Democrats. We’re expected to have a liberal viewpoint on the social issues and not have much stake in economic issues at this point in our lives.

But liberal or conservative — a new video should have all ASU students seeing red.

In the video, Democratic Congressional candidate Krysten Sinema mocks ASU and its students. She refers to ASU as a party school, says students don’t show up to class prepared because they party too much. And worse, she says we’re so stupid we don’t realize that Wikipedia is not a legitimate citation.

Sinema attended ASU. She teaches at ASU. And this is what she thinks of us? Sounds more like she’s talking about the gum on the bottom of her shoe.

There are a lot of issues facing college students right now: Will we find jobs when we graduate? Can we pay off our student loans? Can we get student loans for graduate school?

We need to know the people in D.C. think enough of us to have our backs. But from the look of this video, Kyrsten Sinema will sell us out in a second. Do we really want to put our trust in someone who thinks we’re stupid?

Hunter Moss

Undergraduate

Vote count on Wednesday, Nov 7

Sinema touts slim lead over Parker

By Rebekah L. Sanders and Amy B Wang The Republic | azcentral.com Wed Nov 7, 2012 1:09 PM

Democrat Kyrsten Sinema is touting her lead over Republican opponent Vernon Parker in the tight contest for Congressional District 9.

The results remained too close to call Wednesday morning, with potentially thousands of early and provisional ballots still uncounted, a process that could take days. Sinema’s lead stood at 2,101 votes.

“We are optimistic that Sinema’s lead will grow,” the campaign said in a statement. “The campaign will remain vigilant to ensure that every vote is counted.”

Sinema was making the rounds of television news shows Wednesday, saying she was confident but waiting for an official tally.

The spoiler in the race may turn out to be Libertarian candidate Powell Gammill, who garnered more than 10,000 votes, despite urging voters during an October televised debate to stay home on Election Day in protest of the political system.

Independents make up much of the district, which was added this year during redistricting to reflect Arizona’s population gains. Voters in the region have swung between Republicans and Democrats in prior elections.

For months, the race for the U.S. House looked to be among the toughest in the state.

Sinema, 36, a former state lawmaker from Phoenix, and Parker, 52, a former Paradise Valley mayor, emerged from nasty, crowded primary battles for the open seat.

Sinema said that she would be a moderate in Congress, citing a record in the state Legislature of partnering with Republicans. She passed bills aimed at helping military spouses get jobs and cracking down on illegal-immigrant smugglers.

She accused Parker of taking the “tea party” line during the primary. She knocked his positions on abortion and education and his opposition to raising taxes on the wealthy. Sinema’s campaign criticized Parker for his support of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and for interviews in which he stumbled, for instance, not being able to name hospitals in the district.

Parker touted his mayoral accomplishment of balancing the town’s budget during the recession and his experience in Washington, D.C., working in both Bush administrations.

He called Sinema an extremist for statements she made as long as a decade ago about closing Luke Air Force Base and criticizing women who stay at home. He also criticized her support for President Barack Obama’s health-care overhaul.

The district includes parts of Phoenix, Scottsdale, Paradise Valley, Tempe, Mesa, Chandler and Ahwatukee Foothills.

The Republican and Democratic parties, as well as outside groups, poured money into the race, trying to boost their numbers in Congress. A stream of congressional leaders, including House Speaker John Boehner and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, flew into town to support the campaigns of Parker and Sinema.

Sinema gathered with supporters to watch the results at the Renaissance hotel in downtown Phoenix on Tuesday night. She told the crowd, “Right now, we’re going to take a deep breath and wait for every vote to be counted.”

She also sought to clarify statements used by her opponents about women who stayed at home. She said stay-at-home moms had been “lied to” in the campaign, and she respects their decision to stay at home just like her mother did.

Parker was optimistic Tuesday night as he left the GOP party at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Phoenix.

“We’re still standing,” he said, saying he was looking forward to the results whenever they come in. “There are a lot of ballots not counted. It could be days, it could be days.”

Republic reporters Anne Ryman, Eugene Scott, Sean Holstege and Alex Ferri contributed to this story.

Sinema, Parker race for CD9 stays tight amid ballot concerns

Sinema, Parker race for CD9 stays tight amid ballot concerns

Posted: Wednesday, November 7, 2012 8:15 pm

By ABC15 and wire reports | 0 comments

The battle between former state Sen. Kyrsten Sinema and ex-Paradise Valley Mayor Vernon Parker for Arizona's 9th Congressional District continues to rage on as local agencies work to tabulate early and provisional ballots.

Parker and Sinema were locked in a near dead heat as ballots were counted late Tuesday, and continued in a close battle Wednesday.

As of 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sinema's lead over Parker had jumped to more than 2,700 votes, according to the Maricopa County Recorder's Office. Hundreds of thousands of ballots are yet to be tallied.

The race to represent much of Tempe and parts of Phoenix, Scottsdale, Paradise Valley, Mesa and Chandler featured two months of vicious campaign ads.

Parker has weathered Democratic criticism that he's a tea party radical who will hurt children by cutting the federal education department. Sinema has been called a radical too liberal for the newly created district.

Republicans have a slight registration advantage, but both parties' totals are exceeded by independents.

More than 600,000 ballots in Arizona still uncounted

More than 600,000 ballots in Arizona still uncounted

Posted: Wednesday, November 7, 2012 8:22 pm

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More than 600,000 early and provisional ballots statewide have yet to be processed and counted, Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett said Wednesday.

Of that total, nearly 460,000 votes still haven't been counted in Maricopa County, and that's complicating the ability to call several close races throughout Arizona.

Bennett said the uncounted ballot total was 602,334 as of Wednesday, including Maricopa County's 344,000 uncounted early ballots and 115,000 provisional ballots yet to be verified.

State law gives the counties 10 calendar days — until Nov. 16 — to verify and process the remaining early and provisional ballots.

A state canvass to certify official election results for federal, statewide and legislative races is scheduled Dec. 3.

Individuals who had insufficient identification when they went to vote at a polling place were allowed to cast a "conditional provisional" ballot. They have until Nov. 13 to return to their county elections office with proper identification.

In some cases, close elections might not be decided for several days, or even a week. Pima County won't even begin counting provisional ballots until Monday, according to The Arizona Republic.

In many counties, a portion of the ballots that arrived before Election Day weren't counted before the polls opened. Some couldn't be counted in time, while others needed to be reprocessed because of overvotes, which occur when voters cast votes for too many candidates in a given race.

Early ballots that were dropped off at polling places have yet to be counted in many counties because voters' signatures need to be verified.

Pima County has 80,000 early and provisional ballots. Pinal County has 27,000, Coconino has 11,000, Navajo has 5,600, Gila has 3,400 and Apache has 2,457.

The number in Cochise County is unknown, but there is a large percentage of outstanding ballots, according to the secretary of state's turnout numbers. Cochise's voter turnout was at 38 percent Wednesday, the lowest of any county. The turnout could end up being about 70 percent.

Chris Roads, Pima County's deputy recorder and registrar of voters, said this year was the largest he has ever seen for provisional ballots and early ballots dropped off at polls.

Pinal County had yet to process about 20,000 early ballots and 7,000 provisional ballots as of Wednesday. Pinal County Elections Director Steve Kizer anticipates the last ballot will be counted early next week at the latest. Until then, he said the county will provide a daily update of election results.

We are screwed!!!! Tyrant Kyrsten Sinema won

Democrat Sinema wins Arizona congressional seat

By BOB CHRISTIE | Associated Press

PHOENIX (AP) — Former Democratic state Sen. Kyrsten Sinema has been elected to represent a new Phoenix-area congressional district, emerging victorious after a bitterly fought race that featured millions of dollars in attack ads.

Sinema becomes the first openly bisexual member of Congress. Her victory came in a year when three states approved gay marriage, and at least five openly gay Democrats were elected to House seats. A Wisconsin congresswoman also became the first openly gay person elected to the Senate.

Sinema had a narrow lead on election night that made the race too close to call. But she slowly improved that advantage as more ballots were tallied in recent days, and now has a nearly 6,000-vote edge that is too much for Republican Vernon Parker to overcome.

Sinema, 36, said Monday she was "honored and ready to start working for the people of Arizona."

During the race, Parker was criticized by Democrats as a tea party radical who would hurt children by cutting the federal education department.

Republicans countered saying Sinema was too liberal for the newly created district and doesn't understand stay-at-home moms.

One other congressional race remains undecided in Arizona. Rep. Ron Barber, the hand-picked successor to Gabrielle Giffords, had a lead of a few hundred votes over Republican Martha McSally in the Tucson-area district.

Democrats Kyrsten Sinema, Ann Kirkpatrick claim congressional seats

Democrats Kyrsten Sinema, Ann Kirkpatrick claim congressional seats

By Rebekah L. Sanders The Republic | azcentral.com Mon Nov 12, 2012 4:50 PM

Two of Arizona’s three undecided congressional races were resolved Monday as Democrats Kyrsten Sinema and Ann Kirkpatrick claimed victory in District 9 and District 1, respectively.

Sinema, a former state lawmaker, will represent the Valley in a new district that Arizona gained this year to reflect population gains. Kirkpatrick will head back to Washington to represent the sprawling northeast Arizona district she represented from 2008 to 2010.

Both will be in Washington this week for freshman orientation.

Meanwhile, the race in Tucson-based Congressional District 2 between Rep. Ron Barber, a Democrat, and Republican Martha McSally remains too close to call. On Monday afternoon, Barber was ahead by about 700 votes. The lead has seesawed back and forth between the two since Election Day.

The decisions in Districts 1 and 9 put to bed two of the few remaining undecided races in the country. As of Monday, fewer than 10 tight races were still undecided.

Sinema, 36, had been clinging to a nail-biter of a lead with Republican Vernon Parker, 52, since Election Day.

But on Monday, she took a 5,789-vote lead at midday, with about 209,000 votes counted.

Parker, a former Paradise Valley mayor, called to congratulate Sinema on winning the district, which includes parts of Phoenix, Scottsdale, Paradise Valley, Tempe, Mesa and Chandler. Arizona gained the seat this year due to population growth.

"I want to thank the voters and the people of Arizona," Parker said in a written statement sent to news organizations. "While I had wished for a different outcome, I will continue my public service so that everybody can follow the American dream just like I did."

The race was considered close for days due to the hundreds of thousands of early and provisional ballots uncounted in Maricopa County, a portion of which were in Congressional District 9. Elections workers are continuing to tabulate votes.

Sinema survived a brutal Democratic primary only to enter a general election where Parker used her own words against her when as a younger political firebrand she made controversial comments about stay-at-home moms, Luke Air Force Base and the Green Party.

But Sinema spokesman Rodd McLeod said she won the campaign by connecting with voters struggling in the tough economy.

"Kyrsten got into the race with a very clear idea about what people were going through and the kind of economic stresses that are on families," McLeod said. The election was about "who had the best ideas and the most concern for the middle class," he said.

Democrat Sinema wins Arizona congressional seat

Democrat Sinema wins Arizona congressional seat

Posted: Monday, November 12, 2012 11:38 am | Updated: 12:22 pm, Mon Nov 12, 2012.

Associated Press

Former Democratic state Sen. Kyrsten Sinema has been elected to represent a new Phoenix-area congressional district, emerging victorious after a bitterly fought race that featured millions of dollars in attack ads.

Sinema had a narrow lead on election night that made the race too close to call. But she slowly improved that advantage as more ballots were tallied in recent days, and now has a nearly 6,000-vote edge that is too much for Republican Vernon Parker to overcome.

Sinema becomes the first openly bisexual member of Congress. Her victory came in a year when three states approved gay marriage, and at least five openly gay Democrats were elected to House seats. A Wisconsin congresswoman also became the first openly gay person elected to the Senate.

Parker was criticized by Democrats as a tea party radical who would hurt children by cutting the federal education department.

Republicans countered saying Sinema was too liberal for the newly created district and doesn't understand stay-at-home moms.

Parker took the national stage briefly in September when he gave the GOP weekly address. He focused on stopping expected tax hikes and developing a tax code he said would help the economy grow and prevent jobs from being sent overseas.

Sinema said she had the ability to work across party lines. She said she developed the skill during her eight years in the state Legislature, where she was always in the minority. She also said she was committed to women's issues.

One other congressional race remains undecided in Arizona. Rep. Ron Barber, the hand-picked successor to Gabrielle Giffords, had a lead of a few hundred votes over Republican Martha McSally in the Tucson-area district.

The district where Sinema won covers parts of Phoenix and several suburbs, including the small, affluent town of Paradise Valley where Parker was once mayor.

Republicans had a slight registration advantage but both parties' totals were exceeded by independents. Many believe the district leans Democrat.

The district was drawn as a result of population growth revealed by the latest census. It covers parts of Phoenix, much of Tempe, home of Arizona State University, and sections of other East Valley suburbs, including Scottsdale, Mesa and Chandler.

Demócrata será congresista por Arizona

Demócrata será congresista por Arizona

por BOB CHRISTIE - 11/13/2012

The Associated Press

PHOENIX, Arizona, EE.UU. - La ex senadora estatal demócrata Kyrsten Sinema ganó un escaño en la Cámara de Representantes federal por un nuevo distrito del área de Phoenix tras alzarse con la victoria en una disputada elección en la que se gastaron millones de dólares en mensajes agresivos de propaganda.

Sinema se convierte en la primera congresista abiertamente bisexual del Congreso. Logró el triunfo en un año en el que tres estados aprobaron el matrimonio entre personas del mismo sexo y por lo menos cinco demócratas abiertamente homosexuales consiguieron escaños en la Cámara de Representantes. Una legisladora de Wisconsin también se convirtió en la primera persona abiertamente homosexual elegida al Senado.

Como Sinema sacaba una escasa ventaja en el conteo en la noche de la jornada electoral la competencia estaba demasiado reñida para declarar a un ganador.

Sin embargo, en los últimos días aumentó la cuenta de votos a su favor y su ventaja se amplió a casi 6.000 sufragios, una diferencia muy alta para que la supere su rival republicano Vernor Parker.

Sinema, de 36 años, dijo el lunes que "se sentía honrada y lista para comenzar su trabajo a favor del pueblo de Arizona".

Durante la campaña electoral, Parker recibió las críticas de los demócratas, que decribieron como un radical del grupo ultraconservador del Tea Party que perjudicaría a los niños con un recorte al departamento federal de educación.

Los republicanos reviraron y dijeron que Sinema era demasiado liberal para el distrito electoral de reciente creación y no entiende a las mamás que son amas de casas.

Continúa sin definirse en Arizona la disputa de otra banca en el congreso. El representante Ron Barber, sucesor designado de la demócrata Gabrielle Giffords, aventajaba por cientos de votos a la republicana Marth McSally en el distrito del área de Tucson.

Capitol display lauds Bill of Rights

Gun grabber, 300 percent tax on medical marijuana, run the Mexicans out of town and police state fan Kyrsten Sinema sponsored the "Bill of Rights monument"???

Give me a break that is like Hitler sponsoring a monument honoring the rights of Jews.

Of course tyrants always want the serfs they rule over to think they have rights, which is why tyrants sponsor these silly meaningless monuments.

Don't get me wrong, if you talk to Kyrsten Sinema she is a REAL nice person. But she also wants to micro-manage your life, make your guns illegal, and slap her outrageous 300 percent tax on any medical marijuana you use.

I bet if you talked to Hitler he also came off as a "really nice person". Well at least when he wasn't murdering Jews.

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Capitol display lauds Bill of Rights

By Kaila White The Republic | azcentral.com Sat Dec 15, 2012 10:23 PM

State political leaders and hundreds of other Arizonans gathered Saturday to dedicate the nation’s first Bill of Rights monument in Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza across from the Arizona state Capitol on Saturday.

As a light drizzle soaked the plaza, speakers including Gov. Jan Brewer, Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton and U.S. Rep.-elect Kyrsten Sinema used the occasion and the backdrop of National Bill of Rights Day to reflect on the power and enduring legacy of America’s celebrated list of codified, inalienable rights.

“This is exactly what the Bill of Rights is meant to do in this country: bring together Republicans, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, those from any political party or none whatsoever,” said Sinema, who as a Democratic state representative co-sponsored the bill to establish the monument in 2005.

The ceremony came a day after a gunman killed 26 people, including 20 young children, at a Newtown, Conn., elementary school, reigniting national debate over gun-control laws and the Second Amendment.

The tragedy added a somber tone to the proceedings, but for the most part, Arizona leaders refrained from using the dedication to weigh in on the controversy.

Stanton said “in hindsight, we see there were flaws in the original text (of the Constitution),” and he mentioned its improvements in the years since, such as suffrage and the abolition of slavery. “Now, more than ever, it is a time for our country to have a debate on the parameters of the Second Amendment,” he added.

Consisting of ten 10-foot-tall limestone monoliths, each engraved with an amendment, the monument sits in an arch around a grassy amphitheater near the Vietnam veterans memorial. It is feet away from a stone tablet of the Ten Commandments, the text that inspired stand-up comedian and juggler Chris Bliss to spearhead a movement to erect a monument to the amendments.

In 2004, when Bliss was based in Phoenix, a national debate had erupted over whether to keep a public monument to the Ten Commandments that had gone up in Alabama.

In his comedy act, Bliss joked that rather than remove the monument, officials should display the Bill of Rights next to it so that people could “comparison shop.”

As the joke morphed into a cause, Bliss pitched the idea to Sinema in 2005 during a radio-show interview in Phoenix, and she immediately took to it. Sinema reached out to former state legislator Karen Johnson to co-sponsor a bill, and together, they pushed the idea into reality.

“They got the unanimous, nonpartisan support of the Arizona Legislature,” Bliss said during the dedication, garnering claps and laughs. “I don’t think this Legislature has ever seen either of those.”

After getting an official location for the memorial in the plaza in 2010, Bliss organized an executive committee, contracted with a stone sculptor in Texas and set out to raise $400,000. In May, he hosted a comedy-show fundraiser at Symphony Hall in Phoenix, raising more than $110,000.

Money also came from local businesses and organizations including the Newman’s Own Foundation, the Arizona Cardinals and the Arizona Diamondbacks.

The goal was to be ready by Dec. 15, the day that the amendments were adopted in 1791 and that President Franklin D. Roosevelt declared a national holiday in 1941.

Brewer expressed pride that Arizona had the first monument of its kind.

As the final speaker, Bliss talked about the bill’s role as a blueprint for the future.

“The very phrase ‘Bill of Rights’ has now become synonymous with the demands of people the world over seeking freedom from oppression. It has become a global template for human rights and dignity,” he said.

Ten Arizona figures, ranging from high-school history teacher Katie Parod Hansen to Brewer herself, pulled a cloth veil off each monolith as its amendment was read aloud.

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