Bruce Wheeler
| Bruce Wheeler | ||
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| Arizona House of Representatives District 10 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| 2011-Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| January 5, 2015 | ||
| Years in position | 2 | |
| Party | Democratic | |
| Leadership | ||
| Minority Whip, Arizona House of Representatives | ||
| 2013 - present | ||
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $24,000/year | |
| Per diem | $35/day for the first 120 days of regular session and for special sessions and $10/day thereafter. | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| First elected | November 6, 2012 | |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 | |
| Term limits | Four consecutive terms | |
| Education | ||
| Bachelor's | University of Arizona, 1972 | |
| Master's | University of Phoenix, 2001 | |
| Personal | ||
| Birthday | October 14, 1948 | |
| Place of birth | Roblecito, Venezuela | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
| Campaign website | ||
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Contents |
Biography
Wheeler earned his B.A. in International Relations from the University of Arizona in 1972 and his M.B.A. from the University of Phoenix in 2001.
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Wheeler served on the following committees:
| Arizona Committee Assignments, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Federalism and Fiscal Responsibility | ||||
| • Rules | ||||
| • Ways and Means | ||||
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Wheeler served on these committees:
| Arizona Committee Assignments, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Energy and Natural Resources | ||||
| • Technology and Infrastructure | ||||
Issues
Campaign themes
2012
Wheeler's campaign website lists the following issues:[1]
- Education
- Excerpt: "Allowing guns on campuses is not the solution to our problems! We must reverse the priorities of this legislature which have resulted in Arizona being ranked near the bottom in both student investment and achievement. We presently allocate about $7,800 per student per year, while spending over $42,000 per prison inmate per year. Education does matter."
- Jobs
- Excerpt: "As we begin to dig ourselves out of this recession, we must focus sharply on ways to recapture the over 270,000 jobs still lost in our state since 2008. As a policy maker, together with statewide leaders in science, business, healthcare and sustainable energies I will continue my work to attract greater venture capital investment and high-tech companies, adding thousands of new and good paying jobs to our struggling economy."
- Healthcare
- Excerpt: "The fact that the legislature is allowing 21% of Arizonans to remain without health insurance, is not only a moral issue but is economically foolish and expensive. This means that emergency personnel and hospitals must treat patients and pass the costs on to the rest of us, resulting in higher insurance premiums and hospitalization costs due to uncompensated care."
- Values
- Excerpt: "Sometimes hypocrisy knows no bounds. The ideological and extremist led legislature, which purports to believe in local control of government by the voters in those local jurisdictions and in freedom of choice has been passing laws in which big state government consistently interferes in the decisions by local jurisdictions and acts against the rights of the individual."
Scorecards
Goldwater Institute
The Goldwater Institute releases its "Legislative Report Card" annually for all Arizona legislators. This report card tracks how legislators voted on key votes and assigns them a letter grade based on how closely their votes agree with the Institute's positions. The primary values emphasized in the ratings are whether votes expand or restrict liberty.[2]
2012
Wheeler received a score of 40 out of 100 in the 2012 report card for a grade of D- according to the Goldwater Institute’s grading scale. This score was 11 higher than his score on the 2011 report card. Wheeler’s 40 in 2012 was tied for the 47th highest grade among all 60 Arizona State Representatives.[2]
Elections
2012
Wheeler won re-election in the 2012 election for Arizona House of Representatives District 10. He and Stefanie Mach defeated Brandon Patrick in the August 28, 2012, Democratic primary. He won the general election on November 6, 2012.[3][4]
| Arizona House of Representatives, District 10, General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Bruce Wheeler Incumbent |
27.4% | 43,058 | |
| Democratic | Stefanie Mach |
26% | 40,843 | |
| Republican | Ted Vogt Incumbent | 24% | 37,758 | |
| Republican | Todd A. Clodfelter | 22.6% | 35,609 | |
| Total Votes | 157,268 | |||
| Arizona House of Representatives, District 10 Democratic Primary, 2012 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|
Bruce Wheeler Incumbent |
39% | 12,235 |
| Stefanie Mach |
36.7% | 11,525 |
| Brandon Patrick | 24.3% | 7,614 |
| Total Votes | 31,374 | |
2010
Wheeler and Steve Farley defeated Ted Prezelski, Mohur Sidhwa, and Tim Sultan in the August 24 primary election. They then defeated Republican Ken Smalley in the November 2 general election.[5][6]
| Arizona House of Representatives, District 28 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Bruce Wheeler (D)
|
29,073 | |||
| Steve Farley (D)
|
29,041 | |||
| Ken Smalley (R) | 20,508 | |||
| Arizona House of Representatives, District 28 Democratic Primary (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Steve Farley (D)
|
9,172 | |||
| Bruce Wheeler (D)
|
5,607 | |||
| Mohur Sidhwa (D) | 5,129 | |||
| Tim Sultan (D) | 3,814 | |||
| Ted Prezelski (D) | 2,515 | |||
Campaign donors
Comprehensive donor information for Wheeler is available dating back to 2010. Based on available campaign finance records, Wheeler raised a total of $82,522 during that time period. This information was last updated on May 22, 2013.[7]
| Bruce Wheeler's Campaign Contribution History | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Office | Result | Contributions | |
| 2012 | Arizona State House, District 10 |  |
$43,809 | |
| 2010 | Arizona State House, District 28 | |
$38,713 | |
| Grand Total Raised | $82,522 | |||
2012
Wheeler won re-election to the Arizona House of Representatives in 2012. During that election cycle, Wheeler raised a total of $43,809.
| Arizona House of Representatives 2012 election - Campaign Contributions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top contributors to Bruce Wheeler's campaign in 2012 | ||||
| Planned Parenthood Advocates of Arizona | $1,736 | |||
| Arizona Education Association | $1,736 | |||
| Tuscon Metro Chamber of Commerce | $1,000 | |||
| Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 469 | $1,000 | |||
| Osborne, John | $500 | |||
| Total Raised in 2012 | $43,809 | |||
| Source:Follow the Money | ||||
2010
Wheeler won election to the Arizona House of Representatives in 2010. During that election cycle, Wheeler raised a total of $38,713.
| Arizona House of Representatives 2010 election - Campaign Contributions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top contributors to Bruce Wheeler's campaign in 2010 | ||||
| Public Fund | $35,798 | |||
| Wheeler, Bruce | $290 | |||
| Wilder, Joseph | $140 | |||
| Ollason, Eric | $140 | |||
| Wilder, Margaret | $140 | |||
| Total Raised in 2010 | $38,713 | |||
| Source:Follow the Money | ||||
Personal
Wheeler is divorced and has two children.
Recent news
This section displays the most recent stories in a google news search for the term "Bruce + Wheeler + Arizona + House"
Bruce Wheeler News Feed
- Capitol Quotes: June 14, 2013 - Arizona Capitol Times
- In Arizona, An Unlikely Ally For Medicaid Expansion - NPR (blog)
- Arizona House Speaker Andy Tobin schedules vote on budget, Medicaid - ABC15.com (KNXV-TV)
- Medicaid Expansion Reax: A Split GOP - Tucson Weekly
- NFL notebook: Size and type of bags at stadiums restricted - The Journal News / Lohud.com
- John C. Scott - TucsonSentinel.com
- Sandy Hook families 'marching to different drummers' - Ct Post
- Signature Effort - Tucson Weekly
- Britanny Minder Refused Entry To Prom Because Of Her Chest Size - Huffington Post
- Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Greeted By Nude Revelers - Huffington Post
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External links
- Campaign website
- House website
- Project Vote Smart Biography
- Project Vote Smart legislative profile
- Campaign Contributions: 2012, 2010
References
- ↑ Campaign website, Issues
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Goldwater Institute "2012 Legislative Report Card for Arizona's 50th Legislature, First Regular Session," August 15, 2012
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State - Primary candidate list
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, Official 2012 Primary Results
- ↑ Primary results
- ↑ General election results
- ↑ followthemoney.org, "Wheeler, Bruce," accessed May 22, 2013
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