Frank Antenori

Frank Antenori
Arizona State Senate District 30
Former officeholder
In office
March 2, 2010-January 10, 2013
Party	Republican
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
Last election	November 6, 2012
Appointed	March 2, 2010
Term limits	Four consecutive terms
Prior offices
Arizona State House of Representatives
2008-2010
Education
Other	BHS, Campbell University, 2000
Personal
Birthday	May 3, 1966
Place of birth	Scranton, PA
Profession	Program Manager, Raytheon Missile Systems
Religion	Roman Catholic
Websites
Office website
Campaign website

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Frank Antenori (b. May 3, 1966) was a Republican member of the Arizona State Senate and served as Majority Whip until 2013. He was appointed on March 2, 2010 to replace Jonathan Paton and served until January 2013. Antenori previously served in the Arizona House of Representatives from 2008-2010.

Antenori is a Program Manager for Raytheon Missile Systems. He previously served in the Third Special Forces Group and Fifth Special Forces Group of the United States Army.

He is a member of a number of organizations, including Tucson Republican Women, Arizona Citizen's Defense League, Pima County Library Advisory Board, and the Republican National Committee.

Committee assignments

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Antenori served on these committees:

• Border Security, Federalism and States Sovereignty Committee, Arizona Senate
• Economic Development and Jobs Creation Committee, Arizona Senate
• Government Reform Committee, Arizona Senate, Chair
• Veterans and Military Affairs Committee, Arizona Senate

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Antenori served on these committees:

• Government Institutions Committee, Arizona Senate
• Public Safety and Human Services Committee, Arizona Senate
• Veterans and Military Affairs Committee, Arizona Senate

Elections

2012

Regular election

See also: Arizona State Senate elections, 2012

Antenori ran for re-election in the 2012 election for Arizona State Senate District 10. He ran unopposed in the August 28, 2012, Republican primary and was defeated by David Bradley (D) in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.

Arizona State Senate, District 10, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	David Bradley	54.7%	48,509
	Republican	Frank Antenori Incumbent	45.3%	40,193
Total Votes				88,702

Special election

See also: Arizona's 8th congressional district special election, 2012

Antenori ran in the 2012 special election for the U.S. House, representing Arizona's 8th District. He lost to Jesse Kelly in the April 17 Republican primary.

2010

See also: Arizona State Senate elections, 2010

Antenori won re-election to the 30th District seat in 2010. He defeated Marian Ann McClure in the primary. He then defeated Todd Camenisch in the November 2 general election.

Arizona State Senate, District 30 General Election (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Frank Antenori (R)		56,198
Todd Camenisch (D)		36,911

Arizona State Senate, District 30 Republican Primary (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Frank Antenori (R)		21,557
Marian Ann McClure (R)		10,779

2008

In 2008 Antenori was elected to the Arizona House of Representatives. In 2010 he was appointed to the Arizona State Senate, District 30. He was not elected. His seat will be up for re-election in 2010.

Issue positions

Antenori's answers to the Arizona State Legislative Election 2008 Political Courage Test are available. The test provides voters with how a candidate would vote on the issues if elected. However, he did not answer when asked his legislative priorities.

Sponsored legislation

Antenori's sponsored House bills included:

• HB 2102 - financial institution records; disclosure; notice
• HB 2130 - campaign finance reports; penalty
• HB 2400 - partial-birth abortions; definition
• HB 2439 - concealed weapons permit; safety course

For a full listed of sponsored bills see the House website.

Campaign donors

2010

In 2010, Antenori raised $73,380 in contributions.

His largest contributor was the Arizona Association of Realtors, which donated $1,500 to his campaign.

2008

Below are Antenori's top 5 campaign contributors in the 2008 election:

Contributor	2008 total
Arizona Credit Union League	$780
Cox Communications	$750
Southern Arizona Home Builders Assoc	$500
Arizona Assoc of Realtors	$500
Rene I Beauchamp	$390

Scorecards

Goldwater Institute

See also: Goldwater Institute's Legislative Report Card

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.

2012

Antenori received a score of 64 out of 100 in the 2012 report card for a grade of B according to the Goldwater Institute’s grading scale. This score was the same as his score on the 2011 report card. Antenori’s 64 in 2012 was tied for the 12th highest grade among all 30 Arizona State Senators.

Recent news

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Frank Antenori News Feed

• John C. Scott - TucsonSentinel.com

Personal

Antenori and his wife Lesley have two children.

External links

Suggest a link

• Campaign website
• Senate website
• Project Vote Smart legislative profile
• Project Vote Smart bio
• Campaign Contributions: 2010, 2008
• Frank Antenori on Facebook

References

Political offices
Preceded by Jonathan Paton	Arizona State Senate District 30 March 2, 2010-2013	Succeeded by Robert Meza (D)
Preceded by NA	Arizona House of Representatives District 30 2008-March 2010	Succeeded by Ted Vogt