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Jack Harper
| Jack Harper | ||
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| Arizona House of Representatives District 4 | ||
| Former member | ||
| In office | ||
| January 10, 2011-2013 | ||
| Party | Republican | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 6, 2012 | |
| First elected | November 2, 2010 | |
| Term limits | Four consecutive terms | |
| Prior offices | ||
| Arizona State Senate | ||
| 2002-2010 | ||
| Personal | ||
| Birthday | September 9, 1967 | |
| Place of birth | Indianapolis, IN | |
| Profession | Business Owner | |
| Religion | Non Denominational | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
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Contents |
Harper has received his High School Diploma. He also took a United States Army Primary Leadership Development Course and attended a community college.
He has served in the First Infantry Division of the United States Army. He was also a Sergeant E-5 in the Arizona Army National Guard. Harper served as owner of Round Table Pizza Franchise from 1998-2003. Since 2004 he has been the owner and operator of Marketing and Labor Distribution.
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Harper served on these committees:
- Judiciary Committee, Arizona House of Representatives
- Military Affairs and Public Safety Committee, Arizona House of Representatives
- Ways and Means Committee, Arizona House of Representatives, Chair
Issues
Presidential preference
2012
Jack Harper endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election. [1]
Elections
2010
Harper won election to the district 4 seat of the Arizona House of Representatives. He and incumbent Republican Judy Burges won the August 24 primary. They then defeated Democrat Karina Guerrero in the November 2 general election.[2][3]
| Arizona House of Representatives, District 4 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Judy Burges (R)
|
60,124 | |||
| Jack Harper (R)
|
56,422 | |||
| Karina Guerrero (D) | 32,134 | |||
| Arizona House of Representatives, District 4 Republican Primary (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Judy Burges (R)
|
22,565 | |||
| Jack Harper (R)
|
21,437 | |||
| Time Zobel (R) | 5,546 | |||
| Eric Sheats (R) | 5,080 | |||
2008
In 2008 Harper was re-elected to the Arizona State Senate, District 4. Harper finished with 73,097 votes while his opponent Robert Boehlke finished with 47,394.[4] Harper raised$ 74,650 for his campaign fund.[5]
| Arizona State Senate, District 4 (2008) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Jack Harper (R)
|
73,097 | |||
| Robert Boehlke (D) | 47,394 | |||
Campaign donors
2010
In 2010, Harper raised $23,009 in contributions. [6]
His largest contributor was Cox Communications, which donated $1,500 to his campaign.
2008
In 2008 Harper raised $74,650 for his campaign fund. $71,067 was public fund money.
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| Public Fund | $71,067 |
Issue Positions
Jack Harper does not currently have a website where he lists issue positions.
Sponsored Legislation
See Jack Harper's official website for information on his sponsored legislation.
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.[7]
2012
Harper received a score of 70 out of 100 in the 2012 report card for a grade of A- according to the Goldwater Institute’s grading scale. This score was 3 lower than his score on the 2011 report card. Harper’s 70 in 2012 was tied for the 4th highest grade among all 60 Arizona State Representatives.[7]
Recent news
This section displays the most recent stories in a google news search for the term "Jack + Harper + Arizona + House"
Jack Harper News Feed
- This Date In Baseball - Kitsap Sun
- Diamondbacks outhit 14-7 in 7-6 loss to Padres - Fort Worth Star Telegram
- Obama's foreign gifts: $7750 golf bag, $40000 photo, iPod shuffle - Yahoo! News (blog)
- Tri-Bee News ? Rachel Harper - Morgan County Citizen
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Personal
Harper is married to Holly Harper and they have two children.
External links
- House website
- Project Vote Smart legislative profile
- Project Vote Smart biography of Senator Jack Harper
- Campaign Contributions: 2010, 2008 2006
- Jack Harper on LinkedIn
References
- ↑ Mitt Romney for President, "Mitt Romney Announces Support of Additional Arizona Elected Officials," February 2, 2012
- ↑ Primary results
- ↑ General election results
- ↑ "Arizona State Senate official election results"
- ↑ "Campaign funds"
- ↑ 2010 contributions
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Goldwater Institute "2012 Legislative Report Card for Arizona's 50th Legislature, First Regular Session," August 15, 2012
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Tom Boone |
Arizona House, District 4 2011–2013 |
Succeeded by NA |
| Preceded by - |
Arizona State Senator, District 4 2003–2011 |
Succeeded by Scott Bundgaard |
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