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Jeff Dial
| Jeff Dial | ||
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| Arizona House of Representatives District 18 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| 2011-Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| January 5, 2015 | ||
| Years in position | 2 | |
| 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 | ||
| First elected | November 6, 2012 | |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 | |
| Term limits | Four consecutive terms | |
| Personal | ||
| Birthday | April 4, 1976 | |
| Profession | Small Business Owner | |
| Religion | Christian | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
| Personal website | ||
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Contents |
Dial attended Arizona State University. He served in the United States Army Reserve from 1996 to 2004. He has worked as executive vice president for Dial Chemical Incorporated since 2003. He is also a small business owner.
Issues
Campaign themes
Dial's website highlights the following campaign themes:[1]
Jobs/Economy
- Excerpt:"As your State Representative, he’ll continue to fight every day to ensure that job creation is our top priority in Arizona."
Education
- Excerpt:"Jeff will continue to fight for the best possible education for our children and ensure that our education tax dollars are spent wisely."
Balanced Budget
- Excerpt:"Looking to the future, Jeff believes that we must pay down the debt incurred by previous Arizona Legislatures and leave Arizona on sound financial footing for our children and grandchildren."
Taxes/Government Spending
- Excerpt:"As a businessman, Jeff believes that Arizona’s government should be run more like a business. He is also an ardent supporter of more transparency, accountability in government, and dollars in the classroom."
Illegal Immigration and Border Security
- Excerpt:"Jeff believes that our current immigration laws need to be enforced and the federal government needs to step up and do its job. He believes more infrastructure, personnel, and technology is needed along the border."
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Dial served on the following committees:
| Arizona Committee Assignments, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Financial Institutions | ||||
| • Higher Education and Workforce Development, Chair | ||||
| • Technology and Infrastructure | ||||
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Dial served on these committees:
| Arizona Committee Assignments, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Banking and Insurance, Vice Chair | ||||
| • Military Affairs and Public Safety | ||||
| • Technology and Infrastructure | ||||
Elections
2012
Dial won re-election in the 2012 election for Arizona House of Representatives District 18. He and incumbent Bob Robson ran unopposed in the August 28, 2012, Republican primary. He won the general election on November 6, 2012.[2][3]
| Arizona House of Representatives, District 18, General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Jeff Dial Incumbent |
26.1% | 46,095 | |
| Republican | Bob Robson Incumbent |
25.1% | 44,204 | |
| Democratic | Corey Harris | 22.4% | 39,409 | |
| Democratic | Darin Fisher | 21.8% | 38,347 | |
| Independent | Brent Fine | 4.7% | 8,221 | |
| Total Votes | 176,276 | |||
2010
Dial and Bob Robson won the August 24 primary. They defeated incumbent Democrat Rae Waters in the November 2 general election.[4][5]
| Arizona House of Representatives, District 20 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Jeff Dial (R)
|
28,680 | |||
| Bob Robson (R)
|
27,662 | |||
| Rae Waters (D) | 26,602 | |||
| Arizona House of Representatives, District 20 Republican Primary (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Jeff Dial (R)
|
12,025 | |||
| Bob Robson (R)
|
9,584 | |||
| Christopher Tolino (R) | 3,390 | |||
Campaign donors
2012
Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.
2010
In 2010, Dial raised $39,461 in contributions. [6]
His largest contributor was the Public Fund, which donated $35,617 to his campaign.
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
Dial received a score of 63 out of 100 in the 2012 report card for a grade of B according to the Goldwater Institute’s grading scale. This score was 2 lower than his score on the 2011 report card. Dial’s 63 in 2012 was tied for the 23rd 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 "Jeff + Dial + Arizona + House"
Jeff Dial News Feed
- House turns to Medicaid proposal - azcentral
- Obama War Powers Under 2001 Law 'Astoundingly Disturbing,' Senators Say - Huffington Post
- House immigration group reaches a deal - MyFox Phoenix
- Records of Arizona library e-book use shielded - azcentral.com
- Irish Travel To St. John's For Critical BIG EAST Series - Notre Dame Official Athletic Site
- Closing Time: Buying time for Tony Cingrani; Hanley Ramirez hurt again - Yahoo! Canada Sports (blog)
- After trade with Jags, Eagles take USC QB Matt Barkley in NFL Draft - Globe and Mail
- NFL draft: Matt Barkley, other QBs go on Day 3 - Washington Times
- Barkley, QBs get the call in fourth round of NFL Draft - Santa Fe New Mexican.com
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External links
- Official campaign website
- House website
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Jeff Dial on Facebook
- Jeff Dial on Twitter
- Campaign Contributions: 2010
References
- ↑ "jeffdial," Official Campaign Website
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State - Primary candidate list
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, Official 2012 Primary Results
- ↑ Primary results
- ↑ General election results
- ↑ 2010 contributions
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Goldwater Institute "2012 Legislative Report Card for Arizona's 50th Legislature, First Regular Session," August 15, 2012
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