Kate Brophy McGee

Kate Brophy McGee
Arizona House of Representatives District 28
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
Education
Bachelor's	University of Arizona, 1977
Personal
Profession	Accountant
Websites
Office website
Personal website

Kate Brophy McGee is a Republican member of the Arizona House of Representatives, representing District 28 since 2013. McGee previously represented the then-11th district from January 10, 2011 to 2013.

McGee graduated from the University of Arizona with a major in History and minor in Spanish in 1977. She then worked in banking from 1978 to 1990. During this time, she worked in consumer and commercial lending and as senior commercial loan officer and bank vice president. She then began working as a part-time accountant and consultant.

McGee was appointed to the Washington Elementary School District Governing Board in 1999. She then ran for re-election to this position in 2000 and 2004 and was successful both times. She then retired from the Board in 2007. She also served on the Arizona School Facilities Board from 2001 to 2006.

McGee has been a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999. She has served as Recording Secretary of the Republican Legislative District 11 Executive Committee and Republican State Committeeman since 2008.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, McGee served on the following committees:

Arizona Committee Assignments, 2013
• Financial Institutions
• Health
• DES Block Grants

2011-2012

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

Arizona Committee Assignments, 2011
• Agriculture and Water
• Energy and Natural Resources, Vice Chair
• Health and Human Services

Issues

Presidential preference

2012

See also: Endorsements by state officials of presidential candidates in the 2012 election

Kate Brophy McGee endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.

Elections

2012

See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2012

McGee won re-election in the 2012 election for Arizona House of Representatives District 28. She and incumbent Amanda Reeve ran unopposed in the August 28, 2012, Republican primary. She won the general election on November 6, 2012.

Arizona House of Representatives, District 28, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Kate Brophy McGee Incumbent	32.8%	46,225
	Democratic	Eric Meyer Incumbent	30.6%	43,081
	Republican	Amanda Reeve Incumbent	29.2%	41,102
	Libertarian	Jim Iannuzo	7.5%	10,589
Total Votes				140,997

2010

See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2010

McGee and Eric West won the August 24 primary. McGee and incumbent Democrat Eric Meyer defeated Eric West in the November 2 general election.

Arizona House of Representatives, District 11 General Election (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Kate Brophy McGee (R)		32,589
Eric Meyer (D)		30,151
Eric West (R)		28,611

Arizona House of Representatives, District 11 Republican Primary (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Kate Brophy McGee (R)		10,313
Eric West (R)		7,313
Shawna Bolick (R)		6,659
Bev Kraft (R)		5,684
Dusti Morris (R)		3,499

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, McGee raised $163,181 in contributions.

Her three largest contributors were:

Donor	Amount
Mcgee, Kate Brophy	$65,033
Mcgee, Catherine Brophy	$30,919
Mcgee, Mrs Frances H.	$1,000

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

McGee received a score of 58 out of 100 in the 2012 report card for a grade of C+ according to the Goldwater Institute’s grading scale. This score was the same as her score on the 2011 report card. McGee’s 58 in 2012 was the 38th highest grade among all 60 Arizona State Representatives.

Recent news

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Kate Brophy McGee News Feed

• AZ House speaker: Senate-approved Medicaid bill won't pass through house - East Valley Tribune
• Divided House overhauls religious freedom bill - Arizona Capitol Times
• Arizona looks to restrict food stamp use at liquor stores, casinos - Phoenix Business Journal

Personal

McGee and her husband have three children.

External links

Suggest a link

• Kat McGee's campaign website
• House website
• Project Vote Smart Biography
• Project Vote Smart legislative profile
• Campaign Contributions: 2010

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