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Michele Reagan

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Michele Reagan
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Arizona State Senate District 23
Incumbent
In office
2011-Present
Term ends
January 5, 2015
Years in position 2
PartyRepublican
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 electedNovember 6, 2012
Next electionNovember 4, 2014
Term limitsFour consecutive terms
Prior offices
Arizona State House of Representatives
2002-2010
Education
Bachelor'sIllinois State University
Personal
Place of birthRockford, IL
ProfessionManaging Partner, Reagan Properties, LLC
ReligionPresbyterian
Websites
Office website
Campaign website
www.CandidateVerification.org

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Michele Reagan is a Republican member of the Arizona State Senate, representing District 23 since 2013. Reagan previously was elected in 2010 and represented the 8th district until 2013. She is a former member of the Arizona House of Representatives, representing the 8th District from 2003 to 2011.

Reagan is a Managing Partner with Reagan Properties, Limited Liability Company.

She is a member of a number of organizations, including the Arizona Small Business Association, Arizona Young Republican League, Las Rancheras Republican Women Board, National Federation of Independent Business, and STARS (Formerly Scottsdale Foundation for the Handicapped) Board.[1]

Committee assignments

2013-2014

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

Arizona Committee Assignments, 2013
• Commerce, Energy and Military, Vice Chair
• Elections, Chair
• Finance

2011-2012

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

Issues

Legislation

Reagan's sponsored bills include:

  • HB 2139 - clean elections; qualifying period
  • HB 2148 - human trafficking; violation
  • HB 2179 - state debt; expenditures; report
  • HB 2483 - elected officials; officeholder expenses; accounts

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

Presidential preference

2012

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

Michele Reagan endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election. [2]

Elections

2012

See also: Arizona State Senate elections, 2012

Reagan won election in the 2012 election for Arizona State Senate District 23. She ran unopposed in the August 28, 2012, Republican primary. She won the general election on November 6, 2012.[3][4]

Arizona State Senate, District 23, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark.jpgMichele Reagan Incumbent 100% 82,278
Total Votes 82,278

2010

See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2010

Reagan was ineligible to run for re-election in 2010 due to the term limits of the Arizona House of Representatives. She instead ran for the district 8 seat of the Arizona State Senate. She defeated Democrat Stuart Turnansky in the November 2 general election.[5]

Arizona State Senate, District 8 General Election (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark.jpg Michele Reagan (R) 52,532
Stuart Turnansky (D) 22,570

2008

On November 4, 2008, Reagan and John Kavanagh were elected to the 8th District Seat in the Arizona House of Representatives, defeating opponent Stephanie Rimmer (D).[6]

Reagan raised $82,856 for the campaign, Kavanagh raised $72,786, and Rimmer raised $73,382.[7]

Arizona State House, District 8 (2008)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark.jpg Michele Reagan (R) 54,780
Green check mark.jpg John Kavanagh (R) 50,507
Stephanie Rimmer (D) 37,793

Campaign donors

Comprehensive donor information for Reagan is available dating back to 2002. Based on available campaign finance records, Reagan raised a total of $461,439 during that time period. This information was last updated on May 22, 2013.[8]

Michele Reagan's Campaign Contribution History
Year Office Result Contributions
2012 Arizona State Senate, District 23 Won $78,615
2010 Arizona State Senate, District 8 Won $125,051
2008 Arizona State House, District 8 Won $82,856
2006 Arizona State House, District 8 Won $69,178
2004 Arizona State House, District 8 Won $53,792
2002 Arizona State House, District 8 Won $51,947
Grand Total Raised $461,439

2012

Reagan won re-election to the Arizona State Senate in 2012. During that election cycle, Reagan raised a total of $78,618.

2010

Reagan won election to the Arizona State Senate in 2010. During that election cycle, Reagan raised a total of $125,051.

2008

Reagan won re-election to the Arizona House of Representatives in 2008. During that election cycle, Reagan raised a total of $82,856.

2006

Reagan won re-election to the Arizona House of Representatives in 2006. During that election cycle, Reagan raised a total of $http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=89,990.

2004

Reagan won re-election to the Arizona House of Representatives in 2004. During that election cycle, Reagan raised a total of $53,792.

2002

Reagan won election to the Arizona House of Representatives in 2002. During that election cycle, Reagan raised a total of $51,947.

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.[9]

2012

Reagan 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 more than score on the 2011 report card. Reagan’s 63 in 2012 was the 14th highest grade among all 30 Arizona State Senators.[9]

Recent news

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Michele Reagan News Feed


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Personal

Reagan is married and has one stepchild.

External links

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References

  1. ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Reagan
  2. ↑ Mitt Romney for President, "Mitt Romney Announces Support of Additional Arizona Elected Officials," February 2, 2012
  3. ↑ Arizona Secretary of State - Primary candidate list
  4. ↑ C-SPAN/Associated Press, "August 28, 2012 Primary Results - Arizona," accessed August 28, 2012
  5. ↑ General election results
  6. ↑ 2008 general election results, Arizona
  7. ↑ Arizona House spending, 2008
  8. ↑ followthemoney.org, "Reagan, Michele," accessed May 22, 2013
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Goldwater Institute "2012 Legislative Report Card for Arizona's 50th Legislature, First Regular Session," August 15, 2012
Political offices
Preceded by
Steve Smith (R) 		Arizona State Senate District 23
2013–present 		Succeeded by
NA
Preceded by
Carolyn Allen 		Arizona State Senate District 8
2011–2013 		Succeeded by
Barbara McGuire (D)
Preceded by
- 		Arizona State House District 8
2003–2011 		Succeeded by
Michelle Ugenti
v • d • e
Reddot.png Current members of the Arizona State Senate
Senate President: Steve Pierce (R) • Majority Leader: Andy Biggs (R) • Minority Leader: David Schapira (D)
Democratic (13) • Republican (17) • Arizona State Senate • Arizona House of Representatives
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