Phil Lovas

Phil Lovas
Arizona House of Representatives District 22
Incumbent
In office
2012-Present
Term ends
January 5, 2015
Years in position	1
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
Appointed	2012
Term limits	Four consecutive terms
Websites
Office website
Campaign website

Phil Lovas is a Republican member of the Arizona House of Representatives, representing District 22 since 2013. Lovas represented the 4th District from his appointment in 2012 to replace Judy Burges, who was appointed to the Arizona State Senate, until 2013.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

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

Arizona Committee Assignments, 2013
• Health
• Insurance and Retirement

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Lovas served on the following committees:

Arizona Committee Assignments, 2011
• Education
• Higher Education, Innovation and Reform
• Transportation

Issues

Campaign themes

2012

Lovas's campaign website lists the following issues:

• Arizona should be the best place in America to do business

Excerpt: "With abundant sunshine and plentiful natural resources, we have advantages unmatched by other states. I support tax cuts to stimulate the economy, but tax cuts alone aren’t enough. "

• Government is too big and too expansive

Excerpt: "Government needs to be leaner and focus on core functions. We need to take a look at all programs to reduce redundancies. Part of cutting government includes reducing long-term debt commitments and reforming our pension system. More cuts may be needed to bring Arizona back to optimal fiscal health."

• We need to protect and promote conservative values

Excerpt: "I am pro-life. I support full enforcement of our immigration laws. I am pro-second amendment and support gun rights."

• We need long-term tax reform in Arizona

Excerpt: "The majority of our tax base comes from sales and property taxes, putting an undue burden on those with fixed incomes. We need to look at creative tax reform policies to reduce that burden."

• Education is the future

Excerpt: "To be economically competitive, Arizona must give our children the best educational opportunities possible. I favor policies which will reduce bureaucracy, expand voucher opportunities, and shift more money into the classroom without raising taxes."

Elections

2012

See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2012

Lovas won re-election in the 2012 election for Arizona House of Representatives District 22. He and David Livingston defeated Jeanette Dubreil in the August 28, 2012, Republican primary. He won the general election on November 6, 2012.

Arizona House of Representatives, District 22, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	David Livingston	50.5%	60,093
	Republican	Phil Lovas Incumbent	49.3%	58,700
	Independent	Pat White (Write-in)	0.2%	261
Total Votes				119,054

Arizona House of Representatives, District 22 Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Phil Lovas Incumbent	42.6%	16,727
David Livingston	33.1%	13,000
Jeanette Dubreil	24.3%	9,521
Total Votes		39,248

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

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

Lovas received a score of 67 out of 100 in the 2012 report card for a grade of B+ according to the Goldwater Institute’s grading scale. He did not receive a score in 2011 because he did not take office until 2012. Lovas’s 67 in 2012 was the 15th highest grade among all 60 Arizona State Representatives.

Recent news

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Phil Lovas News Feed

• Landmark reforms for officials' retirement plan sent to Gov. Brewer - newszap.com
• Arizona pensions not easily reined in - Tucson Citizen
• Arizona pensions not easily reined in - AZCentral.com - azcentral
• Measure encourages shopping around for health procedures - Douglas Daily Dispatch

External links

Suggest a link

• Campaign website
• Arizona House of Representatives - Representative Phil Lovas
• Facebook page
• Twitter feed

References

Political offices
Preceded by '	Arizona State House District 22 2013–Present	Succeeded by NA
Preceded by Judy Burges	Arizona State House District 4 2012–2013	Succeeded by '