Steve Urie

Steve Urie
Arizona House of Representatives District 22
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
Vice Mayor, Gilbert Town Council
2002-2003
Education
Bachelor's	Brigham Young University, 1979
Associate's	Ohlone Community College, 1976
Master's	University of Arizona, 1982
Personal
Profession	President/Designated Broker, Mesa Verde Property Management Incorporated
Websites
Office website
Personal website

Steve Urie is a former Republican member of the Arizona House of Representatives, representing the 22nd district from January 10, 2011 until 2013. He formerly served as a member of the Gilbert Town Council from 1999 to 2007, and as vice mayor from 2002 to 2003.

Urie earned his AA in Law Enforcement from Ohlone Community College in 1976. He went on to receive his BS in Business Management/Marketing/Finance from Brigham Young University in 1979. He then earned his MBA in Management Information Systems from the University of Arizona in 1982.

Urie is a former redevelopment commissioner. He is currently president/designated broker of Mesa Verde Property Management Incorporated.

Committee assignments

2011-2012

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

• Agriculture and Water Committee, Arizona House of Representatives
• Government Committee, Arizona House of Representatives, Vice Chair

Issues

Presidential preference

2012

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

Steve Urie endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.

Elections

2010

See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2010

Urie faced Paul Howell, Brett Petillo, Eddie Farnsworth, and incumbent Laurin Hendrix in the August 24 primary. Farnsworth and Urie advanced with 16,725 and 9,933 votes, respectively. Farnsworth and Urie won unopposed in the general election on November 2.

Arizona House of Representatives, District 22 Republican Primary (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Eddie Farnsworth (R)		15,134
Steve Urie (R)		8,915
Laurin Hendrix (R)		8,431
Kelly Townsend (R)		4,967
Paul Howell (R)		3,408
Brett Petillo (R)		3,018

Campaign donors

2010

In 2010, Urie raised $36,657 in contributions.

His four largest contributors were:

Donor	Amount
Urie, Steven R	$17,662
Urie, Renae	$10,000
Arizona Education Association	$1,000
Arizona Association Of Realtors	$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

Urie received a score of 64 out of 100 in the 2012 report card for a grade of B according to the Goldwater Institute’s grading scale. This score was 1 lower than his score on the 2011 report card. Urie’s 64 in 2012 was tied for the 22nd highest grade among all 60 Arizona State Representatives.

Recent news

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Personal

Urie and his wife Renae have four children.

External links

Suggest a link

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

References

Political offices
Preceded by Laurin Hendrix	Arizona House, District 22 2011–2013	Succeeded by NA

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