Carl Seel
| Carl Seel | ||
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| Arizona House of Representatives District 6 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| 2009-Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| January 10, 2013 | ||
| Years in position | 4 | |
| 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 | ||
| Last election | November 2, 2010 | |
| First elected | 2008 | |
| Next election | November 6, 2012 | |
| Term limits | Four consecutive terms | |
| Education | ||
| Associate's | College of the Canyons, 1993 | |
| Personal | ||
| Birthday | July 14, 1969 | |
| Religion | Protestant | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
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Seel is Chair of the Maricopa County Finance Committee, Member at Large of the Arizona State Executive Committee, and a Precinct Committeeman.
He has previously worked in ad sales with Directions Publishing, and is a member of the Chamber at Antheu, and North Phoenix Chamber of Commerce.[1]
Issues
Seel did not provide answers to the 2008 Political Courage Test. The test provides voters with how a candidate would vote on the issues if elected.[2]
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Seel has been appointed to these committees:
- Banking and Insurance Committee, Arizona House of Representatives
- Technology and Infrastructure Committee, Arizona House of Representatives
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Seel served on these committees:
- Banking and Insurance Committee, Arizona House of Representatives
- Military Affairs and Public Safety Committee, Arizona House of Representatives
Sponsored legislation
Seel's sponsored bills include:
- HB 2106 - prohibit photo radar; state highways
- HB 2127 - legislators; voting required; salary loss
- HB 2130 - campaign finance reports; penalty
- HB 2418 - concealed weapons; federal firearms licensee
For a full listed of sponsored bills see the House website.
Elections
2012
Seel is running for re-election in the 2012 election for Arizona House of Representatives District 20. He is running against George Benavides and Paul Boyer in the August 28, 2012, Republican primary. The general election takes place on November 6, 2012.[3]
2010
Seel won re-election to the 6th district seat in 2010. He and fellow incumbent Amanda Reeve won the August 24 primary. They then defeated Democrat Teri Conrad and Green Party candidate Deborah ODowd in the November 2 general election.[4][5]
| Arizona House of Representatives, District 6 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Amanda Reeve (R)
|
34,555 | |||
| Carl Seel (R)
|
31,508 | |||
| Teri Conrad (D) | 20,754 | |||
| Deborah ODowd (G) | 5,405 | |||
| Arizona House of Representatives, District 6 Republican Primary (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Amanda Reeve (R)
|
6,870 | |||
| Carl Seel (R)
|
6,595 | |||
| David E. Fitzgerald, III (R) | 6,555 | |||
| Steve Kaiser (R) | 4,114 | |||
| John Adam Kowalski (R) | 3,952 | |||
| Rick Robinson (R) | 1,926 | |||
| Clint Van Wuffen (R) | 1,810 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Seel and Sam Crump were elected to the 6th District Seat in the Arizona House of Representatives, defeating opponents Jack Doody (D) and Teri Conrad (D).[6]
Seel raised $72,999 for the campaign, Crump raised $56,578, Doody raised $31,628, and Conrad raised $29,463.[7]
| Arizona State House, District 6 (2008) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Carl Seel (R)
|
38,467 | |||
| Sam Crump (R)
|
43,389 | |||
| Jack Doody (D) | 30,139 | |||
| Teri Conrad (D) | 28,894 | |||
Campaign donors
2010
In 2010, Seel raised $39,358 in contributions. [8]
His largest contributor was the Public Fund, which donated $35,798 to his campaign.
2008
Below are Seel's top 5 campaign contributors in the 2008 election:[9]
| Contributor | 2008 total |
|---|---|
| Public Fund | $71,066 |
| Carl Seel | $417 |
| Bob Haran | $130 |
| Bob Haran | $130 |
| David Kopp | $120 |
Recent news
This section displays the most recent stories in a google news search for the term "Carl + Seel + Arizona + House"
Carl Seel News Feed
- Brewer, supporters rally for Medicaid expansion - AZFamily
- ? Medicaid supporters rally with Brewer at State Capitol - KTAR.com
- Gov. Jan Brewer vetoes bill raising militia age - Arizona Capitol Times
- Arizona's Nutty Republicans Star in Anti-Agenda 21 Hearing: The Highlight Reel - Phoenix New Times (blog)
- Legislature continues work on bills that could impact campaign finance ... - Ahwatukee Foothills News
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Personal
Seel and his wife Jamie have three children.
External links
- Arizona House of Representatives - Representative Carl Seel
- Project Vote Smart legislative profile
- Project Vote Smart bio
- Campaign Contributions: 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004
- Carl Seel on Facebook
References
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Seel
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Seel Issue Positions
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State - Primary candidate list
- ↑ Primary results
- ↑ General election results
- ↑ 2008 general election results, Arizona
- ↑ Arizona House spending, 2008
- ↑ 2010 contributions
- ↑ Follow the Money - 2008 Campaign contributions
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